Crafts & Hobbies:

Professional Painted Finishes
A Guide to the Art and Business of Decorative Painting
Written by Ina Brosseau Marx, Allen Marx and Robert Marx

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $29.95

The world’s leading experts reveal how to paint great finishes—and make money doing it!



• classic, now in paperback for the first time


• Basics plus step-by-steps for more than 55 techniques—glazing, marbling, graining, more


• Full information on running a furniture-restoration business



Booklist called the Marxes’ latest collaboration, Furniture Restoration, “a book to be... Read more >

Screen Your Stuff
A Fun, Funky Introduction to Silk-Screening your Tees, Totes, Towels & More
Written by Marion Levy, Veronique Georgelin and Pauline Ricard-Andre

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $12.95

Screen printing made easy—with 15 fun, funky projects!



• Up-to-the-minute, irreverent approach to screen printing for everyone


• Simple techniques, low cost (just 12.95 dollars)!


• Design templates right in the book, just photocopy and go



Screen printing. What is it, anyway? Every craft fair features silk-screened T-shirts, totes, jackets, linens, emblazoned with cool artwork... Read more >

The Art of Encaustic Painting
Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of Pigmented Wax
Written by Joanne Mattera

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2001
Price: $29.95

Encaustic is a waxed-based painting medium characterized by luminous color and a lush surface. It's an ancient art, dating as far back as Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, and today is enjoying a revival.

Here is the first comprehensive guide available on mastering this beautiful yet demanding medium. In The... Read more >