How to Art: Books for Color Our World

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Updated May 28, 2025
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The art of papercraft
Hiebert, Helen
Paper Book
Paper artist and teacher Helen Hiebert compiles a one-of-kind collection of 40 unique projects, each using just one sheet of paper. Combining decorative paper techniques like marbling, stamping, and stenciling  with dimensional techniques like origami, cutting, folding, quilling, stretching,...
Bead-making lab : 52 explorations for crafting beads from polymer clay, plastic, paper, stone, wood, fiber, and wire
Powers, Heather
Paper Book
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...
Found and ground : a practical guide to making your own foraged paints
Ross, Caroline (Artist)
Paper Book
Everything you need to learn how to make your own natural watercolor paints, oak gall ink and the brushes and pens to use them with. You'll find out how to forage for the materials you need in your locale and grasp the principles of simple, natural paint-making. Natural', 'no...
Hello, crochet friends! : making art, being mindful, giving back : do what makes you happy
Larson, Jonah
Paper Book
A celebration of the beauty and power of crochet-specifically, the life-changing benefits this fiber art has brought to one extraordinary boy, 11-year-old crochet prodigy, Jonah Larson. Part One: Jonah shares his life story, including details about his adoption, significant...
How to be a color wizard : forage and experiment with natural art making
Logan, Jason
Paper Book
In a bountiful book combining art and chemistry, a celebrated ink maker invites kids to become color wizards--by foraging and transforming natural materials to make their own paint and artistic creations. In this book you will find secret recipes, magic formulas, and wild...
Let's draw manga chibi characters
Whitten, Samantha
Paper Book
You can draw chibi characters with the easy, step-by-step art projects, tips, and techniques featured in Let's Draw Manga Chibi Characters. Then design your own characters once you are comfortable with the art style. No complicated tools are needed; you can create your own chibi art using...
Paper quilling : all the skills you need to make 20 beautiful projects
Moad, Elizabeth
Paper Book
Quilling is currently on trend and gaining in popularity. Elizabeth Moad is well known in the papercrafting world, and has created a range of beautiful quilled designs that are suitable for all occasions and life stages, from new baby cards to wedding gifts to sympathy cards. One reason that...
Pig makes art
Gehl, Laura
Paper Book
From Laura Gehl, author of Cat Has a Plan and Goat Wants to Eat, comes a laugh-out-loud Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read about an artistic pig and a cat who is not impressed! Pig makes art. Cat does not like the art. Will Cat have a change of heart? Perfect...

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