Mickey Baskett Livres

To turn your living space into a center of calm, start by leafing through these beautiful photos that show what truly tranquil rooms look like. The secret is to bring the harmonies of nature into your life by blending wood, fire, earth, water, and metal in proper balance. A sampling: furniture decorated with designs from nature, wall mosaics, plants and flowers, indoor and outdoor fountains, natural bath products, candles, natural room fresheners, wind chimes.

It's fashionable and fun to wear crafted jewelry, especially if you make it with your hands. Try your hands at easy and fun projects you can finish in a few hours. Bend, twist, and wrap your way to distinctive jewelry just your style. Choose from 66 projects that wrapped-wire necklaces and earrings; spiral fashion pin; ID chain; headband; and pendant. From woven beads and pearls try a fashion pin; finger butterfly; and hair comb; or make personalities with Santa, bride, groom, teen girl and boy, baby girl, baby boy. You can also make wire dragonflies, butterflies, spiders, and bees, as well as whimsical projects such as a snow crystal stickpin, hairsticks with dangles, and wrist ladder bracelet.

Demonstrates basic techniques of braiding, knotting, and weaving and offers patterns for over fifty projects.