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Make It, Gift It: Handmade Gifts for Every Occasion

Mari Bolte · Capstone Young Readers
Format: Print book

Theres nothing more fun than giving the perfect hand-crafted gift! From simple hostess gifts to fully personalized gifts for that very special someone, Make It, Gift It has everything you need to get started. Learn how to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces for every important person in your...
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Drawing Cute Animals in Colored Pencil

Ai Akikusa · Quarry
Pages: 109
Format: Paperback

Drawing Cute Animals in Colored Pencil offers simple step-by-step drawing instructions that help you to learn how to draw your favorite animals. Adorable animals like rabbits, squirrels, deer, and pigs come alive with vibrant color and beautiful detail. Using colored pencils learn tips...
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Epic Rubber Band Crafts: Totally Cool Gadget Gear, Never Before Seen Bracelets, Awesome Action Figures, and More!

Colleen Dorsey · Design Originals
Format: Paperback

The author of the best-selling book Totally Awesome Rubber Band Jewelry is back with 15 more super-sweet projects for sensational rubber band jewelry! Packed with original ideas for both girls and boys, Epic Rubber Band Crafts shows how to use a Rainbow Loom®, Cra-Z-Loom™, or FunLoom™...
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Pets

Robyn Hardyman · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Taking care of a pet can be a lot of work. A dog, for example, needs to be fed, walked, played with, and more. But the pets made of paper in this origami title are very little work. Young pet lovers will give this craft book their full attention!
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Learn to Do Bavarian Crochet

Jenny King · Annie's
Pages: 47
Format: Paperback

The rarely recorded pattern for this beautiful and mysterious stitch is finally documented in this unique resource for crocheters. Color photos accompany detailed step-by-step instructions for transforming the original square pattern into rectangles, triangles, and circles with eight wonderful...
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Denyse Schmidt: Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration: 20 New Designs with Historic Roots

Denyse Schmidt · Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Hardcover

Denyse Schmidt is one of the leading quilters of the 21st century. Known as a “modern” quilter, she actually draws much of her creative vision from quilts of the past. In Denyse Schmidt: Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration, Schmidt pays homage to the quilters and quilts that...
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Steampunk LEGO

Guy Himber · No Starch Press
Pages: 189
Format: Hardcover

Filled with dirigibles and floating cities, penny-farthings and pirate ships, curiosities and robots galore, Steampunk LEGO is an illustrated collection of Victorian-era sci-fi treasures, all built from LEGO.

Curated by award-winning LEGO builder and special effects master...
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Trash-to-Treasure Papermaking: Make Your Own Recycled Paper from Newspapers & Magazines, Can & Bottle Labels, Disgarded Gift Wrap, Old Phone Books, Junk Mail, Comic Books, and More

Arnold Grummer · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Print book

Transform junk mail, newspapers, comic books, wrapping paper, food can labels, and old phone books into beautiful hand-made paper in just minutes! "Trash-To-Treasure Papermaking", the ultimate guide for crafty recyclers, is every family's answer to the problem of too much...
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Make It Mighty Ugly: Exercises & Advice for Getting Creative Even When It Ain't Pretty

Kim Piper Werker · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 219
Format: Print book

Fans of DIY projects and crafts will conquer their fear of failure and create their own masterpieces using this fun and inspiring handbook. Get Crafty. Make Great Stuff. Be Creative The number one fear of all creative types--crafters, DIYers, makers, artists--is that failure lurks right...
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Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines: How to Make Crazy Contraptions Using Everyday Stuff--Creative Kid-Powered Projects!

Paul Long · Quarry Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

With Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines, you'll create thirteen zany and awesome mechanical contraptions using stuff from around the house.Build Your Own Chain Reaction Machines is inspired by the amazing artwork of renowned cartoonist, engineer, and inventor Rube Goldberg, whose...
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Everyday Confetti: Your Year-Round Guide to Celebrating Holidays and Special Occasions

Karen Ehman · Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group ,
Pages: 182
Format: Print book

A fun and practical resource for women who want creative ideas and recipes to celebrate everything from Christmas and Thanksgiving to birthdays and life's milestones.
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Creative Embellishments: For Paper, Jewelry, Fabric, and More

Sherrill Kahn · Martingale & Co.
Pages: 112
Format: Book

How do you add sophistication and style to craft projects with shrink plastic, rubber stamps, and fun foam? Look to this bestselling author for a bounty of advice in this technique-packed book--then get ready to play! * Discover dozens of imaginative embellishments made from paper, fabric,...
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