DOT, DOT, DOTS - Deanna Griffin Dove- By far one of the best beadmaking books to date. A multitude of beadmaking techniques and effects sure to enhance any of your future creations. Literally scores of close-up photos detailing precise techniques for creating dots on dots, flowers, fish scales, specks, pushy dots, crescents and much more. An excellent tutorial as well as a true inspiration.

A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO KILN-FORMED GLASS - Brenda Griffith- A fantastic journey into the world of kiln-forming glass; melting cut or crushed glass together and later shaping the glass with molds. This comprehensive introduction features projects both beautiful and practical that are sure to appeal to all beginning glassworkers. It covers all the fundementals such as fusing, slumping, draping, pot melting, inclusions, and mold-making, as well as an invaluable troubleshooting section. Nineteen exquisite projects, arranged by skill level with loads of gorgeous photos. A beautiful hardcover production!

THE STAINED GLASS DESIGN HANDBOOK - Barry Z. Masser- One of the few books totally devoted to stained glass design. Every chapter is focused on how beginners and experienced glass artists can produce more striking windows using art basics, special techniques, sophisticated glass selection, and little-known approaches used by the top talent in our craft.

FUN WITH FUSING - A whimsical field trip into a playland of garden and zoo creatures and their surrounding fauna. All are made with fused glass in a small enough format to be fired in 8” tabletop kilns. There’s also butterflies, hummingbirds, dragonflies, clownfish, flowers and a snowman. There’s full-size patterns for all, along with instructions and full color photos.

JENNELL'S CHRISTMAS - Enjoy these retro-style Christmas designs from Jennell Hogue’s new pattern book. Vintage designs, as if taken from 1940’s greeting cards, make wonderful stained glass projects to be enjoyed during the holiday season. Most designs are drawn large enough to made as is, or can be enlarged by using the included CD.

JENNELL'S SUNCATCHERS - Jennell Hogue has a new collection of suncatcher designs that’s sure to bring a smile to anyone making them, or giving them. There’s 34 full-sized patterns of dinosaurs, cute little bugs, birds, animals and more. This is a very nice collection of adorable suncatchers ideal for the beginner to intermediate craftsperson..

JENNELL'S CAROUSEL - Jennell Hogue- A unique assortment of carousel designs that include several window patterns, but mostly busts of carousel figures as illustrated on the front cover. The busts include some interesting characters; Silver Tongue, Rooster, Sea Monster, and the more usual carousel horses. A CD is included with printable files of the patterns, audio tips, and instructions.

WELCOME HOME - Leslie Gibbs & Laura Tayne- Since ancient times, people have used symbolic decoration to bring good fortune, love, and peace into their homes. "Welcome Home" offers designs just like this for the entryways of your home. The sun, stars, hearts, oak leaves, pineapples, and wheat are a few of the symbols incorporated into designs for sidelights, door panels and transoms; all meant to bring positive energy into your home.

BASICALLY BEVELS 2 - Melissa Vogt- Variations of 4" x 6" beveled ovals are the key element in this project book. Plain, engraved, etched, or sandblasted ovals are incorporated into geometrice designs with simple borders. Additional bevels can be used to enhance the designs as well as pressed flowers and other decorative elements. The 12 patterns are all full-sized and in color.

TIME FOR GLASS - Lynne Ray Easton- Have a good time making these new clock projects using either fused glass or traditional stained glass techniques; patterns are provided both ways. None of the clocks are larger than 10" x 10" and require only a few pieces of glass making them fairly easy projects. The designs are contemporary and you can even add glass beads to make the pendulums! When you see the book, you'll notice that it has 2 front covers; once you flip the book over, there will be a front cover of the stained glass clocks.

WITCHCRAFT - It’s always a pleasure to see a new contribution from Jillian Sawyer, and “Witchcraft” is no exception. The deliciously wicked characters include plenty of witches with plenty of their cronies; cats, bats, crows, owls and frogs. All are shown in beautiful color with exceptional glass selection and all designs have black and white line drawings included as well as the photographs.

ANGEL COMPANIONS - Pat Chase offers her latest collection of angel patterns; ideal gifts for the upcoming holiday season. There’s 24 terrific patterns to choose from including angels of Faith, Hope, Love, Loyalty, and the Seasons. Some of the angel patterns with banners can be customized with your own lettering. Projects include helpful assembly tips, supplies list and color photos.