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Creative Paper Cutting: 15 Paper Sculptures to Inspire and Delight
Cheong-ah Hwang - GMC Publications
Format: Paperback
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An ancient art with a contemporary edge. Treat yourself to an inspiring adventure that begins the moment you open Creative Paper Cutting by artist Cheong-ah Hwang. You’ll find yourself immersed in the fantastical world of paper cutting: the delicate craft of creating original, intricate... |
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Tape It & Make More: 101 More Duct Tape Activities
Richela Fabian Morgan - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Book
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In 2012, Barron's #1 best-selling Tape it & Make It took the crafting world by storm, turning the humble roll of duct tape into the trendiest craft item since glitter glue. Everyone from creative school kids to famous fashionistas began exploring the infinite uses for the toolbox staple,... |
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Paper Quilling for the first time
Alli Bartkowski - Sterling/Chapelle
Format: Hardcover
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This new entry in the successful For the First Time® series focuses on a classic craft that's enjoying a resurgence: paper quilling, a form of filigree that’s perfect for scrapbooking, as well as card and ornament making. Using a friendly question and answer format... |
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Decorative Knot Craft: Over 20 Innovative Knotting And Macrame Accessories
Kim Sang Lan - David & Charles
Format: Paperback
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Explore the art of decorative knotting to create over twenty imaginative jewellery and accessory projects.Eleven exciting knotting techniques are explored, from basic tying techniques to more intricate macrame and ornamental styles.Discover the fascinating history behind knot art; an ancient... |
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Wreaths: With How-to Tutorials
Laura Dowling - Stichting Kunstboak
Format: Hardcover
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* By the author of Floral Diplomacy at the White House (ISBN: 9789058565587) and A White House Christmas (ISBN: 9789058565754) * As an accomplished speaker, Laura lectures and conducts workshops around the USA throughout the year* Each design offers instructions using every day materials,... |
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Modern Macrame: 33 Stylish Projects for Your Handmade Home
Emily Katz - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover
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The ultimate guide to creating and styling modern macram projects in the home from top creative tastemaker and sought-after macram artist Emily Katz.Macram--the fine art of knotting--is an age-old craft that's undergoing a contemporary renaissance. At the heart of this resurgence is Emily... |
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Complete Book of Polymer Clay, The
Ellen Lisa Pavelka - Taunton Press
Format: Book
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If crafts are big, then clay is colossal. From pins and pendants to bracelets, buttons, and embellishments, crafters of all ages are embracing the creativity that polymer clay inspires. This encyclopedic book by renowned expert Lisa Pavelka includes the latest techniques, handy tips, and trade... |
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Starting a Craft Business
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Crafts on Etsy
Marcia Layton Turner - ALPHA
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Etsy is a wildly popular website where crafters and craftsmen alike have discovered a portal where they can market and sell their handmade wares - literally around the globe. Any successful Etsy seller will tell you the difference between a successful Etsy storefront and the storefront... |
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Drawing
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Pencil Drawing (Artist's Library)
Gene Franks - Walter Foster Library
Format: Library Binding
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Pencil Drawing includes comprehensive instructions for drawing a variety of subjects in pencil. A renowned master in the field, Gene Franks explains how to develop your drawings from start to finish, teaching specific techniques for shading, contrast, texture, detail, and more. You will... |
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Charcoal Drawing (Artist's Library)
Ken Goldman - Walter Foster Library
Format: Library Binding
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Charcoal is the quintessential favorite for sketching. It's an infinitely expressive medium with its own language, one that comprises textures, lines, strokes, and tones. Charcoal Drawing provides comprehensive instructions for basic techniques as well as complex renderings. You will... |
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Drawing Cartoons and Comics For Dummies
Brian Fairrington - Wiley Publishing
Format: Paperback
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A unique reference for creating and marketing original cartoons and comics An original American art form, comics thrill millions of people across the globe. Combining step-by-step instruction with expert tips and advice, Drawing Cartoons & Comics For Dummies is a one-stop reference... |
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Drawing
Dean Fisher - Wiley Publishing
Format: Paperback
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There's no reason to be intimidated by art; creating a compelling drawing can be nothing more than breaking down the process into a few simple stages. This book shows you how to consider the shape of an object, render light and shadow, and make your drawings more realistic by understanding... |
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Painting
