Creative crafting
Creative crafting

Author: Infinite Ideas

Publisher: Infinite Ideas

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 190886477X

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Remember when you were a child and would happily spend hours creating a collage to present to your mum and dad? Children are often happiest when left alone with materials to create things - they let their imagination take over and come up with wonderful ideas. But as we grow up we often lose touch with our creative side as 'real' life takes over and we find we have no time to do the chores let alone sit down and create something beautiful just for its own sake. Creativity doesn't just fade away though, and increasingly people are turning back to their favourite childhood arts and crafts skills in order to relax and rediscover themselves. "Creative crafting" is the perfect handbook for anyone looking to expand or re-awaken their creative side, and is packed with inspiring ideas and advice for creating something really special, whatever you're into - the only limits to what you can create are those in your imagination!

Crafting Calm
Crafting Calm

Author: Maggie Oman Shannon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-04-08

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 193674046X

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As our world has become increasingly dependent on technology, and our Western societies have become woefully “Crackberried”— to use the title of a recent documentary on the emotional and social pitfalls of our too-wired ways—an intriguing phenomenon is occurring: There is an increasing amount of interest in returning to some of the simpler arts that were neglected or left behind with the onslaught of technology. Artisans and everyday crafters are finding a renewed satisfaction in making something with their own hands; some are even communicating about the inherent physical- and mental-health benefits found in handwork—and, even more than that, they are framing their handwork as meditation or spiritual practice. In today’s sophisticated and pluralistic society, people are more aware than ever that spiritual practice can be defined more expansively—and the popularity of books focusing on alternative spiritual practices demonstrate that readers are hungry for new (or ancient) ways of enhancing their inner lives. In Crafting Calm the author will explore these new forms of creative spiritual practice and the benefits they provide. The format of With Shannon's book will itself be creative, a rich “potpourri approach” that weaves together interviews, historical facts, projects for readers to do themselves, quotations, and suggested resources. Crafting Calm will serve as an inspirational resource guide to a broad assortment of spiritual practices gathered from the global arts-and-crafts communities, as well as from people who don’t consider themselves artists but who have adopted creatively expressive forms of spiritual practice. While there have been a few books published focusing on a particular form of creative spiritual practice (Skylight Paths, for example, has published books on beading as a spiritual practice; painting as a spiritual practice; and using clay as a spiritual practice), no one has yet explored the breadth of possibilities for creative spiritual practices contained in Crafting Calm.

The Greatest Guide to Creative Crafting
The Greatest Guide to Creative Crafting

Author: Lynne Garner

Publisher: Greatest Guides

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1907906037

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Creative Crafting tips and advice to show you: -how to save money, time and discover ingenious methods for utilizing non-craft related items -how to craft like a professional and create items that will impress your family and friends -how to increase your enjoyment of your craft and inspire you to learn a new craft -what a 'digitalulist' is plus other amusing facts -quotes which will prove to your non-crafting family and friends you're not the only one! Are you a craftoholic? Do you spend your life crafting? Do you want to improve the finish of your projects? Would you like to be inspired and save money at the same time? Then this is the book for you! Lynne Garner has pooled together the knowledge of the crafting community to bring you the greatest crafting guide around. This book covers seven of the most popular crafts: paper crafts, sewing, wool crafts, cross stitch and embroidery, candle making, jewelry making and glass painting. A must have book for anyone who is creative!

365 Days of Creative Crafting: Fun for All Ages
365 Days of Creative Crafting: Fun for All Ages

Author: Najm Al Fares

Publisher: Najm Al Fares

Published: 2024-04-29

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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The Crafting Book The Crafting Book is an essential guide for anyone looking to explore their creativity and embrace the world of DIY crafting. Divided into ten chapters, this book covers a wide range of crafting projects suitable for different age groups and occasions. Chapter 1: Introduction to Creative Crafting Discover the benefits of crafting and learn how to get started with DIY projects. Explore the essential tools needed for various crafting activities. Chapter 2: Crafting for Kids Engage children with fun and educational crafts like making paper plate animal masks and homemade playdough. Spark their creativity with DIY pillowcase painting and let their imaginations run wild. Chapter 3: Crafting for Teens Teach teenagers the art of making friendship bracelets, a popular and trendy craft. Show them how to create unique graffit wall art and design their own personalized skateboards. Chapter 4: Crafting for Adults Learn to make handcrafted soy candles, perfect for relaxation and creating a cozy atmosphere. Explore the world of upcycling by transforming old furniture into stunning, repurposed pieces. Create beautiful embroidery hoop art to decorate your home and showcase your artistic side. Chapter 5: Crafting for Men Showcasing crafts tailored specifically for men, such as creating a DIY wooden beer caddy. Guide men through the process of making a stylish leather keychain. Enhance their man caves with unique and eye-catching wall decor. Chapter 6: Crafting for Women Unleash creativity with floral wreath crafting, adding a touch of nature to any space. Provide step-by-step instructions for knitting a warm and fashionable scarf. Guide women in creating stunning macrame plant hangers to bring a bohemian vibe to their homes. Chapter 7: Seasonal Crafts Discover ideas for creating beautiful flower arrangements to welcome the spring season. Get inspired by summer beach-themed decor to bring the vacation spirit into your home. Explore techniques for painting autumn leaves to celebrate the colors of the season. Chapter 8: Upcycling and Repurposing Learn how to make a trendy T-shirt tote bag, reducing waste and creating a fashionable accessory. Embrace the creativity of repurposing Mason jars into unique crafts for various uses. Create stunning art pieces by repurposing vintage books in imaginative ways. Chapter 9: Creative Home Decor Projects Learn to craft a unique DIY wall clock design to add a personal touch to your home. Showcase your cherished memories with a customized photo display project. Create stylish indoor plant arrangements to enhance the ambiance of your living spaces. Chapter 10: Holiday Crafting Get into the holiday spirit and make festive DIY Christmas ornaments for family and friends. Add a personal touch to Hanukkah celebrations with handmade decor items. Explore various Halloween craft ideas to create spooky decorations for a memorable holiday. Whether you are a novice or experienced crafter, The Crafting Book offers a wide selection of projects to inspire and nurture your creative side. From paper crafts to home decor, there is something for everyone to enjoy and express their unique style through the art of crafting.

