A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true, from the author of The Return. All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She’s stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is dreamy too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation. Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That’s how Sophie lives. Annie can’t help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the townsfolk seem…a little afraid of her. And like, okay. There are some things. Sophie’s appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power…but she couldn’t be…could she?

If you could look at people and see the evil within them, would you live your life differently? Would you become more careless or more discerning? Her father is deteriorating after a stroke, but her husband is home alone, unemployed and disabled, so it might seem callous timing for Carly to take a trip to the Spanish mountain village of her childhood. However, it was here that she first encountered the Dark: an evil spirit that manifested in her friends and family, and which seems to have dogged her life ever since. Logically, these visions of black intent cannot be real, so retaliating with quotes from the Wicked Queen in Sleeping Beauty can’t make the situation any worse. Her sister seems oblivious to the battle she has waged to keep her loved ones intact, and her father isn’t best pleased when she employs fraud, deception and scandalous behaviour to keep the shadowy presence at bay. But each time she thinks she has gained the upper hand, another person falls victim to a series of disturbing accidents. She needs to unravel the real reason behind this fiend’s appearance. But will she be able to face up to her weakness for delinquent behaviour and refute the Dark ́s hold on her?

Forty-Two Projects In Crackle Weave With Complete Worksheets.

Finally, an easy explanation of Crackle Weave! Susan Kesler-Simpson, author of the popular Overshot Simply and Shadow Weave Simply, now explains Crackle Weave "simply." Her teaching style is to break down the weave structure into its basic parts so that it is easy to understand, and then teach you how the parts work together to create the weave structure so that you can use any pattern or create your own. The areas of separating threads give Crackle Weave its appearance of cracking pottery, and once you see how the structure works, there is so much you can do with it! Crackle weave is a block weave structure made up of four or more threading blocks that are based on the twill structure. Each block has four threads made up of two primary threads and two secondary threads. Incidental threads are added when needed to keep the proper twill sequencing. These blocks can be enlarged, reduced, or change location, allowing you to have a traditional or more modern approach to your project. And then there is color! Crackle Weave has many options for playing with colors; colors can be added through the warp, primary threads, and/or secondary threads. Learning is not complete without practice, so there are 25 patterns to try for a variety of pieces in both modern and traditional effects. The projects are simple enough for any beginning weaver, and include shawls, scarves, rugs, blankets, towels, and table runners. Some are woven in the traditional crackle method while others introduce weaving crackle as overshot, summer/winter, and more. Start your exploration of Crackle Weave today!

Remember … The haunting refrain torments Bethany, almost as much as the horrors of what she’s forgotten. Chased, terrified, and injured, she races away from a gunman into the woods, determined to once again escape those after her. Hunter’s first meeting with Bethany reveals an injured, exhausted, and possibly dangerous psychic. Plus she was uncooperative, barely civil, keeping everyone at arm’s length. Only she needs help, … and he is the one available. Time for the hunted to turn hunter, and that is his domain. Especially if he gets to champion the underdog, which, in this case, is a prickly and way-too-beautiful woman, whom he doesn’t want to let out of his sight. Not only is she being tracked but they want her back as a captive. A captive to do their bidding. And they’ve enlisted another of their group, her ex-best friend Lizzy, to hunt down Bethany. They want, no need, her to remember who she really is … With Hunter at her side, Bethany fights for survival, racing toward an explosive reveal that leaves them all gasping, as their world turns upside down.

Crackle is a surprisingly versatile weave structure with exciting design potential. This book offers a comprehensive explanation of drafting the crackle weave structure and weaving classic crackle. Tools and tips for independent designing add extra depth to your study of crackle. Explore crackle's flexibility with a myriad of treadling variations, including an in-depth discussion of polychrome techniques. Learn about the expanded possibilities and unique challenges presented by crackle on more than four shafts. Over 200 images illustrate the methods described. Meticulously presented by a noted weaving teacher, this is the first book for American handweavers devoted exclusively to crackle in 50 years. Weavers will find this comprehensive guide to crackle weave a valuable addition to their libraries and a source of great inspiration.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to use many products to produce different crackle techniques. There are 14 techniques with 32 variations, 102 photos and 5 videos (almost an hour!) included in this tutorial. With the techniques you will learn, you can create crackled finishes on flat and rounded pieces, use many of the mixed-media supplies you already have on hand, and perhaps discover some new favorites! Never before have ALL of the crackle techniques for polymer clay been brought together in one place in a tutorial like this. We have experimented and tested many products and tools to bring you an ultimate guide where you will surely find a technique or two that speak to you, that you find easy to execute, and it will be easy to find and buy the materials you need. Ilysa and Kira have been creating tutorials for over 7 years together on their popular Youtube Channel PolymerClayTV, their website PolymerClayProductions.com, and in the art club in their private and fun crafting community CraftyLink.com. They have mastered the art of podcast and videocast, using Hi-Def cameras for recordings, and live webcasts for their podcasts. They've published a book together with F&W Media, called Polymer Clay Art Jewelry- How to Make polymer clay jewelry using new techniques. We are Ilysa Ginsburg and Kira Slye, and we have been creating with polymer clay for over 20 years. We are partners in PolymerClayTV, and co-authored a polymer clay how-to book called Polymer Clay Art Jewelry- How to make polymer clay jewelry using new techniques. We really mean it when we say new because we spend a lot of time testing and trying products from the art world (and sometimes not, sometimes we just see something interesting and give it a try) so that we can bring our discoveries to you. We hope you enjoy it and come back for more- there is an Ultimate Guides section on our website, PolymerClayTV.com where you can find free info and more tutorials. Have fun! And remember, if you have questions, you can easily contact us in the community at CraftyLink.com.

Crumble Crackle Burn is not only an inspiring book for incorporating texture into design, but also an affordable tool for transforming your images with textures - you'll receive 120 royalty-free textures you can use immediately! The book features 60 textures with beautiful full-color examples of how each texture can be used. Plus, the included DVD contains an additional 60 textures that you can also use in your day-to-day design work! Crumble Crackle Burn showcases work from some of the most talented artists in the country, giving insight on how to incorporate texture into backgrounds, and even how to use texture as an illustration and typographic tool. With the interesting and varied textures included in this book, you can begin adding depth, dimension and visual interest to your work immediately. Glitschka also offers useful pointers to help you do your own texture explorations, so you can notice and capture interesting textures in your everyday life. If you don't have the time or money to commission original photography or illustration, let Crumble Crackle Burn help you use stock imagery to its best advantage and let your imagination run wild!

Join a bear and other woodland animals on a moonlit walk to investigate strange noises and observe the arrival of spring. Booklist writes, ''Great for reading aloud and just right for springtime story hours, this is a fanciful version of how dramatic the change of season can sometimes seem.''