Arts & Crafts Books for All Ages

Get started with a new craft or learn tips & tricks for all kinds of crafty hobbies.

Updated July 13, 2023
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Art lab for kids : 52 creative adventures in drawing, painting, printmaking, paper, and mixed media-for budding artists of all ages
Schwake, Susan.
Paper Book
Art Lab for Kids is a refreshing source of wonderful ideas for creating fine art with children, offering 52 fun and creative step-by-step art projects set into weekly lessons.  The book begins with drawing, then moves through painting and printmaking, and...
The ultimate fluid pouring & painting project book : inspiration and techniques for using alcohol inks, acrylics, resin, and more; create colorful paintings, resin coasters, agate slices, vases, vessels & more
Monteith, Jane
Ebook
Discover and master the fun, creative, and colorful methods of fluid pouring and painting with 10 projects, customizable to your personal vision and open to endless variation. Fluid pouring and painting can result in beautiful, organic, and abstract designs that can be captured...
The knitter's dictionary : knitting know-how from A to Z
Atherley, Kate
Paper Book
From "alt" to "yrn," knitting patterns have a unique language of abbreviations and knitting techniques. The Knitter's Dictionary is your comprehensive resource to understanding the language of knitting in a quick-reference guide that no knitting bag should be without. For beginner and skilled...
Happy hand lettering : simple calligraphy techniques to bring your words to life
Wagner, Jen (Calligrapher)
Paper Book
Create a More Beautiful World with a Little Hand-Lettered Love! Messages from your own hand are an intimate and powerful means of expression and communication. Happy Hand Lettering offers you instruction and encouragement to begin creating beautifully written words right...
Rock art! : painting and crafting with the humble pebble
Scicluna, Denise
Paper Book
Great uses for rocks: throwing, skipping, kicking...how about painting? Rock painting is one of the oldest forms of artistic expression known to man. The varied surfaces, shapes, and sizes of rocks also make them perfect for crafts. From brooches to bookends, paperweights to place cards, miniature...
Creative alcohol inks : a step-by-step guide to achieving amazing effects
Mahlberg, Ashley
Paper Book
Pour and paint your way to stunning fluid effects. In Creative Alcohol Inks, artist and Instagrammer Ashley Mahlberg of @inkreel shares step-by-step techniques for creating spontaneous, organic effects with this vibrant transparent medium. Get an overview of essential...
Learn to paint in acrylics : with 50 small paintings
Nelson, Mark Daniel
Paper Book
Learn all you need to know about acrylic painting as you create 50 stunning mini paintings. Following an overview of painting fundamentals, illustrated step-by-step instructions accompanied by lessons on specific techniques lead your way. This unique book is a complete...
The art of paint pouring
VanEver, Amanda
Ebook
Create beautiful artwork by pouring paint onto a canvas! Features step-by-step instructions and how-to projects for learning the fun, innovative, and creative paint-pouring technique.
Creative Acrylics : A Step-By-Step Beginner's Guide to Creating with Paint and Mediums - Create Paintings Filled with Color, Texture, Unique Effects and More!
Co Chua, Carla.
Paper Book
Creative Acrylics features the best beginner techniques for painting with acrylics, with lessons on painting vibrant florals, animals, landscapes, and still lifes and skill-building projects on a variety of surfaces.
Bead-making lab : 52 explorations for crafting beads from polymer clay, plastic, paper, stone, wood, fiber, and wire
Powers, Heather
Ebook
Fill the year ahead with handcrafted beads that you can make yourself by following tutorials from Bead-Making Lab! Imagine a year in beads. We're talking 52 handmade varieties all handcrafted by you! Bead-Making Lab makes this bounty of bead making possible with...
Clay lab for kids : 52 projects to make, model, and mold with air-dry, polymer, and homemade clay
Stephens, Cassie
Paper Book
In Clay Lab for Kids, art teacher and winner of the Netflix bake-off show Nailed It! Cassie Stephens presents 52 hands-on projects made with kid-friendly clays that get kids working creatively and thinking three-dimensionally. Squishy, colorful, and...
The Grown-Up's Guide to Painting with Kids
McCully, Jennifer
Ebook
Discover the popular art of paint pouring with projects for the whole family!The Grown-Up's Guide series features how-to projects, creative prompts, and crafting activities to inspire hours of messy fun for you and your little ones. Now you can learn the trendy paint pouring technique-...
The grown-up's guide to crafting with kids : 25+ fun and easy craft projects to inspire you and the little ones in your life
Manning, Vicki
Ebook
The ideal follow-up to the much-buzzed-about The Grown-Up's Guide to Making Art with Kids, The Grown-Up's Guide to Crafting with Kids features more tactile projects that will improve kids' fine motor and visual processing skills, in addition to...
The grown-up's guide to making art with kids : 25+ fun and easy projects to inspire you and the little ones in your life
Foster-Wilson, Lee
Ebook
Make art and memories with the special kids in your life! Packed with how-to drawing and painting projects, creative prompts, and original crafting activities, The Grown-Up's Guide to Making Art with Kids will inspire you and your little ones to spend hours of creative fun...
Galaxy watercolor : paint the universe with 30 awe-inspiring projects
Davis, Sosha
Paper Book
Popular galaxy watercolor subjects like the moon, planets and sky are brought much closer to home with Sosha Davis's eye-catching cosmic paintings that highlight her signature dreamy, ethereal style. Perfect for both beginners looking to learn the basics of watercolor painting and more experienced...
