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Celebrating Cookies

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July 15, 2009

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Celebrating Cookies

Leisure Arts proudly announces the publication of Celebrating Cookies! Having gained a reputation through the years for their tasty creations and easy-to-follow directions, the Leisure Arts Test Kitchen editors offer this book in celebration of delicious, irresistible cookies.

Everyone loves fresh-baked cookies, and this book delivers with 75 tempting recipes. Celebrating Cookies includes traditional favorites, as well as kid-pleasing goodies, healthy choices, treats for sophisticated tastes, and scrumptious creations for special occasions. The holiday section offers festive flavors for Christmas and every season of the year. Whether searching for a quick snack or something sensational for guests, just reach for this cookbook to find the perfect ooey, gooey, crispy, crunchy indulgence.

Each recipe was developed during a thorough (and absolutely mouth-watering!) taste-testing process. The staff’s kitchen testing for accuracy provides assurance of success with every batch. The wide-ranging assortment has been organized and indexed for convenience. There also are baking tips from the experts and general kitchen tips.

To be released in September 2009, Celebrating Cookies will be available in bookstores, and at Amazon.com, leisurearts.com, and theleisureboutique.com.

Leisure Arts, Inc. is one of the world’s largest publishers and distributors of lifestyle and do-it-yourself publications including decorating books, entertaining books, knitting books, crocheting books, quilting books, sewing books, painting books, scrapbooking books, kids craft books, and a variety of other needlework books and crafting books and activities.

Publication Specifications:
Celebrating Cookies
Item 4822
UPC 0-28906-04822-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-60140-551-7
ISBN-10: 1-60140-551-0
144 Pages Softcover Perfect Bound
Dimensions: 8.0625" x 9.125"
Retail $14.95

Celebrating Cupcakes and Muffins

Celebrating Cupcakes And Muffins

Leisure Arts proudly announces the publication of Celebrating Cupcakes & Muffins!

So delicious. So creative. So individually personal. Cupcakes and muffins are perfect for turning any ordinary occasion into an extra special event. In Celebrating Cupcakes and Muffins, you’ll find over 75 recipes for muffins, cupcakes, fillings, and frostings that are easy to make and a pleasure to serve, plus dozens of ideas for assembling these treats and making them as beautiful as they are tasty. Inviting two-dozen youngsters over for a birthday party? They’re sure to love the Love, Love, Love Cupcakes. Want to add a twist to next Sunday’s brunch? How about a double-batch of the Spinach, Ricotta, and Pine Nut Muffins? There is something for every occasion, and every type of sweet tooth.

Sections include:

• Basic Recipes
• Say it With Cupcakes
• Cupcakes for the Calendar
• Cupcakes for Kids
• Sweet and Special Muffins
• Health Conscious Muffins
• Savory Muffins
• Tips, Tools, & Ingredients
• Metric Equivalents

Author Michal Moses is an experienced chef, food writer, and lover of all things culinary. She studied at the Cordon Bleu in France, and graduated with a Grande Diplôme in cooking and pastry. Michal has trained in restaurants in Europe, the United States, and Israel, and has taken continuing education courses at the Culinary Institute of America. Her passion for cupcakes dates back to when she visited London as a young girl and tasted her first, unforgettable, chocolate cupcake.

To be released in September 2009, Celebrating Cupcakes and Muffins will be available in bookstores, and at Amazon.com, leisurearts.com, and theleisureboutique.com.

Leisure Arts, Inc. is one of the world’s largest publishers and distributors of lifestyle and do-it-yourself publications including decorating books, entertaining books, knitting books, crocheting books, quilting books, sewing books, painting books, scrapbooking books, kids craft books, and a variety of other needlework books and crafting books and activities.

Publication Specifications:
Celebrating Cupcakes & Muffins
Item 4832
UPC 0-28906-04832-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-57486-032-0
ISBN-10: 1-57486-032-1
144 Pages Softcover Perfect Bound
Dimensions: 8.0625" x 9.125"
Retail $14.95

4 New Crochet Books from “The Crochet Dude”!

Leisure Arts proudly announces the publication of four how-to crochet books—all of them packed with brand new designs from “The Crochet Dude” Drew Emborsky!

