Beginner-friendly guide to learning how to weave your own decorative mandala pieces with affordable and easy-to-find materials
54 designs of varying shapes, colors, and sizes of God's Eyes, dreamcatchers, and mandalas
Step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations to help you easily achieve every design
Helpful tips for creating your own wooden frames for weaving, adding beads and feathers, hanging, and more
Create perfect gifts for friends and family, as mandalas are traditionally seen as mindful, sacred, and protective
Weaving mandalas is a calming and meditative form of art therapy-a fun and colorful craft everyone can enjoy!
Whether you have made mandalas before or are new to the art, Easy String Mandalas is the perfect guide for both beginner and experienced crafters alike. A complete and playful guide to wrapping an array of decorative mandalas, this is the perfect project book for anyone seeking fun, simple, and creative crafts!
Making mandalas is therapeutic; the sacred circles are symbolic to people who practice yoga, meditation, and Buddhism. Finished mandalas, God's eyes, and dream catchers make beautiful and thoughtful gifts for friends and family, to offer them protection or bring them good luck.
Inside this 128-page project book, you'll find detailed opening sections that provide historical and spiritual information, insight on the meanings of each shape, and tips on setting your intentions before you begin. Then, follow easy tutorials on creating wooden frames, basic techniques, and how to weave various shapes including the triangle, star, circle, square, and cross. Once you've become familiar with the craft of mandalas, it's time to start weaving!
Packed with stunning projects you can make with easy-to-find and affordable materials, this excellent beginner-friendly guide features 54 mandala designs of all different sizes, shapes, colors, and styles-even earrings! Complete with clear step-by-step instructions, coordinating illustrations, materials lists, and gorgeous photography that makes even the most elaborate projects achievable, you'll also find helpful tips for creating your own original weaving looms from wooden dowels.
Try all these beautiful string mandala projects:
4-Arm Frames:
Cozy Quilt
Cat's Eye Nebula
Bird of Paradise
Geode
Wildflowers
Topaz Necklace
6-Arm Frames:
Rainbow Portal
Stunning Sapphires
Lotus
Desert Tortoise
In the Clouds
8-Arm Frames:
Berries in the Snow
Fiery Carnation
At the Beach
Elaborate Dream Catcher
Stargazer Lily
Serene Stone
Butterfly
God's Eye Wheel
12-Arm Frames:
Violet Morning
Desert Blooms
Spring Crocuses
Whirlpool
Sapphire Crown
And many more!
A complete guide to making mindful and colorful mandalas with simple materials, this book provides endless inspiration for crafters of all ages and at any skill level!
Go beyond coloring mandalas and learn how to make your own-from home décor to earrings-with Easy String Mandalas!
"Easy String Mandalas is a comprehensive how-to book with fabulous instruction and great pictures to easily guide the students. These colorful and joyful creations are the perfect way to unwind and partake in a meditative experience."