Craft Books

Complement your skills with Dover crafts books. Whether you're a novice or an experienced crafter, you're certain to find books that will transform your unique vision into a beautiful reality.
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*Holiday Gift Picks: Popular Crafts & Origami* Packed with fun-filled projects for all ages, your family and friends will treasure craft books from Dover's craft guide long after they're unwrapped. There are great books for all sorts of hobbies, from crochet and knitting houseplants, shawls and wraps, to paperfolding, stone painting, whimsical clay gardens, and more. We even offer books filled with eye-catching crafts that can be made in only one day!
Making Bead Flowers & Bouquets
Crafters can create glittering bouquets of lasting beauty with this easy-to-follow guide to traditional bead-making. Clear, practical instructions and a profusion of illustrations show aspiring bead workers how to fashion more than 50 botanically accurate specimens. tinyurl.com/MakingBeadFlowers
Manhattan in Maps
More than 400 years of history unfold in the pages of this lavishly illustrated volume, which presents 65 full-color maps of America's oldest major city. This is Manhattan's first atlas of historical maps, gathered from private collections and libraries throughout the world.
Blacksmithing
Is blacksmithing a lost art? It might be one of the world's most ancient crafts, but it remains an exciting and essential one today. Percy W. Blandford presents twenty-four different projects: some are for novices, requiring only a few tools, improvised equipment, and a single propane torch; others call for the skill and equipment of an experienced smith. tinyurl.com/BlacksmithingProjects
Legendary wood and l...
Legendary wood and leather crafter Lora Susan Irish focuses solely on leather pyrography techniques and projects for the first time in this book. She presents instructions for a dozen easy-to-make projects, including jewelry, wallets, journals, and belts, in spectacular patterns ranging from American West and Celtic motifs to wildlife and tattoo-inspired imagery.
Escape into the whim...
Escape into the whimsical world of gnomes with this delightful coloring book! Thirty-one adorable illustrations feature these cute and lovable characters - often regarded as signs of good luck - in all kinds of charming scenes. www.doverpublications.com/creativehaven
Puzzle fans of all a...
Puzzle fans of all ages will love these witty scenes of wildlife featuring clever concealments of different items. For example, a clan of elephants munches their lunch amid a backdrop that includes, upon closer inspection, a Christmas stocking, feather, ski boot, hammer, thimble, and scissors! tinyurl.com/AnimalHiddenPics
Floral Motifs (Pinterest)
Grace your next needlework, craft, or graphic art project with just the right floral motif from this versatile collection of 400 beautifully rendered copyright-free designs. Whatever your craft or design need and your level of expertise - you will surely find this inexpensive volume an invaluable source you will turn to again and again. store.doverpublications.com/0486251624.html
Big Book of Fables
A magnificent treasury of famous fables, this rare compilation offers a bounty of delightful images by artist and engraver Charles Robinson, a premier Golden Age illustrator. Decorative initials and borders, hand lettering, silhouettes, and other ornaments embellish renderings of more than 140 fables, some expressed in simple, direct language and others rendered in charming verse. Shop now! tinyurl.com/5dt8v7vm
Cookbook
The well-known actor and seasoned gourmet invites families to come together in the heart of every home with another fabulous guide to cooking. Vincent Price and his wife, Mary, authors of the classic A Treasury of Great Recipes, turn their attention to four centuries of traditional American dishes in this charming cookbook.
Happy July 4th from your friends at Dover!
Happy July 4th from your friends at Dover! This collection of handsome illustrations with patriotic themes - ideal for home or classroom - invites you to show the world how you feel about America with the help of stained glass effects!
Activity Books for Kids
Dover's collection of activity books for children is packed with hours of fun at low prices, perfect for family reunions, birthday parties, road trips, or any situation that calls for wholesome entertainment. www.doverpublications.com/children
Folktales, Myths, and Legends
Discover the cross-cultural wisdom of myths and folktales worldwide in these excellent, affordable collections. From the myths of China and Japan to the folk tales of Ireland and the legends of the Middle Ages, these books will inform and delight you and open a window into world culture. store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-social-sciences.html
Art Nouveau
The novelty of Art Nouveau derived in part from its innovative approach to the very concept of art. More than just a style, it eliminated the barriers between fine and applied arts and embodied a new way of thinking about modern society and production methods. Art Nouveau attempted nothing less than the redefinition of the meaning and nature of art. tinyurl.com/39d6e9ke