Most Popular Books by Marie Browning

Zentangle(R) is an easy-to-learn method of pattern drawing that reduces stress while promoting creativity. This book will introduce readers to the basic theory of Zentangle and provide instructions for drawing over 100 tangle patterns from such Certified Zentangle Teachers as Suzanne McNeill, Sandy Steen Bartholomew, and Marie Browning. This beautiful book is filled with examples of Zentangle drawings as well as other art projects and compelling stories from those who have improved their well-being through Zentangle.

Offers ideas for assembling gift baskets, and provides instructions for making a variety of baskets based on various themes, such as new baby, graduation, teacher appreciation, holidays, and others.

Marie Browning''s best-selling Jazzy Jars delighted crafters with its clever, yet wonderfully easy, suggestions for turning the humble jar into a breathtaking gift package. The creative fun continues in this follow-up collection, which has dozens of all-new, even better projects, patterns, techniques, and ideas. There are spectacular options galore: decorative painting with permanent enamel glass paints, decoupage, altered art, polymer clay, gluing and embellishing with trims or found objects, quick and easy lid decorations, special tags and labels, and much more. Fill up that empty jar, and make it complete, with an entire section of recipes for layered mixes and other foods. Tie a bow around the finished jar, and voila! The perfect present to make anyone happy. A Selection of the Crafters Choice and Homestyle Book Clubs.

Provides recipes for making soaps, bath salts, bath oils, massage oils, facial scrubs, and bath tea bags, and includes instructions on creating gift packages and labels.

Professional artists have magical secrets that you need to know! They use simple but sophisticated techniques like impressed lines, stippling, and subtractive drawing to produce fabulous art. With Pencil Magic, you can master these same methods to create a richer experience whenever you are making a card, embellishing a scrapbook page, or just doodling for fun. Crafting guru Marie Browning show you how to use both graphite and colored pencils to create impressive designs for paper arts, journals, mixed media, Zentangle-inspired pieces, and more. Her simple methods are gratifying to use, require a minimum of supplies, and produce stunning results that will have everyone asking "How did you do that?" Discover how to turn simple line designs into something fabulous with the impressed technique. Master classic drawing strokes like hatching, cross-hatching, and scrumbling. Use shading to add depth and dimension to your drawings, and give your projects a professional finish. The design possibilities are endless!

Using safe, everyday ingredients, provides projects for making soap, including instructions for molded bar and liquid soap, bath fizzies and salts, bubble baths, body powders, and lip glosses.

Collage artists are always looking for ideas going beyond the usual flat paper or mixed-media assemblage. Both of these books emphasize three-dimensional projects in addition to flat items. Browning (Paper Mosaics in an Afternoon) has practical step-by-step projects incorporating jewelry, place mats, and paperweights. Maurer-Mathison (Paper in Three Dimensions) presents projects by many artists that sometimes take a more surreal approach, often transforming found objects into dolls or altered art. She also offers tips for using unusual papers and construction materials. Both books are good sources of ideas and would be useful in collections needing more papercraft material. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Classic techniques--contemporary projects! This second entry in the new Paper Crafts Workshop series proves that traditional methods of crafting can produce some of the most exquisite greeting cards ever. Every idea is eye-opening and lovely: paper lacework, a form of paper weaving knownas papuela, silhouette cutting, iris folding, paper embroidery, paper piercing (Ornare), kaleidoscope folding, and more. With plenty of photos and description to lead the newcomer through every step, and patterns when needed, crafters won’t be able to resist making every card. Best of all, the supplies and papers needed to create these unique designs are all easily found at neighborhood scrapbooking stores.

More than simply coloring regions of a tangle design, this book offers lessons which enable even the novice artist to use a brush pen to color 48 delightful Zentangle animals, plants and flowers.

Soaps fragrant with cinnamon, "painted" with natural coloring, stamped or laminated, that fizz in the bath, and even have a written message.

Presents full-color illustrated instructions for creating forty-five metal projects with lessons on hammering, embossing, decoupage, and other techniques.

Just take commercially available glycerine or coconut-oil base, cut it up, and melt it in the microwave. Pour the liquid into moulds to set - and let the real fun begin. This text offers information on different types of aromatics and essential oils.

Every photograph captures a precious memory - and ''Creative Photo Collage'' is a complete guide to collecting, archiving and presenting those treasured personal images. Marie Browning offers dozens of unique projects for turning photographs into home decor and gifts.

Quilling - also known as paper filigree or scroll work - is the art of rolling very thin strips of paper into elegant shapes, turning them into beautiful designs, and then gluing them onto a base for display ... In addition to offering 28 unique shapes, it introduces some contemporary quilling possibilities such as husking, fringing, crimping and sculpting.--from publisher description.

The latest entry in the popular In an Afternoon� series focuses on quick and easy techniques for paper mosaics-a simpler method than the tile and glass versions, but equally attractive. Written by highly regarded author Marie Browning, it''s sure to become the next Afternoon success. Here is everything you need to get started: information on supplies and tools, including the different kinds of available paper, trimmers, backings, and coatings; how-to instructions on the basic techniques (cutting to size, assembling the pieces); numerous photographs; and projects-such as a Poker Box and Marbled Oval Tray-designed to build skills even as they inspire. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Describes sixteen kinds of projects which can be done with polymer clay.

