Dorothy Wood is a talented and prolific craft maker and author, with a diploma in Advanced Embroidery and Textiles from Goldsmith's College, London. She has written over a dozen craft books and contributed to another 20 on all kinds of subjects. Dorothy also contributes projects to craft magazines, including Crafts Beautiful. This is her second book for D&C, after Simple Glass Seed Beading. Dorothy lives in Osgathorpe, Leic.

Introduction; Materials & Equipment; Techniques; Projects; Beach: seashells, shell shingle, small pebbles, sand, beach glass, driftwood, cork, starfish, sisal; Shell tiles; Beach memories plaque (variation: glass pebble hot mat); Hurricane lamp (variation: candle); Garden: skeleton leaves, pressed flowers, dried flowers, seed heads, eg poppy, nigella; Circular clock decorated with clay tiles (variation: gift card); Skeleton-leaf decoupage wooden tray (variation: small album cover); Rosebud Box (variation: hanging foamball); Woodland: willow branch bundles, pine and birch cones, bark, moss, sponge mushrooms, dried leaves, acorns; Acorn, moss & pine cone wreath; Stripped willow covered trough (variation: photo frames); Decorated boxes; Kitchen: dried beans/pulses, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, dried chillies, rice, nuts, nutmeg, egg shells, quails eggs, orange and apple slices; Door plaque: beans and pulses on self-drying clay; Japanese-style dishes (variation: bamboo vase decoration); Christmas nut tree (variation: jar); Eggshell mosaic dressing table set (variation: ladybird pencil pot); Exotics: bamboo, reeds, pods and seed heads e.g. lotus pods and artichoke heads, other items usually available in potpourri mixes; Spice spheres: star anise and red berries entirely covering balls; Bamboo lamp base (variation: 3-D plaster relief picture); Fruit slice coasters: chillies, apple and orange slices; Templates; Suppliers List; Index