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C&T Publishing Playful Petals: Learn Simple, Fusible Appliqué 18 Quilted Projects Made From Precuts

Corey Yoder · Stash Books
Pages: 111
Format: Paperback

The simple petal shape takes center stage in this charming book, Playful Petals by Corey Yoder. Each of the 18 appliqué projects employ simple piecing techniques; the appliqué is straightforward, eliminating the need for reverse templates, additional seam allowances, and time consuming...
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51 Things To Make With Cardboard Tubes

Fiona Hayes · QEB Publishing
Pages: 79
Format: Print book

51 Things to Make with Cardboard Tubes, transforms unwanted cardboard tubes into dinosaurs, monsters, ocean life and much more. Perfect activities for parents and children to create together, the 51 projects feature a well-balanced mix of techniques, materials, colors, and styles for a range...
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Quilting - Just a Little Bit Crazy: A Marriage of Traditional & Crazy Quilting

Allie Aller · Natl Book Network
Pages: 119
Format: Paperback

Cross traditional crazy quilting with favorite pieced quilt patterns and today's machine quilting methods, and what do you get? Crazy fun for all kinds of quilters, even those who don't like handwork. Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell's guide offers an exuberant mixture of vintage...
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Christmas with Southern Living 2014: Our Best Guide to Holiday & Decorating

The Editors of Southern Living Magazine · Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover

Christmas with Southern Living is ALL NEW for 2014. Included are special holiday menus and over 100 recipes especially designed for holiday cooking, baking, entertaining, and gift-giving. Dozens of photos, kitchen tips, and entertaining ideas add extra value to the recipe pages, which make...
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Tilda's Fairytale Wonderland: Over 25 Beautiful Sewing and Papercraft Projects

Tone Finnanger · David & Charles
Format: Paperback

A beautiful collection of brand new Tilda projects, featuring seasonal designs in Tone Finnanger's quirky style. Each chapter is themed on a classic children's story, such as Pinocchio, Bambi, The Nutcracker and The Princess and the Pea. Projects include new doll designs (ballerinas,...
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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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Tomoko Fuse's Origami Boxes Book

Tomoko Fuse · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 95
Format: Paperback

Tuttle Publishing Tomoko Fuse's Origami Boxes Book- Beautiful paper gift boxes from Japan's leading origami master. The simple flat box, or tato, is an excellent introduction to the art of beginner origami. Then build to more intricate pieces. Origami box folding is a relaxing and satisfying...
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Not So Fast: Parenting Your Teen Through the Dangers of Driving

Tim Hollister · Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback

Most driving literature for parents focuses on how to teach a teen to drive, without explaining why teen driving is so dangerous in the first place or giving parents a plan to preempt the hazards teens face. By contrast, Not So Fast empowers and guides parents to understand the causes and situations...
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Wedding Papercrafts: Add Handmade Charm to Your Celebration

Lark Crafts · Lark Crafts
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Pom bouquets made from the pages of an old and beloved book. A crepe crown inspired by heirloom rose gardens. Cascading butterflies to adorn chairs: nothing personalizes a wedding more than beautiful, customizable papercraft decorations. Created by top designers, these 20 exquisitely unique...
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How to Crochet: Techniques and Projects for the Complete Beginner

Emma Varnam · GMC Publications
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback

If you've been thinking about taking up crochet but didn't know where to start, How to Crochet is the perfect guide for the absolute beginner. This simple-to-follow project-based book takes you through the basic techniques of this fun and creative craft. You'll learn everything...
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The Greenhouse Gardener's Manual

Roger Marshall · Timber Press
Format: Book

The ultimate guide to growing inside! A greenhouse can bring you spectacular rewards - if you know how to maximize its potential. In this easy-to-use guide, Roger Marshall covers all the basics - how to choose, heat, irrigate, and maintain your greenhouse - as well how to grow scores of popular...
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Handmade for the Garden: 75 Ingenious Ways to Enhance Your Outdoor Space with DIY Tools, Pots, Supports, Embellishments, and More

Susan Guagliumi · Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The DIY craze has moved beyond the craft room and into the garden! Relying on easy-to-find, inexpensive, and repurposed materials, Handmade for the Garden is a treasure trove of original projects that not only make planting and growing efficient and successful but also add a personal touch...
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Self-striping yarn studio

Carol J Sulcoski · Lark Books
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Self-striping yarn is increasingly popular with crafters, but many knitters lack the knowledge to work with the yarn effectively. Carol Sulcoski's latest book begins with a comprehensive technical section that explains how to use and manipulate self-striping yarn - something no previous...
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Pure Joy: The Dogs We Love

Danielle Steel · Random House Publishing Group
Pages: 154
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this moving memoir, Danielle Steel tells the story of how she met a dog the size of a mouse with a personality that could light up an entire room. From Minnie's arrival at home in San Francisco to clothes-shopping jaunts in Paris, her adventures provide the perfect...
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