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Great Cake Decorating: Sweet Designs for Cakes & Cupcakes

Erin Gardner · Taunton Press
Pages: 217
Format: Paperback

Yes, you can make gorgeous cakes and cupcakes -- it's easy! Author and pastry chef extraordinaire, Erin Gardner -- who won the esteemed television title of "Sweet Genius" -- teaches you everything you need to know to be a cake-decorating superstar. Whether you're a proficient...
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Handmade Valentine's Day Crafts

Ruth Owen · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Christmas can be made even more fun with lovely decorations and homemade gifts. For readers who love crafting, this book of fantastic, easy projects with a Christmas theme is perfect. With just a few basic craft supplies and even recycled materials from around the house, readers can create...
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Crocheted Mitts & Mittens: 25 Fun and Fashionable Designs for Fingerless Gloves, Mittens, and Wrist Warmers

Amy Gunderson · Stackpole Books
Format: Print book

No matter what the season or the outfit, keep your hands covered in high style! From toasty warm mittens with bobbles and ribbing to lacy cotton hand covers perfect for summer fashion, this collection of 25 exciting new patterns has you covered.Trendy new designs include mitts with removable...
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Fashion Jewelry: A Beginner's Guide to Jewelry Making

COURTNEY LEGENHAUSEN · Lark Crafts
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Learn how to make beautiful jewelry from an up-and-coming designer with her own line! Bead stringing. Wire wrapping, Pearl knotting. This beginner-friendly guide, created by Courtney Legnhausen (owner of Lotus Jewelry) , teaches all the basics of fashioning fun and attractive bracelets,...
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Handmade St. Patrick's Day Crafts

RUTH OWEN · GARETH STEVENS PUB
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Theres more to making St. Patricks Day crafts than the color green! Of course, this craft book with a St. Patricks Day theme features plenty of green, but readers are also led through making shamrock necklaces and bracelets, leprechaun hats filled with candy gold coins, and a reach the rainbow...
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The Extraordinary Projects Bible: Duct Tape Tote Bags, Homemade Rockets, and Other Awesome Projects Anyone Can Make

Instructables.com · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

Continuing the Instructables series with Skyhorse Publishing, a mammoth collection of projects has been selected and curated for this special best-of volume of Instructables. The guides in this book cover the entire spectrum of possibilities that the popular website has to offer, showcasing...
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

Keith Houston · W W Norton
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

"Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book's death have been greatly exaggerated." -- Erik Spiekermann, typographerWe may love...
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The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects: 76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create Customized Working Spaces and Storage Facilities, Equip the ... Animals, and Make Practical Outdoor Furniture

Spike Carlsen · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 287
Format: Paperback

Homesteaders, gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love these 76 DIY projects for practical outdoor items designed to help you live more sustainably and independently. Expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers clear, simple, fully illustrated instructions for everything...
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The Indestructible Houseplant: 200 Beautiful, Easy-Care Plants that Everyone Can Grow

Tovah Martin · Timber Press (OR)
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Tovah Martin, the undisputed Queen of Green, shows that anyone can grow healthy houseplants. It all boils down to a simple set of skills and - here's the crucial part - picking the right plants. These tough but beautiful plants can thrive in less-than-ideal conditions, and they're...
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The Official 2000 Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money

Marc Hudgeons · House of Collectibles; 32nd edition
Format: Paperback

THE BLACKBOOK PRICE GUIDE TO CURRENCY, WITH MORE THAN 6,000 PRICES LISTED!-- COMPREHENSIVE. This wide-ranging sourcebook covers every national note issued from 1861 to the present, including demand notes, national bank notes, silver and gold certificates, treasury notes, and todays federal...
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Dressmaking: The Indispensable Guide

Julia Fallon · Firefly Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A practical illustrated guide to techniques, tools and troubleshooting from a couture dressmaker. This book is a beautifully presented and comprehensive resource for dressmakers new to the craft and for those who want to take their skills further. It features scores of step-by-step...
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101 Kids Activities That Are the Bestest, Funnest Ever!: The Entertainment Solution for Parents, Relatives & Babysitters!

Holly Homer · Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Never again will you hear the all too common call of, I'm bored! with this kid pleaser for many ages. Whether your kid is 3, 5 or 12 years old it's hard to keep them entertained all day, or even for a few hours. But now, when they ask to watch television because they're bored,...
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Mini Wearables

Rebecca Felix · Lerner Publications
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Imagine a book small enough to hang from a keychain, a petite party hat the size of a paper cup, and a magical bottle no bigger than your fingertip. You can make and wear each of these and more! Express your style through these mini adorable accessories. Easy-to-follow instructions and detailed...
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40 Colorful Afghans to Crochet: A Collection of Eye-Popping Stitch Patterns, Blocks & Projects

LEONIE MORGAN · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Bestselling author Leonie Morgan is back with another wonderful crochet book, showcasing her vibrant color and stitch variations. Featuring both block and stitch patterns, there is plenty here to please both granny-square lovers and row-by-row enthusiasts! Each of the 40 afghan designs...
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