Crafts involving paper manipulation, like collages, quilling, paper tole, and chigiri-e, to create many projects.

Marie Browning, author of Jazzy Jars, Really Jazzy Jars, and Jazzy Gift Baskets, is here with more dazzling techniques and projects to please the discerning crafter. And her ideas are snazzier than ever before! These great gift jars are painted and d�coupaged, ornamented with polymer clay, embellished with mosaics, covered with beads and charms, topped with decorative lids, or coated with resin. Memory jars feature a photo collage; others, fun for kids, have felt or foam creatures. Because an empty jar simply begs for a filling, there are also recipes for homemade mixes and other treats that store beautifully inside--including cocoa, soups, granola, and candy. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to every aspect of the craft, with a wide range of techniques, stunning projects to make, and beauty shots of every item.

Includes how-to information for creating antiqued paper, batik paper, block printed paper, bubble paper, color transfer with tissue paper, faux leather paper, laminated paper, marbleized paper, nature prints paper, paste paper, rubber stamped paper, splattered paper, sponged paper, spray painted paper, stenciled paper, tie-dye paper, and watercolor paper.

How-to information for creating folded books; paperback journals; wood covered books; closed spine and open spine books; envelope books; sticky pad notebooks; and novelty books.

Projects include: wooden photo storage boxes, family heirlooms photo box, photo albums, decorative photo plates, seaside memory & vacation wreath, vintage open book arrangement, three panel desk screen, desk pad and pen holder, flower faces on clay pots, stackable blocks, baby door sign, sleeping elves night light, light switch plates, stack of coasters, collage tray, coaster tray, tile trivet, seaside memory frame, wooden frame for dad, 3-D decoupage photos, memory shadow boxes, photos under glass, photos on canvas.

"Many herbal tomes profess to act as one-stop crafting ...Browning carries through on that promise."--"Booklist." "Browning makes and packages the fragrant creations of traditional herbalists such as bath oils, potpourri, and culinary vinegars, oils, and syrups....explains techniques, provides recipes, and offers photos showing the gifts packaged for presentation. This excellent, up-to-date summary of herbal crafts is recommended for public libraries."--"Library Journal."

If you love designer handbags, forgo the trip to a trendy boutique and make your own instead. Just take your pick from any of the stylish projects in Purse Pizzazz and create personalized fashion accessories that you won''t see anywhere else. Most of the designs feature beading, decoupage, applique, silk flowers, and other eye-catching embellishments. Best of all, every bag is simply fabulous!

Awaken Your Inner Artist with Brush Markers Creative brush marker techniques go far beyond ordinary coloring! Use brilliantly colored markers to add dazzling accents to handmade cards, envelopes, gift tags, scrapbook pages, or any other papercraft project. This essential guide teaches you fantastic brush marker techniques for sketching, stamping, art-journaling, and more. Crafting guru Marie Browning presents simple ways to awaken your inner artist with dual brush markers. Her step-by-step instructions insure success even if you''ve had little or no artistic training. Discover the secrets of blending colors, creating backgrounds, and achieving interesting fine art effects. In no time at all you''ll be drawing enchanting "DoodleDab" accents in more than 30 easy-to-learn motifs, or shading your own Zentangle(R)-inspired art with markers. - Essential methods for crafters, rubber-stampers, paper artists, and scrapbookers - Embellish cards, envelopes, gift tags, art journals, and more - Creative ideas for Tombow and other water-based dual brush markers - Discover the simple "DoodleDab" technique, with over 30 fun motifs - Special section on shading Zentangle(R)-inspired art with brush markers

Celebrate your love of gardens with these nature-inspired projects Whether you have a balcony garden with a few potted plants, acres of rolling fields, or a kitchen with country garden decor, you''ll love making the 16 charming projects found in Inspired by the Garden. With Marie Browning''s clear step-by-step instructions, you''ll learn to craft pieces for indoors and out, including: A delightful garden apron adorned with painted pears A quaint decoupaged seed box An elegant painted lavender drying rack Bright metalwork garden stakes Beautiful polymer clay flowerpots A colorful mosaic table And more! Throughout are special care and finishing instructions to protect your outdoor creations, along with tips on how to make the most of your garden, from pressing flowers to drying herbs and storing seeds. With Inspired by the Garden you''ll find the creative inspiration you need to surround your home with the beauty of the garden.

Despite their best efforts to scare all who meet them, these super silly monster creations from author and artist Marie Browning will end up making kids laugh and smile as they go from page to page in this engaging coloring book. This super fun filled activity and coloring book for kids features monster themed coloring pages, word search puzzles, how to draw your own monster activities, seek and find, word games, all wonderfully themed around positive messages and lessons for young kids that parents will appreciate. Reminders such as - Always to Wash Your Hands and Trust Your Guts to inspirational messages of encouragement and reminders that we''re all special no matter if we''re green, blue, orange, have twenty eyes or just one in the middle of our forehead! These super silly monsters are dedicated to making all who meet them happy, more self-confident and better little people or "monsters." Super silly monster stickers included!

