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Creative woodburning : projects, patterns and instructions to get crafty with pyrography / by Locke, Bee,author.; Stolle, Christopher,editor.;
Includes index.If you're a crafter or an artist looking for something new and different, try pyrography. With this type of art, you use a heated instrument to burn images and words into wood. By using techniques from drawing, such as shading and stippling, you can also add depth and embellishments to your creations. It's easy to get started with pyrography--and Creative Woodburning can help you jump into this hot new craft. This book features: an introduction to pyrography and the tools you need to get started ;expert advice on how to choose the right materials and how to create a safe working environment ;20 projects, including a jewelry box, a cutting board, a wooden egg, a clock, and a gourd birdhouse ;more than 180 patterns--from animal and nature designs to borders and geometric and decorative shapes ;techniques for shading, adding color, and sealing your projects.
Subjects: Art.; Pyrography.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Swallowing mercury / by Grzegorzewska, Wioletta,author.(CARDINAL)400745; Marciniak, Eliza,translator.(CARDINAL)676367;
The fairground girl -- The Jesus raffle -- Little table, set thyself! -- Waiting for the popemobile -- The little paint girl -- A picture pays a visit -- Whitsunday -- An Easter pasha -- Spiders from Jerusalem -- Waves -- Gienek the combine driver -- Pierced lids -- The dressmaker's secret -- Strawberry -- The woman with a dog -- Sour cherries -- The phillumenist -- Dolce vita -- Masters of scrap -- The return of Zorro -- The belated feeding of bees -- Unripe -- Neon over the Jupiter.While political change hums in the background, Wiola looks back on her youth in a close-knit agricultural community in 1980s Poland: the superstitions of the village women, rumored visits from the Pope, and the locked room in the dressmaker's house.Man Booker International Prize (UK) : Longlist, 2017.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Balloon animals / by Whiter, Barb,author.;
Inflating balloons, tying knots and safety -- Basic twists... let's lock it in -- Loop twist -- Decorate your balloon -- Your first animal -- is it a dog? -- Poodle -- Swan -- Giraffe -- Horse -- Mouse -- Elephant -- Octopus -- Rhinoceros -- Wasp, bee, dragonfly or bird? -- Crocodile -- Baby dinosaur -- Big fish -- Caterpillar -- Teddy bear --Cat -- Twirly balloon.Learn how to inflate, and be a Balloon Entertainer as you learn how to sculpt balloon animals.
Subjects: Balloon sculpture.; Balloons.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Like a bee to honey [large print] / by Beckstrand, Jennifer,author.(CARDINAL)342503;
Shy, skittish Rose Christner is more comfortable tending to the beehives on the family farm and keeping her aunt's unruly cats in line than attending social gatherings with the rest of the die youngie. A childhood trauma and secret shame keep her heart under lock and key, and Rose just can't accept the sweet attention she's receiving from a handsome neighbor. But the more she shies away from Josiah Yoder, the more their families sneakily plot to bring them together. And when a vandal who's been plaguing the Honeybee Farm starts targeting Rose, Josiah's steadfast protection and patience just may lead her into his waiting arms
Subjects: Large print books.; Religious fiction.; Amish; Sisters; Bee culture;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Like a bee to honey / by Beckstrand, Jennifer,author.(CARDINAL)342503;
Affectionately dubbed The Honeybee Sisters in their Wisconsin Amish community, the three Christner girls are devoted beekeepers who are coming-of-age--and discovering the sweet surprise of love... Shy, skittish Rose Christner is more comfortable tending to the beehives on the family farm and keeping her aunt's unruly cats in line than attending social gatherings with the rest of the die youngie . A childhood trauma and secret shame keep her heart under lock and key, and Rose just can't accept the sweet attention she's receiving from a handsome neighbor. But the more she shies away from Josiah Yoder, the more their families sneakily plot to bring them together. And when a vandal who's been plaguing the Honeybee Farm starts targeting Rose, Josiah's steadfast protection--and patience--just may lead her into his waiting arms.
