Holiday Craft Books

Yep, it's that time of year again, when experienced crafters know it's not too early to begin those holiday crafts and handmade gifts.  This list includes new and recent books available from Central Library's Fine Arts Room, and includes Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa crafts.   Some will be displayed on the room's display cart during the month of October, and all are available to check out in person at Central or through a "hold" placed for delivery to our branches.  Just do a title search in our catalog.  Enjoy!

50 Knitted Gifts for Year-Round Giving; Designs for Every Season and Occasion

A Creative Christmas  by Lynette Jensen

Artful Halloween; 31 Frightfully Elegant Projects  by Susan Wasinger

Best of Christmas Ideas (Better Homes & Gardens)

Best of Halloween Tricks & Treats (Better Homes & Gardens)

Christmas Arrangements by Daniel Santamaria  by Daniel Santamaria

Christmas Countdown; 5 Advent Calendars (Cross Stitch)

Christmas is Coming; Applique Quilt Patterns  by Cheryl Almgren Taylor

Christmas Magic; Decorative Ideas for Winter and Yuletide Patchwork  by Ingrid Perra

Creative Christmas Tree Decorations  by Carolyn Bell

Cross Stitched Cards for the Holidays
Day of the Dead Crafts  by Jerry Vigil

Deco Mesh Wreaths; 14 Seasonal & Holiday Designs 

Extreme Pumpkin Carving  by Vic Hood

Glitterville’s Handmade Halloween  by Stephen Brown

Halloween with Matthew Mead; Style made Shockingly Simple  by Matthew Mead

Halloween!  Tricks, Treats, Fun & Sweets  by Morgana de Ville

Handmade for Christmas; Easy Crafts and Creative Ideas  

Have Yourself a Very Vintage Christmas  by Susan Waggoner

Here Comes Winter; Quilted Projects to Warm Your Home  by Jeanne Large

Holiday Cheer Quilts

Holiday Crafts; 35 Projects for the Home and for Giving  by Catherine Woram

Knit Christmas Stockings; 19 Patterns for Stockings & Ornaments

Merry Christmas Sweaters to Knit  by Sue Stratford

Modern Holiday; Deck the Halls with 18 Sewing Projects  by Amanda Murphy

Origami Holiday Decorations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa  by Florence Temko

Pumpkin Carving Book  by Deborah Scneebeli-Morrell

Quick Christmas Gifts; 25 Designs for Perfect Presents (Cross Stitch)
Quilter's Home:  Winter  by Lois Krushina Fletcher

Scandinavian Christmas Stockings  by Mette Handberg

Simply Modern Christmas; Fresh Quilting Patterns for the Holidays  by Cindy Lammon

Spooky & Bright; 101 Halloween Ideas

The Complete Book of Garlands, Circles, & Decorative Wreaths  by Fiona Barnett

“The Night Before Christmas” in Crochet  by Clement C. Moore
'Tis the Autumn Season: Fall Quilts and Decorating Projects  by Jeanne Large

Treasury of Holiday Crochet  by Jean Leinhauser

Twelve Knits of Christmas  by Fiona Goble

Wreaths for All Seasons  by James T. Farmer

Last acquisitions of this fiscal year

Yes, this concludes our book acquisitions for the library's fiscal year that ends September 30.  We all hope that these books have (and will in the future) been useful and entertaining.  Look for next year's acquisitions to start appearing in October!

Reference

Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins  by Q. David Bowers

Whitman Encyclopedia of U. S. Paper Money  by Q. David Bowers

Art History / Art Theory

Archibald Motley; Jazz Age Modernist, exhibit catalog of the Nasher Museum of Art

Enduring Bronze; Ancient Art, Modern Views  by Carol C. Matusch

Jeff Koons: A Retrospective, exhibit catalog of the Whitney Museum of American Art

Architecture / Landscape Design

Build, Memory  by James Stewart Polshek

Istanbul Architecture  by Murat Gul

Lake/Flato Houses; Embracing the Landscape

Philip Johnson and his Mischief; Appropriation in Art and Architecture by Christian Bjone

A Place in the Sun; Green Living and the Solar House  by Stephen Snyder

Plan for New Haven, Facsimile Edition  by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and Cass Gilbert

Radical Cities: Across Latin America  by Justin McGuirk

Selling the Dwelling; The Books that Built America’s Houses, 1775-2000  by Richard Cheek

The Style of Coworking; Contemporary Shared Workspaces  by Alice Davies

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Colors for Your Home; 493 Designer Favorites  [House Beautiful]

Country Living: 500 Kitchen Ideas

Drawn to Drawing  by John Vernon Lord

Great Design; The World’s Best Design Explored & Explained  by Philip Wilkinson

Marian Bantjes; Pretty Pictures

Restaurant & Bar Design

Photography

David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon Coolpix P7800

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

The Craft Reader, edited by Glenn Adamson

Crafty Creatures  by Jane Bull

Creative Cartooning  by Tim Van de Vall

The Encyclopedia of Printmaking Techniques  by Judy Martin

Knitted Dogs & Puppies  by Sue Stratford

Learn Swedish Weaving & Huck Embroidery  by Katherine Kennedy

Speaking of Furniture; Conversations with 14 American Masters  by Bebe Pritam Johnson

Words for Pictures: The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels  by Brian Michael Bendis

Please come by and see our wonderful exhibit of artwork of-- and memorabilia about-- Amadee, the well-known and beloved St. Louis cartoonist and illustrator.  There are eight display cases in Central Library's Great Hall that can be browsed any time the building is open.