HOW TO BE CREATIVE IF YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU COULD
By Tera Leigh

In HOW TO BE CREATIVE IF YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU COULD (North Light Books; March 2003), author and artist Tera Leigh provides encouraging words and insightful anecdotes that make it easy for readers to discover their creative spirit. She defines exactly what creativity is, how we utilize it in everyday life (even when we think we're NOT being creative), and how that creative ability can be realized through the fantastic world of crafts.

"I wrote this book with two audiences in mind," explains Leigh. "One, the person who does not feel creative, but has always had the desire to break through. Two, the struggling creative who has discovered their own creativity but find themselves blocked in moving forward to their best creative work. In each chapter you will find exercises and ideas for taking the things you have learned and spreading your creative wings a bit."

In this exciting new book, readers will find 16 easy-to-do, fun-to-make projects that enable them to explore a wide variety of craft media and techniques, including rubber stamping; floral arrangement; wire and metal crafts; bookmaking and papermaking; mosaics; collage and decoupage; decorative painting; and more.

Readers will also find valuable tips, ideas and affirmations for overcoming obstacles to their creativity, such as avoiding their inner critic, comparing their creative efforts to those of others, and getting past "creator's block."

Tera Leigh is a crafter, artist and author living in California. She is the author of The Complete Book of Decorative Painting (North Light Books), which the American Library Association has called "A bible for novices and experienced painters." Tera is a columnist for PaintWorks, Tole World, Country Marketplace and Quick & Easy Painting magazines, and has had her original designs published in many painting and home décor magazines.
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HOW TO BE CREATIVE IF YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU COULD
By Tera Leigh
North Light Books March 2003 $24.99
Paperback: ISBN 1581802935

F&W Publications, a special interest publisher of books and magazines, is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company's magazines include Writer's Digest, Family Tree, HOW Magazine, I.D. Magazine, The Artist's Magazine, Watercolor Magic, Popular Woodworking, Decorative Artist's Workbook, Personal Journaling and Memory Makers. Writer's Digest Books, North Light Books, HOW Design Books, Betterway Books, Walking Stick Press, Story Press and Popular Woodworking Books comprise the company's book imprints.