A printed fabric is eye-catching, but when it's paired with the right solid, the result can be truly brilliant. This how-to book features 16 projects with a contemporary style that exemplify the dynamic partnership of large-scale prints and bright solids. With pages of fabulous ideas, all the information needed on integrating fabrics and even a chapter on quilt making basics, The Modern Mix is a must-have addition to your sewing library.
“The quilt designs are beautiful, but what’s most impressive about this collection is the variety of techniques included.” —Library Journal Medallion quilts, known for detailed borders built around a central focal point, have seen a resurgence in the modern quilting movement. Savor the intricate piecing and sophisticated appliqué behind 11 all-new modern medallion quilts. Projects range from basic to complex, with each quilt as unique as its maker. Stitch a ring of Flying Geese, learn how to resize borders, and master useful techniques, such as sewing inset curves and paper piecing, so you can create your own unique modern masterpiece!
PDF - This could be the most useful watercolour reference book you will ever find. This book has been designed for use by anyone with an interest in watercolour, whether beginner or very experienced artist. It contains hand-painted mixing charts created using a palette of only fifteen carefully chosen colours. Every possible 2-colour mix is shown, along with the most useful 3-colour mixes. The charts have been professionally photographed and colour-matched to be as true to life as possible. Each page is rich with notes about the various colour mixes and their suggested uses in paintings. This is a private PDF listing. Please do not share.
A James Beard Award-nominated bartender explores the history and culture of Latin American spirits in this stunningly photographed travelogue—with 100+ irresistible cocktails featuring tequila, rum, pisco, and more. TALES OF THE COCKTAIL SPIRITED AWARD® WINNER • IACP AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY POPMATTERS “Ivy’s unique combination of taste, talent, and tenacity make her the ideal ‘spirit’ guide.”—Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker, professional drinker, and owner of Singani 63 Through its in-depth look at drinking culture throughout Latin America, this gorgeous book offers a rich cultural and historical context for understanding Latin spirits. Ivy Mix has dedicated years to traveling south, getting to know Latin culture, in part through what the locals drink. What she details in this book is the discovery that Latin spirits echo the Latin palate, which echoes Latin life, emphasizing spiciness, vivaciousness, strength, and variation. After digging into tequila and Mexico's other traditional spirits, Ivy Mix follows the sugar trail through the Caribbean and beyond, winding up in Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, where grape-based spirits like pisco and singani have been made for generations. With more than 100 recipes that have garnered acclaim at her Brooklyn bar, Leyenda, including fun spins on traditional cocktails such as the Pisco Sour, Margarita, and Mojito, plus drinks inspired by Ivy's travels, like the Tia Mia (which combines mezcal, rum, and orange curacao, with a splash of lime and almond orgeat) or the Sonambula (which features jalapeño-infused tequila, lemon juice, chamomile syrup, and a dash of Peychaud's bitters), along with mouthwatering photos and gorgeous travel images, this is the ultimate book on Latin American spirits.
"Learn how to successfully incorporate hand and machine quilting in the same quilt. Guidelines for planning your quilt, including thread and design selection. Provides several quilting designs and methods including backgrounds, borders, and more. Quilting projects complete with patterns, instructions, and full-size quilting patterns included"--Provided by publisher.
Do-it-yourself décor inspired by iconic patterns, classic fabrics, sentimental items, and the Americana style. Designer Max Humphrey gives every reader confidence to create their own stylish digs using things they collect, buy, inherit, or dumpster-dive for. Americana design elements that can fuel personal decorating styles from classic American country to urban lofts and everything in between. Photos and personal anecdotes highlight collectibles and DIY-ables from Max’s design and styling portfolio—such as such as bandana wallpaper, botanical prints, bunk beds, clocks, old maps, gingham and plaid everything, Pendleton blankets, camp vibes, and vintage signs. The book features casual to custom and higher end furnishings and includes design elements from a range of Humphrey’s interior design projects from East to West Coast.
Whether they own an honest-to-goodness farmhouse or are suburbanites, or even city dwellers, looking to carve out a slice of the simple life, readers of Modern Farmhouse Made Easy will be inspired to create rooms that make their family and friends want to sit and stay awhile. It’s warm, it’s approachable and it’s here to stay. You can bet the farm(house) on it. Farmhouses are having a moment. The likes of HGTV’s mega-hit Fixer Upper have propelled once niche terms such as “shiplap” and “apron front sink” to the top of everyone’s décor wish list. And for good reason. Unlike many hard-to-attain decorating trends, modern farmhouse style is all about finding the beauty in the everyday. Farmhouses, by their nature, are meant to accommodate a crowd and take a beating. The modern farmhouse movement emphasizes that utilitarian tradition with inviting spaces that are as comfortable and functional as they are eye-pleasing. This book captures the best of this white-hot aesthetic, with 192 pages chock full of fresh decorating ideas, shopping finds, and DIY projects. From real-life houses to perfect paint colors, this book brims with clever, expert-approved ways to infuse a home with country charm.
Effective marketing is necessary for the success of a product, service, or business and with the pervasive and every increasing use of the Internet by the target markets all marketers need to include the Internet in their marketing plan. Dr. Nik Tehrani explains the importance of e-Marketing and presents the relationship of e-Marketing to e-Business. The exponential growth of e-Commerce has changed the face of retail and service marketing. To remain competitive in the marketplace all marketers must include the virtual world of marketing in their plans, thus helping sellers develop various marketing strategies. Marketers are the sellers' tool and Contemporary Marketing Mix for the Digital Era is the tool for successful marketers. Traditionally, the marketing strategy consists of the 4 Ps: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion. However, to develop a contemporary marketing strategy which includes the virtual world, other components need to be looked into. Dr. Tehrani illustrates the 11 Ps required for a successful e-Marketing strategy. The 11 Ps of e-Marketing strategy are an expansion upon the main 4 Ps. The reader is adeptly shown how People, Partnership, Productivity, Personalization, Physical Image, Protocol, and Privacy are elements of contemporary marketing. This book, illustrated with practical examples and case studies, summarizes these 11 Ps, explores the internal and external customers of all sellers, products both tangible and intangible that are offered by the sellers, the partnerships that help the sellers maintain a steady flow of products, and the pricing structure of e-Products. Making intangible products tangible, the methods required to push products, as well as the change of personalized services adapted to the Internet are covered; all in order to help marketers learn what is required by the sellers to sell their products effectively. This book additionally includes a comprehensive look at e-Business privacy issues and laws, as well as respect and maintenance of international protocols. This book is written for the marketing professionals, industry practitioners, academicians, and students alike so they may hone their marketing skills and keep up with the latest trends in the marketing filed. Dr. Tehrani addresses the changing marketing environment and the way to effectively change marketing strategies to meet the needs of conventional marketing by changing, and expanding marketing strategies.
This is work of creative art and satire (17 U.S. Code § 107) Little Mix is mainly a pop, R&B, and dance-pop girl group. Their songs also include influences from other genres such as tropical house, latin pop and electronic. Perrie Edwards cites Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Steve Perry from the American rock band Journey as her musical influences. Jesy Nelson said to be inspired by Spice Girls, TLC and Missy Elliott. Leigh Anne Pinnock cites Mariah Carey as her biggest influence and Jade Thirlwall references Diana Ross as her favourite singer. Little Mix cite Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Destiny's Child, En Vogue and Rihanna as their musical influences.
