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Lifelike flowers and foliage are yours to make with this great book from Lisa Slatter. Twenty projects cover a variety of sugar flowers including incredibly lifelike roses, lilies and orchids. Experienced cake decorator and author Lisa Slatter shows you how to make these wonderful flowers from first principles and simple shapes. This book will appeal to everyone from beginners to flower experts with a mix of fantastic and true-to-life flowers and foliage.
"Transforming sugar paste into frightening and fun baking decorations, the 20 projects in this guide will add plenty of tasty character to Halloween and other events where ghouls are welcome. Each project is shown broken down into its components and the straightforward, step-by-step instructions tell how to put them all together to create the finished piece. Zombies, witches, skulls, skeletons, vampires, and ghosts are some of the scary creatures that can be made for topping cakes and cupcakes with edible flair. Also included is a list of materials and equipment as well as general guidance on how to sugarcraft, providing the opportunity for novice bakers to try their hand at the projects in addition to more experienced cake decorators."--Amazon.
Sugarcraft expert Frances McNaughton has designed twenty wonderful chocolate animals in white, dark and milk varieties, so you can make perfect cake toppers for animals lovers and chocoholics everywhere.
Low in fat and high in fibre, these twenty novelty knitted pieces of fast food are ideal as quirky gifts, play-aids or just to amuse yourself!
Crochet 20 little bears and dress them up in a wonderful range of colorful outfits that will delight both adults and children alike. All the bears in the book are based on the same, simple crocheted bear, approximately 4 in tall, instructions for which are provided at the beginning of the book. The bears have a firm texture and are made in a stable, seated position. There are 20 unique bears to choose from, each with its own crocheted outfit, and of course, all of the characters can be adapted by simply changing the colors used or by mixing and matching the various items of clothing and accessories. The reader can build up a collection of their own handmade bears, or create gorgeous, personalised gifts for their friends and family to suit any occasion. With the simple instructions inside they can make their little bears on the go.
Sugarcraft expert Frances McNaughton has designed twenty wonderful sugar birds that you will want to make using simple techniques and readily available ingredients.
Novelty knitters will love this collection of mini Christmas projects to knit ready for the festive season. Susan Stratford has designed twenty different projects, with alternatives in different colour schemes. There are mini Christmas stockings, a holly wreath, reindeer, a snowman, a robin, an egg cosy, a star, a Christmas pudding, gingerbread hearts, a mini Christmas sweater and much more. Full knitting instructions are given, and each project is simply photographed so that knitters have a clear look at the design, and also shown in a sumptuous styled photograph, showing the beautiful possibilities of the finished pieces. There are plenty of ideas for ways of displaying the projects. The mini knits will appeal to those looking for ways to finish up ends of yarn.
Needle felting is a hot trend at the moment, and Susanna Wallis has designed twenty cute and funny characters as step by step projects that will appeal to all skill levels. Felt is durable, versatile, malleable and easy to make. All you need to get started is a felting needle, a foam pad and wool, so there is no great outlay on equipment, and beginners will be able to create the needle felties once they have mastered the basic techniques. Experienced felters will also love the inspiring characters: a rocking robin, Russian dolls, a snowman, a sheep, a fuzzy fish and much more.
Aliens have landed and have made contact at last! Twenty lifeforms from distant planets have come to Earth to make new friends and learn about humans, and this book shows you how to knit twenty of these friendly creatures.
Full of tiny but characterful creations, Felties introduces a new crafting craze - one you won't be able to resist. Take your sharpest scissors, your finest needle and some brightly coloured felt and embroidery floss, and get going on your first feltie: as soon as you've finished one, you'll want to complete the whole collection. Easy to make for even a novice crafter No special materials needed, just basic needlecrafting skills From the sugar-sweet (Babuska) to the slightly offbeat (Hoodie Wolf), characters to suit every taste