Hester van Overbeek

Create 33 stunning projects for your garden, for entertaining and for gifting – all using concrete. Follow Hester van Overbeek's simple tutorials to make a huge range of unique concrete projects. In Gardening & Outdoors you will find projects to add that extra spark to your garden, such as the Chevron planter and Hanging basket, or the Vertical garden and Recycled planters. To impress your guests, head to Food & Entertaining where you will find centrepieces such as the Fire bowl and Fruit bowl, or the Cake stand and Canopy with lights. Finally, there is Display & Gift, where you can find projects to delight your friends and loved ones such as the Two-tone decorative bowl or Wood and concrete bowl, along with the Patterned vase and Storage jar. In a simple and comprehensive techniques section you will find everything you need to know – what type of concrete to buy, how to use it and how to decorate it. With these projects and many more, you will be able to add that extra splash of flair to all corners of your home. First Published in 2017, this is a new edition.

Hand-painted signs, stickered slogans and knitted hats: craft and protest have gone hand in hand since people began to take to the streets and stand up for change. A way of visualising your beliefs, craftivism combines a passion for making with the desire to make your voice heard – using your own hands to quietly subvert the status quo. Rebel Crafts collects projects that will inspire change, resist injustice and subvert the everyday. Experienced craft author Hester's Handmade Home shares expert advice in 12 fully illustrated step-by-step makes. With crafts suitable for both the experienced maker and the beginner, Hester will teach you how to stitch your way to freedom, screen-print for equality, letter-write for the people and sport your feminist credentials on a badge. Filled with beautifully photographed ideas for how to use and style your makes, Rebel Crafts is a fun and right-on collection of activism-inspired activities.

Create cool and contemporary garden furniture and accessories with 35 simple projects using pallet wood. Follow Hester van Overbeek's tutorials to make a huge variety of innovative items for the garden. There are stylish and functional benches and tables, shelving units for plants, side tables, a work bench for a shed, storage ideas and much more. Make a beautiful porch awning hung with fairy lights, on-trend hanging succulent holders and an outdoor kitchen unit so you can prep food outside – it even has a built-in barbecue! You will learn to develop useful DIY skills including sawing, sanding, drilling and various techniques for treating wood, so even complete beginners will soon become confident wielding tools! Whether your garden is tiny and in the city or a homely cottage garden, there is something for everyone here, and you’ll soon be hunting for pallets wherever you go.

35 helppoa ja houkuttelevaa ohjetta Betonin suosio ei osoita hiipumisen merkkejä - päinvastoin! Betonityöt istuvat hyvin niin pelkistettyyn pohjoismaiseen kuin karun viehättävään industrial-tyyliin. Betonia on helppo työstää, ja pienin keinoin voi luoda todella yksilöllisiä esineitä. Tämä kirja opastaa etsimään ja valmistamaan muotteja sekä sekoittamaan, valamaan ja koristelemaan betonia. Jokainen mallityö neuvotaan vaihe vaiheelta selkein ohjein ja valokuvin. Betonia värjätään ja yhdistellään muihin materiaaleihin ennakkoluulottomasti. Ohjeita on ruukkuihin, astioihin, maljakoihin ja kynttilänjalkoihin, mutta mukana on muutakin. Betoninen kännykän latauspiste on hauska ja hyödyllinen esine arkea helpottamaan. Tunnelmallinen tuliastia houkuttelee vieraat ympärilleen, kun on juhlan aika...