Entrepreneurship in Creative Crafts
Entrepreneurship in Creative Crafts

Author: Vanessa Ratten

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-04-28

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1000582264

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Popular eCommerce platforms like Etsy have attributed to a sharp increase in creative craft entrepreneurs, and craft entrepreneurship has strong links to the cultural and lifestyle field. This timely book looks at craft entrepreneurship and defines what qualifies as craft entrepreneurs and their products in a global context. The edited book begins with an overview of the craft sector and each chapter provides a holistic picture of what craft entrepreneurship entails. Different kinds of creative crafts are examined, providing a discussion of what entrepreneurship in creative crafts involves, how they differ from other types of products, and how craft makers may engage in entrepreneurial behaviour and marketing. The book helps readers understand the current state of development of the craft sector, its various challenges, and what the future holds for these businesses. Craft entrepreneurship is a new, emerging area of entrepreneurship study, and this book will interest scholars and those who are interested in craft making and wish to develop it into a small business.

Crafting Creativity & Creating Craft
Crafting Creativity & Creating Craft

Author: Courtney Lee Weida

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-04

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9462098395

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This nine chapter volume explores creativity in art teaching through contemporary craft. A variety of artists, educators and historians share with readers their wealth of practical resources and frameworks for utilizing craft media (fiber, ceramics, baskets, needlepoint, knitting, etc.) and craft approaches (grassroots projects, digital communities, craftivism, etc.) within contemporary K-12 art education, museum and community programming, and teaching artist residencies. Authors representing a variety of specialties in craft, art, and education examine the resurgence of the handmade and homemade in contemporary youth culture, digital implications of how we define and teach craft creatively, and the overlap of design, function, and beauty in artists’ work. The anthology also describes the challenges and potentialities of working with craft in education settings, including the overarching craft of teaching practices. Each chapter provides a range of creative frameworks and practical models that educators can use comprehensively: from dynamic digital resources, to community groups, and lesson plans and activities in craft with art classes and special needs classes. The book serves to propose a working definition and rationale of the functions of craft in daily life, popular and youth culture, and larger social issues (including craft, D.I.Y., and activism/“craftivism”).

Creative Crafts for Teens
Creative Crafts for Teens

Author: Jennifer Perkins

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2024-10-08

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Discover your own authentic style with this book of empowering arts and crafts for teens! Get ready to express yourself through art with crafting projects created especially for teenagers. Inside, you'll explore 25 hands-on projects that are super-fun to make, but can also help boost your confidence, encourage self-care, and celebrate your favorite people—that's the power of art! Flex your creativity—Whether it's a Sandy Beach Vibes Vase, a Quirky and Colorful Corkboard, or Lavender Luxuries shower steamers, explore how making things yourself can get you excited and inspired. Art for everyone—These projects include simple instructions and helpful photos, and use basic materials that are easy to find—no fancy tools or artistic experience required! Make it your own—Each craft includes a "Crafty Confidence" tip to get you started if you're feeling stuck, and an "Advanced Crafting" tip to add a little something extra if you're feeling daring. Craft your way to greater confidence with Creative Crafts for Teens.

Organizing Creativity
Organizing Creativity

Author: Stephan M. Schaefer

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023-10-05

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0192609734

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Creativity is a defining feature of contemporary work life. Who has not taken part in brainstorming sessions, read glossy pamphlets about innovation and creativity as important cornerstones of a new business strategy, or been made aware of the importance of creative skills for one ́s career? But what does it mean to be creative in and as an organization? Organizing Creativity provides an answer to this question. The book builds on the premise that creativity is essentially about ideas. Every organization is dependent on valuable ideas for solving everyday problems as well as inventing new processes, products or services. The main argument of the book is that an analysis of organizational creativity should always account for the interdependency of context, process and practice. Based on cultural and processual perspectives, it highlights the implications of context, process and practice for different aspects of the creative process: generating, evaluating and facilitating ideas. Furthermore, it reflects on how dominant notions of creativity in the economy and society prevent transformative changes and suggests a radical transformative approach to organizing creativity as an alternative. To support and illustrate its argument, Organizing Creativity draws on abundant empirical examples, case illustrations and seminal research from Sociology, Social Psychology and Organization Studies. It provides us with a multi-dimensional perspective and will both further our understanding of and spark critical reflection on the complex interplay of the organizational, social and cultural contexts, processes and practices of organizing creativity.

