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Idiot's Guides: Puppies
Idiot's Guides: Puppies

Connie Swaim · Alpha
Format: Book

Idiot's Guides: Puppies is a beautiful, full-color book with dozens of photos and step-by-step instructions to help any new pet owner make the experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Tips on choosing a puppy, preparing for the new family member's arrival, nutrition, sleep,...
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Build Your Own Lego Knight's Realm: The Big Unofficial Lego Builder's Book
Build Your Own Lego Knight's Realm: The Big Unofficial Lego Builder's Book

Joachim Klang · Heel Verlag Gmbh
Format: Book

This new unofficial Lego builders book combines the fascinating world of medieval knights and other fantasy kingdoms with iconic items and great building ideas all illustrated with easy-to-follow step-by-step building instructions - a real well of inspiration to create your own castles,...
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Handmade Furniture: 21 Classic Woodworking Projects to Build for Your Home
Handmade Furniture: 21 Classic Woodworking Projects to Build for Your Home

Rafael Nathan · Linden Publishing
Format: Paperback

For a woodworker, there's nothing more satisfying than building a project that adds beauty and function to a busy home: the stunning cutting board used every night in the kitchen, the elegant and helpful end-table next to the bed, or the handsome coffee table that proudly serves in the living...
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Scrap Quilt Secrets: 6 Design Techniques for Knockout Results
Scrap Quilt Secrets: 6 Design Techniques for Knockout Results

Diane D Knott · C&T Publishing
Pages: 111
Format: Print book

Turn your scrappy mess into a quilting success! Armed with the easy-to-use S.C.R.A.P.S. system (style, contrast, repetition, accent color, palette, and selvages) , you'll sew extraordinary quilts from every last bit of the fabric you love -- even the tiniest scraps. Personalize 16 beginner-friendly...
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Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age
Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age

Lawrence Goldstone · Ballantine Books
Pages: 372
Format: Print book

From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobile Club of America...
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Beading: Techniques and Projects to Build a Lifelong Passion For Beginners Up
Beading: Techniques and Projects to Build a Lifelong Passion For Beginners Up

Jean Power · Barron'S
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Can't get to a class or workshop that's close to home or work? No worries. This skill-building beading book let you learn at your own pace, wherever and whenever you have the time. For beginners and improvers, it's a passport to successful learning. Includes:Hundreds of detailed...
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Mosaic Garden Projects: Add Color to Your Garden with Tables, Fountains, Bird Baths, and More
Mosaic Garden Projects: Add Color to Your Garden with Tables, Fountains, Bird Baths, and More

Mark Brody · Timber Press, 2015.
Pages: 304
Format: eBook

No plant can truly offer year-round color in the garden, but a beautiful mosaic can. This hands-on guide includes a primer on the fundamentals of mosaic, with information on materials and three mosaic methods. Mosaic artist Mark Brody then walks you step-by-step through the creation of 25 decorative...
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Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness: One-Minute Tips for Decluttering and Refreshing Your Home and Your Life
Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness: One-Minute Tips for Decluttering and Refreshing Your Home and Your Life

Donna Smallin · Storey Publishing, LLC

Finally, a way to get rid of the clutter -- and keep it away -- without making the process a full-time job! Organizing and cleaning expert Donna Smallin shows you how to enjoy the happy, healthy, inviting home you long for with hundreds of time-saving tips and solutions to your clutter...
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100 Pin Loom Squares: 100 Exciting Color Combinations to Try, Plus 15 Stylish Projects
100 Pin Loom Squares: 100 Exciting Color Combinations to Try, Plus 15 Stylish Projects

Florencia Campos Correa · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book

Now, weaving is as portable as knitting! Use up your stash and complete your projects in half the time. Make handbags, baby blankets, scarves or just some simple coasters to start out. Easy and fun to make, pin loom squares can be woven in minutes and require only small amounts of yarn....
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The Easy Fruit Garden: A No-Nonsense Guide to Growing the Fruit You Love
The Easy Fruit Garden: A No-Nonsense Guide to Growing the Fruit You Love

Clare Matthews · Hobble Creek Pr
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

If you want a flourishing, productive fruit garden, but don t have the time or knowledge, look no further! Expert gardener Clare Matthews demystifies fruit growing, and teaches you how to complete it as a weekend project or fit it into a busy week. With these simple shortcuts, unique low--maintenance...
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Compost City: Practical Composting Know-How for Small-Space Living
Compost City: Practical Composting Know-How for Small-Space Living

Rebecca Louie · Roost Books
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

These days, everyone's talking about compost. Along with backyard chickeners, balcony beekeepers, rooftop farmers, and community gardeners, urban composters are part of a bumper crop of pioneers who are redefining the green space of crowded towns and cities. You may think you need...
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300 Tips for Painting and Decorating: Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets
300 Tips for Painting and Decorating: Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets

Alison Jenkins · Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

Everything needed for trouble-free makeover projects and creative home maintenance. In this practical manual, a professional decorator shares hundreds of her personal tips, techniques and trade secrets that will guide homeowners in attractive decorating and regular maintenance tasks,...
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All New Backyard Idea Book
All New Backyard Idea Book

Sandra S. Soria · Taunton Press; Revised edition edition
Format: Print book

Completely revised and updated edition of the best-seller The All New Backyard Idea Book has been completely updated to bring together hundreds of fresh ideas and unique solutions for making the most of any backyard or outdoor spaces. With all-new photos that demonstrate design ideas, it's...
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