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CANDLES

 

When we start a new project where safety is a factor, like candle making, I always want the best advice I can get on how to do things properly.  That's why M. J. Abadie's The Everything Candle Making Book was a must for us.  It's got way more detail than I think we'll ever need - and isn't that comforting?  Nancy
 

CLAY

 

 
The whole concept of polymer clay delights me.  You (and I when a get an afternoon) can make really great looking stuff without investing in a kiln and a ton of equipment.  No wonder I was so pleased to discover Krista Wells' Polymer Clay Mosaics Nancy

PS Peg, please forgive me for using my pasta machine for polymer clay projects.  I couldn't help myself.

 

The best things (given the title) about Irene Semanchuk Dean's book on polymer clay are the detailed descriptions of techniques for duplicating faux materials.  Amazing.  Nancy
 

COLLAGE

 

 
I've always been fascinated by collage since I first discovered you could do marvelous things with colored tissue paper.  And If you like scrapbooking, you'll want to consider mounting your work on canvas, too.

Gloria Vanderbilt, mother of CNN's Anderson Cooper, has been a media darling since the messy custody battle of her childhood as detailed in Little Gloria ... Happy at Last. 

Despite her famous family and it's conflicts, Vanderbilt has built a solid reputation as a designer of affordable fashion.  Her collages, some of which feature son Anderson, are wonderful.  Nancy

 

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MISCELLANEOUS

 
The minute I opened Pretty Little Things by Sally Jean Alexander I thought Jane marie would love the crafts in this book.  They're elegant projects with magical results.  Nancy

 

 

PAINTING

 

 
I can honestly say I painted a bird using Donna Dewberry's One-Stroke Painting technique.  And it looks like a bird!  Her method is clearly depicted and worked for me.  If you love hand painted objects, give these books a try.  Jane Marie

 

 

 

If you can paint it, you can sponge paint it.  Ann Rooney has included some great projects and lots of techniques in Sponge Painting Nancy
 
PAPER DOLLS
 
POTS

 

I'm always looking for creative projects to keep CDO busy so when I found Stephanie Donaldson's Decorating Pots, I was thrilled.  It contains all kinds of ideas and techniques for making a pot into something special.  Nancy
 

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WIRE

 

There's not much time in my life to take on new projects, but I fell in love with Wire in Design.  I like to think of this fascination as an extension of my interest in making wire jewelry.  One of these days, I'll publish some pictures of my progress with wire.  Nancy

 

 

 

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