Crafts & Hobbies – Bickerstaff Booksellers

Harrah’s Automobile Collection Special Edition

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:51 +0000

Pictures and descriptions of the antique car collection owned by Harrah.

The Complete Stenciling Handbook

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:50 +0000

The Complete Stenciling Handbook is a compendium of the latest techniques, tools, equipment and materials. The book presents innovative methods and products that have taken stenciling from a rustic craft to a breathtaking art form. The book features a wide range of step-by-step projects illustrated with color photographs.

A Quilter’s Companion

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:49 +0000

Briefly explains the two basic stitches for quilting and provides simple and intricate patterns for making American block quilts

The Art of Painting on Silk

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:48 +0000

Includes natural, modern, and abstract designs applied to items such as screens, lampshades and cushions.

Photocraft

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:47 +0000

The popularity of digital cameras has us taking more photographs than ever before, but what can you do with all those pictures? PHOTOCRAFT offers over 40 easy and creative alternatives to stuffing prints into dusty shoeboxes or albums. Turn your photographs into quilts, scarves, shower curtains or folding screens. Channel your inner Andy Warhol and a print becomes a piece of pop art. Decorate your home with these very personal and unique treasures or give them as one-of-a-kind gifts. Color photographs and line illustrations accompany concise, step- by-step instructions for each project. The book also explains simple techniques such as scanning, cropping and overprinting. A unique and highly practical book, PHOTOCRAFT will appeal to everyone who has ever discovered – or taken – a photograph they love.

Handmade Baskets

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:46 +0000

“Practically takes you by the hand to show you exactly how to create the style(s) of your choice….A glossary of terms, descriptions and drawings of tools and materials, an explanation of weaving variations, and answers to technical questions.”–Country Accents. 144 pages (64 in color), 800 b/w illus., 8 1/2 x 10.

More Polar Fleece Adventures

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:46 +0000

Using commercial patterns, Nancy Cornwell shows how to customize garments made of Polarfleece using sculpturing, pintucking, cutwork, fancy edge finishes, applique and machine embroidery. The book has patterns and templates for the designs featured and a chapter on fun fleece projects.

Designing the Doll

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:45 +0000

The author of Anatomy of a Doll “gives us a gift by distilling the spirits found in doll/figure art . . . then explains the fundamentals to pave the way” (Barbara Campbell, editor of Soft Dolls & Animals!
Advance your dollmaking skills with this in-depth guide by master-dollmaker Susanna Oroyan! Susanna introduces you to her concept of “imaginative engineering” with a collection of design directions and technical processes that will help your ideas translate into reality.
Early day life in the Big Hole Valley was rough and tumble. But also, it was not without its humor. In “A Scrapbook from the Big Hole,” longtime rancher, Jay Nelson shares a host of tales from his childhood that crystallize just how hard life was on a remote ranch. He also captures how resilient ranching families were, how they found humor in what they did and how they created their own entertainment in the harshest of conditions.
Expands on concepts presented in Anatomy of a Doll and Fantastic Figures.
Covers a wide variety of construction methods, such as applications of wire armature in body construction, general concepts of mold making, sculpture mechanics, in-depth discussion of jointed figures, and methods of assembling your doll.
More than 250 full-color photos of dolls from 130 of the world’s top doll artists.
Over 200 detailed illustrations.
Explains elements of design, such as focal point, scale, harmony, style, and the use of color, texture, and pattern. Learn techniques of proportion for working with the human figure.
An excellent technical resource and reference book that will teach you how to develop ideas, then construct advanced art figures or dolls.

“The doll world has only just recovered from the excitement of having Anatomy of a Doll which showed us what was possible. Now we can learn to get it with this new effort, the fabulous Designing the Doll. Thank you, Susanna, where would we be without you?” —Elinor Peace Bailey, author of Storytelling with Dolls
“Demystifies the creation of dolls by offering techniques, basic construction and some very good thoughts on design . . . Filled with diagrams and color photos of dolls from some of the top contemporary doll-makers, inspiration is on every page.” —Polymer Clay

Decorative Paint Recipes

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:44 +0000

A perfect companion to the phenomenal bestseller Paint Recipes, Decorative Paint Recipes shows how to use basic techniques to create fun and sophisticated trims, patterns, and embellishments. Filled with inspirational photos and helpful illustrations, this no-nonsense guide to inexpensive flourish and finesse lets anyone bring a fresh new look to virtually any surface–from walls to rocking chairs to wainscotting. Easy instructions include step-by-step directions, illustrated examples, and complete details about tools, materials, techniques, and color. With a wipe-off vinyl cover for easy cleanup, nearly 150 individual paint effects, and dozens of stenciling motifs, Decorative Paint Recipes provides both instruction and inspiration for the home artist in us all.

The Vintage Wood Works Book Of Ideas For Porch Design

Kim — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:37:43 +0000

The Vintage Wood Works book of ideas for porch Or how to professionally design magnificent porches, and then order exactly what you’ll need!