The Craftswoman's Basket. Recipes, Patterns, and Soulful Decor from Natural Materials

Nature is generous; you just need to carefully accept its gifts. The most interesting things begin when what the forest and garden provide makes its way to the kitchen or workshop. Valeria Zhemchuzhnikova, an architect and photo artist living by the Siberian forest, shares numerous ideas that add a touch of wonder to each season and invites the reader to immerse themselves in her creative world. Within the pages, you will find dozens of recipes and crafts for each month: learn to bake fragrant bread with sun-dried tomatoes and aromatic herbs, prepare marzipan acorns, make handmade paper, eco-friendly Christmas ornaments, and bird feeders. The book thoughtfully includes stencils and seam diagrams, so both beginners and experienced crafters can manage. The author's illustrations and four little helper animals fill the book with the atmosphere of a sunny forest edge.