Crafts & Hobbies:

Home, Paper, Scissors
Decorative Paper Accessories for the Home
Written by Patricia Zapata

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $19.95

Papercrafts have as strong and loyal a following as ever, and with Home, Paper, Scissors, paper devotees can now create a beautiful collection of projects to accent their homes and to give as gifts.

They’re quick and simple to create—most take just an hour or two to make and involve only simple... Read more >

Paperie for Inspired Living
Stationery and Decorations for Weddings, Parties, and Other Special Occasions
Written by Karen Bartolomei

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2009
Price: $24.95

With this book from paper guru Karen Bartolomei, even the most budget-conscious host can now create beautiful, customized, coordinated suites of paper products for any occasion—a casual wine-tasting party, elegant dinner party, or backyard barbeque, among others.

To get started all you need is a computer, paper, and embellishments you can... Read more >

Paper Yachts
Streamlined Designs and Water-Resistant Templates to Make and Sail
Written by Nic Compton and Nick Robinson

Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $22.50

Enjoy big boat racing on a small scale! Paper Yachts shows you how to create miniature imitations of four classes of the most competitive yachts on the planet—from the larger International America’s Cup craft to the small and nimble Extreme 40s.

Captain your own vessel with sixteen water resistant templates that... Read more >

Create Your Own Paper Quilt Cards
Everything you need to make 16 unique designs without scissors or glue
Written by Sandra Lounsbury Foose

Format: Non-traditional book, 24 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $22.95

Take the “work” out of patchwork!

The card-making projects in this kit may look intricate, but they are a cinch to make! All of the cutting, measuring, and gluing has been eliminated. Simply fill in the card templates with mix-and-match sticker “quilt pieces” to make 16 distinctly beautiful designs!

Inside you’ll find:
A how-to... Read more >

Origami Card Craft
30 Clever Cards and Envelopes to Fold
Written by Karen Elaine Thomas

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: March 17, 2009
Price: $21.95

In the time it takes to pick out a card at the store, you can fold a beautiful, handmade card specifically designed for your special someone.

With Origami Card Craft, you can impress your friends with origami-inspired cards, boxes, and envelopes that pop up, fan out, and even hold hidden messages... Read more >

The Paper Architect
Fold-It-Yourself Buildings and Structures
Written by Marivi Garrido and Ingrid Siliakus

Format: Hardcover
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $24.95

The Taj Mahal may have taken 22 years to build, but you can do it in less than a day! Using crisp folds and a craft knife, you can easily recreate the world’s greatest architectural structures from ordinary sheets of paper. Whether you’re building the White House after dinner or crafting... Read more >

Magic Books & Paper Toys
Flip Books, E-Z Pop-Ups & Other Paper Playthings to Amaze & Delight
Written by Esther K. Smith

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $21.95

Everyone loves a good book, but what’s better than one you’ve made by hand? And not just any straightforward book, but simple pop-up books, flip books, magic pamphlets, pop-up maps, and accordions! Esther K. Smith, author of How to Make Books, unlocks the secrets of making tricky book forms even if... Read more >

Collage Journeys
A Practical Guide to Creating Personal Artwork
Written by Jane Davies

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $19.95

The only book to focus on creating meaningful, expressive collage



• Exciting step-by-step techniques and ideas for self-expression through collage


• Collage is extremely popular with crafters and scrapbookers


• Innovative viewpoint and inspiring examples



Collage can be more, much more, than just cutting and pasting. It can be a wonderful art form and... Read more >

Girligami
A Fresh, Fun, Fashionable Spin On Origami
Written by Cindy Ng

Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $16.95

The ancient art of origami—updated for today’s teens!



• A new take on a traditional craft


• 20 fantastic designs


• Includes preprinted origami papers to tear out and fold


• Little shoes, little purses, little animals, little hearts . . . where to begin?



Origami is fun. But there’s a limit on how many... Read more >

The Paper Home
Side Tables, Clocks, Bowls, and Other Home Projects Made from Paper
Written by Labeena Ishaque

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $21.95

Paper is practical, readily available, versatile, and inexpensive. And as The Paper Home brilliantly demonstrates, it is also an easy-to-work-with material that can be fashioned in many ways to create beautiful objects for any living space. From card stock to cardboard, and using techniques from papier-mâché to origami, this avant-garde book... Read more >

Collage, Assemblage, and Altered Art
Creating Unique Images and Objects
Written by Diane V. Maurer-Mathison

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $19.95

A complete compendium—the first book to combine all three forms of collage



Collage is more than a pile of snapshots and a glue stick. So much more. Let Collage, Assemblage, and Altered Art lead the way to a whole new way of creating collage! Artist and author Diane Maurer-Mathison begins the book... Read more >

