Arty Books Reviewed

Did you hear the bell? Schools in session, gang and I'm sharing some of my favs, new and not-so-much. 

20 Ways to Draw a Tree, Eloise Renouf, is a lovely primer that introduces illustrations of trees, flowers, insects and other nature-y things. If you like 20 Ways to Draw a Tulip by Lisa Congdon. Fun books with easy to copy drawings. Listen: if you start drawing here, you begin to develop your muscle memory and improve your drawing skills. If you want to.

I've been enjoying the Flow Sketchbook too. It's fun drawings and illustrations, with plenty of ways to stretch your imagination. Create Your Own Collage by Lisa Lees, is kind of a blast. I took it to the beach with the family and we all had a bit of fun with it. It's playful and filled with whimsy. It got my brain moving too.

Another book, Embossing Powder Techniques from A to Z by Fran Seiford was a recommendation from Lindsay Wagner of The Frugal Crafter. It's a great little resource and covers just about every embossing technique on many different types of surfaces. 

Making Art from Maps is Jill Berry's latest book and it's a beauty. I have a piece in it (v. excited)

Let me know in the comments if you want a tutorial on how I made the bracelet. The cover is a real stunner!

Here's the video with peeks inside. The affiliate links below are all for Amazon. (I get a share of that sale at no cost to you.) Enjoy!

 

20 Ways to Draw a Tulip	20 Ways to Draw a Tree	Create Your Own Collage	Creative Lettering and Beyond	Creative Lettering
Craft-A-Doodle	Flow Sketchbook 2016	Embossing Powder Techniques	Making Maps from Books

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Comments

[Julia]

I can't thank you enough for your reviews & inspiration. This post and your previous post have introduced me to so much wonderful creative information. I certainly would love a video on that gorgeous bracelet you are wearing.

[heidi]

Diana, I get so many blogs emails I rarely read through them all, but I did read all of this one, and I'm so glad I did. The book reviews were fantastic, and I just put 3 on my wish list and ordered one to get right away. Thank you so much.
I'd love if you did a youtube video of the lovely bracelet your wearing it is so beautiful. Have a wonderful day.

[mjmarmo]

Love the book reviews! Thank you for this wonderful information!

[Sharon Field]

Thanks for all the information and by all means...........make the video showing how you did that bracelet!

[stephanie]

thanks! Would love a tutorial on the bracelet :)

[Diana Trout]

So glad you enjoyed the book reviews! Thanks for the feedback, looks like I’ll be doing more of those again.

[Diana Trout]

Thank you Julia! I will be making that bracelet tutorial in a couple of weeks!

[Diana Trout]

Thanks so much Heidi. I will be doing more book reviews and that bracelet tutorial is coming in a couple of weeks.

[Diana Trout]

Thanks Stephanie! I will def be doing the bracelet tutorial in a couple of weeks.

[Mary H]

The book reviews are greatly appreciated. I picked up 20 Ways To Draw A Tree from my library last week and have been having a lot of fun with it and my black pens making mysterious combinations of images, just right for my Halloween spirit.