Learn the nostalgic, easy-entry craft of spun cotton and make the perfect handmade decorations! Spun Cotton Crafts features more than 25 adorable step-by-step projects, organized by season, using affordable materials, including vintage Easter cake picks, crescent moon fairy lights, a Halloween cat, retro elves, a toadstool candy container, and so much more! Also included is a brief history of spun cotton, an insightful section on essential materials, and technique tutorials for adding color, making armatures, applying cotton, and making spun cotton balls. Accessible for anyone to accomplish no matter their skill level, this guide is a fun and festive introduction to making charming spun cotton ornaments! Author Valerie Lloyd is the owner of Smile Mercantile Craft Co. where she sells quality craft goods to passionate makers, from twine and paper mache to spun cotton craft shapes, holiday novelties, and more. Her popular YouTube channel by the same name is where she offers an array of imaginative and easy-to-follow craft tutorials.

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A learn through play activity sticker book for children ages 3-6. Children will discover and learn about a variety of animals through a series of colorful illustrations. Each illustration depicts a different animal with spaces for the child to place one of the included stickers. Children will also learn a fun fact about each animal, such as, the baby penguin is gray and the llama and the lamb both have thick coats of wool. This interactive activity helps young minds to develop observational skills, hand/eye coordination and problem-solving.

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A learn through play activity sticker book for children ages 3-6. Children will discover and learn about the seasons and months through a series of colorful illustrations. Each illustration depicts a scene related to the season or the month with spaces for the child to place one of the included stickers. Children learn about different animals and objects related to each of the seasons and months, such as, the bear comes out of his den in the spring, and we celebrate Halloween in October. This interactive activity helps young minds to develop observational skills, hand/eye coordination and problem-solving.

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A learn through play activity sticker book for children ages 3-6. Children will discover and learn about different shapes and colors through a series of colorful illustrations. Each illustration depicts different objects or animals with spaces for the child to place one of the included stickers. Children will also learn to identify the shapes and the colors in the illustration and find the same shape and color stickers. This interactive activity helps young minds to develop observational skills, hand/eye coordination and problem-solving.

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A learn through play activity sticker book for children ages 3-6. Children will discover and learn about different objects and animals found on a farm and in the ocean through a series of colorful illustrations. Each illustration depicts different objects or animals with spaces for the child to place one of the included stickers. Children will also learn fun facts about each object or animal as they complete each sticker activity page. This interactive activity helps young minds to develop observational skills, hand/eye coordination and problem-solving.

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Welcome to a soothing and sophisticated world of artistic animals. Inside you’ll find 32 contemporary coloring activities from visionary designer Debra Valencia. Perfect for enhancing with markers, colored pencils, gel pens, crayons, or watercolors, each of these fanciful illustrations opens a gateway to mindful relaxation and creative expression. Beautifully colored samples are included to spark your imagination. Multiple color schemes are presented side by side, to show how different approaches can make the same design look radically different. Gorgeous hand-colored examples in a variety of art mediums are also provided. Each page is printed on one side only of high quality, extra-thick paper, perforated for easy removal from the book. Frame your completed artwork for display, or use it as inspiration for gifts, home décor, needlepoint, stenciling, wall murals, and more.

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See and appreciate nature like never before with Super Cool Bugs and Spiders Coloring Book! In this interactive and awesome coloring book for kids, they’ll have a blast coloring and learning about insects and arachnids from around the world (and the difference between the two!) – from the mighty Hercules beetle and dangerous black widow spider to venomous scorpions, speedy millipedes, behemoth tarantula spiders, and so many more! Featuring 40 line art designs to bring to life, each illustration also includes fascinating fun facts for kids to read about the creature’s natural habitat, where it lives in the world, what it eats, how long it lives, how it contributes to the ecosystem in its region, and whether it slinks on the ground, soars through the air, or tunnels underground. A great way to teach children about nature and how to respect all of its amazing inhabitants, Super Cool Bugs and Spiders Coloring Book is a creative outlet to express themselves that also provides a fun and unique learning experience! Also included are extra pages filled with tons of bonus stickers!

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Discover tons of poisonous spiders, millipedes, beetles, scorpions, and more to color into life! This super cool coloring book is the perfect personalized gift for someone special in your life. Make it unique by filling out the form on this webpage to add the recipient’s name to the front cover, as well as a small message from you that will be printed on inside front cover dedication page. Featuring tons of awesome designs of creepy crawly insects to color using markers, gel pens, watercolors, or colored pencils, kids will have a blast with this custom coloring book.

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The ultimate beginner-friendly project guide to whittling and painting animals with a whimsical twist! Super Simple Animal Whittles is perfect for anyone seeking a range of easy wood carvings they can accomplish with just one knife -- including roughing out. All you need is a block of wood and a knife to achieve any of the 5 wood carving projects featured in these pages! From a blue bear to a friendly fish and more, each project includes detailed full color photo, step-by-step instructions to walk you through the entire process from start to finish, including how to paint and finish a piece. Also included are insightful overviews on materials and tools, carving safety and tips, and how to paint and finish the piece. Author Parn Aniwat is a Thai artist living in Texas. He specializes in whimsical colorful designs in wood carving and painting.

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One of the dog world’s best kept secrets, the Sussex Spaniel excels as a companion dog, show dog and hunting dog. The breed’s cheerful, happy spaniel disposition is well disguised by his soulful eyes, somber expression and furrowed brow. As Mrs. Joy Freed, widely regarded as the breed’s savior, comments, ?If you want a challenge and wish to work a fine traditional spaniel breed, then perhaps you should take a second look at the little brown jobs.” The author of this volume, breeder Becki Jo Hirschy echoes this sentiment, describing the breed as ?an amusing dog who loves to be the center of attention, grinning to show off his full complement of canine whites.”This Special Rare-Breed Edition begins with a well-considered history of the breed in the UK and its development in the US. The author details the breed’s characteristics and discusses the description outlined in the standard.This well-illustrated book offers advice that owners and potential owners alike will undoubtedly welcome, including finding a breeder and puppy, house-training, obedience lessons, routine care and a detailed discussion on healthcare written by respected veterinarian Dr. Lowell Ackerman. From feeding the puppy to grooming and exercise to the care of a senior dog, this comprehensive guide gives owners of the Sussex Spaniel a complete picture of the breed’s requirements and needs.

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What are all of the fashionable pups wearing this year? Hand-knit sweaters, of course! Knitting is a trendy hobby, and what’s cuter than a dog in a sweater? Cable-knit, ribbed, raglan, chunky, turtleneck?you name it, and Redhound for Dogs has a pattern for it. You’ll love the fifteen knitting projects?fourteen sweaters and one blanket?ranked from ?one paw” for a straightforward pattern to ?three paws” for more complicated projects, as well as stunning photographs of adorable canine models. Inside Sweaters for Dogs: ?Step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams, and special notes from the author for each project ?Materials lists, yarn suggestions, and project guidelines based on the dog’s size ?Beautiful color photographs of the author’s canine friends, showcasing the finished products ?A guide to the abbreviations used throughout the book ?Illustrated instructions on how to properly measure your dog ?Fun ?Fact Files” about each of the featured dogs

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Wander through a magical forest where raccoons are talented artisans, well-dressed chickadees roam among the flowers, and more. In this whimsically charming coloring book for adults, color 80 imaginative scenes to life and express your creativity! Featuring colored examples to inspire you before you begin coloring and new and interesting fairytale art that you’ve never seen before until now, fill each page with your favorite art materials! Some designs span across spreads to fully capture a wider scope within each enchanting scene, while other illustrations stand alone on an individual page.

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