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Merci Bucket eProject

It’s a thank you card, a gift holder, and a visual pun on the French phrase merci beaucoup. Really, what more could you expect from such an easy-to-make project? From the Lark Crafts book Thank You Notes (printed book ISBN: 978-1-60059-319-2), (eBook ISBN: 978-1-60059-815-9).

1 issue / $0.99 US
Felt Forest Creatures eProject

Start with detailed instructions for embroidering this adorable raccoon and owl, and you’ll be on your way to populating a woodland full of friendly creatures. This project guides you step by step through creating these little stuffed pillows, including five embroidery stitches shown in both illustrations and photos. From the Lark Crafts book Doodle Stitching (printed book ISBN: 978-1-60059-061-0), (eBook ISBN: 978-1-60059-748-0).

1 issue / $2.99 US
Lattice Bead Bracelet eProject

What makes this piece stand out is a truly stunning focal point. You use silver clay to make a large bead with a woven surface, then surround it with easily strung beads. You can employ the same technique to make an equally eye-catching necklace. From the Lark Crafts book Mixed Metal Jewelry Workshop (printed book ISBN: 978-1-60059-515-8), (eBook ISBN: 978-1-60059-810-4).

1 issue / $2.99 US
Conical Coin Purse eProject

With a simple twist, you can make a little utilitarian coin purse that really jumps off the page. It's a simple equation that's open to a thousand variations. Try it in felt or inner tube rubber! From the Lark Crafts book The Feisty Stitcher (printed book ISBN: 978-1-60059-465-6), (eBook ISBN: 978-1-60059-737-4).

1 issue / $1.99 US

Milk and Honey Soap eProject

Soothing and gently exfoliating, this creamy bar of buttermilk, oatmeal, and honey also has the comforting scent of vanilla. This project includes step-by-step instructions and all the information on tools and techniques you'll need to get started. From the Lark Crafts book Soapmaking the Natural Way (printed book ISBN: 978-1-60059-601-8), (eBook ISBN: 978-1-4547-0031-9).

1 issue / $2.99 US
Shrinkable Adornment Earrings & Necklace eProject

Gather a few craft-minded friends, some jump rings and chains, sheets of amazing shrinkable plastic (and this project!), and you've got the ingredients for a fun jewelry-making party. You'll get complete instructions along with templates to get you started. From the Lark Crafts book Craft-In (printed book ISBN: 978-1-60059-700-8).

1 issue / $2.99 US
T-Cut Book eProject

This handmade book project makes a perfect setting for a short story or poem, especially if you add a surprising reveal at its center. You’ll get illustrated directions for folding and cutting the book, along with information on selecting and working with paper in this exciting artistic field. From the Lark Crafts book Making Handmade Books (printed book ISBN: 978-1-60059-587-5).

1 issue / $1.99 US
Cornflower Quilt Block eProject

Summer’s here whenever you make this flower-inspired blue, green, and white block. You’ll get step-by-step instructions and diagrams for making this splendid addition to any quilt, along with illustrated directions for adding decorative embroidery stitches. From the Lark Crafts book 45 Quilt Blocks: Flowers (printed book ISBN: 978-1-60059-583-7), (eBook ISBN: 978-1-4547-0274-0).

1 issue / $0.99 US

Creating Glass Beads

This technique-driven book propels beginning beaders many strides forward, introducing new skills and materials, encouraging aesthetic exploration, and giving specific instructions for creating 10 gorgeous flameworked glass beads. It's aimed at the ambitious novice who seeks to go past the basics and explore techniques that will serve as building blocks to developing an individual style.

1 issue / $15.99 US
Aware Knits

Sustainable yarns, alternative materials, and organic fibers are all the rage. AwareKnits jumps on this trend with a new, socially conscious approach to knitting and crochet. Vickie Howell and activist-knitter Adrienne Armstrong present a groundbreaking volume that’s part pattern book and part crafty call to action. They offer 31 stylish projects that use a variety of organic and “green” yarns.

1 issue / $11.99 US
Blogging for Bliss

Blogging is hot in the highly creative crafting world—and here is the only how-to book aimed directly at everyone from knitters to altered artists. Thanks to hundreds of gorgeous screen grabs from the very best blogs, a thorough introduction to the tools of the trade, and instructions that virtually take you by the hand, even beginners will swiftly go from blank screen to colorful, enticing pages.

