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Now I Can Sew: 20 Hand-Sewn Projects for Kids to Make

Sian Hamilton · GMC Publications
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

This exciting new title from the editor of Making Jewellery magazine is the ideal introduction to hand sewing for children from the ages of 8 and up. Most of the projects will use felt as the base material because it comes in a wide range of colors, is easy to cut and doesn't fray;...
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Making Mini Books: Big Ideas for 30+ Little Projects

Kathleen McCafferty · Lark Crafts
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Everyone loves handmade books--and these adorable mini volumes are generally easier to craft than their larger counterparts! Some even require only folding and stapling. This charming collection includes beautiful leather-clad journals, block print notepads, accordion-fold mini-zines, and others...
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Steampunk Emporium: Creating Fantastical Jewelry, Devices and Oddments from Assorted Cogs, Gears and Curios

Jema "Emilly Ladybird" Hewitt Hewitt · North Light Books
Format: Paperback

Embark on a most extraordinary expeditionMake haste and pack your bags right away — you're not going to want to delay this charming adventure! Whilst perusing the pages of Steampunk Emporium, the harrowing antics of Miss Emily Ladybird will engage you in the most enchanting of worlds....
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I Am Not an Egg Carton: 10 Amazing Things to Make with Egg Cartons

Carlton Publishing Group · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Take your craft projects to a whole new level with this ingenious series that turns recycling into an art form! This isn't an egg carton - it's a penguin, mini monster, fire engine, dragon, music shakers, mini cars, and more. The projects in this book are amazing fun for girls...
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Botanical Beauty: 80 Essential Recipes for Natural Spa Products

Aubre Andrus · Switch Press
Pages: 159
Format: Paperback

Soak, scrub, and soothe your way to relaxation with simple homemade spa recipes from award-winning author Aubre Andrus. Using some of nature's best ingredients, such as beeswax, sugar, coconut oil, shea butter, avocado, sea salt, essential oils, and more, craft everything from a Cooling...
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The Art of Paper Weaving: 46 Colorful, Dimensional Projects--Includes Full-Size Templates Inside & Online Plus Practice Paper for One Project

Anna Schepper; Lene Schepper · Quarry Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Perfect for Paper Lovers: A Traditional Technique with a Modern Twist!

Originating in Germany and refined in nineteenth-century Denmark and Norway, the charming, time-honored craft of paper weaving has been transformed by virtuoso paper crafters Anna and Lene Schepper into a modern...

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Connect the Shapes Crochet Motifs: Creative Techniques for Joining Motifs of All Shapes; Includes 101 New Motif Designs

Edie Eckman · Storey Publishing, LLC; Spi edition
Format: Print book

If you’re like many crocheters, you love to stitch motifs but dread the process of joining them. But connecting one motif to another can be as exhilarating as stitching! Edie Eckman’s guide to creative joining techniques shows how easy it is to combine multiples of a motif...
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Crafts For St. Patrick's Day

Kathy Ross

Presents twenty simple craft projects including a shamrock bird, a leprechaun face mask, a shillelagh, and other items featuring various symbols of the popular Irish holiday
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Making & Selling Herbal Crafts: Tips, Techniques, Projects

Alyce Nadeau

."..delightfully personal and sophisticated book...covers sales and manufacturing topics (such as markets, suppliers and sources, and packaging) ....The main focus, however, is the more than 55 projects, which include sage blossom vinegar, catnip cuties, bay leaf topiary, g
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Man Crafts: Leather Tooling, Fly Tying, Ax Whittling, and Other Cool Things to Do

Popular Mechanics · Hearst
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

As its servicemen returned home at the end of World War II, the U.S. Army turned to Popular Mechanics to help them find new and lucrative occupations. A series of ten pamphlets was created, teaching skills that were "fun to do and profitable too."Reprinted here for the first time...
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Concrete Crafts: Making Modern Accessories for the Home and Garden

Alan Wycheck · Stackpole Books; 1 edition
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Concrete is an inexpensive and easy-to-work-with material that can be used to create dozens of useful and stylish accessories for the home or garden. With full-color, step-by-step photos, this one-of-a-kind guide demonstrates how to make functional concrete projects that have a distinctive...
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Watercolours in a Weekend: Flowers

Bays, Jill

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