Bestselling craft designer Tone Finnanger brings her talents to soft toys and gifts for children — from adorable dolls to funky monkeys and from dreamy mermaids to swashbuckling pirates. Hotly awaited for 2015, Tilda's new book will show you how to make a wide range of beautiful soft toys and gifts for kids, plus beautiful quilts and pillows for children's bedrooms. Discover simple sewing patterns for adorably plump dolls with a range of outfits and accessories, cute creatures such as monkeys, and sea-themed creations such as pirates, whales and fish. Exquisitely presented in her trademark style, this book will delight Tilda fans everywhere with its achievable patterns and charming styled photography.

A stunning new collection of Tilda designs from talented designer Tone Finnanger. Homemade and Happy is a gorgeous collection of inspirational home accessories including quilts, cushions and decorative items to make Christmas even more special. Choose from a range of ornaments including gold-winged reindeer and sheep, round-eyed owls, plump pigs with flower applique detail, angels, stars and darling decorative cakes. The book also features pretty practical designs such as an irresistible patchwork quilt, classic pillow covers and a cup pin-cushion, all in Tone's unique range of fabulous fabrics. The projects are photographed in the author's own log cabin situated in the snowy mountains of Norway, and capture Tone's unique and distinctive style. The Tilda brand is renowned worldwide and sales of the series now has combined sales of over 100,000 copies worldwide. Tone Finnanger created the Tilda brand in 1999 when she was just 25 years old. It is now well known for its whimsical, comical and naive characters in the form of animals and dolls that is popular with crafters of all ages and abilities. Tone has written several books including Sew Pretty Homestyle, Sew Sunny Homestyle, Crafting Tilda's Friends, Tilda's Christmas Ideas, Tilda's Summer Ideas, Tilda's Studio and Tilda's Seaside Ideas. She lives in Norway.

From the clothes to the pose, here's everything you need to create fierce fashion illustrations. Create fabulous fashion moments! Drawing on 20+ years of fashion illustrating experience, Jennifer Lilya uses acrylic paint and black ink to show you how to draw the clothes, poses and attitudes behind runway-worthy art. Follow her expert tips, techniques and step-by-step illustrations to draw girls that rock the look, from flirty and fun to strong and sexy. Illustrated with tons of gorgeous examples, this guide covers everything from assembling your tools and mixing skin tones to the secrets behind natural looking poses and proper fabric drape. Jennifer uses acrylic paint and black ink to create her happy illustrations, and shows you how, too. But you can follow along with markers, pencils or whatever you like! Find out how to: Draw standing and walking poses full of attitude and movement. Use highlights, shadows and line quality to liven up your illustrations. Evoke a variety of facial expressions using loose indications of eyes, lips and noses. Create the look of batik, plaid, leather, lace, tweed and other fabrics. Pull it all together into complete fashion illustrations. Pulsing with style, color and energy, this super-sassy guide will help you move your fashion art forward. Give your girls the spirit and spunk they need to enchant the crowd as they cruise the runway, hit the town or strike a pose.

This is a beautifully done book by tone Finnanger. I love her designs and wonderful sense of colors and patters she uses in her designs. I own some of her previous works and have enjoyed them all. She puts together easily understood instructions for her pattern designs and the beautiful photos of the completed works encourages me to make my own. I enjoyed this book very much.

Recreate memories of the seaside with simple sewing, papercraft, crochet and knitting projects using beautiful Tilda fabrics, yarn and embellishments. Be inspired by life at the beach and in the ocean to make gifts, toys and pretty accessories for your home. From adorable whales and fishing girl dolls to hanging mobiles, applique blankets and summer scarves, the designs will take you on a journey of the perfect seaside holiday.

Lolita: Story of a Cover Girl is the first book to consider the controversial cover of the most notorious and acclaimed novel of the 20th century, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. It pairs essays by well-known design critics with a rich gallery of 60 brand-new Lolita covers, commissioned by leading book designers especially for this project. Readers of both design and literature will gain an understanding of how the wildly influential novel has been represented (and misrepresented) in popular culture.

Create beautiful dolls and accessories for winter using the latest Tilda fabrics. From pretty skating angels in warm fur coats to chalet girls with cosy knitted jumpers, these new Tilda designs celebrate the winter season in style. Transform pentagons and hexagons into mini patchwork balls and tablemats, or make a quilt or cushion with beautiful Tilda fabrics. Hanging santas, paper angels and Christmas stockings are perfect festive decorations for your home, and there are adorable polar bears to delight the little ones!

This is a gorgeous collection of fresh, Spring-themed sewing projects using the latest Tilda fabrics and embellishments. You can choose from a stunning variety of sewing and papercraft designs, including bags, soft toys, fabric boxes and unique decorations. The colour palette used includes shades of red, pink, white, pale green, azure blue and cyan. The projects are accompanied by clear instructions, gorgeous photographs and colour illustrations.

«With lessons that delve deeper into the elements covered in the first book, readers will learn to expand and fine tune their graffiti techniques. «Graff 2» covers 3D wildstyle, characters and objects, and letter manipulation, as well as a glossary of common graffiti terms not covered in the first book. Scape Martinez uses step-by-step demonstrations to instruct readers on using easy-to-access materials like paper and pens to more complex, legally-sanctioned wall pieces. This title features explanations on colour, composition and design, with 6 full-scale demonstrations that show the creation of a wall piece from start to finish.»

