Need a special gift fast? Want to start--and finish--something fabulous this weekend? Discover a treasure trove of lovely little projects from Jina Barney and Lori Woods, owners of Poppie Cotton. Known for their sunny palettes and creative details, these talented designers share their artistry in a charming collection of fun-to-make patterns. Projects include a decorative garland, hexie pouch, sewing caddy, table topper, gift boxes, and the prettiest pincushions ever. Enjoy English paper piecing, wool appliqué, and hand embroidery as you create fanciful delights that you and your loved ones will adore.

Stunning new Tilda designs from Tone Finnanger - Homemade and Happy is a gorgeous collection of inspirational home accessories including quilts, cushions and decorative items to make the Holiday season even more special. This book features more pretty practical designs such as an irresistible patchwork quilt, classic pillow covers and a cup pin-cushion, all made-up in the latest Tilda fabric range. Tone also brings her familiar style to a new range of embellishments, as well as animals and dolls including gold-winged reindeer and sheep, round-eyed owls, plump pigs with flower applique detail, angels, stars and darling decorative cakes. The projects are photographed in the author's own log cabin situated in the snowy mountains of Norway!

Meet the Tan family, who have created a homemade Peranakan food legacy in Singapore!Join the fourth generation member of the family, Ethan, as he travels back in time tracing the evolution of his family business -- home-grown brand HarriAnns Nonya Table -- from a humble push-cart to the chain of Peranakan cafes it is today. Just like Peranakan food, this story is spiced generously with the different flavours of life.Come join the feast!

This how-to guide and personal memoir features 20 meditative sewing projects and inspiring stories that promote creativity, happiness, and fulfillment When Sanae Ishida was diagnosed with a chronic illness and lost her corporate job, she felt like her whole life was falling apart. Inspired to succeed at just one thing, Ishida vowed to sew all of her daughter’s clothes—and most of her own—for one full year. In Sewing Happiness, Ishida recounts her incredible journey, reflecting on how sewing helped her survive such a difficult time in her life. Sewing Happiness features twenty simple sewing projects (with variations) organized by season and tied together with a thread of memoir that tells the story Ishida’s unexpected transformation and how sewing brought her profound happiness. Each seasonal project—from Japanese-inspired home goods to children’s and women’s clothing—is specially designed to promote health, creativity, and relationships and to provide gentle inspiration to live your best life. Complete with photos and easy-to-follow steps, Sewing Happiness is at once a guide to the craft of sewing and a guide to enjoying life in all its beautiful imperfections.

How can you keep your marriage from breaking up? / How can you preserve your children from delinquency? / How can you most effectively discipline your children? / Howcan husbands keep their wives happy? - 1. Atmosphere of Your Home, 2. Fundamentals of True Homemaking, 3. Man's First Home, 4. Influence of Your Home, 5. Solemon Promises, 6. A Happy, Successful Partnership, 7. Mutual Obligations, 8. Where Should Your Home Be?, 9. Your Family and the City, 10. Building and Furnishing Your Home, 11. Children, a Blessing, 12. Planning the Size of Your Family, 13. Parents' Legacy to Children, 14. A Sacred Circle, 15. Your Child's First School, 16. Family Companionship, 17. Secuity Through Love, 18. Garden of the Heart, 19. Promises of Divine Guidance, 20. Father's Responsibilities, 21. Sharing the Burdens, 22. A Companion With His Children, 23. Tolerant, Courteous Husbands, 24. Mother's Responsibilities, 25. The Mother's Influence, 26. Misconception of the Mother's Work, 27. Problems of Motherhood, 28. Mother's Health and Appearance, 29. The Child Before Birth, 30. Care of Little Children, 31. Mother's First Duty, 32. Encouragement for Mothers, 33. True Estimate of Children, 34. Mother's Helpers, 35. Honor Due Parents, 36. Counsel to Children, 37. Home Government, 38. A United Front, 39. Religion in the Family, 40. Moral Standards, 41. Divorce, 42. The Aged Parents, 43. Stewards of God, 44. Principles of Family Finance, 45. Practicing Economy, 46. Instructing Children About Money, 47. Business Integrity, 48. Provision for the Future, 49. Portals We Must Watch, 50. Courtesy and Kindness, 51. Cheerfulness, 52. Speech, 53 .Hospitality, 54. Your Social Needs, 55. Guidance in Social Affairs, 56. Recreation Is Essential, 57. What Shall We Play?, 58. Directing Juvenile Recreation, 59. The Rewards, 60. The World to Come, 61. Pen Pictures of the New Earth

