Best decorative art books according to redditors

If you move the decimal over. This is about 1,000 in books...

(If I had to pick a few for 100 bucks: encyclopedia of country living, survival medicine, wilderness medicine, ball preservation, art of fermentation, a few mushroom and foraging books.)


Medical:

Where there is no doctor

Where there is no dentist

Emergency War Surgery

The survival medicine handbook

Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine

Special Operations Medical Handbook

Food Production

Mini Farming

encyclopedia of country living

square foot gardening

Seed Saving

Storey’s Raising Rabbits

Meat Rabbits

Aquaponics Gardening: Step By Step

Storey’s Chicken Book

Storey Dairy Goat

Storey Meat Goat

Storey Ducks

Storey’s Bees

Beekeepers Bible

bio-integrated farm

soil and water engineering

Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation

Food Preservation and Cooking

Steve Rinella’s Large Game Processing

Steve Rinella’s Small Game

Ball Home Preservation

Charcuterie

Root Cellaring

Art of Natural Cheesemaking

Mastering Artesian Cheese Making

American Farmstead Cheesemaking

Joe Beef: Surviving Apocalypse

Wild Fermentation

Art of Fermentation

Nose to Tail

Artisan Sourdough

Designing Great Beers

The Joy of Home Distilling

Foraging

Southeast Foraging

Boletes

Mushrooms of Carolinas

Mushrooms of Southeastern United States

Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast


Tech

farm and workshop Welding

ultimate guide: plumbing

ultimate guide: wiring

ultimate guide: home repair

off grid solar

Woodworking

Timberframe Construction

Basic Lathework

How to Run A Lathe

Backyard Foundry

Sand Casting

Practical Casting

The Complete Metalsmith

Gears and Cutting Gears

Hardening Tempering and Heat Treatment

Machinery’s Handbook

How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic

Electronics For Inventors

Basic Science


Chemistry

Organic Chem

Understanding Basic Chemistry Through Problem Solving

Ham Radio

AARL Antenna Book

General Class Manual

Tech Class Manual


MISC

Ray Mears Essential Bushcraft

Contact!

Nuclear War Survival Skills

The Knowledge: How to rebuild civilization in the aftermath of a cataclysm

When I was in college (before I went to Interior Design school and got my MIA degree) I splurged on a book called The Magic of Small Spaces. It includes photos and floor plans of a lot of small houses and apartments all over the world, furnished in many different styles. It pretty much inspired me to go to design school, and showed me that you don't have to have a lot of square footage or spend a lot to develop a high-impact design. Other resources: The Domino Book of Decorating and Remodelista. The first is a fun "how-to" for curating/furnishing your own home, the second is by the editors of Remodelista.com. They all definitely include some high-dollar stuff, but also include a lot of IKEA, 2nd hand, and DIY. Hope that helps!

First-timer here who's hoping to go without pain meds. Here's my plan, loosely based on things I've picked up from reading Ina May's guide to childbirth and some Bradley Method books.

1. Avoid an induction if at all possible, i.e. let my body begin labor when it is ready to.
   
   
2. Labor at home for as long as possible. (Keep in mind, I live five minutes from the hospital. If you live farther away or might run into traffic, take note of what others have said here about how much it sucks to labor in the car.)
   
   
3. Change positions as needed. Know what positions are helpful in what circumstances (such as all fours to help ease back labor). There was a helpful one-page document posted here a few days ago about labor positions, but I'm having trouble locating it. If I find it, I'll update this post with a link. Try out other things like laboring in the shower or on the toilet, too. I really don't think there is one single perfect position for each woman to use the entire labor - I think it will help to move around into different positions as things progress.
   
   
4. Think of the pain as "work." As in, this is my body working to get my baby delivered. Don't be scared of it; know that it's happening for a reason. Prior to labor starting, read about what the uterus and cervix are doing during contractions, and what to expect as far as how the contractions will change in timing/strength and how your mental/emotional state will change throughout labor. I've been finding the information in Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way really helpful for this. Not only does it go into how the uterine muscles work to dilate the cervix, but it also goes through the "emotional signposts" of labor so that you can know in advance how you might feel at each stage.
   
   
5. Focus on relaxing through the pain. This goes hand in hand with number 4. I think that if I tense up and fight the pain, it will make the whole process take longer, so I'm going to focus on relaxing into it. That is totally not a natural reaction to pain in humans, so this is the one that I'm most unsure I'll be able to do properly when the time comes! This is one area where I still feel unprepared at this time. I think the biggest key will be breathing. I'm not planning to do the Lamaze-style breathing, because I think it will make me tense. Instead, I'm going to try for deep, slow abdominal breathing.
   