Scrapbookers can never get enough inspiration. With more than 500 all-new layout designs, The Big Book of Scrapbook Pages is the ultimate idea gallery for every scrapbooker. Every reader will find the inspiration they're looking for. Including never-before-seen layouts from numerous contributors feature a wide variety of styles, from contemporary to classic, digital to traditional, one page to two, and everything in between. Plus, readers get ideas for scrapping all kinds of events, from daily routines and jobs, to faith and hobbies, travel and play, special relationships, holidays and seasons, and loads of pages with little ones. Finally, ideas for getting multiple designs from one layout and 50 sketches for the editors' favourite pages give readers everything they need to capture all their memories.

This is a seasonal collection of projects using the latest Tilda fabrics and embellishments. Choose from a stunning variety of sewing and papercraft designs, including bags, decorations, gifts, cards and soft toys. The colour palette used includes beautiful shades of red, pink, taupe, cream, turquoise and blue. Projects are accompanied by clear instructions, gorgeous photographs and colour illustrations.

For many designers, creating things by hand is a reaction to too much computer-based design. Since the first Fingerprint was published, ideas that were once on the fringe have begun to thrive in the mainstream. From typography and illustration to book-making and film titles, elements of handcraft have soaked into everyday life. Fingerprint No. 2 reflects the evolution of those ideas. In this second volume, you'll still find plenty of projects created entirely without the aid of computer technology. But you'll also discover how designers are beginning to incorporate the two aesthetics — handmade and digital &3151;in order to best communicate their message. A third, hybrid aesthetic is emerging, one that marries the technologies of the past and future into a vibrant, exciting present. Look inside to discover 133 projects and exclusive visual essays from leading designers, including Robynne Raye, Stefan Bucher and Christian Helms. These pieces of work prove that handmade elements are not only vital to excellent design, but often result in exceptional design. Listen for the pulse, which cannot be faked, forged, or falsified. Look for the finger print. It is the key to designs success.

The modern bride's key to creating a unique wedding — projects to make and wedding ideas for a day that's personalized, handcrafted and totally unique from the moment the wedding invitations are posted. This title shows how to make wedding invitations, wedding favours, jewellery, wedding decorations, wedding sweet treats, wedding centrepieces and wedding gifts. It is ideal for the novice crafter, with lots of clear step-by-step photography and explanation, plus tips for producing multiples such as wedding invitations. It covers a range of crafts vital for creating the perfect wedding, including paper crafts, sugarcrafts, beading and jewellery making. The necessary craft supplies are easily sourced from craft shops such as Michaels craft stores, Hobbycraft and arts and crafts stores on the high street and on-line.

This is a comprehensive guide for all artists who want to use photography to inspire and inform their work. It demonstrates the photographic skills required to use a camera as a sketchbook to gather information for your work. It takes you through the process of working from photographs, creating effective compositions and developing this to finished paintings.Six step demonstrations track a painting from initial photograph to finished artwork. This guide offers invaluable guidance on composing and painting images in watercolour, acrylic, coloured pencil and oil, making it perfect for artists of all skill levels.

An extensive motif library also provides templates for the designs presented, which are ideal for the beginner while more experienced glass painters will be challenged by higher-level designs. Tips for adapting the motifs to suit any project are also included.

Break into the comic-book industry — and stay in — with this user-friendly guide to understanding and creating comic books, as told by top working comic professionals. Readers discover in detail how comic books are made — from brainstorming, writing and editing to penciling, inking and colouring — as told by top professionals who offer real-world advice for breaking into and staying in the business. Readers will enjoy the in-depth interviews with respected industry insiders who've worked for such powerhouses as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics, including: Mike Marts (X-men and Batman); Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, Spider-man, Flash and Irredeemable); Darick Robertson (Wolverine, Conan and Deadpool); Brian Haberlin (Witchblade and Spawn); Rodney Ramos (Batman and Wolverine); Chris Eliopoulos (X-men and, John Cerilli Marvel Digital Comics). This title also includes unprecedented interviews with Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada and comics legend Stan Lee.

Step into Tilda's studio with a collection of designs, projects and pretty photography inspired by the author's very own workroom and other favourite things... — Over 50 delightful new sewing designs include cushions, accessories, home decor, jewellery and bags. — Cute characters, such as giraffes, elephants and angels are perfect gifts for all ages. — Tilda's favourite shades of pink and red combine with splashes of teal, green and purple for a gorgeous fresh feel.

30 fun sewing and papercraft projects show how to create the cutest characters. Features rabbits, birds, frogs, cats and an array of other creatures a there are even garden angels in there somewhere! Clear artworks and pretty photography make sewing, papercrafting and painting a breeze. Full size sewing templates ensure easy construction.

This is a seasonal collection of projects using the latest Tilda fabrics and embellishments, including gifts, decorations and cards. The designs include santas, pixies, angels and snowmen, all made in a festive colour scheme. All projects are accompanied by clear instructions, gorgeous photographs and colour illustrations, making them ideal for beginners, as well as more experienced sewers. Popular techniques, such as applique and embroidery, are used and full-size templates are also included.

This is a beautiful collection of summer projects using the latest Tilda fabrics and embellishments. The designs include angels, garlands, decorations and accessories, all in the seasonal shades of turquoise, green, pink and red. All projects are accompanied by clear instructions, gorgeous photographs and colour illustrations, making them ideal for beginners, as well as more experienced sewers. Popular techniques, such as applique and embroidery, are used and full-size templates are also included.