In All Caps!: This exciting collection of crocheted headgear is the creative invention of Drew Emborsky. In All Caps! features seven fun and fashionable designs, all made in Caron® Country yarn, including a stocking cap, tam, bucket hat, beret, striped cap, and headband—each perfect for the woman who loves original style!
All Washed Up: In All Washed Up, we’re proud to present Drew Emborsky’s latest crochet designs, a collection of nine all-original dishcloths using cotton yarn. These delightful dishcloths make the perfect gift to give or to keep. Featuring quick-to-create bobbles, post stitches, and treble crochets, plus ruffles, rounds, and more, they’re sure to add fun to kitchen drudgery!
Must Have Handbags: A bag for every reason, with styles on the cutting edge of fashion—in crochet! Drew Emborsky’s Must Have Handbags features six very cool ways to take it all along. Plus, optional handle instructions are included for three of the bags!
Sweet Pet Comforts: Our furry friends love a soft place to rest. And what cat or dog doesn’t enjoy the excitement of a new toy to play with? Sweet Pea Comforts, Drew Emborsky’s collection of seven pet-friendly designs to crochet, is sure to please four-pawed pals with naptime comforts and fun items for recreation.

Drew Emborsky

Drew Emborsky, aka “The Crochet Dude,” learned to crochet at age five. After studying fine art in college and doing the “starving artist” thing for years, he began crocheting for charity. During this time with the charity group, he became known as “The Crochet Dude”, which then led to the launch of his wildly popular blog, www.thecrochetdude.com. Since then, Drew has published numerous patterns in magazines and compilation books, and his own full-length books, has appeared as a guest on various TV programs, and is currently the crochet expert on the hit PBS show “Knit and Crochet Today.” Drew lives in Houston, Texas, with his cats Chandler and Cleocatra.

Available in the convenient Leisure Arts take-along “Little Book” size, all four of Drew Emborsky’s new crochet books will be released in August 2009 in book and craft stores, and at Amazon.com, leisurearts.com, crochetsoiree.com, and theleisureboutique.com.

Leisure Arts, Inc. is one of the world’s largest publishers and distributors of lifestyle and do-it-yourself publications including decorating books, entertaining books, knitting books, crocheting books, quilting books, sewing books, painting books, scrapbooking books, kids craft books, and a variety of other needlework books and crafting books and activities.

Publication Specifications:
In All Caps!
Item 75271
UPC 0-28906-75271-7
ISBN-13: 978-1-60140-537-1
ISBN-10: 1-60140-537-5
32 Pages Stapled
Dimensions: 5.375" x 8.375"
Retail $3.95

All Washed Up
Item 75272
UPC 0-28906-75272-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-60140-538-8
ISBN-10: 1-60140-538-3
32 Pages Stapled
Dimensions: 5.375" x 8.375"
Retail $3.95

Must Have Handbags
Item 75273
UPC 0-28906-75273-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-60140-540-1
ISBN-10: 1-60140-540-5
32 Pages Stapled
Dimensions: 5.375" x 8.375"
Retail $3.95

Sweet Pet Comforts
Item 75274
UPC 0-28906-75274-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-60140-543-2
ISBN-10: 1-60140-543-X
32 Pages Stapled
Dimensions: 5.375" x 8.375"
Retail $3.95

Crewel Embroidery As a Popular Form of Embroidery

Among the two classifications of the craft of embroidery is what we refer to as free embroidery. Free embroidery is characterized as having designs that are applied without any regard whatsoever to the weave of the fabric used. The most well-known example of free embroidery is crewel embroidery, or crewelwork, which appeared more than a thousand years ago and is still popular today.

Crewel embroidery is a form of free embroidery that uses wool and various embroidery stitches to make designs that are usually raised and dimensional. The stitches specifically follows a design outline applied to the fabric. The design outline is either screen printed onto the fabric, or transferred to the fabric by using modern transfer pens. It can also be ironed on using transfer sheets. This is not to disregard the old methods like the "prick and pounce" method. The old methods work just as well as the new ones. The "prick and pounce" involves pricking the design outlines on paper with a needle to make holes along the lines, and then forcing powdered chalk or pounce material through the holes to make the outline on the fabric.

Traditional crewel embroidery designs are often considered as Jacobean embroidery. Jacobean embroidery originally refers to the styles that flourished during the reign of King James I of England back in the 17th century. Today it is more commonly used to describe embroidery used to furnish plant and animal designs by working a variety of stitches with two-ply wool on linen.

Redwork Embroidery Patterns and Its Most Common Stitches

Redwork embroidery was a prevalent form of needlework in the early 19th century. The trend started in Europe and from there was brought to America where it was immediately embraced by women everywhere.

Muslin was the material used for redwork embroidery back in those days. Six-inch pieces of this soft cloth were sold in stores all over the country for just a penny per square. This is actually where the term penny square came from.

The inexpensive price delighted American women and is probably one of the main reasons for its instant popularity especially among the middle classes.

Another reason for why so many people were interested in the redwork embroidery patterns is the simplicity of the stitches that are used in the designs. In fact they are so simple that many schools teach this kind of needlework to very young girls at school. These are the most common stitches involved in redwork embroidery:

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