The chalk art handbook : how to create masterpieces on driveways and sidewalks and in playgrounds
Zinn, David
Paper Book
A comprehensive guide for chalk art creators! With so many searching for ways to have fun at home in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, chalk art has become a great way to do so while enjoying some fresh air. The Chalk Art Handbook offers budding artists a...
Kawaii resin & clay workshop : crafting super-cute charms, miniatures, figures, & more
Lee, Alex
Ebook
From Alex Lee of popular YouTube channel and Instagram account PolymomoTea, Kawaii Resin and Clay Workshop presents tutorials for creating adorable jewelry and gifts with resin and polymer clay.
Macrame Jewellery : 20 Stylish Modern Projects Using Simple Knots
Strambio, Isabella.
Paper Book
Create 20 stunning, contemporary macramé jewelry pieces and accessories from bestseller Isabella Strambio. Publishers Weekly: "Macramé artist Strambio (Macramé for the Modern Home) shows how to create knotted jewelry in this chic guide... Those eager to try macramé would do...
Dried flower embroidery : an introduction to the art of flowers on tulle
Prinku, Olga
Paper Book
Dried Flower Embroidery celebrates the craft of flowers on tulle. Discover how to create beautiful displays of your favourite everlasting blooms, grasses and foliage. Starting with the basics, Olga takes you step-by-step through how to master this craft - from techniques...
Macram©? plant hangers : creative knotted crafts for your stylish home
Borja, Chrysteen
Paper Book
Adorn your cozy interiors with hand-woven knotted art and hanging plants. Are you a DIY home decorator or plant lover? We got you! Macramé plant hangers are the perfect little touch to accent your cozy, designer home. Macramé--the art of...
Punched : techniques and projects for modern punch needle art
Schaat, Stacie
Paper Book
Discover the primitive craft of punch needle as seen through the eyes of a contemporary artist giving the technique fresh, modern appeal. Yellow Spool's Stacie Schaat shares all you need to know to take a stab in Punched. With Stacie's guidance you'll learn- .Simple...
How to draw cute kawaii : in simple steps
Li, Yishan
Paper Book
Learn how to draw over 100 amazingly cute kawaii characters in just 8 easy steps--all from scratch! Anything can be drawn in the kawaii style, and Yishan Li is here to show you how in just a few simple steps. Choose from over 100 super-cute kawaii projects, including...
Art workshops for children
Tullet, Herv©?
Paper Book
A guide to twelve children's art workshops by one of the world's most innovative facilitators and best-selling bookmakers. Art Workshops for Childrenis a guide for parents and teachers to organize and execute artistic workshops for children. 12 workshops are featured, each offering a list...
Craft lab for kids : 52 DIY projects to inspire, excite, and empower kids to create useful, beautiful handmade goods
Corfee, Stephanie
Ebook
Through 52 fun, customisable crafts activities, Craft Lab for Kids promotes creativity and hands-on making for kids age 8 and up.
Washi tape crafts : 110 ways to decorate just about anything
Anderson, Amy
Paper Book
Create one-of-a-kind holiday stationery, decorate a double-walled tumbler mug, dress up those window blindsm whip up some easy party decor, and more! It can all be done wiht one not-so-secret ingredient: washi tape--the Japanese-style paper-based decorative masking tape that's hot on the...
Low-mess crafts for kids : 72 projects to create your own magical worlds
Chapman, Debbie
Paper Book
Messy crafts have met their match with these 72 creations that keep out the clutter and mess but pack in the fun and creativity When craft time rolls around, parents usually cringe at the thought of a creativity storm's aftermath. Glue, glitter, globs of paint - it all adds up to Mom and Dad...
Acuarela creativa : gu©Ưa paso a paso para principiantes
Calderon, Ana Victoria
Paper Book
​La acuarela es una técnica bella y placentera que encierra muchos secretos y sorpresas. En este libro, la popular artista y tallerista Ana Victoria Calderón te desvela todos sus recursos paso a paso para aprender a pintar en acuarela combinando libertad creativa y precisión matemática. ·...
Concrete crafts : simple projects from jewelry to place settings, birdbaths to umbrella stands
Hedengren, Sania
Paper Book
Pouring concrete doesn't have to be left to the professionals--decorate your home with concrete poured, mixed, and molded by your own two hands! Versatile, inexpensive, and easily casted, concrete is the perfect medium for crafters, tinkerers, and home improvers. Now, lifelong crafters and interior...
Pinch your pottery : the art & craft of making pinch pots : 35 beautiful projects to hand-form from clay
Atkin, Jacqui
Paper Book
Learn how to master one of the most ancient yet simple and appealing ceramics techniques. Taught with a modern approach by a master potter, this amazing collection of pinched projects is the perfect place to start your new ceramics hobby or to explore new ways to shape clay as a...
Artisan air-dry clay: the beginner's guide to easy, inexpensive & stylish no-kiln pottery
Hostašová, Radka.
Paper Book
Learn to make beautiful projects with inexpensive air-dry clay! The process is easy, and the results are surprisingly stylish when you follow the tips, advice, and instruction from author and clay designer Radka Hostasová. Perfect for beginners, this book starts with an overview of the tools and...
Simple soldering : a beginner's guide to jewelry making
Richbourg, Kate Ferrant.
Paper Book
Metalworking is generally regarded as a skill that takes years of dedication, requires a large studio space, and costs a lot of money. Fortunately, Simple Soldering proves that does not need to be the case. This handy how-to guide is complete in its exploration of the craft of creating...

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