   
6. Labor support - if you can get a doula you like and feel comfortable with, I'd do it. If you have an SO who will be there with you, encourage him or her to prepare for the labor and birth alongside you, learning the same things about what your body will be doing and how you might feel. They can also learn some techniques for helping you, like backrubs and counterpressure.
   
   
7. Don't start "working" until you have to. Early labor can take a long time, and I think if you're intensely focused on "holy crap, I'm in labor!" that entire time, it can really wear you out and increase your feelings of "I've been doing this forever, I can't take it any more!" later on in labor. I'm planning to have a bunch of other stuff I can do/focus on in the beginning, such as: painting my nails, coloring in a coloring book like this one, watching a movie, watching ASMR videos on YouTube, going for a walk, baking cookies, playing with my dogs, and playing cards and board games with my husband.
   
   
8. Try to get a care provider who is on board with your unmedicated birth goal. I'm still working on this myself! I currently have an OB, and I don't think she is really on the same page as me with regard to my desire to not use pain meds. I'm interviewing a midwife this week to see if I can find a better fit there. Either way, talk to your care provider beforehand and explain your goal. I'd present it as, "this is what I am hoping to do; I know things can change in the moment, but my goal is to avoid using pain meds." I'm also putting together a one-page birth plan, and in it, I ask the staff to please not offer me pain medicine; I will ask for it if I want it.
   
   If you can't tell, I've been thinking about this a lot, too! I hope there is some useful info for you in what I've rambled about here, and good luck for your upcoming birth!

I'm studying mid 19th century poisons right now for a book I'm working on*. I'm familiar with this case, but the astounding thing to me is that anything came of it at all. It wasn't until the 1880s that it was generally accepted that arsenic—in any dosage—was hazardous.

Pretty much everything was poisonous in 1858! Wallpaper, fabric, wine and other bottled beverages, candles (tallow ingredient sub), children's toys, clothes and furniture, paint and anything that paint was used on, and perhaps most significantly, you could find arsenic in every household cupboard as it was the #1 vermin extermination method, and included in every imaginable type of medicine (most prominently in cough syrups, aka elixirs). And, of course, more poisons were used in production factories during the Industrial Revolution than we'll ever know.

What's truly remarkable is how many of the same arguments used back then to allow industry to continuing poisoning the general population, and most especially trade workers, are still used today. There was significant, and effective backlash to any regulations or laws to curb the sale and use of poisons (U.K. and U.S.).

Here's some tidbits, for those interested.

• The Industrial Revolution brought a surge in the use of arsenic compounds, in general, and in particular, in the making of pigment (fabric dye, paints, etc.). The compounds were heated during the smelting process, releasing noxious fumes that poisoned workers.
  
• Symptoms of arsenic poisoning mimic those of Cholera, a common malady in the Victoria era (aka: The Golden Age of Poisoning), which is one reason it made an excellent murder weapon. In fact, it was so commonly employed as such that it was known in England as "inheritance powder" (also in France: "poudre de succession").
  
• The word "arsenic" is a bastardization of ancient Greek for "male" or "virile". Gives you an idea of how people worshipped it as a drug for centuries before we got wise to reality.
  
• A small town in Chile has been surviving on an arsenic-laced water supply for so many centuries the entire population is immune.
  
• The standard test for detecting arsenic came about because a young chemist got miffed at the British courts and made it his life's mission to tell them jog off. His name was James Marsh and he's an interesting historical figure. He was a very hyperactive individual and easily distracted by new ideas and hobbies. Probably would have been diagnosed with ADHD today. He was into a lot of stuff. Anyway, a man, who suspected he was slowly being poisoned by his grandson, called on Marsh to help prove his claim in court. Marsh developed a test and detected arsenic in the man's coffee. (In fact, the whole family had been poisoned by the tainted coffee, but the grandson always made extra sure grandpa got the first cup, i.e. the strongest) But, Marsh hadn't accounted for the deterioration of the testing material. By the time he got to court, the results had faded, and the court refused to accept his notes, where he recorded the test results, into evidence. At any rate, the court had also ruled the test hadn't identified enough (quantity-wise) arsenic to warrant consideration in a murder investigation (remember: arsenic was everywhere). All this pissed off Marsh to no end, partly bc he was just that guy, and partly bc it profoundly bothered him that the would-be killer got away with it. He obsessed over developing a new, improved test until eventually, he did so, creating one so sensitive it could detect one-fifteenth of a milligram of arsenic. It's called the Marsh Test and it became the standard for arsenic detection worldwide.
  
