Basic Mosaics

Author: Sherrye Landrum
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811736121
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
Mosaics made with ceramic tile, stained glass, or any number of found objects is a stylish and popular way to add a decorative flair to your home. This detailed guide for beginners presents hundreds of step-by-step photos that show exactly how to make your own mosaics.

Making Bits and Pieces Mosaics

Author: Marlene Hurley Marshall
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781580173070
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Bits and pieces, pique assiette, memoryware -- there are many names for this unique folk art technique that has flourished for centuries around the world. Mosaic art, revered for its intricacy and beauty, can now be made by anyone with the simple methods found in Making Bits & Pieces Mosaics. Marshall's easy-to-follow techniques make it fun for readers to transform everyday items into one-of-a-kind works of art by attaching broken dishes, ceramics, jewelry, and glass to a wide range of surfaces. With clear, step-by-step directions and inspiring photographs, crafters can create fabulous projects of their own, including flower pots and vases, lamps, fireplace mantels, bird baths and bird houses, plant stands, garden tables, walkways, and more!

Mosaic Basics

Author: Teresa Mills
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781863513555
Category : Mosaics
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Each project is demonstrated with step by step photographs, and close up diagrams give added clarity to tricky stages. At a glance panels show the tools and materials you'll need, and actual sized photographs demonstrate the range of tiles necessary to complete the piece.

Beginners Guide to Mosaic O/P

Author: Peter Massey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782212058
Category : Mosaics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"A stylish and simple guide to creating original decorative mosaics for the home. Over 80 step-by-step photographs illustrate all the basic techniques, from transferring designs and cutting tiles to colouring grout and using a mesh base. Projects include stunning panels, a mirror frame, crazy paving flower pots, a clock embellished with gold beads, and a colourful table top. An essential book for beginners to this exciting craft."--Page [4] of cover.

Basic Mosaics

Author: Sherrye Landrum
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811741842
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
Make mosaic frames, decorative panels, tabletops, shelves, switch plates, pavers, bird houses, and more. A creative way to remake and reuse household items. Includes a gallery of colorful finished pieces and details on 20 different projects.

Basic Glass Fusing

Author: Lynn Haunstein
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811748510
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
From Stackpole's bestselling Basics series, this book presents a fun, growing trend in glass crafts.

Fused Glass Mosaics

Author: Martin Cheek
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764339332
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Mosaic artist Martin Cheek provides a practical mental tool kit to assist the reader in making fused glass mosaics. Growing out of 5-day master glass, this book begins by exploring creative influences and the development of a design and continues through the execution, with an in-depth exploration of the uses of color and texture in glass mosaic art. Illustrated with more than 300 color images and driven by an engaging text, each chapter offers techniques and examples, and concludes with a challenge designed to expand the reader's artistic and practical abilities, like making a subtle mosaic using analogous colors or making a piece inspired by a favorite artist, and learning the techniques for using a glass fusing kiln. While written for seasoned mosaicist, there is something for glass artisans at all skill levels. A gallery of the authors works provides ideas for the reader's own creations.

Library Journal

Author: Melvil Dewey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 770

Book Description
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Basic Trap & Skeet Shooting

Author: Sherrye Landrum
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811742490
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 433

Book Description
An illustrated guide to the fundamentals of shooting trap and skeet Tips on gear, ammunition, safety, storage, shooting stance, and more Includes step-by-step instructions on how to clean a shotgun The sport of trap and skeet shooting is described in detail for the beginning or experienced shooter. Includes instructions on how to safely handle firearms, load and unload shotguns, determine dominant eye, swing toward the target, follow through, and more. Hundreds of full-color photographs illustrate how to successfully participate in these traditional shotgun sports. Complete with a chapter on gear to get started, this easy-to-use guide covers everything from choosing and transporting a shotgun to setting a stance and ultimately breaking the clays.

Paper Mosaics in an Afternoon

Author: Marie Browning
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402724435
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 142

Book Description
The latest entry in the popular In an Afternoon� series focuses on quick and easy techniques for paper mosaics-a simpler method than the tile and glass versions, but equally attractive. Written by highly regarded author Marie Browning, it's sure to become the next Afternoon success. Here is everything you need to get started: information on supplies and tools, including the different kinds of available paper, trimmers, backings, and coatings; how-to instructions on the basic techniques (cutting to size, assembling the pieces); numerous photographs; and projects-such as a Poker Box and Marbled Oval Tray-designed to build skills even as they inspire. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.