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The Michaels Book of Arts & Crafts $3.95 From Michaels–America’s largest specialty retailer of arts and crafts merchandise and the place to get supplies for painting, floral and home decor, needlework, scrapbooking, and more–comes an extraordinarily big, beautiful, and encyclopedic collection of techniques and 175 projects. Whatever a crafter’s pleasure, it is in here, from beading and woodworking to glass and fabric crafts. The 30 subject areas are divided into 9 chapters that all feature a basic instructions section packed with plentiful color pictures and designer tips; 5 to 10 projects; and a two-page spread of gallery photos of additional projects for inspiration. What’s included in this unequalled treasure trove? * Beading: wire and bead jewelry, wire crafting, and decorative beading * Clay: polymer and bread dough * Painting: stenciling, faux finishing, and gold leafing. With the gilding techniques, even the simplest box can look like an heirloom. * Paper: memory books and cards, decoupage, rubber stamping * Floral crafts: dried flowers, silk flower arranging, potpourris and sachets. A rose floral silk pillow brings springtime indoors year-round. * Glass: glass painting and etching. The lovely flasks with stars, leaves, and swirls would make a beautiful display. * Home decorating: candlemaking and decorating (including gel) and soapmaking * Wood: wood finishing and burning, plus clockmaking * Fabric: painting on fabric, tie die, and sun painting An appendix covers basic materials and techniques, including typing the perfect bow, lettering, and basic mat cutting. Whether you want more projects using your favorite craft, or are interested in learning a new one, this volume is amust-have.

The Arts & Crafts Collector’s Guide $6.44 Focusing on the three main areas of Arts & Crafts-art pottery, wrought metal, and period lighting-this field-guide-style book is strikingly illustrated with vibrant photos that show the key concepts every antique collector, dealer, or hobbyist needs to know. Packed with savvy advice, this insider’s guide offers the tools to discern worthwhile, precious, beautiful antique pieces from a mass of imperfect or damaged ones. Rago’s newest book helps the novice and the experienced collector discern what is worth buying and what will hold or increase in value, plus how to get the most enjoyment out of every piece. Filled with Rago’s expert opinions about American Arts & Crafts objects and furniture, a list of the ten books that should be in any serious library on the subject, and helpful tips on collecting, the Arts & Crafts Collector’s Guide is a must-have for any connoisseur of the period. David Rago oversees three auction companies and two quarterly magazines, each specializing in a particular area of twentieth-century decorative arts and furnishings. He lectures nationally and is an expert decorative ceramics and porcelain appraiser for the hit PBS series The Antiques RoadShow. He is the coauthor of Miller’s American Art Pottery: Treasure or Not? and Collecting Modern. He lives in Lambertville, New Jersey. Suzanne Sliker has worked at the Mission Oak Shop and Aurora Studios in Putnam, Connecticut, for nearly ten years. She specializes in furniture, lighting, and textiles of the Arts and Crafts period. David Rudd has been a decorative arts dealer and has operated Dalton’s American Decorative Arts for over twenty-one years. He specializes in decorative arts of the twentieth century with an emphasis on Stickley mission oak furniture. Rudd is currently an independent appraiser in New Jersey, contributing writer to the American Bungalow, and president of the board of directors of the Central New York Arts & Crafts Society.

Arts & Crafts Table for Two $317.09 Kids can get together to make posters banners murals and more. This multi-purpose table features a mounted paper roll so paper can be pulled over the tabletop surface. Paper roll mounts on convenient slots underneath a storage area that measures 12 3/4H x 34W x 7D. The 2D storage shelf on top stores paints paintbrush holders marker stands and other supplies. Tabletop is 3/4 thick and has an easy-to-clean laminate top that measures 36W x 30D. Some assembly required. Table legs available in 18 20 22 and 24 heights. Specify height when ordering. Paper Roll (#7120SWP) Maple Paint Brush Stand (#192SWP) Maple Marker Stand (#193SWP) and Maple Chairs (#8671140) sold separately.

