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Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
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"In this guided collection, young crafters and artists will find step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs that will aid them in creating decorations and playful projects using elements of the natural world. Author and artist Hélo-Ita opens with encouraging words that will inspire crafters to pay closer attention to the environment and all it has to offer when outdoors, whether they're on a serene hiking path in a forest, dipping into...
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Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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Create the ultimate fairy houses, made with natural materials - just the way real fairies build their homes! Have you ever seen a real fairy house? Not the ceramic ones you purchase, but a real fairy house made from natural elements? Well, now you can build your own miniature magical abode - the perfect addition to your garden. Revealed in Fairy Houses for the first time are the step-by-step instructions for constructing exquisite fairy houses, explained...
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Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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"Each of the activities can be achieved in four simple steps using natural materials combined with recycled or found materials from around the home. With a total of twenty-two art activities, each requiring no more than a five-minute setup and cleanup, the crafts are easy to complete and fun for everyone involved. The book also encourages children to see the creative potential in the natural and everyday treasures all around us--from twigs, seed pods,...
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Pub. Date
2013
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The popularity of fairies and fairy houses has soared, as has the growing movement to get children interested in outdoor activities such as gardening. This new how-to book for parents and kids combines the best of both worlds. It includes basic information for beginning gardeners, such as soil preparation, planting, and watering, then branches into appropriate categories for every fairy gardener:
• making miniature gardens and terrariums that are...
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Publisher
Search Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Learn to make beautiful, stylish Christmas decorations using eco-friendly materials that won't cost a fortune or harm the planet! If you love Christmas, you'll love this book! It's filled with lots of ideas to create your own stylishly beautiful, eco-friendly Christmas. All you need to do is save up some recyclable or foraged items such as cardboard, newspaper, wine bottle corks, twigs and pine cones. You can choose your own color scheme to match...
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Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Whether it's for food, healing, or beauty care, the benefits of plants are plentiful. Anderson shares information on transforming your plants into hand-crafted items you can use to nurture yourself, or share with family and friends. From homemade skin care products and fabric dyes to herbal teas, cookies, and more, she helps you find healing and health right outside your own backdoor. -- Adapted from back cover.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Find out how the very earth beneath your feet can be used to make paints and pastels, and how flowers can be repurposed to create inks. Children can learn how to pour paint onto a canvas, how to put pencil to paper and draw, how bits of old paper can make a beautiful collage, and how different mediums can come together to create incredible prints through nature.
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Down East Books, an imprint of Globe Pequot Trade Division of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Fairy Houses All Year celebrates the year-round pleasures of fairy house building. Through the use of seasonal varieties, kids and families can engage in this natural and creative endeavor through all seasons. The book will highlight activities and materials found in each season. For example, fall fairy houses feature vibrant colored leaves, pumpkins, and late blooming flowers. Winter fairy houses are built using snow, ice, old birds' nests, or the...
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Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"Looking for quick and easy nature projects for your makerspace? Look no further! From frozen suncatchers and mini mushroom patches to seed art and porcupine pinecones, these amazing 10-minute outdoor-inspired projects will have kids making in no time!"-- Provided by publisher.
"Ready to be inspired by the outdoors? You're in luck! From frozen suncatchers and micro mushroom patches to seed art and porcupine pinecones, these amazing 10-minute nature...
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Down East
Pub. Date
2010
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The cultural phenomenon of "fairy houses" crafted solely from available natural materials apparently originated spontaneously on a few Maine islands, and in recent years, these charming, wee shelters made from leaves, moss, twigs, stones, bark, shells, feathers, and other found items have caught the imaginations of parents and children everywhere. Fairy Houses of the Maine Coast showcases outstanding examples of the miniature homes and delves into...
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White Lion Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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"A celebration of season, Flower Philosophy presents a selection of beautiful arrangements designed to free readers from the pressures of perfection and instead encourage creative freedom, intuition and original results. Flowers are not perfect, and flower arranging shouldn't be either. Anna Potter, author of best-selling Flower Fix, teaches us how to listen and learn from nature to create something truly original with 25 combinations of stems and...
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Publisher
DownEast Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Fairy inspired crafts abound in this delightful activity guide, all focusing on aspects of the fairy house world and with an emphasis on making crafts inspired by nature. Simple steps and easy-to-follow directions will have kids and parents creating a wide new range of crafts, including, recycled fairy houses, fairy house furniture, fairy clothing, nature-themed gifts, and fairy decorations for your room.
18) The organic artist for kids: a DIY guide to making your own eco-friendly art supplies from nature
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Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Immersed in the natural world, Wild Art Workshop for Kids inspires creativity by connecting kids and their adults to their wilderness roots. In addition to offering a wide variety of fun, collaborative projects using nature as a source for art supplies and inspiration, this book also introduces the concepts of awareness and perception that are fundamental to the creative process. Children will be encouraged to learn new skills, build resilience,...
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"Make your own unique, whimsical jewelry and gifts inspired by nature's beauty! Everyone could add a bit of brightness to their daily life. This book will teach you how to make a wide range of floral crafts, and help you truly connect to nature and the magical woodlands. It will introduce different methods of drying and pressing flowers including traditional flower press and the more modern technique of microwaving! The crafts are organized seasonally,...
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Batsford
Pub. Date
2015
Description
"A fun-packed outdoor adventure book for 3- to 7-year olds. With just a few essentials--like string--in your backpack and a little help from nature--such as leaves, acorns and sticks--you can make, do and play any of the activities in this book."-- Page [4] of cover.