Product Description: What would you do if someone you loved disappeared; if you were told they never existed? When Annie vanishes, her best friend Eva is left with no answers and nowhere to turn. Even Annie's parents deny her existence. Just when the search seems hopeless, two mysterious strangers reach out to Eva, opening her eyes to a hidden world where people can be lost and all memory of them forsaken...read more

In this unique and beautiful book, beloved doll-designer Barbara Willis guides readers through various approaches to doll design and basic and advanced construction techniques. Through the creation of three complete step-by-step projects, readers will develop color boards, learn to use vintage images, create both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional cloth dolls, learn sophisticated costuming techniques, and gain knowledge of elaborate soft sculpting. A gallery shares the inspirational work of several well-known doll artists who have created their own versions of each project. Complete patterns and templates are included.

Product Description: Who knew that doomsday would be so hot? Environmental disasters, Ebola outbreaks, the popularity of reality television, and strife in the Middle East, may all be signs that time has come today. Weak and ailing after the end of the Cold War and the financial spree of the nineties, the timeless notion that the end is near is once again exerting a powerful influence on pop culture, politics, religion, and Mel Gibson...read more