Books

The title Paper Cuts may bring up bad connotations of sore fingers and painful little cuts, but this book by Taylor Hagerty will teach you how to make a collection of decorative paper art pieces.

Including 35 inventive projects, this book will teach you everything you need to know about paper-cutting. Cut out some Tea Party Placemats, an intricate Alice In Wonderland themed Tea Party Centerpiece, gorgeous Flower & Butterfly Cards, some Initial Gift Tags, handy Feathered Friend Treat cones and a fantastic Ginkgo Leaf Lampshade.

Snip and slice yourself some delicate and intricate decorations and accessories.

Check out a sample project from the book, Ginkgo Leaf Lampshade.

You can pick up a copy of the book now from The GMC Group.

With Easter just around the corner, it's the perfect time to learn the traditional Japanese papercraft of egg decorating and with this handy kit, you'll have everything you need to get started.

The kit comes complete with a wooden egg and stand, glaze, paint brush and a variety of eye catching origami papers. There is also a book which will teach you everything you need to know, with step-by-step instructions and also teach you a bit about the history of egg decorating.

Once you've mastered decorating the wooden egg, you can try out your skills on some real ones too. Happy Easter!

You can pick up your own egg decorating kit from The GMC Group now.

Feeling a little glum while waiting for the summer to begin? Beat off those seasonal blues with some wholesome crafting and Felt Me A Smile by Tokyo Sugiwaka promises to do exactly that!

Filled with dozens of adorable projects to make and give, there's a craft suitable for every skill level. Stitch a masked cat cushion, needle-felt a pair of bears, stitch a wiener dog draft stopper, felt a fluffy kitten and crochet a dog in sheep's clothing soft toy. The book has all the templates you'll need, accompanied by step-by-step photographs.

Knit, stitch and felt yourself a menagerie of adorable creatures which will put a smile on your face every day.

Check out a sample project from the book, Pair Of Bears.

You can pick up a copy of the book now from Random House.

If you've ever had a dead computer on your hands, you'll know how frustrating it feels to have to get rid of it. Now you can get crafty and create a selection of awesome crafts with Randy Sarafan's 62 Projects To Make With A Dead Computer.

Filled with greek-tastic projects and ideas, you'll learn how to turn dead electronics in to a variety of accessories for your home, wardrobe and more. Turn keyboard keys in to buttons, a computer mouse in to a pencil sharpener or mouseracas, cable cord in to coasters, a floppy disk in to a notepad or a wall frame, and gears in to a clock.

Filled with 62 quirky ideas, you'll be looking forward to upgrading to your next computer!

Check out a sample project from the book, Cable Cord Coaster.

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

Offering affordable ideas for a relaxed home, Cheap Chic by Emily Chalmers will show you how to transform your home in simple and cost effective ways.

Filled with hundreds of photographs of fabulous interiors, you'll be inspired to give your own house a new lease of life with the affordable suggestions in this book. Learn how to cleverly use colour to transform a dull space, pick textiles to add some cosy comfort, select the correct lighting to change the mood of a room and accessorise to make it your own. No matter how big or small your space, there are plenty of ideas you can interpret in to your own place.

Perfect for anyone wanting to revamp their home on a budget, give your space some cheap chic that wont break the bank.

You can pick up a copy of the book from Ryland Peters & Small now. Photography by Debi Treloar.

Ever feel guilty when throwing away packaging, paper and others bits and pieces? Now you don't have to. Eco Books by Terry Taylor will teach you how to transform those unwanted items in to handy books.

Including 40 innovative book designs, you'll be raiding the recycling bins in hunt of materials so that you can start binding your own versions. Turn old cereal boxes in to big chunky books, upcycle junk mail in to journals, create a travel diary out of used luggage tags from your holidays, or bind unwanted electronics in to cassette tape and computer disk notebooks. You can also make books from old egg cartons, maps, board games and dozens of other easy to find items.

Save money and save the planet at the same time by binding your own eco books.

Check out a sample project from the book, Cereal Box Books.

You can pick up a copy of the book now from The GMC Group.

New York's famous music club may have closed down but in this new title, CBGB and it's decades worth of graffiti lives on through the 64 pages of photographs.

Believed to be the birth place for the NY punk rock scene, CBGB played host to such iconic bands as the Ramones, Patti Smith and Blondie, to name a few. The venue became plastered with posters, flyers and graffiti over the years and this book explores every nook and cranny from the bar and stage to the dingy toilets.

A great photo book for punks and rockers alike, this book immortalises their beloved club and helps them to remember gigs gone by.

You can pick up a copy of the book now from Mark Batty Publisher.

Add a little bit of tea time luxury to your day with Bake & Decorate by Fiona Cairns and her indulgent cakes, cupcakes and cookies.

With incredible photography to accompany the recipes, you're sure to be sucked in as you flip through the pages. The book is split in to two main sections. In the first, you'll find recipes for a selection of delicious cakes and sweets including battenberg, floral macaroons, vegan fruit cake, tiny meringues, coffee & hazelnut cake and sticky toffee cupcakes with salted caramel buttercream. 

The second part of the book teaches you how to decorate your baked treats to perfection. Decorate some Easter tree decoration cookies, scatter flowers over a fresh petal confetti cake, serve up some ice-cream cone cupcakes and make a Bollywood extravaganza with homemade sugarpaste roses.

Spice up any occassion, celebration or tea part with a perfectly baked and eyecatching treat!

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

Seal it with more than a kiss with Pushing The Envelope by Marthe Le Van. Seal that letter, note or greetings card with oodles and oodles of creativity.

This book encourages you to "go beyond commonly accepted boundaries" when it comes to papercraft and is filled with dozens of techniques and step-by-step tutorials for creating a wide range of unique envelopes and packaging. Create a heart-shaped Be Mine envelope, a stitched Paper Exchange plastic wallet, adorable Teeny Tags, an embellished Loose Leaf tea bag and a Pop-Up Culture envelope.

With customization and personality that extends beyond the contents of the envelope, send it in style with your own DIY packaging.

Check out a sample project from the book, Loose Leaf Tea Bag.

You can pick up a copy of the book now from The GMC Group.

Pixels are almost too small to notice on a computer screen but artists across the globe have been giving them the recognition they deserve and using their simplistic concept to create 1 x 1: Pixel-Based Illustration & Design.

This colourful book showcases hundreds of pixel-inspired artworks, from real-life interpretations to computer-created designs. Pieces include geeky avatars, buildings where lit windows create pixel-like images, cross-stitched crafts, computer games, fonts and patterns. The book comes complete with a CD filled with pixel-based music to listen to while your browse.

A fantastic title for geeks everywhere, this book will inpsire you to view those tiny pixels that make up your desktop with new eyes.

You can pick up a copy of the book from Mark Batty Publisher now.