Subjects: Fiction.; Amish; Sisters; Beekeepers;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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All your twisted secrets / by Urban, Diana,author(CARDINAL)827951;
"What do the queen bee, star athlete, valedictorian, stoner, loner, and music geek all have in common? They were all invited to a scholarship dinner, only to discover it's a trap. Someone has locked them into a room with a bomb, a syringe filled with poison, and a note saying they have an hour to pick someone to kill ... or else everyone dies"--Back cover.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Young adult fiction.; Kidnapping; Secrecy; High school students; Teenagers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All your twisted secrets / by Urban, Diana,author.(CARDINAL)827951;
"What do the queen bee, star athlete, valedictorian, stoner, loner, and music geek all have in common? They were all invited to a scholarship dinner, only to discover it's a trap. Someone has locked them into a room with a bomb, a syringe filled with poison, and a note saying they have an hour to pick someone to kill--or else everyone dies"--Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Young adult fiction.; Kidnapping; Secrecy; High school students; Teenagers; Bombs; Secrecy.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 21
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The Beekeeper's Cottage / by Davies, Emma,author.(CARDINAL)421562;
Beekeeper Grace thought throwing out her cheating husband would be the hardest thing she ever did. But when she opens the door to a property developer one morning, it's clear that keeping her beautiful home and garden - her only sanctuary throughout her miserable marriage - will be the greatest challenge of all...Fleeing to her best friend at the farm next door, Grace blurts out all her problems, only to be overheard by Amos, a handsome, free-spirited visitor with a twinkle in his eye. Fascinated by Grace and her bees, Amos offers to stay in the village of Hope Corner, to help turn her home into a guest house in return for lessons on beekeeping.As Grace shows Amos how to nurture a hive and harvest honeycomb without getting stung, he is charming but secretive. He never stays long in the same place after an incident in his past involving a mysterious woman named Maria. But as their eyes lock over a jar of homemade honey, Grace can't help feeling that she'd really like him to stay...Determined to dispel her growing suspicion that Amos is running from something serious, Grace goes in search of the truth about Maria. But when she finds it, will she still want Amos to put down roots in Hope Corner, and will they still have a house to return to?
Subjects: Fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tegami Bachi letter bee. [manga] / by Asada, Hiroyuki,1968-author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)563165; Amtower, Rich,adapter.(CARDINAL)592446; JN Productions.(CARDINAL)559383;
Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu--colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous. But thankfully the Letter Bees, a brave corps of messengers, risk their lives in order to keep the hearts of Amberground connected. Lag returns from his training to find Amberground in chaos. The government is crumbling, revolution is underway and the sun itself is going out. The Letter Bees’ last chance is to penetrate Akatsuki, the mysterious capital of Amberground and the source of the sun’s power. But who will be the one to enter Akatsuki and forge a new world—Chico, who’s prepared to make any sacrifice for her people, or Lag, who holds out the impossible hope that every life can still be saved?
Subjects: Fantasy comics.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Young adult fiction.; Messengers; Postal service; Imaginary places;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Tegami Bachi letter bee. [manga] / by Asada, Hiroyuki,1968-author,artist.(CARDINAL)563165;
In a land of perpetual night, your heart is your light. Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu--colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous. But thankfully the Letter Bees, a brave corps of messengers, risk their lives in order to keep the hearts of Amberground connected. As the ferocious Gaichuu Cabernet closes in on the capital of Amberground, the Letter Bees form an army to stop it. Lag is paired off with a novice Bee who informs him that he’s become a legend in the Beehive. But Lag’s reputation as the “Child of Light” won’t do him much good against the terrifying power of Cabernet…or the dark secret he’s discovered about his hero, Gauche Suede."Rated T for teen"--p. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Comics (Graphic works); Fantasy comics.; Graphic novels.; Novels.; Imaginary places; Messengers; Postal service;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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