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Faux and Decorative Painting
Christine Barnes - Sunset
Format: Paperback
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Love the look of custom paint finishes? Don't have a clue how to start? Brush up on all the basics with Faux and Decorative Painting, a beginner's guide to the newest techniques in decorative painting. Get all the latest info on trendsetting colors and today's high-style finishes.... |
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Painting for the absolute and utter beginner
Claire Watson Garcia - Watson-Guptill Publications
Format: Paperback
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An introduction to painting that uses simple exercises to help novice painters master basic skills, including handling a brush, achieving the right paint consistency, mixing colors, and creating dimension. |
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Water Paper Paint: Exploring Creativity with Watercolor and Mixed Media
Heather Smith Jones - Quarry Books
Format: Book
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This book is not only for "painters" but for all types of creative individuals who want to experience and play with watercolor, whether their background is mixed-media, textile art, journaling, or paper craft. Unlike the typical watercolor text books, this unique, beautiful volume... |
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Sewing
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Sew Me! Sewing Basics: Simple Techniques and Projects for First-Time Sewers
Choly Knight - Design Originals
Format: Paperback
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This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn how to sew, or just needs a quick refresher course. Friendly and easy-to-follow directions will have you sewing with confidence, making repairs, and creating new garments from scratch. From cutting patterns and sewing seams to binding... |
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Happy Stitch: 30 Felt and Fabric Projects for Everyday
Jodie Rackley - North Light Books
Format: Paperback
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Stitch Up a Smile! You cant help but feel happy while whipping up these charming felt and fabric projects! With a few simple stitches and some basic materials, youll be crafting in no time at all. From plush animals to electronics cozies to curtains and pillows, youll love filling your... |
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Sew What You Love: The Easiest, Prettiest Projects Ever
Tanya Whelan - Potter Craft; Spi edition
Format: Paperback
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30 surprisingly simple - yet delightfully charming - sewing projects Grand Revival designer Tanya Whelan's vintage modern aesthetic has made her fabrics and sewing patterns some of the most admired by sewers and quilters everywhere. In her first book, she presents a stylish collection... |
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Simply Sublime Gifts: High-Style, Low-Sew Projects to Make in a Snap
Jodi Kahn - Potter Craft
Format: Print book
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Want to give the ultimate one-of-kind gift? Create it yourself! Simply Sublime Gifts offers more than thirty fun and imaginative gift ideas to make quickly, inexpensively, and with little to no sewing using clever short-cuts and inventive techniques. You’ll find a well of inspiration... |
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Quilting
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Quilting (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer)
Sonja Hakala - Visual; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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It's amazing what you can do with two pieces of fabric and a layer of batting—the variety of quilts and quilting techniques is staggering. This guide introduces you to the essential skills you need to set off on your own quilting adventures. It walks you through everything from... |
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No Scrap Left Behind: 16 Quilt Projects That Celebrate Scraps of All Sizes
Amanda Jean Nyberg - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback
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Rescue your fabric scraps -- even the smallest pieces -- with 16 satisfying quilts and projects. Sew modern quilts for everyday use that will help you return to the roots of quiltmaking, with projects designed to help you use up every last scrap. Learn sorting and storage tips to help you plan... |
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Layer Cake, Jelly Roll & Charm Quilts
Pam Lintott - David & Charles
Format: Paperback
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Jelly Roll, Layer Cake and Charm Quilts provides seventeen beautiful projects that show you how to get the most from pre-cut fabric bundles. The projects range from smaller lap quilts to full-sized bed quilts and each is made from one jelly roll, layer cake or charm pack (or a combination),... |
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Memorabilia Quilts: Fabulous Projects with Keepsakes & Collectibles
Linda Causee - Sterling
Format: Hardcover
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Scrapbooking and stitching—two of today’s most popular crafts—come together in these spectacular, memory-preserving quilts. If you could make a time capsule of precious moments in your life, what would you put in it: Family photos? Notes from your children? Grandma’s... |
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Embroidery and Needlework
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Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond: Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko & More
Aimee Ray - Lark Crafts
Format: Print book
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In her first two Doodle Stitching books, Aimee Ray proved that doodling isn't just for paper anymore! Now she brings her irresistible art to a variety of embroidery techniques in a timeless resource for anyone with a needle and thread. Appealing to stitchers of all levels, the beautiful... |
