New Releases by Carol Schmidt

At the dawn of the 20th century, a country schoolmarm and a farm boy met, fell in love, married and started a family of eight children raised through the Great Depression. From there, Generations peers 100 years into the future and digs 100 years into the past to bring this story to life. In all, eight generations are documented and their stories told. It is a family genealogy, a historic work, a storybook, and a photot album all bound between two covers. -- back cover

Inspired by the ornate designs of the ever-popular Art Nouveau style, this coloring book features 30 illustrations of artful arrangements of pendants, combs, rings, bracelets, brooches, buttons, clasps, and earrings.

These 31 original designs, inspired by and adapted from authentic Celtic artwork, include key, step, and knotwork patterns as well as images of birds, fish, reptiles, and insects within stunning decorative borders.

Portraits of young women reflect the style that made artist Harrison Fisher popular at the turn of the 20th century. More than 30 ready-to-color illustrations depict ladies at play and in repose.

Make these flowers and butterflies bloom with brilliant life. Sixteen illustrations feature winged beauties amid roses, orchids, and other blossoms. After coloring, display them near a window or lamp.

More than 30 dazzling full-page illustrations offer a wealth of Art Deco designs to color. Sources include vintage jewelry, Seguy''s nature-inspired designs, landscapes bursting with stylized flowers and animals, and classic Jazz Age imagery. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Art Deco Designs and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.

Enter into a mesmerizing world of kaleidoscopic configurations! These 16 captivating stained glass designs offer colorists a tremendous variety of circular formations with dramatic floral, geometric, and star-shaped patterns.

"Over 30 patchwork designs to color" -- page 4 of cover.

Fifty nifty full-page designs re-create one of the most popular quilt series ever, Hearth & Home''s States-of-the-Union series. Each ready-to-color patchwork quilt design celebrates one of the 50 states, from Alabama to Wyoming. In addition to the full-page quilt illustrations, each block is shown individually for reference.

Beautifully rendered for coloring, these unusual designs were originally hand cut by Japanese artisans. Sixteen drawings — depicting carp, cranes, butterflies, flower baskets, and more — will delight colorists of all ages.

Buckeye, Emperor, Indra, Nokomis, Red Rim, the extinct Xerces Blue, and much more: color the illustrations using the simple directions provided, and each butterfly will magically float off the page! 3-D glasses included.

Enter the world of butterfly fairies with these 16 beautifully rendered stained glass vignettes. Each of these magical creatures is pictured with a pair of wings inspired by the patterns of real-life butterflies.

This soaring collection presents a butterfly for every letter of the alphabet — plus one for each of the four seasons. Finely detailed drawings include the Buckeye, Emperor, Indra, Nokomis, Red Rim, Two-tailed Tiger, the extinct Xerces Blue, and 23 other exquisite breeds. Each creature appears with its corresponding letter, amid beautiful blossoms with the same initial.

"Bar owner Laney Simms, still living on music impresario Kitt Meyers'' Los Angeles estate, is enjoying a peaceful, if lonely separation from rock star Hayley Malone, who is away doing her best to stop being her own worst enemy. But peace is short-lived... Laney escapes by a hair''s breadth a bomb planted in Kitt''s sports car. With the police investigation closing in on the perpetrators, Kitt persuades Laney to venture from balmy Los Angeles to the wintry landscape of Michigan. There Laney is to lend strong support to a lesbian whose attempts to turn a former deer camp/retreat into a lesbian art center and musical festival site are meeting with resistance. In the snowy isolation of Michigan''s Upper Peninsula, Laney finds all the trouble she can handle: a dramatic reunion with the unstable Hayley... and faceless, lethal enemies out to eradicate their lesbian presence. Don''t miss the continue adventures--and roller coaster love life--of Laney Simms"--Page [4] of cover.