• Matchmaking factories in the U.S. used a substance known as yellow phosphorus that poisoned workers, causing a disease called Phossy Jaw that led to profound deformities in the jaw bone. Doctors figured this out as early as the 1830s, but nothing was done about it for another 50 years, even though a cheaper, better substitute for yellow phosphorus already existed. Or for that matter, covering workers' nose and mouths would have greatly reduced cases of the disease.
  
• My favorite poison story is Paris Green. It's a highly toxic powder that can be absorbed through the skin. It was used for different things, but most notably, in fabric dye, including baby clothes and high-end ball gowns. Basically, it's "emerald" green, but you have to consider that such a lush, rich, and vibrant pigment didn't exist at the time (in the West). Passing a person on the street donning a dress this color would have been quite striking and something worthy of mention. The color itself became a pop culture sensation. Era magazines and even major newspapers in the U.S., England and France ran stories about Paris Green. Even after folks knew how dangerous it was (one doctor was quoted saying a single headdress he examined contained enough arsenic to kill 20 people!), some upper class women continued to wear it and were quoted on "Page 6" saying stuff like [paraphrasing] "It's the price of beauty!" I guess I could see Kim Kardashian saying something like that. Still nuts.
  
• Paris Green actually turned its victim's green. The whites of their eyes went green and even the skin turned a grey-greenish hue. Fake flowers were a huge industry at the time and a great many women workers were poisoned by the green dye used to tint the arrangements' leaves and stems. The British government more or less labeled the workers big fat fakers and nothing was done about it for decades. When seamstresses and tailors were finally taken seriously, the "green resistance" developed into a sustained movement, the effects of which are still around today. Some designers, for instance, consider certain shades of green to be bad luck. London Purple came to rise around the same time, but it didn't wow the elites so pfft.
  
  There's so much more, but I've got to get back to work. More reading: Bitten by Witch Fever
  
  *My book is not really about poison. Not a poison expert. This is just stuff I picked up researching a minor theme, and it's off the top of my head. So, if I've got any details wrong, please feel free to correct me.
  
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Nice find! I found those nibs to be rather sharp, so it takes some practice to get the hang of them, but you can get some very nice calligraphy with them!

The book I started with was: https://www.amazon.com/Write-Now-Complete-Program-Handwriting/dp/0876781180/ but there is a lot more to explore with edged pen calligraphy! A whole other approach is https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Calligraphy-Technique-Lettering-Typography/dp/0486261425/ ... have fun and don't get too frustrated, just go slow! It takes some practice!

I have a friend who is a really talented calligrapher and these are the pens he uses!

An Essential Reading List For Designers

Source: www.tomfaulkner.co.uk

All books have been linked to Amazon for review and possible purchase. Remember to support the authors by purchasing their books. If there are any issues with this listing let me know via comments or pm.

Architecture

• The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture by Phaidon
  
• The Architecture of the City by Aldo Rossi
  
• Learning from Las Vegas by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown & Steven Izenour
  
• Modern Architecture since 1900 by William J R Curtis
  
• Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Phaidon
  
  Communication Design
  
  
• Essentials of Visual Communication by Bo Bergström
  
• Visual Language for Designers by Connie Malamed
  
• Visual Communication: From Theory to Practice by Jonathan Baldwin & Lucienne Roberts
  
• This Means This, That Means That: A User's Guide to Semiotics by Sean Hall
  
• Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture by Marita Struken & Lisa Cartwright
  
  Fashion Design
  
  
• Fashion Design Course by Steven Faerm
  
• Fashion Today by Colin McDowell
  
• The Fashion Designer Survival Guide by Mary Gehlhar
  
• Deluxe: How Luxury Lost it Lustre by Dana Thomas
  
• The Fashion Book by Angela Buttolph Editors of Phaidon ?
  