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Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection: 400+ Easy Embroidery Designs
Aimee Ray - Lark Crafts; Pap/Cdr edition
Format: Paperback
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This follow-up to the best-selling Doodle Stitching offers fans expanded and updated basics, 400+ easy embroidery motifs on the page and on a CD sealed in the back of the book, 17 projects, and lots of added inspiration. More than a dozen categories include Alphabet, Asian Chic, Baby, Celebrations,... |
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The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework
Linda Wyszynski - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Print book
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Here is the ultimate reference for all styles of artistic hand stitching! No matter what design style you favor, this book gives you the tools to express yourself with needle and thread. Detailed technique instructions with clear charts and photos teach hundreds of stitches for embellishing... |
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Complete Guide to Needlework
Editors of Reader's Digest - Readers Digest
Format: Hardcover
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Embroidery, needlepoint, knitting, applique, quilting, patchwork, crochet, rug-making, macrame, and lacework -- all taught through step-by-step instructions and photographs and drawings. A reference for the beginner and expert alike. |
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Crocheting
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Maran Illustrated Knitting and Crocheting
maranGraphics Development Group - Cengage Learning Ptr
Format: Print book
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Produced by the award-winning marganGraphics Group, Maran Illustrated Guide to Knitting and Crocheting is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers-from people new to the hobby to those who have dabbled in the occasional project to those more involved knitters and crocheters interested... |
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The Finer Edge: Crocheted Trims, Motifs & Borders
Kristin Omdahl - Interweave
Format: Paperback
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An innovative collection of 40 stitch and 12 garment patterns from best-selling author Kristin Omdahl, The Finer Edge demonstrates various techniques, construction methods, and versatile applications for crochet edgings.While crochet edgings are customarily used to trim or finish blankets... |
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Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today's Top Crocheters
Jean Leinhauser - Potter Craft; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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Crochet Master Class presents 18 crochet techniques taught by some of the world’s best crochet designers and instructors. Each chapter focuses on a different technique, inviting you to dip in, experiment, and then apply your newfound skills to create a custom piece designed by these... |
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Knitting
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting
Sharon Turner - Visual; 2 edition
Format: Book
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A new edition of one of the top knitting primers on the marketTeach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting has been one of the top knitting primers on the market since its publication five years ago. Now, updated with brand-new patterns, even more helpful photos, and expanded coverage of knitting techniques,... |
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Circular Knitting Workshop: Essential Techniques to Master Knitting in the Round
Margaret Radcliffe - Storey Publishing, LLC; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Discover the pleasures of knitting in the round! Margaret Radcliffe presents classic circular knitting techniques - including Fair Isle, helix, and tubular - in detailed step-by-step photographic sequences. This comprehensive guide provides directions for 35 demonstration projects,... |
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Simple Knitting: A Complete How-to-Knit Workshop with 20 Projects
Erika Knight - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
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Simple Knitting is a unique workshop-based, how-to-knit book that will teach you the key techniques while creating an enviable collection of knitted items. Each of the 20 projects in the book teaches a new skill, as well as building upon and consolidating those knitting techniques already... |
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Knits to Give: 30 Knitted Gifts Made with Love
Debbie Bliss - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Hardcover
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Knits to Give is a collection of 30 gift ideas divided into five sectionsFor Her, For Him, For Baby, For Kids, and For the Home. It will be difficult to decide where to start with this array of charming projects. Whether an elegant beaded clutch bag or lacy stole for her, a stylish iPad... |
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Origami
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Trash Origami: 25 Paper Folding Projects Reusing Everyday Materials
Michael G. LaFosse - Tuttle Publishing; Hardcover with DVD edition
Format: Hardcover
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Make fun and functional origami out of your spare paper with this easy origami book. Don't dump your wastepaper into the garbage—it's time to fold! World renowned origami artists and award-winning authors Michael G. LaFosse and Richard L. Alexander show you the way with Trash... |
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10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!
