Are you ready to make a living from your craft? Learn how to map out a financial plan, expand production, automate distribution, address legal matters, and much more. Start growing your business beyond the dining room table and leave your day job behind. Kari Chapin will help by applying her trademark you-can-do-it coaching style to the nuts and bolts of entrepreneurship and covering all the issues involved in turning your creative hobby into a successful...

According to Amy Sedaris, it's often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. But in her new book she demonstrates that crafting is one of life's more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities and shows us that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.

"Featuring 25 profiles of illustrators, jewelry designers, ceramicists, painters, clothing designers, and printmakers, [this book] provides a behind-the-scenes look at the daily rituals and best practices that keep these creative entrepreneurs on track. With Q&As, insider tips, and DIYs from each maker, these pages offer guidance and encouragement to artists just starting their careers and to professionals looking to take their creative business to...

A variety of craft projects using common household materials.

A documentary by Faythe Levine, Handmade nation documents the new wave of art, craft and design that is capturing the attention of the nation. It is the feature film debut of director, author, artist and curator Faythe Levine. Levine traveled to 15 cities and covered more than 19,000 miles to interview artists, crafters, makers, curators and community members. Today's craft world has emerged as a synthesis of historical technique, punk culture, and...

Take the stress out of the festive season with Christmas Crafting in No Time, where you will find 50 time-saving projects that have maximum impact but take little time to make. As time is always at a premium during the holiday season, Clare Youngs has developed a beautiful collection of Christmas essentials. And with festive decorations costing more and more, why not save expense without sacrificing on style with these original ideas? There

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"A concise set of easy-to-construct crafts for parents to create with their children. Working with childhood play and learning professional Laura Felt, Domesek includes crafts that are marked with codes to show the cognitive, physical, or social-emotional skills the activities emphasize. Most of the projects involve materials easily found around the house [and] incorporate ideas for expanded elements of play and participant improvisation"--Library...

Contains 22 projects to sew and give away, each made using less than half a yard of fabric. The book contains gifts for all your family and friends: the projects range from pincushions, bags and paperweights to aprons for budding chefs, kneeling pads for gardeners and tool belts for DIY-enthusiasts. The projects are made in a range of prints and styles and use a range of techniques: either follow each project closely, or adapt the size and fabric...

Learn how to make simple wreaths out of foraged elements, with an emphasis on recycling and using sustainable materials.

"Spend a lazy crafternoon with your friends. From pretty school supplies to colorful tech accessoriest to perfect party decor, Lazy Crafternoon guides tween crafters through simple stesp to create amazing projects."--