Kaleidoscope: Ideas & Projects to Spark Your Creativity
10 best books like Kaleidoscope: Ideas & Projects to Spark Your Creativity (Suzanne Simanaitis): 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse: Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew, Art Journals and Creative Healing: Restoring the Spirit Through Self-Expression, Alphabetica: An A-Z Creativity Guide for Collage and Book Artists, Journal Revolution: Rise Up & Create! Art Journals, Personal Manifestos and Other Artistic Insurrections, Visual Chronicles: The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals, Creative Manifestos & Altered Books, Where Women Create: Inspiring Work Spaces of Extraordinary Women, Taking Flight: Inspiration and Techniques to Give Your Creative Spirit Wings, Living the Creative Life: Ideas and Inspirations from Working Artists, Collage Discovery Workshop: Make Your Own Collage Creations Using Vintage Photos, Found Objects and Ephemera, The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery: Mixed-Media Techniques for Collage, Altered Books, Artist Journals, and More
1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse: Remake, Restyle, Recycle, Renew
Author | Garth Johnson |
ISBN | 1592535402 |
Artists and crafters have always been recyclers, but for many, it has not only become a thrifty choice, it has become a moral imperative. 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse contains a cutting edge collection of the most inventive work being made with re-used, upcycled, and already existing materials. The...
Author | Sharon Soneff |
ISBN | 1592533647 |
A beautiful, artistic offering that offers projects on challenging, but universal subjects.In follow up to Faith Books & Spiritual Journaling, author Sharon Soneff will continue to show that there is a richer, deeper reward to artistic, creative journals beyond the beauty they supply. In this...
Author | Lynne Perrella |
ISBN | 1592531768 |
Mixed media techniques have come to forefront again, with artists in every field combining materials and effects to create journals, altered art, collage pieces, memory art and more. With all the creative experiementation developing at such a fast pace, it is pertinent to know how various techniques...
Author | Linda Woods |
ISBN | 1581809956 |
Rise up and CREATE! No borders, no boundaries: truth, journaled wherever you find it. Grab your mess kit - we're starting a Journal Revolution.
Overthrow your inner critic's tyranny of fear and rules, and discover fresh techniques and inspiration to rant, whisper, beg, stomp or sing your...
Author | Karen Dinino |
ISBN | 1581807708 |
I only say that because I am the definition of that headline -- but VISUAL CHRONICLES made me want to sit down with glue, scissors, and some old magazines...and make something fun. I'm not an artist, but Linda and Karen made me feel like one. This book is inspiring, funny, creative, and wonderful -- and...
Author | Jo Packham |
ISBN | 1402712294 |
More than twenty superstars from the world of crafting--including Anna Corba, April Cornell, Sandi Genovese, and Andrea Grossman--offer their expert advice on how to design a work space where creativity can blossom. Like the bestselling Business of Bliss, it's practical, inspirational, and beautiful...
Stretch Your Wings, Learn to Soar, Take Flight
In "Taking Flight," you'll find overflowing inspiration—complete with a kindred spirit in author and mixed-media artist Kelly Rae Roberts. Join her on a fearless journey into the heart of creativity as you test your wings and learn to find...
Author | Ricë Freeman-Zachery |
ISBN | 1581809948 |
How DO they do it?
If you could ask your favorite artist or crafter only one question, chances are you'd ask about creativity: Where do your ideas come from? How did you get started? What are your tricks for overcoming blocks?
In Living the Creative Life, author Rice Freeman-Zachery...
Author | Claudine Hellmuth |
ISBN | 1581803435 |
Unlock the Artist Within
Collage is the perfect medium to help you unleash your creative potential. You can gather materials from just about anywhere, glue them down on a surface and magically create a work of art. There are no mistakes, only discoveries. What could be more exciting?
In...
Author | Karen Michel |
ISBN | 1592531776 |
A wide range of techniques borrowed from both traditional and digital art has recently begun to blend into one art form, known as altered art. The Complete Guide to Altered Imagery is the only book currently on the market that provides fascinating tips and creative ideas solely focused on this new form...
