Do you want to make your own organic skin care products? Are you looking for a new skin care routine? Do you want to sell your homemade skin care products? Are you looking for detailed recipes for cleansers, toners, moisturizers, etc.? Can you confidently pair organic ingredients together for the best results? You’ll be able to create everything from toners, scrubs, and masks for your face and body to moisturizers, lotions, balms, serums, and more! Plus, we have a chapter on labeling and gifting goody bags. This is the ultimate guide for anyone wanting to create their organic beauty products at home!

A master craftsperson explores the ways in which working with our hands reveals the essence of both our humanity and our relationship with the natural, material world In our present age of computer-assisted design, mass production and machine precision, the traditional skills of the maker or craftsperson are hard to find. Yet the desire for well-made and beautiful objects from the hands (and mind) of a skilled artisan is just as present today as it ever has been. Whether the medium they work with is wood, metal, clay or something else, traditional makers are living links to the rich vein of knowledge and skills that defines our common human heritage. More than this, though, many of us harbor a deep and secret yearning to produce something - to build or shape, to imagine and create our own objects that are imbued not only with beauty and functionality, but with a story and, in essence, a spirit drawn from us. Nick Kary understands this yearning. For nearly four decades he has worked on commission to make fine, distinctive furniture and cabinets from wood, most of it sourced near his home, in the counties of South West England. During this time, he has been both a teacher and a student; one who is fascinated with the philosophy and practice of craft work of all kinds. In Material, Kary takes readers along with him to visit some of the places where modern artisans are preserving, and in some cases passing on, the old craft skills. His vivid descriptions and eye for detail make this book a rich and delightful read, and the natural and cultural history he imparts along the way provides an important context for understanding our own past and the roots of our industrial society. Personal, engaging, and filled with memorable people, landscapes and scenes, Material is a rich celebration of what it means to imagine and create, which in the end is the essence of being human, and native to a place. As Kary puts it, "Wood and words, trees and people, material and ethereal - it is here I love increasingly to dwell."

Make floating candles, herbal soaps, and even a home spa  Discover the secrets of color, shape, and scent the fun and easy way? Whether you're a beginner or seasoned craftperson, this fun book offers everything you need to make beautiful, professional-looking candles and soaps at home. You get practical tips on dyeing and scenting wax, using unusual molds, adding embellishments to candles, working with soap ingredients, and even turning your hobby into a business! Discover How To: * Stock a safe & efficient work area * Work with all types of wax * Add color and scent to your projects * Make melt-and-pour soaps * Turn a hobby into a business

This new edition of Microcosm's popular DIY guide to zine making is updated to address zine making in today's digital-and-social-media-obsessed world. Covering all the bases for beginners, this book also hits on more advanced topics like Creative Commons licenses, legality, and sustainability.

Les secrets d'une styliste professionnelle. Entre les femmes et les vêtements, c'est une histoire d'amour qui dure depuis toujours. C'est une question d'EMOTIONS ! Le rapport entre une femme et ses vêtements diffère d'une femme à l'autre. Il dépend de plusieurs facteurs : son humeur, sa vie, ce qui l'influence, son tempérament du jour, sa personnalité, son vécu, et même la température agiront sur le rapport d'une femme à ses vêtements. Combien de fois avez-vous pensé, la veille d'un événement, porter certains vêtements le lendemain, pour vous apercevoir au matin que vous n'aviez plus du tout le désir de les porter. Vos émotions n'y correspondaient plus. Il ne faut pas se le cacher, si on se sent bien et belle dans un vêtement, c'est l'estime de soi qui en profite. Notre assurance en est augmentée et on a l'impression de pouvoir gravir des montagnes... même si on est en talons hauts ! en négligeant notre apparence, c'est notre personnalité qu'on néglige. Les vêtements que l'on porte ont un immense impact sur notre vie. Notre image a une influence sur nos relations, notre travail, la façon dont les gens nous perçoivent et dont nous-mêmes nous nous percevons. La question à se poser est celle-ci : " Est-ce que mon apparence extérieure représente vraiment qui je suis ? " Ce guide, simple, accessible et dynamique, vous aidera à mieux définir votre silhouette, à connaître les couleurs qui vous donneront un teint impeccable et à répondre à toutes les angoisses féminines sur la mode !

