Books

As personalised and creative as can be, Painted Papers by Alisha Golden, will teach you how to decorate paper and use the sheets to create a range of wonderful projects.

The book included step-by-step tutorials for creating a variety of effects on plain paper. Learn how to dye, create paint washes, stencil, stamp, marble and create repeating patterns. Once your paper is ready, you an choose from a dozen eye-catching projects to make, including origami envelopes, a selection of bound books, a paper slipcase and a decorative box.

Get even more creative with your crafting and start from scratch, turning plain paper in to wonderful art.

Check out a sample project from the book Woven Accordion Book. You can pick up a copy of the book from The GMC Group now.

Hot off the London Fashion Week catwalk, Junky Styling are refashioning unwanted clothing in to high fashion couture and with their book Junky Styling: Wardrobe Surgery they're going to show you how you can too.

The book starts with an introduction and history of the design duo, showcasing previous collections and looking at the ethos and mission of the brand. The second part gets more hands on, teaching the techniques you'll need to design, deconstruct and reconstruct clothing, along with tips for hunting out the raw materials. Turn suit jacket sleeves in to a scarf, trousers in to a circle skirt or shirts in to a shirt wrap halter top. There are dozens of projects to get you started!

Full of inspiration and know-how, Junky Styling will have you looking at old and unwanted clothes with new eyes and revamping, reconstructing and redesigning them in to fashion that is good for the planet.

Check out a sample project from the book, The Fly Top.

You can pick up a copy of the book from AC & Black now.

Give your home a touch of vintage charm with Christina Strutt's new book Home-Made Vintage.

With over 40 quick and easy sewing projects to choose from, these simple creations will make a big difference to your home, from soft furnishings and quilts to accessories and storage. Sew some kitsch bunting, hide hidden clutter with a bed skirt, keep pillows smelling fresh with lavender pockets, dress up your bedroom with a fairytale muslin canopy or spice up afternoon tea with a stitched placemat and napkin. There's even a selection of clothes and accessories, including kitchen aprons, fabric brooches and bags of all shapes & sizes.

Organised by room of the house, there's a perfect project that will brighten up and add a bit of vintage chic to any dull space.

You can pick up a copy of the book from CICO Books now.

Forget neat stitches and sewing in straight lines, it's time to break the rules with Free & Easy Stitch Style by Poppy Treffry.

The book aims to help you find your own personal sewing style, break free from the conventional and stitch one-of-a-kind creations. Learn techniques such as outlining & shading, appliques and dealing with rough edges. Create special greetings cards, beautiful breakfast cosies for your eggs and teapots, an applique perfect pinny and hairband, freah-as-a-daisy curtains and an oh-so-tasty picnic blanket

Fire up your sewing machine and like with paper and pencil, learn how to draw with thread on fabric.

Check out a sample project from the book, Whimsical Wall Tidy. You can pick up a copy of the book now from RU Craft.