  Furniture Design
  
  
• Furniture Design by Stuart Lawson
  
• Eames by Gloria Koenig
  
• Design of the 20th Century by Charlotte & Peter Fiell
  
• 1000 Chairs by Charlotte & Peter Fiell
  
• The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Joseph Aronson
  
  Game Design
  
  
• The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jess Schell
  
• Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster
  
• [Challenges for Game Designers](Challenges for Game Designers) by Brenda Brathwaite
  
• Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design by Scott Rogers
  
• Screenplay: The Foundation of Screenwriting by Syd Field
  
  Graphic Design
  
  
• Grid System in Graphic Design by Josef-Muller Brockmann
  
• The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher
  
• A Type Primer by John Kane
  
• The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
  
• The New Typography by Jan Tschichold
  
  Information Design
  
  
• The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
  
• Show Me The Numbers:Desiginingg Tables and Graphs to Enlighten by Stephen Few
  
• Envisioning Information by Edward Tufte
  
• Information is Beautiful by David McCandless
  
• Information Graphic by Sandra Rendgen
  
  
  Industrial Design
  
  
• The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
  
• The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda
  
• Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals by Rob Thompson
  
• Process: 50 Product Design from Concept to Manufacture by Jennifer Hudson
  
• Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell
  
  (cont'd)
  
  

For me, books. There are a lot of paleographers and calligraphers who have devoted a lot of time analyzing historical manuscripts and tracing the lineage.

Some good ones:

Historical Scripts by Stan Knight

Medieval Calligraphy by Marc Drogin

The Historical Source Book for Scribes by Michelle P. Brown and Patricia Lovett

Those are just a few. There are plenty more good ones! Also, getting into script analysis yourself can be very helpful. Start looking through the manuscript section of the sidebar and making your own observations. It can be quite illuminating.

I ate the whole thing.

And that's definitely not chocolate

If I win this coloring book and pencils would be awesome if I win! Thanks for the contest.

What a great (and enviable!) position to be in! Take your time and enjoy the process - particularly as you seem to be interested in a more traditional setup.

I've a couple recommendations that you might find useful.

First, if you haven't done so already, hunt out your local blacksmithing association - they'll truly be an invaluable resource as you look for tools and materials (and training...? - not sure if you're looking for that too?). Join ABANA - the quarterly periodicals alone are a wealth of ideas and connections. And sign up on the iforgeiron.com forums.

Second, as to solid fuel forges, you can use fabricated steel forges - for which you'll find a wealth of information, or build a traditional brick / stone forge for which you'll find almost nothing! lol.

This link was invaluable as a starting point for a brick forge build.

https://www.rose-hulman.edu/~wollowsk/blacksmith/KenDettmerForgePart1.pdf

Third. Books. Lots of books. Endless, marvelous swacks of books. I have three suggestions that will help you with shop and tool choices:

"Professional Smithing: Traditional Techniques for Decorative Ironwork, Whitesmithing, Hardware, Toolmaking, and Locksmithing" by Donald Streeter

This book has outstanding chapters on shop setup and tools - or rather 'his' setup and tools - but its excellent.

Mark Aspery's three volume series on "Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing". Great shop and tool info as well as a complete self-guided course materials. Outstanding.

And finally, the amazing book by Otto Schmirler
https://www.amazon.ca/Smithys-Craft-Werkzeug-Kunstschmieds-German/dp/3803050405

I posted a link since it would be a pain to type out that title.

Great, great visual representation of a blacksmiths tools and their uses.

I could go endlessly on and on! lol

Cross stitch is actually kind of a thing again! There are lots of modern and fun patterns out there, not just old fashioned stuff.

I recommended this Etsy seller to someone else in the thread, but her patterns are modern and bright and lovely and not at all grannie-ish.

This pattern book is also quite nice. Your library might have it.

There are also lots of free patterns on Pinterest or on Sprite Stitch (if you like video games).

You can always pitch it as an inexpensive hobby that can keep you doing something productive when you're watching a movie!

Coloring is actually quite relaxing, almost meditational. They offer highly detailed adult coloring books now, such as this one and this one, as well as comedy novelty books (NSFW). Definitely worth considering for people who need a new way to relax.

For Boomziller
Spoon scale High Priority $14.65 from $10-$25 and a cheaper option from $10 under list Coloring Book $3.59

For Lemonsky
Twisted Stitches $13.92 a high priority item from Books & Movies or a cheaper add-on item Labeling $4.90 on the Craftiness list

I thought the handicraft in How To Wrap Five Eggs (http://www.amazon.com/How-Wrap-Five-Eggs-Traditional/dp/1590306198) was amazing but this is really impressive! how the colors have stayed preserved over a hundred years! This is a museum worthy find I think!

Domino: The Book of Decorating

This book is fairly basic and straightforward. It's intended for the non professional, and does a good introductory job of guiding you through different styles.