New Decoupage
Transforming Your Home with Paper, Glue, and Scissors
Written by Durwin Rice

Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: February 5, 2008
Price: $19.95

Get ready to take decoupage way beyond its Victorian image. Contemporary decoupage works are made with family photos, magazine clippings, handmade papers, or any other image that strikes the artist’s fancy. Decoupage is a great way to get your cherished memories out of the scrapbook and on display, using them to... Read more >

How to Make Books
Fold, Cut & Stitch Your Way to a One-of-a-Kind Book
Written by Esther K. Smith

Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2007
Price: $25.00

From zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, How to Make Books will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you’re a writer, a scrapbooker, a political activist, or a postcard collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as... Read more >

Paper Quilts
Turn Traditional Quilt Motifs Into Contemporary Cards and Crafts
Written by Sandra Lounsbury Foose

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $21.95

Fascinating us with their playful complexity and geometric precision, patchwork quilts have an appeal that has endured for centuries. Offering a new look at this age-old craft, Paper Quilts brings the beauty of traditional American patchwork to papercutters, with patterns and beloved quilt block designs adapted for paper cards, gift tags... Read more >

Paper in Three Dimensions
Origami, Pop-Ups, Sculpture, Baskets, Boxes, and More
Written by Diane V. Maurer-Mathison

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2006
Price: $19.95

• Full range of paper-crafting techniques

• Author is an expert on paper art, with work in major museums

• Exciting, upscale projects



From richly textured handmade paper to elegant pop-ups, Paper in Three Dimensions brings paper crafting to new levels. Author Diane Maurer-Mathison, a Watson-Guptill favorite, uses the 3-D concept as a springboard... Read more >

Digital Family Album Basics
Basic Tools for Making Digital Memories
Written by Tom Janine Warner and Mindy Mccain

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2006
Price: $24.95

With the boom in digital cameras, video cameras, and computers, Americans are making memories by the truckload. And they're organizing those memories in increasing numbers—scrapbooking has become a $1.4 billion-per-year market. Where digital cameras and scrapbooking meet, there's only one book: Digital Family Album Basics. This easy-to-use, easy-to-understand handbook shows how... Read more >

Oz Die-Cut Note Cards

Written by Linda Sunshine

Format: Non-traditional book, 16 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $15.00

The Land of Oz is given a whole new dimension with these original die-cut note cards inspired by the stories of L. Frank Baum.

16 die-cut note cards, 4 of each design, with 17 envelopes. 5 x 6-5/8 inches Read more >

Gliding Flight

Written by John M. Collins

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2005
Price: $16.95

THE GLIDING FLIGHT is a return to paper airplane basics: one person, one piece of paper, and a few folds later, one airplane. Using a refreshingly inventive approach to designs and flying characteristics, you can make 20 original paper planes, such as the Stealth, the Wind Devil, the Glart, and the... Read more >

Fun with Family Photos
Crafts, Keepsakes, Gifts
Written by Jennifer Barry and Leslie Barry
Photographed by Caroline Kopp

Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $15.95

For everyone whose precious family photographs have been gathering dust in a ho-hum photo album, here’s an inspired guide to creating gifts and keepsakes for family and friends. In FUN WITH FAMILY PHOTOS, sisters-in-law Jennifer and Leslie Barry present creative and sophisticated ideas for Paperworks (cards, announcements, invitations, albums), Frameworks (jewelry... Read more >

Fantastic Flight

Written by John M. Collins

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2004
Price: $16.95

Let's Do Launch!These aren't your ordinary paper airplanes. These airplanes loop, circle back, flap their wings and spin, tumble, soar, and, of course, glide. In his best-selling book, THE GLIDING FLIGHT, award-winning paper airplane designer John Michael Collins introduced us to the craft of paper airplane folding. In FANTASTIC FLIGHT, the... Read more >

Paper for All Seasons
Projects and Presents to Make Through the Year
Written by Sandra Lounsbury Foose
Photographed by Holly Mcdade

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2003
Price: $19.95

Paper for All Seasons features a fabulous collection of more than 60 easy-to-make paper designs, 2-D and 3-D gifts, seasonal decorations, and stationery for every occasion and every holiday throughout the year! Using affordable material (paper), simple tools (craft knife, straight edge, and scissors), and basic skills (cut, fold, and paste)... Read more >

Kokigami
Performance Enhancing Adornments for the Adventurous Man
Written by Burton Silver and Heather Busch

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2000
Price: $16.95

Almost everyone is familiar with origami, the art of paper folding, but kokigami is a cock (er, bird) of an entirely different feather. The first definitive instructional guide to this ancient Japanese art, KOKIGAMI brings to life—quite literally—this most mysterious practice from the Orient. Written specifically for Westerners, KOKIGAMI contains 14... Read more >