Do you love to save costs or create an additional stream of income by making some of your clothing yourself? Or do you have creative clothing styles and patterns in mind that you would like to make for yourself and your loved ones? Or are you looking for a hobby that has physical, mental, and health benefits? Or do you seek a craft that can serve as a platform for building your social life and connecting with more people? Then, you have the right tool in your hands. This book will teach you one of the most popular methods of making clothing - KNITTING. One of the most interesting facts about knitting is that you don't have to spend a fortune to get started. With this book and a few tools, you are good to go. Even though knitting began in the middle east around the 5th century, it has become popular to the extent that, about 60% of clothing in the textile industry are made by knitting. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn this beautiful craft that is practiced by several people in different countries of the world. Knitting is fast becoming a universal language. Knitting, like any other craft, has some technical undertones, and your ease of comprehending these technical details largely depends on the material with which you are learning. This book was written with simple and clear words that will help you understand all the technical things done when knitting. Pictures are also attached to each explained concept in this book, to assist you further to comprehend them. There are several pieces of information out there about knitting. But this book will provide you with the essential knowledge to start knitting. Some of the concepts explained in this book are: Types of knitting Tools and materials used in knitting Knitting terminologies How to interpret knitting patterns, both text, and chart Knitting techniques Knitting styles Tips to avoid common errors while knitting This book is the tool you have been searching for. Even if you have never attempted knitting, you can learn how to knit within a few hours of reading this book and obeying the instructions contained therein. More importantly, within a few days of practicing, you will create that beautiful knitted fabric about which you have always dreamed. This book is not only written for beginner knitters. If you have been knitting but you didn't learn some of the basics, or you find interpreting knitting instructions challenging, this book is the best for you. Also, if you are a professional knitter who does not have enough time to teach people who want to learn how to knit, you can recommend this book to them, and it will be worth it. Nothing is holding you back from learning to knit anymore.

Do you love jewelry and beading? Would you like to know how to make chic jewelry and accessories? Jewelry & Beading Designs for Dummies is packed with patterns, step-by-step instructions, and inspiring color photos to get you stringing, knotting, and looping in no time. From earrings and necklaces to pins, purses, charms, and more, you’ll discover new techniques for making just the right pieces to suit you — or give as fantastic, fashionable gifts!  This easy-to-follow visual guide speeds you right into the basics of jewelry making: assembling your gear; working with pliers; and fine-tuning your stringing, bead weaving, and wire wrapping skills. You’ll use elastic cord, ribbon, leather, a wire jig, and more to make bracelets, bookmarks, pendants, and napkin rings. Before you know it, you’ll take your skills to the next level and beyond, using multiple techniques and materials on thrilling and unconventional designs. Discover how to: * Make more than 75 fresh, fun, and practical projects * Hone your basic jewelry making skills * Work with silver, leather, glass beads, and crystals * Create rings, bracelets, phone covers, wine charms, and more * Use bead crimping, knotting, and weaving to make beautiful designs * Make stunning earrings and necklaces using a wire jig * Fabricate beads and wire components * Find nontraditional materials such as hardware, beach glass, and more Add beauty, skill, and satisfaction to your life with a little help from Jewelry and Beading Designs For Dummies!

Once literally demonized as "the Devil's lettuce," and linked to all manner of deviant behavior by the establishment's shameless anti-marijuana propaganda campaigns, cannabis sativa has lately been enjoying a long-overdue Renaissance. So now that the squares at long last seem ready to rethink pot's place in polite society, how, exactly, can members of this vibrant, innovative, life-affirming culture proudly and properly emerge from the underground-without forgetting our roots, or losing our cool'In How to Smoke Pot (Properly), VICE weed columnist and former High Times editor David Bienenstock charts the course for this bold, new, post-prohibition world. With plenty of stops along the way for "pro tips" from friends in high places, including cannabis celebrities and thought leaders of the marijuana movement, listeners will learn everything from the basics of blazing to how Mary Jane makes humans more creative and collaborative, nurtures empathy, catalyzes epiphanies, enhances life's pleasures, promotes meaningful social bonds, facilitates cross-cultural understanding, and offers a far safer alternative to both alcohol and many pharmaceutical drugs.

How to Make a Scrapbook is about the hobby of making a visual diary. While the format of scrapbooking may have changed as new tools and techniques are developed, the reason for “scrapping” is universal: to record precious memories.