Understanding different styles is something you are able to do through time and experience. Read everything you can, browse other designers portfolios, check out design books from your library. The more visual information you take in, the more your eye will be able to distinguish between styles. Take note of the types of furniture used, the lines of the furniture, the types of fabrics (as well as the patterns and prints on the fabric), the architecture of the room, etc.

I do a lot of cross stitching. I even make cross stitch patterns., but i keep meaning to get into other types of embroidery.

I have all the materials, just need inspiration and to track down a few youtube videos or other tutorials.

I've also wanted to try crochet and/or sewing to expand my fabric crafts. Would be nice to be able to make some cute things like these, but for that I'd need to get some fabric or yarn, probably a sewing machine, and thread/zippers/pins/etc. :o My craft drawers are already chock full of cross stitching stuff. Not sure where I'd put it all!

A huge collection of tools is in here:
http://www.amazon.com/Werk-Werkzeug-Kunstschmieds-Smithys-German/dp/3803050405

Also the only blacksmith related book in my local library...

Coloring books! So relaxing. This is my favorite one http://www.amazon.com/Mystical-Mandala-Coloring-Dover-Design/dp/0486456943

At a super high level, this is about the best 'general' design text you'll find: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Century-Charlotte-Peter-Fiell/dp/3836541068/ref=asc_df_3836541068

If you have a specific invention in mind, it might have something specific written about it

Bitten By Witch-Fever is a book published in 2016 that details arsenic wallpapers. It’s been on my to-read list for a while.

Stickers. I think everyone smiles when they get stickers. And they are easy to mail in a fun I'm thinking about you card.

Also, what about coloring book and some colored pencils?

I'm just finalizing all of mine! I'm paying for their H&MU, my MOH is getting this book since she is design and aesthetic goals, one of my bridesmaids is getting this Central Perk throw blanket since she is moving to NYC 2 days after the wedding, and finally my last bridesmaid is getting an Anastasia highlighter palette since she just got into makeup :D

I may have recommended u this b 4 but its v fun

Designer Cross Stitch Patterns! Thanks for the contest :)

I have a train sticker book for $1.79 and some bookmarks for $1.50. Both are prime and equal to $3.29.

Holy crap, you're old! :)

1. Done
   
   
2. Smile :) It's Contagious.
   
   
3. I like to bake something sweet. Or take a nice hot steamy shower.
   
   
4. My girls always make me smile.
   
   
5. I am the middle child, yet the only girl. It rocks.
   
   
6. nifty coloring book
   
   
7. "Ella is getting a big girl crib!" Yay for becoming a big girl! My 4month old hates her crib.
   
   ps: Thanks for the contest. Don't forget to buy a mattress protector, keep that crib mattress nice.

Welcome back! =)

These past few weeks I enjoyed my spring break, have been planning a bunch of stuff out to celebrate my graduation (oh jeez!), and have just been working on cleaning my room and doing my hw and whatnot. I have also contracted a STRONG case of senioritis. GUH I can't wait to just graduate, enjoy my summer, mayyyybe get an internship, and then start grad school! What have YOU been up to?? =)

Thanks so much for hosting this contest! Here's a link if you really want it, but feel free to surprise me!

Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike. I work at a theatre camp, and we have before and after care- the older kids LOVE coloring pictures like these,and gives me a way to talk to them while doing a mutual activity, instead of trying to talk to them while they're on their ipods texting. It's under my "fun" list.

How about crayons and a coloring book?

Surprise me! I love surprises!

Edit: How about deck of cards, no popping bubbles, or a puzzle book.

It's not specifically on homesteading, but I really like "Blacksmithing for the Homestead". There's a lot of good information there on techniques for metalworking, and some ideas and plans on how to make basic "around the Homestead" things.

Here are all the local Amazon links:


amazon.co.uk

amazon.ca

amazon.com.au

amazon.in

amazon.com.mx

amazon.de

amazon.it

amazon.es

amazon.com.br

amazon.nl

amazon.co.jp

I use a shader tip on my rig. Shading is key when it comes to fur. Get some reference pictures and some practice wood and start light and go darker, because you can always go darker, but it's very difficult to go lighter :) I recommend picking up a book called, "Pyrography Workbook" by Sue Walters, a fantastic resource to have, that I still use to today.

Pyrography Workbook by Sue Walters

I read that for some coloring is a de-stress activity and I thought about picking a few books up, this one is on my list and I really like the art.