Jewelry: Sell Your Jewelry Craft Design & Creativity Using Zero Cost Marketing Entrepreneur & Business Skills + Crafting Is Like You (Poem A Day Craft Poetry)
Jewelry: Sell Your Jewelry Craft Design & Creativity Using Zero Cost Marketing Entrepreneur & Business Skills + Crafting Is Like You (Poem A Day Craft Poetry)

Author: Mary Kay Hunziger

Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1634281462

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This is a 2 In 1 box set compilation of 2 books. This compilation includes Mary Kay Hunziger's 2 titles: Book 1: Jewelry: Sell Your Jewelry Craft Design & Creativity Using Zero Cost Marketing Entrepreneur & Business Skills Book 2: Crafting Is Like you! Do you love more jewelry making stories? If you are passionate about jewelry making, you might already have the first part of this compilation of profitable jewelry stories: From Passion To Profit: Compilation Of Profitable Jewelry Stories - Volume 8 This is the second part of From Passion To Profit: Compilation Of Profitable Jewelry Stories - Volume 8 and it is going to compliment your collection. This is From Passion To Profit: Compilation Of More Profitable Jewelry Stories - Volume 9 and it contains even more passionate jewelry stories. These additional from passion into profit jewelry stories are telling you about the passionate craft of jewelry making and how Susana, a very passionate jewelry maker, was able to turn her fun jewelry weekend project into a highly profitable jewelry making business. Susana's stories tell you all about the most important success ingredients that a new jewelry maker must absolutely know about before going into business. This compilation of Susana's stories is chock full of the best jewelry making tips, ideas, techniques, know-how, strategies, tactics, and resources that have helped her turn her business from a non profitable weekend project into a six figure business. The stories share these secretly guarded jewelry making ingredients that she uses on a daily basis. In this 9th compilation, Mary Kay Hunziger, shares this exciting story of her jewelry friend, Susana, who literally started from scratch and runs a very profitable six figure jewelry business today. Susana's jewelry story started with a measily $11.77 on eBay in 2007 and today her business leads a dynamic team and has a thriving online business that authors and authorities like Jim Cockrum, Seth Godin...

Crafting Minds
Crafting Minds

Author: Barrett Williams

Publisher: Barrett Williams

Published: 2024-05-02

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13:

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"Crafting Minds" - Embark on a Journey Where Creativity Fuels Learning Unlock the joyous combination of education and imagination with "Crafting Minds," a transformative ebook that invites parents and educators into the enchanting world of craft-based learning. Let your fingertips tap into a treasure trove of activities that aren't just fun—they're stepping stones to a broader educational horizon. Chapter by chapter, you will discover how to lay the perfect foundation for a home or classroom environment that energizes young minds through hands-on activities. Start with the essentials of creating a craft-centric learning space and confidently navigate through sourcing the best materials to kick-start this wonderfully artistic academic adventure. Dive into the early stages of childhood development by integrating crafts into sensory play and fine-tuning motor skills. Watch as these crafts become the catalyst for literacy as your young ones go from mastering alphabet crafts to spinning tales with homemade puppets and crafting their very own books. Math and science leap off the pages and into reality with DIY manipulatives and captivating models that simplify complex concepts. Tie historical timelines and cultural geography into tangible learning experiences through dolls and maps crafted by your very own classroom cartographers and historians. Step boldly into digital literacy with tech-savvy crafting projects that merge the traditional with the cutting edge. As the seasons change, so can your thematic teaching approach, with crafts that celebrate the rhythm of the year through holiday and seasonal projects. Empower blossoming musicians with homemade instruments and lead them through the exploration of sounds with acoustic crafts. Ensure the holistic development of young learners by nurturing their emotional intelligence and physical education through thoughtful and active craft projects. Understand sustainability and mindfulness while upcycling and venturing outdoors, and traverse through languages, space, entomology, human physiology, and even the basics of economics—all by the magic of crafting. "Crafting Minds" is your inspiring resource to an enriching educational experience, blending the pure joy of making with the profound process of learning. It offers a myriad of projects that promise to cultivate critical thinking, connect students with nature and the world, and instill an appreciation for the richness of knowledge. Ideal for homeschool settings, classroom enrichment, or simply weekend family fun, this comprehensive ebook is poised to change the way you view education—where every lesson is an engaging, hands-on masterpiece waiting to be created. Experience the revolution of learning through crafting. Let "Crafting Minds" be the guide that leads you and your little learners to a boundless world of knowledge and creativity. Open the cover, and let the adventure begin!