Author | Violette |
ISBN | 1600611893 |
Follow Your Bliss
Whether you're looking to express yourself creatively for the first time or have found yourself in a creative rut, you'll soon be following your inspired voice with the help of Journal Bliss.
With the guidance of author, Violette, you'll learn to express your thoughts...
Author | Pam Carriker |
ISBN | 1596682612 |
Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner? Offering terrific mixed-media art projects, as well as tips for getting organized and inspired, Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose creative goals sometimes...
Author | Diana Trout |
ISBN | 1600613195 |
Go ahead--make a mess!There are no lines to stay inside of here. You're free to quiet your inner critic and spill color (as well as your thoughts) all over the page. Author Diana Trout offers a double-dose of encouragement for you to try out new techniques, to ask yourself new questions and to see how safe...
Author | Bernie Berlin |
ISBN | 1581808488 |
Create and swap mini works of art!
The simple act of sharing 21/2 x 31/2 pieces of art, known as Artist Trading Cards, knows no boundaries and brings like-souls together like no other form of communication can. Unique statements, passionate emotions and favorite interests can all be expressed...
Author | Sally Jean Alexander |
ISBN | 1581808429 |
Whimsical and Elegant Projects from Well-Known Collage Artist Sally Jean Alexander
With Pretty Little Things, readers will find collage projects that exhibit a playful air and a sense of magic. The 27 projects and 30 variations feature vintage ephemera soldered within glass, for finished...
Author | Jennie Hinchcliff |
ISBN | 1592535372 |
“What is a good mail day?” A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history...
Author | Eric M. Scott |
ISBN | 1600614566 |
YOUR MISSION:
Discover the tactical secret of self expression–the art journalHarness the artistic explosion ticking in your head, just looking for a creative way to detonate. Prepare to be bombarded with ideas, techniques and suggestions as you allow your creativity to take hold. "The Journal...
Secrets of Rusty Things: Transforming Found Objects Into Art
If you've ever wanted to learn the secrets which turn a tap handle into a mysterious woman from the sea, which transform plastic aquarium plants into subterranean roots stretching far beneath the known world and those which can make an icy cave from a bourbon box, then prepare yourself for inspiration...
True Vision: Authentic Art Journaling
Author | L.K. Ludwig |
ISBN | 1592534260 |
Featuring the artwork of over 25 leading artists with name recognitionAs art journaling grows in popularity (even attracting a new breed of scrapbookers who call themselves "life artists"), there is a movement afoot toward creating more authentic, personal, what some people call "raw" journals....
Altered Art: Techniques for Creating Altered Books, Boxes, Cards More
Author | Terry Taylor |
ISBN | 1579905501 |
Altered art is simply the result of taking a found object and changing it in some intriguing or surprising way to make an artistic statement of your own (book jacket).
Some of the items in the book are really bizarre, but it strengths come from the variety of techniques shown to making your own...
Author | Traci Bautista |
ISBN | 1581808453 |
I was disappointed in this book. It was confusing to follow. It didn't have clear steps for techniques. One page even said to see something below -- and it wasn't there. It did end up being many many pages further into the book. I love the look of the fonts, wild and distressed looked. I mean that is the art...
Altered Curiosities: Assemblage Techniques & Projects
Author | Jane Ann Wynn |
ISBN | 1581809727 |
Discover a curious world of assemblage with projects that have a story to tell!
Step inside "Altered Curiosities," where a wisdom tooth gets its own shrine, a honeybee lights up the room and a taxidermy eye becomes the eye in the back of your head. As author Jane Wynn shares her unique approach...
The Decorated Page: Journals, Scrapbooks Albums Made Simply Beautiful
Author | Gwen Diehn |
ISBN | 1579905129 |
I have been keeping a journal since I was a teenager. In addition to writing in my journal, I enjoy reading books about journaling techniques as well as published diaries and journals. I was delighted to find The Decorated Page: Journals, Scrapbooks & Albums Made Simply Beautiful by Gwen Diehn on...