Pretty coloring book

I think I know what you mean. For broad edge, I'd suggest Michelle Brown's A Guide To Western Historical Manuscripts. I'm not sure what the answer is for pointed pen.

Brown's book is meant for paleographers (historians who read old manuscripts) not calligraphers, so it won't have anything like a ductus or comments on how to do the scripts inside. What it does have is a crap ton of scripts, laid out in high-quality full-page photos from the original manuscripts in a nice large format.

If you want instructions for how to do said scripts, I'd recommend The Historical Source Book for Scribes, by Brown (again) and Patricia Lovett, an accomplished calligrapher. This won't have quite the breadth you're after (it only has 14 scripts vs. 55 in Guide to Western historical manuscripts), but I think it's a valuable starting point to learning scripts from just a manuscript, as I talk about at length here (that comment also has some links to online libraries with extensive digitization projects; it takes some work to get what you want out of them, but once you do the selection and image quality is miles better than any book).

If you can't find an affordable copy of "historical source book" (the price seems to fluctuate wildly), Drogin's Medieval Calligraphy is not as good, but still a good starting point. And it's super cheap.

Also, I wouldn't recommend Harris' The Calligrapher's Bible. It's overdone in some areas and underdone in others, as I talk about here.

Sorry to link to my own replies so much, but I have a lot to say on this topic and I only have so much time to type :)

My pleasure, and happy to help.

I highly recommend this book for starting out. There's also the free Art of Calligraphy linked in the wiki, but for Uncial, this one is a little better imho.

This or this would be cool. Thank you for the contest! :D

My sister was a Silent Hill nurse for halloween once.

The cheapest I have is this sweet coloring book: [Mystical Mandala Coloring Book]
(http://www.amazon.com/dp/0486456943/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8) if it is a no go because over 3 slightly, a gift card would be sweet so I could rationalize purchasing the coloring book for myself lol! Haven't been at RAoA long, so never been gifted

I make jewelry & I do special effects not the best I know but I taught myself. I would love to make some thing from this but need the filler for the plushies. Glitter! My secondary wl has the filler I need/want, I also have a special effects with lots of goods I could use & want.

Something I've taken a liking to is medieval style calligraphy. Check out Marc Drogin's book on the subject. There are a good number of different hands which span hundreds of years, and great fun to practice. Plus you get all the interesting historical tidbits and visuals.

My favorites are Gothic Littera Bastarda and Insular Majuscule

https://www.amazon.com/Folding-Techniques-Designers-Sheet-Form/dp/1856697215

https://wintercroft.com/

I would add:

• Blacksmithing Basics for the Homestead by Joe DeLaRonde
  
• Volume I:
  Mastering the Fundamentals Of Blacksmithing by Mark Aspery
  
  And I would second
  > I am incredibly jealous of your opportunity, that living history stuff always seems like a blast.

Have a look at Marc Drogin's book. Rolf Harris' book is freely available and also provides an example.

Okay, I'm taking a stab at it. Let's see how close I can get. :3

$1.33 + Free shipping: Owl Necklace

$1.50 + Prime eligible: Van Gogh Bookmarks!

$4.46 + Free shipping: 17th Century World Map!

$5.00 used + Prime eligible: Bossypants by Tina Fey!

$3.99 + Free shipping: Replacement stylus for my 3DS!

[$2.80 + Free shipping: Totoro sticker! :3]
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B007DCDJYC/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&colid=GNGAD5SS2LFG&coliid=I36Y3POSAYT7IW&condition=new)

$19.08! Can't get much closer than that. All items are on my Under $10 list, but I'm currently making a new one.

:3 Thank you for this contest! Gifting is fun :D

EDIT Here's the list! Also my middle name is Corinne. So.. fun fact that I thought you should know. I love meeting people with the same name!

Bloody Handprint decal for $1.54 with free shipping

Syringe pens $3.50 with free shipping

Awesome "grown up" coloring book for $3.59 with free shipping If you enjoy coloring but don't want to color "kiddie" coloring books search for "Dover Design Coloring Books" They have tons of all different kinds of coloring books that are more for older people. Some stuff that are just cool designs, some stuff actually different subjects. I find coloring soothing, and theses books are really awesome to color in. Especially if you get some nice gel pens.

25 tiny monkeys for $4.10 and free shipping Because who doesn't like tiny monkeys? ;)

I have odd and varied stuff because I like a bit of everything.

Bitten b Witch Fever was beautiful and fun to read. It’s in between the size of a regular book and a coffee table book.

A little smaller, but equally interesting is A History of Beauty by Umberto Eco

Reading is awesome!