Bungalow: The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home $41.98 Bungalow: The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home is the definitive compilation of Arts & Crafts architecture, philosophy, and architectural details. Bungalow expert Jane Powell examines a variety of bungalows and Arts & Crafts homes across the U.S. and Canada, exploring and dissecting the best to come up with a book that defines the very nature of the bungalow itself. From a sleeping porch to a claw footed tub, to hallmark uses of wood, stone, and tile, the insightful text is accompanied by Linda Svendsen’s detailed and expressive photography. With a brief history of the arts & crafts movement included, Powell’s latest offering is the perfect gift for bungalow owners, Arts & Crafts enthusiasts, and those looking to restore old or build new. Go deeper into the world of Arts & Crafts, and see exactly what makes a great bungalow design-from interior design to colors, architectural elements to the littlest details. Jane Powell is the proprietor of House Dressing, a business dedicated to renovating and preserving old homes. She is the former president of the historic preservation organization in her hometown of Oakland, California. Her books include Bungalow Kitchens and Bungalow Bathrooms. Linda Svendsen, a graduate of Music and Art High School and Parsons School of Design in New York, has been a renowned photographer for more than thirty years. Her work is showcased in numerous magazines and books; she is the author of Bicycle: Around the World.

Professional Pursuits: Women and the American Arts and Crafts Movement $30.04 The Victorian era provided few opportunities for women in the professional world. The American Arts and Crafts movement, which began in the late nineteenth century to promote handcraftsmanship over mass production, was a major factor in changing the status of women as professional workers. In Professional Pursuits, Catherine Zipf examines the participation of women in this significant design movement and the role they played in revolutionizing the position of women in the professional world. She also shows how, in turn, the Arts and Crafts movement set the stage for social and political change in future years. Zipf focuses on five gifted women in various parts of the country. In San Diego, Hazel Wood Waterman parlayed her Arts and Crafts training into a career in architecture. Cincinnati’s Mary Louise McLaughlin expanded on her interest in Arts and Crafts pottery by inventing new ceramic technology. New York’s Candace Wheeler established four businesses that used Arts and Crafts production to help other women earn a living. In Syracuse, both Adelaide Alsop Robineau and Irene Sargent were responsible for disseminating Arts and Crafts-related information through the movement’s publications. Each woman’s story is different, but each played an important part in the creation of professional opportunities for women in a male-dominated society. Professional Pursuits will be of interest to scholars and students of material culture and of the Arts and Crafts movement. More importantly, it chronicles a very significant, little-understood aspect of the development of Victorian capitalism: the integration of women into the professional workforce.

Arts and Crafts $10.68 Packed with affordable collectibles and classic antiques that will appeal to a wide range of enthusiasts, the "DK Collector’s Guide: Arts & Crafts explores one of the most influential design movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. This fourth book in the DK Collector’s Guide series, with its unique combination of price guide and historical information, is sure to become the definitive collector’s guide to arts and crafts.

Beyond the Bungalow: Grand Homes in the Arts & Crafts Tradition $14.46 Beyond the Bungalow, the newest book from renowned designer and Arts & Crafts expert Paul Duchscherer, celebrates the larger members of the Arts & Crafts family, and pays tribute to their remarkable artistic beauty, craftsmanship, and diversity of style. Widely acclaimed as America’s favorite "Arts & Crafts Home," the term bungalow may bring a specific image to mind, but it really is one part of a much larger family. This extended family also includes an entire genre of larger-scale Craftsman-period homes, much like those created by architect brothers Charles and Henry Greene. Beyond the Bungalow includes popular architectural styles like Swiss Chalet, Mission, Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor, and more. These homes comprise a range of style infusions and crossover influences; the sheer scope in variety of shapes and sizes represented among these larger homes entirely surpasses the widest range of the bungalow. Beyond the Bungalow also features a list of must-see museums and homes, and a list of current related periodicals for further study. With beautiful period interior photography, Duchsherer’s newest book is not just an excellent resource, but is an endless inspiration for Arts & Crafts enthusiasts. Paul Duchscherer is a design historian and interior designer specializing in historic preservation work. Also a prominent lecturer in the Arts & Crafts field, his designs have been featured on This Old House, Curb Appeal, and many other programs, as well as in dozens of magazines and newspapers. His previous books include Inside the Bungalow and Outside the Bungalow. He lives in San Francisco, California. Linda Svendsen, a graduate of Music & Art High School and Parsons School of Design in New York, has been a renowned photographer for more than thirty years. She has traveled to all seven continents, bringing back this planet’s most captivating images of peoples, lands, and wildlife. Her work has been published in the form of calendars, posters, jigsaw puzzles, note cards, and most recently, books that showcase her architectural photography and are sold worldwide. Linda’s previous books include Bungalow Kitchens, Bungalow Bathrooms, Camps and Cottages, Good Green Homes, Bungalow Details: Exterior, and Bungalow: The Ultimate Arts & Crafts Home.