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Girls' Night In: Four friends reveal the secrets of the ultimate girls' night in!

Gemma Barder · Qed Pub Inc
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Meet four new friends as they get ready for the ultimate girls' night in!Sofia, Tommako, Tye and Jessie all have their own style and personality, but there's nothing they love more than hanging out together. Be inspired by their favorite hobbies, from baking and braiding, to crafting...
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The Steampunk Adventurer's Guide: Contraptions, Creations, and Curiosities Anyone Can Make

Thomas Willeford · McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics
Pages: 219
Format: Paperback

Fascinatingly Fun, Family-Friendly Steampunk Projects "Here's a Steampunk tale with an invitation to build Steampunk props. An interactive notion; an imaginative adventure; and a way to further stimulate your own imagination." -- From the Foreword by David Silverman, director...
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Mandalas and Doilies to Crochet: Delightful Designs to Brighten Your Life

Marie-Line Andre · Trafalgar Square Pub
Pages: 94
Format: Print book

Surround yourself with color, texture, and beauty - shape these lovely mandalas into bags, earrings, rugs, and cushions, or let them stand on their own as enchanting handmade works of art! Mandalas and Doilies to Crochet tips its hat to the sixties, but adds a truly modern twist, with brilliant...
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The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line

Kari Chapin · Storey Publishing, LLC; 2.3.2010 edition
Format: Paperback

Turn your craft into a successful business! Even the most expert crafters may find it challenging to market and sell their wares, but with Kari Chapin you have an experienced guide at your side. Learn to determine your cost of goods, set prices, identify the competition, and understand...
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Creepy-Crawly Crafts

Annalees Lim · Windmill Books
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Creepy-crawly crafts are some of the most fun crafts to make! Readers learn to make spiders, butterflies, and many other critters that crawl and fly as they follow step-by-step instructions. A helpful photograph is included alongside each step, and a detailed photograph of the finished...
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Ocean Animals

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

Because the ocean biome is the biggest biome in the world, its not hard to believe that it is packed with many interesting creatures. Aspiring young paper engineers will enjoy making crafts of some of these aquatic animals to develop their paper-folding skills.
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DIY T-Shirt Crafts: From Braided Bracelets to Floor Pillows, 50 Unexpected Ways to Recycle Your Old T-Shirts

Adrianne Surian · Adams Media
Pages: 175
Format: Print book

Transform old T-shirts into trendy accessories--in 60 minutes or fewer!

Creating something useful and stylish doesn't have to take ages or require expensive supplies. From an Easy Twisted Headband to Round Lounge Pillows, DIY T-Shirt Crafts teaches you how to repurpose old T-shirts...

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Paint It: The Art of Acrylics, Oils, Pastels, and Watercolors

Mari Bolte · Capstone Press
Pages: 143
Format: Paperback

Any master starts at the beginning. Dip your brush into oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints, and sharpen your pastels. Develop essential techniques that will propel your art from scribbles to masterpieces.
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Donna Wilson's Creative Creatures: A step-by-step guide to making your own creations

Donna Wilson · Kingfisher
Format: Hardcover

In this whimsical craft book, written and designed by Donna Wilson, recipient of the British Design Awards' Designer of the Year, children can make their own collection of stylish crafts—all with the help of a winning cast of knitted friends. Donna's trademark soft and cuddly...
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Secret Marvels of the World: 360 extraordinary places you never knew existed and where to find them

Lonely Planet. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Featuring communist bunkers, burning gas craters and at least one sponge-rock fluorescent grotto built by Polish monks, this book reveals weird and wonderful sights the crowds don't reach.

We've all heard of India's Taj Mahal, but what about Karna Mata Temple? It's a building teeming...
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A Passion for Knitting : Step-by-Step Illustrated Techniques, Easy Contemporary Patterns, and Essential Resources for Becoming Part of the World of Knitting

Nancy J Thomas · Touchstone
Pages: 270
Format: Paperback

The World of Knitting Right at Your Fingertips More than a how-to book, A Passion for Knitting goes beyond teaching the craft and introduces readers to the culture of knitting. In Part I, you'll find fully illustrated instructions for learning stitches and mastering technique, presented...
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Knitting Simple Sweaters from Luxurious Yarns

Marilyn Saitz Cohen

Beginning and intermediate knitters who have little time and patience for complicated patterns, but who want to make something elegant and chic, will find just the thing in these 28 lavishly photographed sweaters. The designs are simple, but the wools are rich and sumptuous. Imagi
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