I'm not quite sure if this counts, but as a kid, I was a HUGE fan of the stained-glass style coloring books.

/u/Yokuo, so we meet again today. You already know I adore your adorable wit, but I also think you're a pretty swell guy for everything you do for everyone in this sub. <3

$1.50 set of bookmarks for my bookclub. Thanks for the contest.

Why thank you! Absolutely I can tell you the ink I used, the red is Diamine Red Dragon and the Black is Higgins Eternal.

The minuscules are from Marc Drogin's book Medieval Calligraphy, its history and technique, the hand he calls Gothic Littera Bastarda and the majuscules are from the David Harris book in the wiki.

I highly recommend This Book as it will answer all of your questions in great detail. It has a whole section showing different textures and techniques you can do with the different tips. It has a section covering some wood recommendations.

I have the razertip too! Personally I find myself using the writing tip for most drawing/lettering, but I also like the small skew and the small chisel. If you are struggling, try turning the temperature down a bit. Also practice the gradual landing and takeoff so you don't get blobs at the end of your lines. For lettering stuff, I like to print the words out in a nice font, use graphite paper to trace onto the wood, and then burn over that. Makes it pretty easy to get great letters.

Basswood is a very common and inexpensive wood to burn on. If you can get your hands on some canary wood, it is really pretty...expensive though. You want to avoid any wood that could release chemicals when burning, so I suspect that cured wood is a bad idea. The book I mentioned recommends Aspen, Beech, Birch, Butternut, Cedar, Cherry, Maple, and a bunch of others. Keep in mind you should always do a little trial run with a new wood, since you may have to adjust the temperature up or down depending on how soft it is.

I always feel better when I color

Somewhere Amazon is Going Nutty, this is prime for $3.78 the used price is "$2,380.90"

That is indeed an amazing pattern. It's also in this book I once picked up from the library. PM me your email address and I'll send you the PDF pages. There's also a great butterfly pattern.

This coloring book!

I like to color with my mom when she visits. :D

Thank you for the contest!

Sigma =)

$2.52 color!


thank you for the contest!

Yaay! Congratulations on graduating!!!! =D

I would like this coloring book. CAWCAW!!!!!!

Coloring book for me!

Go Stingrays!

It's so fun that your sister is College Bound :D I know what really helped me when I was bored or needed to get my mind off of things was coloring with colored pencils or crayons. It's super fun, you can do it with friends, and you don't have to think too hard about it!

If I win, surprise me! Thanks for the contest :)

Coloring book to use while babysitting. Pretty cheap and prime eligible

I would do the hokey pokey and turn myself about. Then I would drink diet Pepsi while [coloring] (http://www.amazon.com/Paisley-Designs-Coloring-Dover-Design/dp/0486456420/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3LIEP7H67GHEC&coliid=IPMW1SM4BCWLQ)!

Don't know if it's too late but this book pretty much covers the techniques you need to know to make things your linked images.

It's Monday! Is it? For some reason I keep feeling like it is Tuesday today. That must mean it is Monday, for sure.

Coloring book would be cool to have.

I'm lucky enough to work somewhere that lets me color while 'customers' are bitching (phones) and I love these coloring books. I think /u/Claralou might enjoy it too, she guessed my fav 311 songs :)

Life is about using the whole box of crayons.

This might seem a little old school, but check out the Domino Book of Decorating. It is filled with inspiration and advice on how to approach decorating.

Eggs can be packaged for sale in less than a dozen.

How to Wrap Five Eggs

Therefore I believe they can be packaged for individual sale.

And because I believe, it must be so!

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No problem, glad you like it :D

Here are links to my two books. I currently have the prices discounted by 60% for both titles so you can get them for a pretty good price.

Mehndi Designs: Animals, Mandalas and Paisley Patterns

Sea Life: Stress Relieving Repeat Designs

Please leave positive feedback on Amazon if you like them :D Thanks!

I really like this book http://www.amazon.ca/Domino-Decorating-room---room-creating/dp/1416575464/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413311164&sr=8-1&keywords=domino+book.

And then yes, I would pick up any decorating magazines at the store as they always have tips and rules, etc. (Once you've been buying them long enough, you see that they repeat themselves.)

Then beyond that, I just love looking through a professional decorator's book (ie: http://www.amazon.ca/Mary-McDonald-Interiors-Allure-Style/dp/0847833933/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413311318&sr=8-1&keywords=mary+mcdonald) There's usually not a lot of info, but if you study the rooms, you can sort of learn what to do and what not to do.