With just a few simple ingredients and basic tools you probably own, you can produce high-quality, all-natural, fragrant homemade soaps in fabulous shapes and sizes! Twenty recipes yield marvelous hand-milled soaps like Peppermint Refreshment, Milk and Honey, Mango Mint Shampoo Bar, and Lavender Citrus. Then go on to bath salts, bath oils, bubble baths, facial scrubs, therapeutic and aromatic soaps, bath tea bags, and more. Glorious photos will inspire you to design and make them for your home or as a personalized gift. Try the brilliant ideas for decorating and wrapping them too! 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Translucent vellum and parchment have long been the papers of choice for wedding invitations and flyleaves in books. Their fine qualities also work wonderfully for crafting. A well-respected artist presents a variety of techniques from image transfers and stamping to embossing and flower pressing. “The possibilities are limitless.”—Crafts ‘N Things.

Scrapbookers already know Andrea Grossman’s Paper Company, because it is North America’s largest, most innovative designer and manufacturer of decorative stickers. With this superb collection, crafters will also be able take inspiration from Andrea’s personal, brilliantly decorated scrapbook pages and her invaluable creative advice. Andrea reveals which albums she’s used, how she decided on motifs and materials, and why she chose particular palettes. The showcased scrapbooks include a silvery wedding album with photos mounted on exquisite, matte, white, ribbed paper; a guest book with a cowboy theme; Fourth of July albums and invitations; and a very special scrapbook that commemorates her dream vacation - a trip to Antarctica.

Adding letters, words and sayings to your crafts has never been easier! No matter what your handwriting, you can add messages, monograms and sayings to your craft projects with the help of Creative Craft Lettering Made Easy. You''ll learn easy crafting techniques for using stencils, decoupage medium, rubber stamps and scrapbook embellishments to give any project your own personal touch. Author Marie Browning walks you through 15 fun and easy step-by-step projects that put an exciting twist on lettering. Using a wide variety of crafting materials and techniques, you''ll learn to use scrapbook embellishments to decorate an inspirational bulletin board, cover a tray with a special painted quote and wine labels, enhance a jewelry box with a beautiful monogram, and much more. Features like "In Other Words" with alternative sayings and variation ideas for additional project ideas will keep the inspiration coming. Lettering can be easy and fun and Creative Craft Lettering Made Easy will show you how.

This thesis is comprised of personal essays and fiction stories all of which are rooted in the landscape of Midwestern agriculture. The nonfiction pieces remember vanished life on a small Wisconsin farm. Themes of conservation, preservation, and dependence on friends and neighbors are emphasized. Hopefully, in the age of corporate farming and globalization these stories are a reminder of the need to have strong connections to land and the communities in which we find ourselves. The fiction stories in this work are born of the magical realism that dwells in the farms and fields of the Midwest. Squint your eyes to look through the dust rising over a field or listen to wind blowing through pine trees and the magic becomes real. The characters in these pieces often take on qualities of the land and crops around. And like real people who make their living on farms, they are shaped and changed by the land around them.

Due to the nature of risk in clinical research, patient harm may result; therefore, it is essential to mitigate the risks ensuring the safety of participants and the integrity of clinical research. Recent changes in the clinical research environment have resulted in delegation of tasks, previously assigned to Clinical Research Nurses (CRNs), to Unlicensed Clinical Research Coordinators (ULCRCs) without knowledge of potential consequences. This project describes interprofessional Clinical Research Coordinator’s (CRC’s) perceptions of roles, responsibilities, and competence in implementing clinical research activities of varying complexity, including similarities and differences of the CRN CRC and the ULCRC. Current literature describes the role, activities, and value of the CRN CRC. However, the literature lacks evidence to explore the impact on delegated work of the ULCRC. Using snowball sampling, CRCs in the United States were invited to complete an anonymous, investigator created, online survey. After meeting inclusion criteria, CRCs were asked to answer questions related to their role and responsibilities as a CRC, and rate clinical research activities related to domains of their role (clinical practice, study management, care coordination and continuity, and human subject protections), for frequency performed, appropriateness to role, and confidence in performing. Of 215 completed surveys, 91 (42.3%) identified as a CRN CRC and 124 (57.6%) as ULCRCs. CRCs, regardless of licensure, report similar work settings, populations served, types of studies supported, and categories of activities performed. The CRN CRC performed clinical research activities across all domains of practice more frequently than ULCRCs and rated all domains as more appropriate to their practice with higher confidence than the ULCRCs. In addition, ULCRCs reported performing activities that are outside of their scope, such as administering study medications intravenously. CRCs reported often feeling there is more work than is appropriate and training is inadequate; leaving the potential for some CRCs to take on activities perceived as inappropriate or outside their scope of practice and lacking in competence to complete the activity. These findings add to the literature by systematically describing interprofessional CRCs perceptions of their roles, responsibilities, and competence in implementing clinical research activities of varying complexity.