Here are a thousand good ideas to brighten a crafter's day and provide inspiration for the months to come! Anyone who sews, stencils, dècoupages, or makes mosaics will delight in page after page after page of traceable motifs to use alone or in combination. Each design appears in black-line artwork, ready for outlining on a project. Follow the easy directions to shrink or enlarge the pattern, transfer it, and create a design; plus there's advice on techniques for needlepoint, counted thread cross stitch, freehand embroidery and machine embroidery, beading, appliqué, cutting stencils and stamps, and more. Select from dozens of the most popular themes, including animals, insects, birds, the seashore, children, holidays, flowers, foliage, and fruit. There's an array of ideas from different nationalities, too, from America and Europe to Asia and Africa. Finish off with one of the panels and borders for a perfectly beautiful project!