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Arts & Crafts Furniture Projects

Gregory Paolini · Taunton Press
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Build skills and classic furniture pieces for your home. Author Gregory Paolini is a projessional woodworker, with an affinity for the Arts and Crafts style. When he isn't building and teaching classes in his workshop, Paolini writes woodworking books with expert instruction, including...
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Edgy Embroidery: Transform Conventional Stitches into 25 Unconventional Designs

RENEE ROMINGER · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Bold Designs That Don't Follow the RulesEmbroidery isn't just florals anymore, it's a moth with pinned wings, an old haunted house on a hill or a cow skull with a flower crown. You won't find "home sweet home" here, but you will find "Can U Not" or "Don't Be A Prick."...
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Firearms: an Illustrated History

DK Publishing · DK
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, Firearms: An Illustrated History charts the evolution of the gun, from the pistol and rifle, to the machine gun and revolver. Detailed catalogs profile more than 300 firearms spanning over 700 years. With virtual tours detailing...
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The Beautiful Edible Garden: Design A Stylish Outdoor Space Using Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs

Leslie Bennett · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 211
Format: Paperback

One of Amazon's Best Garden Books of 2013. From the founders of landscape design firm Star Apple Edible & Fine Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area comes a stylish, beautifully-photographed guide to artfully incorporating organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs into an attractive modern...
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Little House of Quilts: 10 Nostalgic Quilts and 5 Projects Inspired by the Writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Stone Roberts · Fons & Porter L C
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Gorgeous, pioneer-inspired quilts and accessories with a timeless appeal! In her treasured Little House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder shared stories about growing up on the American frontier. In Little House of Quilts, author Laura Stone Roberts captures the nostalgia of reading Half-pint's...
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Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures

Nancy Moses · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Stolen, Smuggled Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. There are many books about museum heists, Holocaust artwork, insider theft,...
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A Storm Too Soon: A True Story of Disaster, Survival and an Incredible Rescue

Michael J. Tougias · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

FROM MASTERFUL STORYTELLER MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS COMES A NEW, HEART-STOPPING TRUE-LIFE TALE OF MARITIME DISASTER, SURVIVAL, AND DARING RESCUE, HIS MOST THRILLING AND AMAZING STORY YET. Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world’s most dangerous...
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Hubble Stitch Instructions & Inspiration for This Adaptable New Lace Beadwork Technique.

De Migel Melanie.
Pages: 112
Format:  Print book : English

Join bead artist Melanie de Miguel on a journey of beadwork discovery--into the realms of Hubble! In this book, Melanie presents her beautiful new beadwork technique--Hubble stitch. Whether you are a beginner or an expert beadworker you will easily learn how to Hubble and go on to add this...
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Crochet One-Skein Wonders® for Babies: 101 Projects for Infants & Toddlers

Judith Durant · Storey Publishing
Pages: 286
Format: Print book

Irresistible! This collection of 101 projects makes it easy and fun to crochet adorable clothes, toys, and accessories for the babies and toddlers you love. Each project uses just one skein of yarn, many take just a few hours to complete, and plenty are suitable for beginners. Hats and caps,...
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The Urban Gardener

Matt James · Mitchell Beazley
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

In The Urban Gardener, garden designer and lecturer Matt James provides an approachable, practical guide to making the most of an urban garden, including: How to design an urban space - from balconies and roof terraces to courtyards, basement areas and window ledges. Ten ways to improve...
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Vogue® Knitting The Ultimate Knitting Book: Completely Revised & Updated

Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine · Sixth&Spring Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate knitting reference, from the world's most recognized knitting magazine, gets a thorough update - including 1,600 color images and brand-new sections with techniques and designs! First published in 1989, Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Knitting Book instantly became a beloved...
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Bait: Off-Color Stories for You to Color

Chuck Palahniuk · Dark Horse Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk presents Bait: Off-Color Stories for You to Color, his first ever coloring book for adults. Bait is both the coloring book debut and the second short story collection for Palahniuk, author of Lullaby and Fight Club. The 8.5 x 11 inch hardcover...
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Cable Left, Cable Right: 94 Knitted Cables

Judith Durant · Storey Publishing, LLC; Spi edition
Format: Print book

Knitted cables, with their three-dimensional twists and turns, are a common element in lots of patterns -- but most patterns dont include directions for executing them. Cable Left, Cable Right, by expert knitter Judith Durant, eliminates the mystery with detailed, in-depth instructions...
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New York Beauties & Flying Geese: 10 Dramatic Quilts, 27 Pillows, 31 Block Patterns

CARL HENTSCH · C&T Publishing
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Become a skilled foundation piecer with New York Beauty blocks and arcs of Flying Geese that amaze! Stitch your way through 31 architectural block patterns, ideal for advanced beginners and intermediate quilters. Practice this straightforward approach to curved piecing, foundation piecing,...
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Beginning Acrylic: Tips & techniques for learning to paint in acrylic

Susette Billedeaux Gertsch · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

From the first brushstroke to the finishing touch, let the Portfolio series guide you as you begin your artistic journey in acrylic painting.Beginning Acrylic teaches aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started painting in acrylic. From choosing the right paper, brushes,...
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