9000 NEW SCRAPBOOK TITLES is a huge compilation of new title ideas for your scrapbook pages. There is a wide variety of topics covered in this book, including armed forces, hobbies, home, holidays, family, friends, love, marriage, men, women, teens, kids, pets, school, vacations, and many more. There are also titles for 39 sports and 35 occupations. Many of these titles can also be used as sayings in your own handmade greeting cards. And this is the only title book out there that GUARANTEES that you will always have a new title for your pages. With the purchase of this book comes the opportunity to contact me (the author)if you need a title for a subject that is not covered in my book. Just go to my website, (included on the copyright page of the book) and click on the contact me link. That's right! Just contact me through my website, and as soon as possible, I will respond with some title ideas for your page. So, give it a try. You won't be disappointed!

Discover the book that puts a face on happiness In 2009, photographer Joseph Peter traveled through fifty African nations in seventy-five days and shot 150,000 images—mostly portraits of joyous, proud, glorious faces. He photographed presidents and heads of state, soldiers and workers, and children of all ages. He captured their smiles, their laughter, their humanity. He captured their happiness. First collected in a special handmade leather-bound edition, Joseph Peter’s “book of happiness” was originally presented to Nelson Mandela as a heartfelt personal gift. Now you can experience for yourself the joyful spirit of a place and its people—a dazzling and optimistic vision of Africa that is as simple, beautiful, and universal as a child’s smile.

A magical treasure chest of fun-filled family activities with over 100 projects to do together throughout the year From scrumptious holiday treats and mantle-worthy craft projects to delightful games, TheHandmade Charlotte Playbook is a must-have resource for parents seeking great ideas for family together time. Equal parts instruction and inspiration, this book will guide readers of all experience levels to successfully execute and enjoy page after page of the whimsical and imaginative projects including: Moon in Your Room Night Sky Flashlight Paper Bag Puppets Tie-Dye Tapestries In a high-speed world where family time is the most precious time of all, The Handmade Charlotte Playbook will be a source of merriment and laughter all year long.

Inspired by everyday life, comic artist Matilda Tristram offers an engaging and accessible introduction to the radical potential of diary drawings, small writings and comic strip creativity. Diary comics can tell your personal story; start conversations; describe things that can be difficult to communicate with words alone; and be a creative experiment in expression. Weaving words and images together to tell a story is fun to do; therapeutic; a way to connect with people; political; and even transformational! In My Day in Small Drawings, discover how to practice observation and active listening and use narrative and storytelling techniques to weave drawings and ideas together to craft a unique and delightful visual diary. After an introduction to diary comics and tips on incorporating humour, developing a visual style, creating characters and choosing pens and paper, discover 52 prompts to inspire your observational journey. Use the blank frames that follow each prompt to record your life as it grows with you. In any order you choose, document and explore: Yourself and your home – Find inspiration in your daily chores, activities and favourite clothing and objects. The world around you – Look outwards, at the people and things you pass on walks and in public places. Modern life – Examine how you feel about politics, the environment, online content, exercise, things that annoy you and things that make you happy. Family and friends – Write and sketch about your relationships, socialising, disagreements, holidays and love. Describe your real and imagined worlds by adding text to images and become a storyteller to create your own graphic narrative! Observational, personal, overheard conversations taken out of context, objects given a voice, locations and memories they inspire are all woven deftly into this charming book to cherish.

Utilizing sophisticated methodology and three decades of research by the world's leading expert on happiness, Happiness challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of happiness. shares the results of three decades of research on our notions of happiness covers the most important advances in our understanding of happiness offers readers unparalleled access to the world's leading experts on happiness provides "real world" examples that will resonate with general readers as well as scholars Winner of the 2008 PSP Prose Award for Excellence in Psychology, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers