Emma Hardy Knihy

35 unikátních projektů, které plně využijí jakýkoliv malý prostor, ať už žijete na venkově nebo ve městě. Zahradničení v nejmenších měřítcích zahrnuje nápady pro vnitřní i venkovní prostory, jako jsou zahrady, balkony, okenní parapety či stolky. Projekty zahrnují elegantní kapradinová terária, voňavé jarní košíky, barevné tkané tašky a pytle s veselými letními květy. Čtenáři objeví jedlé zahrady, například ovocné keře zasazené do kuchyňských pánví a bylinky na dřevěných schůdkách ve vertikální zahradě. Nápady zahrnují použití zachráněných kontejnerů, jako je kovová vana plná zeleniny, nádoby na potraviny pro vnitřní květinovou zahradu a dřevěné zásuvky s převislými rostlinami. Na nejobtížnějším konci spektra jsou miniaturní zahrádky ve skořápkách od vajec. Děti se mohou naučit základní dovednosti zahradničení tím, že krok za krokem vytvoří kouzelné pohádkové zahrady nebo záhadné dinosauří bažiny. Ať už hledáte celoroční zeleň, letní květiny, nebo chcete pěstovat vlastní zeleninu a bylinky, tato kniha nabízí inspiraci a praktické znalosti, které potřebujete pro vylepšení vašeho okolí.

Decorate your home with 35 colorful and quirky doorstops.Every home has a door that needs propping open, so why not create one of these fun and attractive doorstops to do the job? With ideas for animals, dolls, flowers, cars, and decorative cubes, you will be sure to find the perfect design to suit all the rooms in your home. Why not stitch an adorable dog doorstop to keep watch by your front door, or make a pretty miniature garden with felt flowers to hold open the patio doors and let the cool breeze in? The retro rag rug draft excluder will keep you cozy on cold winter nights, while the apple and pear made from tweed would be the perfect kitchen doorstop. The projects use a variety of different materials and sewing techniques, and all come with clear step-by-step instructions and artworks. There are simple ideas that even kids could try—a little girl would love to make the simple doll with cute embroidered face and hair—as well as more advanced patchwork and appliqu� designs to appeal to confident crafters. There’s even a colorful knitted draft excluder and cute cottage that would make the perfect housewarming gift.

Whether you have a boy who wants to be a cowboy or a girl who dreams of becoming a princess, you'll find the perfect costume in this great book from crafting expert and mother of two Emma Hardy. This collection of fun outfits is guaranteed to delight kids and please parents with easy-to-follow designs. If it's inspiration for Halloween you are after, try the witch or pumpkin, or one of the outfits for wannabe adventurers, like the swashbuckling pirate or matador. For the rest of the year, make one of the medieval characters or wild animals. The 35 projects include pieces that can be put together in no time and require no previous crafting expertise, plus more advanced pieces for those with more experience. The clear step-by-step instructions guide you through every stage and the helpful techniques section offers advice on everything you need to create a great costume. Every outfit is designed using readily available materials, so you won't have to make unscheduled trips to the store to hunt down unusual items. * All the elements of costume-making are explained--from cutting cloth to decorative detailing. * Includes full-size pull-out patterns, templates, and a handy techniques section.

Exploring the complexities of familial relationships, this work chronicles Emma Hardy's journey over two decades, focusing on her evolution as an artist and mother. As her children transition into adulthood, she reflects on her own relationship with her mother, using art as a means to re-examine their bond and personal history. The narrative intertwines themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time, offering a poignant look at the connections that shape us.

Packed with brilliant ideas for using up scraps of fabrics, original appliqué designs, fun blocks to stitch together and excellent motifs, this is the must-have guide to quilting gorgeous items for the home. Every project comes with gorgeous step-by-step illustrations, plus ideas for variations to add your own personal touch to the finished piece. Projects include a picnic blanket, a cosmetics bag, place mats and coasters, a tea cosy, a duvet cover, a child’s play mat, a handbag. and an apron, amongst many others. Also included is a useful techniques section with expert advice on fabric selection, binding, sashing, and more.

Revamp your home with 35 inspirational sewing projects for simple and stylish furnishings and accessories.

Learn to sew and practise your new skills on 25 projects

Using just a few simple sewing techniques, discover the easy way to create fun and stylish outfits for young children (0–5 years).By combining a few easy-to-learn stitches with great fabrics and trims, expert seamstress Emma Hardy explains how to make beautiful yet practical clothes for your children. Choose from 25 different projects, including party frocks and pinafore dresses, simple shirts and elasticated trousers, sleepwear and accessories, such as hats, bibs, bootees, and aprons. There are clothes for young boys and girls, toddlers, and babies, plus full-size paper patterns that can easily be scaled to suit different ages. Packed with useful tips and sewing techniques, Making Children’s Clothes provides a comprehensive guide to creating fantastic items that your child will love to wear.

Store-bought soft furnishings can be expensive and the choice is often limited—but with so many gorgeous designer fabrics on sale, there’s never been a better time to make your own. Sewing in No Time sets out 50 simple step-by-step projects using nothing more than the most basic of sewing skills. Cozy and colorful scatter cushions, stylish drapes and blinds, elegant table linen, handy storage bags and baskets, a comfy cushion for a garden bench, and even a cool play tent for the kids to run riot in: these are just a few of the ideas that Emma Hardy has designed using readily available fabrics and trims. Illustrated throughout using specially commissioned photographs and easy-to-follow step-by-step diagrams, Sewing in No Time is the perfect book for people who are big on ideas but short of time. Whether your home is a traditional country cottage, or a modern warehouse-style apartment, you’re sure to find plenty of ideas to inspire you.

Turn your backyard into a bright summer paradise with a collection of 35 projects to create stylish, fragrant, and abundant displays. There are gorgeous flowering plants, lush foliage, special occasion displays, and edible fruit and vegetable harvests. The projects in Small Summer Gardens include hanging baskets, window boxes, beautiful flower beds, large and small pots, and pretty recycled containers. Create a display of foxgloves and woodland plants in a rusty trunk, scented sweet peas in a tub, a mini water garden with flowering water lilies, a wreath made from alpine flowers, fruit bushes in pots, and much more. With Emma Hardy’s expert advice, you will learn everything you need to know about growing annuals from seed, growing bulbs, using inexpensive bedding plants in interesting ways, combining perennials and small shrubs, and growing and maintaining fruit and vegetable plants.