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Gooseberry Patch® Stitching for the Kitchen: 30 Easy Projects for the Heart of Your Home

Gooseberry Patch · Sixth&Spring Books; Spi edition
Pages: 144
Format: Spiral-bound

Thirty projects from bestselling cookbook brand Gooseberry Patch! Using sewing, patchwork, and embroidery, create special touches for the home and hearth. Stitch up aprons, casserole covers, teapot and mug cozies, potholders, trivets and hot pads, kitchen organizers, tablecloths, napkins,...
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Trainable cat : a practical guide to making life happier for you and your cat

John Bradshaw · Basic Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Dog owners know that dogs can be trained, but the idea of training rarely crosses cat owners' minds. But as bestselling anthrozoologist John Bradshaw and cat expert Sarah Ellis show, not only can cats be trained, but they absolutely should be to ensure a happy and healthy relationship between...
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A Touch of Farmhouse Charm: Easy DIY Projects to Add a Warm and Rustic Feel to Any Room

Liz Fourez · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Create the Home You've Always Dreamed of with Easy, Authentic Farmhouse DécorOpening A Touch of Farmhouse Charm is like taking a breath of fresh, clean country air. With the turn of each page, Liz Fourez leads you on a tour through her family's house, restored to its 1940s rustic farm...
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The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience

Toby Hemenway · Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Permaculture is more than just the latest buzzword; it offers positive solutions for many of the environmental and social challenges confronting us. And nowhere are those remedies more needed and desired than in our cities. The Permaculture City provides a new way of thinking about urban...
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The Inspired Wedding

Emma Arendoski · Sellers Publishing, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

Are you a bride-to-be who wants to plan a wedding unlike anyone elses but you need some fresh ideas and guidance along the way Are you thinking of incorporating a theme into your wedding but youre not sure how Let author Emma Arendoski and her new book The Inspired Wedding help you create...
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Encyclopedia of Garden Plants for Every Location

DK Publishing · DK
Format: Hardcover

Including more than 2,000 recommendations from gardening experts, Encyclopedia of Garden Plants for Every Location includes planting suggestions for over 30 types of sites, from notoriously dry ground by a hedge or fence to cracks in walls or paving, explains how to assess site and soil,...
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Ford Mustang: America's Original Pony Car

Donald Farr · Motorbooks Intl
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Come along on Mustang's wild ride to automotive success. In the early 1960s, Lee Iacocca - then director of the Ford division at Ford Motor Company - convinced Henry Ford II to produce a sporty four-seat car aimed at the emerging youth market. That car, essentially a reconfigured and re-skinned...
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Fat Quarters: Small Fabrics, More Than 50 Big Ideas

Lark Crafts · Lark
Pages: 174
Format: Print book

What's a fat quarter? A lovely 18 x 22 inch bit of fabric that's often just languishing in a stitcher's stash. But with this creative collection, those bits of material can be transformed into a variety of wonderful things. Take one fat quarter and you can make a bowl cover or fabric flower....
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Baby Shoes to Crochet: Fashionable Styles for Little Feet

Lucia Frthmann · Search Pr Ltd
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

This lovely little book contains 16 beautifully designed and made shoes for both baby boys and girls, modeled on grown-up shoe styles. Each design is accompanied by a lovely, styled photograph of the shoe with the adult equivalent in the background, and step-by-step instructions of how to make...
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Epic Cosplay Costumes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making and Sewing Your Own Costume Designs

Kristie Good · Fons & Porter L C
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

The Ultimate Guide to Cosplay, Costumes and Conventions! Presented in a kitschy, comic-book style, Epic Cosplay Costumes combines fantabulous illustrations with all the how-to information you need for creating your own cosplay designs. Award-winning artist Kristie Good (aka Karmada) shares...
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My Handmade Wedding: A crafter's guide to making your big day perfect

Marrianne Mercer · Search Press Limited
Pages: 127
Format: Print book

Ideal for creative, budget-savvy brides and grooms to be, this practical, friendly guide will help couples plan and personalize their big day. It begins with a chapter on organization: assessing your needs and your budget, selecting a theme and a style and working out what to do when. It then...
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Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 16

Gooseberry Patch · Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover

Your favorite series of holiday hardcover books is back with its 16th volume! Bursting with inspiring ideas and delicious recipes for festive gatherings, Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 16 is the top pick for all who celebrate the holidays. Readers, including holiday enthusiasts, home decorators,...
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How to make slipcovers : designing, measuring, and sewing perfect-fit slipcovers for chairs, sofas, and ottomans

Patricia Hoskins · Storey Publishing
Pages: 124
Format: Print book

Give your favorite furniture a new look! Patricia Hoskins, co-author of the best-selling One-Yard Wonders, offers simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions for making your own slipcovers for dining chairs, easy chairs, ottomans, and sofas with either loose back pillows or fixed cushions....
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My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

Jolie Kerr · Plume
Format: Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Wise and funny. . . . The Lorrie Moore short story, or the Tina Fey memoir, of cleaning tutorials." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times "Thrillingly titled. . . . For a generation overwhelmed not just by dust bunnies, but by bong water on the carpet,...
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Life's a Bark: What Dogs Teach Us About Life and Love

Larry Kay · Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

Long gone are the days when being treated like a dog was a bad thing. Today, our canine companions thrive under our encouragement and love, but surprisingly, we dont always treat other humans, or even ourselves, the same way. Theres so much our dogs can teach us about living a fun, fulfilling...
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