/24-7PressRelease/ - BERNE, IN, May 27, 2007 - Carol Duvall, known by many as the "Queen of Crafts," has signed a contract with DRG, nationally known publisher of books, magazines and project booklets, to publish her first book, Paper Crafting with Carol Duvall. The book will be released in June 2007.
Duvall is considered an expert in the field of crafting. She is host of the popular Carol Duvall Show, which began airing on HGTV in 1994 and continues to be seen twice each day on HGTV.com and on the DIY Network.
She began her broadcast career with a daily children's television show in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1951. She spent 18 years in Detroit as host of an hour-long morning show, and was co-producer for the show. She also hosted a five-minute craft-oriented program that aired daily for 14 years, and in the 1980s was featured as a family member on The Home Show on ABC-TV.
Duvall began making unique paper creations when she was a child, selling her designs in the neighborhood where she lived. She later partnered with a friend to produce an interesting and entertaining children's show, which led to the first live television program to be aired in Grand Rapids.
One of the weekly features on the show was called "Doing Day," where Duvall demonstrated creative crafts that viewers could make at home. The segment helped to launch Duvall to her present-day status as the queen of crafts.
"I began making things with paper before paper crafting was called an art," she said, "and many of the designs in my book are projects I've developed over many years. There are also new ideas that I've created just for the book."
Paper Crafting with Carol Duvall is divided into six chapters. It features more than 55 projects in a variety of paper crafting categories, including card making, gift box designs, paper crafting with photos, paper with embellishments, paper craft ideas from Carol's viewers, and a miscellaneous section that includes a range of decorative paper projects.
The book includes an assortment of ideas for crafters at all skill levels, with color photos of each finished project and step-by-step instructions. Projects can be made with ordinary, easy-to-find materials, and the book includes tips and design options that allow crafters to altar the projects to fit their unique tastes.
"I'm excited about this book," said Duvall, "and I hope readers will be, too. I work with many craft mediums, but paper has always been my passion. I trust this book will show my enthusiasm, and that readers will use it as a springboard to create their own original paper craft designs."
Paper Crafting with Carol Duvall retails for $19.95 in a 176-page softcover edition that will be available soon in select book stores and specialty shops. It will also be available from the DRG catalog Web site at AnniesAtticCatalog.com, or at HGTV.com.
About DRG
DRG is headquartered in Berne, Ind., and is owned entirely by the Muselman family. Now in its third generation as a privately owned company, DRG has two major business divisions; one in magazine and book publishing and consumer catalogs, and the other in subscription and product fulfillment (Strategic Fulfillment Group). SFG is located in a 140,000-square-foot fulfillment facility in Big Sandy, Texas, 100 miles east of Dallas. It offers clients a state-of-the-art unified database that facilitates the marketing and fulfillment of magazines, continuities and products, all under one roof.
DRG's publishing division encompasses leading brands, including Annie's Attic, American School of Needlework, House of White Birches, Clotilde and The Needlecraft Shop. DRG publishes 15 special interest consumer magazines, as well as hardcover and softcover consumer books and instruction books that are sold direct to consumers through catalogs and the Internet, as well as through wholesale and trade channels.
About HGTV
HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 91 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, http://www.HGTV.com, is the nation's leading online home-and-garden destination that attracts an average of 5.5 million unique visitors per month. HGTV owns 33 percent of HGTV Canada and provides much of the Canadian network's daily programming. The network's branded programming also can be seen in 127 territories across all seven continents and its selected programming is available to service men and women on board Navy ships and through American Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) which services more than 1,000 outlets in over 175 countries. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York, HGTV is wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also operates Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living TV Network and Great American Country.
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