Emma Hardy Libros

50 projects for the home designed to save time.

Decorate your home with 35 colorful and quirky doorstops.Every home has a door that needs propping open, so why not create one of these fun and attractive doorstops to do the job? With ideas for animals, dolls, flowers, cars, and decorative cubes, you will be sure to find the perfect design to suit all the rooms in your home. Why not stitch an adorable dog doorstop to keep watch by your front door, or make a pretty miniature garden with felt flowers to hold open the patio doors and let the cool breeze in? The retro rag rug draft excluder will keep you cozy on cold winter nights, while the apple and pear made from tweed would be the perfect kitchen doorstop. The projects use a variety of different materials and sewing techniques, and all come with clear step-by-step instructions and artworks. There are simple ideas that even kids could try—a little girl would love to make the simple doll with cute embroidered face and hair—as well as more advanced patchwork and appliqu� designs to appeal to confident crafters. There’s even a colorful knitted draft excluder and cute cottage that would make the perfect housewarming gift.

Sewing is fun, simple, and inexpensive, so why not share this great activity with your kids?Crafting expert and mother of two Emma Hardy guides you through each project with clear step-by-step instructions, helping little ones to learn and have fun at the same time. First-timers will find a whole variety of projects to get stuck into, whether it’s an animal mask that’s suitable for tiny tailors or a drawstring bag for older kids. And once the basics have been mastered, a whole new world of creativity will be unlocked. Sewing is also a great way to use up those scraps of fabric lying around the house—transform old T-shirts into toys, felt into cupcakes, and more. With 35 simple projects for boys and girls, each one designed specifically to help children learn to sew, this is the perfect book for beating boredom and entertaining little ones in a naturally inventive way.

Learn to sew and practise your new skills on 25 projects

Using just a few simple sewing techniques, discover the easy way to create fun and stylish outfits for young children (0–5 years).By combining a few easy-to-learn stitches with great fabrics and trims, expert seamstress Emma Hardy explains how to make beautiful yet practical clothes for your children. Choose from 25 different projects, including party frocks and pinafore dresses, simple shirts and elasticated trousers, sleepwear and accessories, such as hats, bibs, bootees, and aprons. There are clothes for young boys and girls, toddlers, and babies, plus full-size paper patterns that can easily be scaled to suit different ages. Packed with useful tips and sewing techniques, Making Children’s Clothes provides a comprehensive guide to creating fantastic items that your child will love to wear.

Turn your garden into a bright summer paradise with a collection of 35 projects to create stylish, fragrant, and abundant displays.

Bring color and life to your garden during the cold winter months with Emma Hardy’s wonderful planting ideas. There are plenty of creative ways to bring vitality to your garden, with ideas for planting pots, forcing bulbs, growing winter crops, and more. In the first chapter, Stems and Leaves, you will learn how to make a stunning wreath from succulents, plant a decorative tabletop display of miniature conifers, and grow ferns in a reclaimed sink. Add scent to your winter garden with Beautiful Bulbs, where you will find bright hyacinths in glass jars, crocuses in jello molds, a china tureen of snowdrops, and other imaginative ideas. Winter Color has bright designs such as a vivid vertical display of cyclamen in vintage cake tins, an indoor terrarium with hellebores and violas, festive poinsettia pots, and a variety of containers with small-scale shrubs laden with berries. And if you are keen on growing your own food, there are projects in Winter Harvests to make the most of hardy herbs, cabbages, chard, and lettuces. Whether you want to decorate your entrance with colorful pots, brighten up your balcony or windowsills, or grow a winter harvest by the kitchen door, you will find The Winter Garden packed with ideas and inspiration.

Exploring the complexities of familial relationships, this work chronicles Emma Hardy's journey over two decades, focusing on her evolution as an artist and mother. As her children transition into adulthood, she reflects on her own relationship with her mother, using art as a means to re-examine their bond and personal history. The narrative intertwines themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time, offering a poignant look at the connections that shape us.

Sewing is fun - learn how to do it yourself with this step-by-step guide.

Revamp your home with 35 inspirational sewing projects for simple and stylish furnishings and accessories.