1 issue / $9.99 US
Color Your Cloth

Award-winning artist Malka Dubrawksy presents a bold, modern take on dyeing, geared especially to quilters and fiber artists. She’s whipped up a variety of easy patterning techniques for creating unique fabrics, as well as more than a dozen simple projects. How-to photos accompany the text, which focuses on sources of inspiration, tools and materials, and the surface design techniques themselves.

1 issue / $11.99 US

Crochet Bouquet

Done in upscale yarns like chenille and silk, this garden will get intermediate-level crocheters grasping their hooks. A basics section explains how to create them all: Specialty techniques include felting, stacking the flowers, and stiffening petals. “Grow” dahlias, firewheels, primroses, sunflowers, and violets, and a series of projects incorporate the blossoms, including hats, backpacks, and pillows.

1 issue / $9.99 US
Fa La La La Felt

Crafters everywhere are embracing manufactured felt fabric as an attractive, affordable, versatile, and readily available material. This beautiful book showcases felt’s appeal with more than 45 Christmas projects, from festive ornaments and stockings to home decorations. Fa la la la Felt provides a much-needed update to classic holiday crafting with purchased felt, providing fresh new projects that will appeal to both young indie crafters and mainstream crafters alike.

1 issue / $9.99 US
Bags That Rock

Tag along with Kelley Deal as she gives you a privileged backstage pass to her cool rock-n-roll world and her knitted bag obsession. Knitters of all skill levels will get to explore Kelley’s stylish choices of fibers and gear and get the lowdown on bag-specific features. Get all the basics on felting, embroidery embellishments, and 20 fabulous projects, each with its own “remix” variation.

1 issue / $11.99 US
Marcia DeCoster's Beaded Opulence

The newest addition to the Beadweaving Master Class series presents 24 jewelry designs from renowned teacher Marcia DeCoster. They all feature the popular right angle weave stitch, and eager beaders will learn how to use it to create fabulous effects. These pieces, from the Etruscan Treasure necklace to the Fanfare bracelet, are fine art. Also Available: Diane Fitzgerald’s Shaped Beadwork.

1 issue / $24.95 US

Donna Kooler's 555 Cross-Stitch Sampler Motifs

The grande dame of needlework presents one of the oldest, most popular forms of embroidery! Donna Kooler has now come up with nine colorful sampler patterns and 555 motifs that celebrate home, nature, holidays, and more. Each one—from playful “Pet Friends” to the lush flower-filled “Beautiful Blooms”—is showcased in a breathtaking two-page spread with a themed beauty shot of the framed piece.

1 issue / $15.99 US
Luxe Knits

Award-winning knitwear designer Laura Zukaite has created a knockout collection of 26 stylish projects for the advanced knitter: chic, fashion-forward garments and accessories that showcase imaginative stitch patterns and luxurious yarns. Zukaite provides a glimpse of her creative process, from initial inspiration and interpretation to technique development and the actual construction of the item, allowing readers to understand how her smart solutions enhance every design. Also Available: Sensual Knits.

1 issue / $15.99 US
Beading with Gemstones

Beading doesn’t get more elegant than this, with such gleaming gems as amethyst, quartz, and lapis lazuli. Valérie MacCarthy—whose work graces the pages of high fashion magazines around the world—has created a magnificent collection of sophisticated, unique jewelry. The 30 projects include bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings, and they tend to the playful and colorful. In addition, an entire section is dedicated to the different stones and their properties, including their spiritual and healing aspects. But what will really entice intermediate jewelers, beaders, and other general crafters are the pieces themselves: a balloon ring, festooned with seed pearls; chandelier earrings with sparkling, dangling stones; and a fireworks necklace of citrine, peridot, and apatite.

1 issue / $15.99 US
Beading with World Beads

The newest entry in Lark’s popular Beading with… series goes international and multicultural, with more than 30 dazzling jewelry projects that showcase popular "tribal” and “ethnic" beads. This lavishly illustrated volume offers an introduction to scores of different beads, illustrates all the basic techniques, and presents both beginner and intermediate projects.

1 issue / $15.99 US