Donna M Baker

The sleek lines of Danish Modern furniture took the design world by storm in the mid-twentieth century. Among the American companies that manufactured this style of furniture was the Heywood-Wakefield Co., based in Gardner, Massachusetts. Known widely today for their lines of blonde furniture, Heywo...

Since the mid-nineteenth century, the George Wade pottery in Burslem, England, has produced many forms of ceramic items. It is best known for their delightful series of tiny porcelain animals known as Whimsies(R). Highly collectible, the Whimsies have been joined over the years by many equally charm...

Follow along as world-renowned woodturner Dick Sing leads you through all the steps needed to create beautiful, awe-inspiring bowls. Using clear, step-by-step instructions and over 300 photographs, Dick describes turning techniques for bowls ranging from basic to advanced, including a dramatic "natu...

World-renowned woodturner Dick Sing takes you through all the steps needed to create delightful and decorative miniature birdhouses. Starting with a basic birdhouse, Dick illustrates how to set up and turn the body, roof, perch, and finial. Clear, step-by-step instructions show wood preparation, pro...

Developed and comarketed with SWiSHzone.com, this first-ever SWiSHmax book is packed with tips, techniques, and secrets from the world's top SWiSHmax usersSWiSHmax offers an easy, intuitive interface that lets Web designers create cool Flash movies, effects, and even games-without learning Flash or ...

Accomplished carver and teacher Mary Finn shows how to create all kinds of charming animals, each born from a commercially available wooden egg. Egg animals can come out of the egg in any direction and can be made standing, sitting, or lying down. Here, step by step instructions and color photograph...

Combining stylish, contemporary looks with sturdy construction and ease of use, light-colored furniture produced by the Heywood-Wakefield Company from the 1930s to the 1950s was well received in its day and is wildly popular among vintage furniture enthusiasts now. Using hundreds of archival catalog...

Christina Henzel loves the glass her family has been making in Stourbridge, England, for generations, and when her father dies, she is determined to run the business herself. But the year is 1844 and she faces fierce opposition from her family and from Society. As Christina fights for control of the...