Crafts & Hobbies
Always wanted to paint with acrylics? This easy-to-follow, full color guide gives you expert instruction and simple exercises in acrylic painting techniques and styles. The step-by-step projects let you practice your skill and stir your imagination — and give you the foundation to create similar projects with your own subjects and surfaces! ... Read More
Kyle Husfloen, Managing Editor, Antique Trader Weekly and Antique Trader’s Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide
Do you love to poke around estate sales and antique shops, but can’t tell the difference between Queen Anne and Queen Victoria furniture? Do you dream of owning that old Oriental rug or Meissen figurine — but worry that ... Read More
Now updated — your guide to becoming a successful backyard beekeeper
Interested in raising honey bees? This friendly, practical guide presents a step-by-step approach to starting your own beehive, along with expert tips for maintaining a healthy colony. You get the latest on honey bee medication and treatments, harvesting and marketing your honey, and the impact the sudden disappearance of the honey bee has on our environment and economy. ... Read More
Calligraphy For Dummies lets anyone discover the art and fun of lettering. With this hands-on guide, you’ll be able to develop your craft and test it out in no time. Starting with the italic alphabet, you’ll discover ... Read More
Learn needlecrafts the fun and easy way™. This counted cross stitch kit contains 14-count white Aida, cotton thread, needle, 6-inch hoop, and easy instructions.
An updated classic covering the latest techniques and trends in crocheting
Are you hooked on the art of crochet? Looking for a fun new hobby that you can take with you virtually anywhere? Crocheting For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you easy-to-understand instructions on how to choose the right tools, create basic stitches, and finish off your work to make beautiful pieces of art. From learning to create consistency with gauge swatch to decoding crochet ... Read More
Tackle photo techniques at any level
Ready to preserve your memories digitally? This interactive reference explains the basics of this fast, versatile new hobby, giving you the lowdown on the equipment and programs you need to create beautiful pages. You also get expert tips on digital photography, graphic design, scanning, journaling, filters, and fonts.
Discover how to ... Read More
Express yourself with these For Dummies oil, acrylic, watercolor, and drawing kits from Loew-Cornell. The kits come with special English-French For Dummies guide-books that illustrate painting techniques and culminate in step-by-step projects that can be completed by painting along.
Your real-world guide to creating and marketing original cartoons
Do you love comics? Want to become a cartoonist? This practical, hands-on guide is packed with step-by-step instructions and plenty of tips for creating your own cartoons. From inanimate objects to animals to aliens, you can see how to breathe life into your characters and make your cartoons stand out. Plus, you discover how to ... Read More
Learn needlecrafts the fun and easy way™. This embroidery kit contains printed fabric, cotten thread, needle, 6-inch hoop, and easy instructions.
Genealogical programs like Family Tree Maker are widely available and do not require any special training to use. That's right ... Read More
Your full-color guide to building a fun, functional wardrobe
Fashion For Dummies takes the guess out of dress, giving you the confidence and know-how you need to dress for every occasion. This full-color guide is packed with tips on creating a confusion-free wardrobe that works with your body type and personal style, as well as navigating the worlds of color, pattern, and texture. ... Read More
Unlike other genealogy books, this easy-to-use guide does more than show you how to access and use ... Read More
Haircutting For Dummies is for people who want to cut their family and friends' ... Read More
Home Decorating For Dummies, 2nd Edition is for all kinds of people in all kinds of decorating situations, including: ... Read More
Create unique jewelry to wear with everything from jeans to a ball gown!
Want to make your own jewelry? This easy-to-follow guide gives you lots of hands-on instruction in making simple, fabulous jewelry and working with beads. From wire wrapping and knotting to weaving and polishing, you'll get all the skills you need to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, key chains, wine charms and items ... Read More
Discover the joys and comforts of knitting and crocheting the fun and easy wayTM with the Knitting & Crocheting For Dummies kit! Using a few essential knitting and crocheting techniques, you can create brilliant, timeless designs and try variations that make each piece uniquely yours.