Peter Engel - Tuttle
Format: Print book
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Make world-class origami art in just 10 steps with this beautiful and friendly origami book.Want to add a little Zen to your life? All you need is something to fold and the desire to express yourself! Renowned American origami artist and theorist Peter Engel features a completely original... |
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Origami 1-2-3
David Petty - Sterling
Format: Hardcover
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Not only does this introduction give beginners the skills to manage origami’s basic folds and bases, it presents brilliantly imaginative projects. Each section moves from simple to more complex items: start with a straightforward box and practice your way to a delicate, decorative... |
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Ceramics
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The Ceramics Bible: The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques
Louisa Taylor - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Ceramicists have been plying their art and craft for thousands of years, and never more prolifically than today. The Ceramics Bible is the most comprehensive and up-to-date volume on the subject. Brimming with more than 700 full-color photos and illustrations, this is the new definitive... |
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Pottery Basics: Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Beautiful Ceramics
Jacqui Atkin - Barron's Educational Series; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Working with clay is a deeply satisfying creative hobby, but many would-be potters are put off because they don't know how to get started. Pottery Basics shows the way. With instructive, clearly captioned, step-by-step photos on every page, it teaches everything they need to know to start... |
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Jewelry Making
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Jewelry Making and Beading (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer)
Chris Franchetti Michaels - Visual; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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You've probably coveted jewelry you've seen in artsy boutiques and fashion magazines or envied friends who have the perfect bling to accent everything. With this book, you'll learn to craft designs that are chic but inexpensive. With hundreds of detailed photos, this book covers... |
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Junk Jewelry: 25 Extraordinary Designs to Create from Ordinary Objects
Jane Eldershaw - Potter Craft
Format: Paperback
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Designed to make people look twice, Junk Jewelrys beauty lies in featuring otherwise ordinary items in artful, surprising ways. What looks like a metal cuff turns out to be made of safety pins; translucent hoop earrings are actually computer chips; and a drawer pull transforms into a pendant.... |
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The Absolute Beginners Guide: Stringing Beaded Jewelry
Karin Buckingham - Kalmbach Books
Format: Paperback
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Absolute Beginners Guide: Stringing Beaded Jewelry, the first book in the Absolute Beginners Guide series, is a comprehensive introduction to stringing. Presented in a warm, reassuring tone, this book provides easy-to-follow instructions designed for someone who is just learning the craft.... |
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Holiday Crafts
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The Big Book of Holiday Paper Crafts
Crafts Media LLC - Leisure Arts, Inc.
Format: Paperback
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Major holidays and all the seasons are the focus of more than 450 paper crafted cards, gift bags, boxes, wall hangings, mini albums, journals, frames, party d'cor and more. This jumbo book from the editors of Paper Crafts magazine has hundreds of ideas for not only Christmas, Valentine's... |
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Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor: 50 Projects to Craft & Sew
Editors of Creative Publishing - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Paperback
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The all-in-one Halloween book!Creative Costumes & Halloween Decor combines costume and decorating projects into one convenient book. The costumes are designed around three basic styles: tabards, gowns, and full suits (made from pajama patterns). Accessories like wings, capes, skirts and lots... |
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Country Living Christmas at Home: Holiday Decorating – Crafts – Recipes
Valerie Rains - Hearst
Format: Hardcover
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Have yourself a merry little Country Living Christmas with this gorgeous guide to decorating, cooking, and celebrating the best holiday ever! Country Living knows how to make Christmas memorable, and thats why this spectacular book will become your new go-to resource every year. Its filled... |
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Holiday Crafting & Baking with Kids: Gifts, Sweets, and Treats for the Whole Family!
Jessica Strand - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Hardcover
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Kid-friendly crafts and recipes for traditional holiday festivities - from an autumn wreath to paper snowflakes, matzo bark to a popcorn Kwanzaa collage. Holiday Crafting & Baking with Kids will bring the whole family together for some good holiday fun. Children ages four and up will love... |
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