I like the big booties and I cannot lie!

I would love this colouring book

or these stars

or this necklace, you can choose whatever :) Thanks for the contest!

For lockpicking, /r/lockpicking has a good beginner's guide. I like SouthOrd lock picks, and you really just need a couple to get started. A hook, shallow hook, half-diamond, some kind of rake (city or bogato), and a tension wrench will let you pick most padlocks and house locks you see (never pick a lock you depend on, never pick without permission).

For calligraphy, I normally do traditional nibs, but I've been getting a lot of mileage out of my Pilot Parallel pens lately, and they'd be great for a beginner. The 2.4 and 3.8 mm nibs would be good for learning. Get a good quality paper like Rhodia so the ink doesn't feather and a straight edge, and you're good to go.

I looked around online for a while at calligraphy tutorials on-line for you, and I didn't see anything that compared to what I have in books so you'll probably want a book to get you started. Since this is /r/dnd, I'm going to recommend Medieval Calligraphy. It has a really broad range of medieval styles and really helpful advice for learning and doing nice finished pieces.

Hi! I would love these because I love van Gogh and I think these are beautiful bookmarks!

[this] (http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Van-Gogh-Bookmarks-Dover/dp/0486424111/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1376770247&sr=8-3&keywords=bookmarks)

Beautiful Van Gogh book marks

The dog ate my homework! Good thing the semester is over ;)

This would make my day!!!

I just finished my last exam today, and this semester was harder than I was expecting, but I did well in all my classes! Coloring would be an awesome way to de-stress and give my poor fried brain a well-deserved break before I hit the books again for spring semester!

Thanks for the contest!

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Another approval of Objectified, I liked it. Also, for a cross-cultural view:

How to Wrap Five Eggs

...sorry for the amazon link...

EDIT: Style

This gorgeous coloring book

Fav song would probably be White Christmas

$3.59 coloring book :D

i type in caps because i'm mad

Hardening, Tempering and Heat Treatment is a good practical book on the subject. Keep in mind that metallurgy involves a lot of physics and chemistry so it's not so easy to study if you don't have a basic knowledge of both. I suggest you start with getting familiar with the steel phase diagram as that's the base for steel metallurgy. Get to know the different phases and their properties. There's also a lot of information you can find online about the subject

I want to try something new.
I wanted to start coloring books again. I was never able to color inside the lines thanks to my sight problems, and sadly the books from when I was a child were all thrown away. I might disappoint myself again, I know, but the end results just look so pretty usually.
http://www.amazon.com/Paisley-Designs-Coloring-Dover-Design/dp/0486456420/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp

From my default list:

Kochia Scoparia seeds


Camera necklace

Paisley coloring book

Color your own movie posters

From my art list:

Sharpie calligraphy pen

From my playing cards list:

Blue dragon Bicycle cards

Zombies cards

Green blue cards

Distressed cards

Celestial mini cards

Star Wars 30th Anniversary cards

Dancing Lobsters [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Paisley-Designs-Coloring-Dover-Design/dp/0486456420/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=36V58PM2YWEKL&coliid=I2UGQSZAT1SDMS) is only $2.54!!!!!

Anyone have opinions on Hardening, Tempering and Heat Treatment?

1. Something blue
   
2. Tiny alpaca on my head
   
3. My bass guitar
   
4. I tried... (and failed)
   
5. In bed is leisurely, right?
   
6. My memory book is the most sentimental thing I own
   
7. Just a small part of my Aristocats collection
   
8. Everyone should own this book!
   
9. I don't know what possessed me to buy bears with dicks (probably NSFW, sorry)
   
10. The only superhero related thing I could find...
    
11. Coolest thing on my WL)
    
12. And finally...
    
    

haha, i picked up this book about it... if you leave the pen on the wood for about 15 seconds, you'll start a fire.

Here is the mobile version of your link

Aww...thanks for thinking of me!

So yesterday I got a postcard from someone on RAOC that was a coloring postcard. I spent all evening working on it and had an absolute blast. I had put several coloring books on my WL for Christmas...but got the more needed (and wanted!) socks and PJs.

I'd love to get one of them. Under 5.00 on the list is (in no order) the Cats, Owls, Mandala and Faries. These are all Prime items.

For books....I have a large selection of crochet books under 5.00 on my Digital Items Wishlist

I'm super-excited to be a part of this new sub!

Hero of time:

A coloring book!.