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Banners, Buntings, Garlands & Pennants: 40 Creative Ideas Using Paper, Fabric & More

Kathy Sheldon · Lark Books (NC)
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Festive and eye-catching, banners, buntings, garlands, and pennants add visual fun to almost any type of celebration or space. These 40 quick and easy projects - made of paper, fabric, felt, and more - make beautiful displays. Use them for special events, for holidays, when entertaining,...
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2016 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide

Jerry Lee · Gun Digest Books
Pages: 1472
Format: Paperback

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100 Colorful Ripple Stitches to Crochet: 50 Original Stitches & 50 Fabulous Colorways for Blankets and Throws

Leonie Morgan · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Colorful Ripple Stitches to Crochet by Leonie Morgan is a wonderfully illustrated and easy-to-use guide to making and using ripple stitches in delightful and inspiring colorways perfect for blankets throws and accessories With original stitch designs to choose from using color and texture...
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Woodwork Step by Step

DK Publishing · DK ADULT
Format: Paperback

Woodwork: Step-by-Step is the next title in DK's bestselling Step-by-Step series. A perfect starting point for anyone new to the art of woodwork, the book explains more than 100 techniques and eight achievable projects with clear photography and instructions. Gallery spreads show the equipment,...
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Never Been Stitched: 45 No-Sew & Low-Sew Projects

Amanda Carestio · Lark,
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Imaginative, inventive, and filled with beautiful things to make, Never Been Stitched is the ultimate collection of no- and low-sew projects. Thanks to fusible webbing, fabric glue, grommets, and other fun materials and techniques, crafters barely need a needle. Forty-five fast and simple...
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Floragami: Create Beautiful Flowers from Folded Paper

Armin Taubner · Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback

Create stylized versions of real flowers, whimsical fantasy flowers, and beautiful floral balls and wreaths--40 designs in all--using cut, folded, and glued paper. Step-by-step folding instructions are included, with hundreds of color diagrams.
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Bungee Band Bracelets & More: 12 Projects to make with bungee band & paracord

Vera Vandenbosch · Taunton Press
Format: Book

Grab your cord and jump into the latest trend in jewelry making. A simple trip to the hardware store, camping store, and now crafting store can provide you with everything you need to make the cutest, most colorful, most creative jewelry ever! Bungee Band Bracelets & More: 12 Projects to Make...
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Steampunk Your Wardrobe: Sewing and Crafting Projects to Add Flair to Fashion

Calista Taylor · New Design Originals Corporation,
Pages: 111
Format: Print book

Steampunk Your Wardrobe is a step-by-step guide to capturing the steampunk aesthetic in apparel. It begins with easy-to-do projects such as embellishing existing garments, and progresses to more complicated alterations. Projects are also included for making steampunk'd jewelry and accessories....
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The Plant Recipe Book: 100 Living Arrangements for Any Home in Any Season

Baylor Chapman · Artisan
Pages: 271
Format: Book

A follow-up to the widely popular "Flower Recipe Book, " "The Plant Recipe Book" is the next great thing in interior plant design, providing simple steps showing anyone how to create stunning living plant decor. Each one of the 100 recipes specifies the type and quantity...
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Snow Happy: Whimsical Embroidery Designs to Mix and Match

Robin Kingsley · That Patchwork Place, 2016.
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Simple to stitch and so much fun, these whimsical hand-embroidery projects feature winter's most charismatic characters--snowmen. You won't be able to get enough of these roly-poly snowmen as they cook, sew, quilt, and frolic in a winter wonderland created by you!Charming snowman...
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Origami Toys & Games

TOM BUTLER · ENSLOW PUBLISHERS
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

By following illustrated step-by-step instructions, children can create fun origami toys and games such as a zoomerang, a magic star that converts into a Frisbee, and a catapult and basketball hoop to share with their friends. A brief introduction explains the origins and significance of origami...
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The Ultimate Router Guide: Jigs, Joinery, Projects and More...

Popular Woodworking Editors · Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Book

Learn all about the most versatile tool in your shop!What can a router add to your woodworking? Simple and complicated joinery for boxes, cabinetry, tables, chairs, doors and much more. You can produce a dizzying array of decorative edge and surface treatments--from a basic chamfer or roundover,...
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Fashion Patternmaking Techniques Vol. 2: Women/Men. How to Make Shirts, Undergarments, Dresses and Suits, Waistcoats, Men's Jackets

Antonio Donnanno · Promopress
Pages: 255
Format: Print book

This second volume of Fashion Patternmaking Techniques, guides readers through and examine the various procedures for transforming bodices, through dart manipulation as well as studying techniques for creating volumes, draping, and fitted patterns. The book includes techniques for creating...
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The Greened House Effect: Renovating Your Home with a Deep Energy Retrofit

Jeff Wilson · Chelsea Green Publishing; 2 edition
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

With greater public awareness of the need for energy independence, the issue of how we can make our existing homes more resource efficient is becoming ever more critical. Residential buildings make up a large fraction of our energy needs, largely due to heating and air-conditioning. So it's...
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McCall's® Essential Guide to Sewing: Tools * Supplies * Techniques * Fabrics * Patterns * Garments * Home Decor

Jutta KuhnleKarin Roser Brigitte Binder · Sterling Publishing Language: English ISBN-10: 1936096722 ISBN-13: 978-1936096725 Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.9 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,681 in Books
Format: Paperback

Sterling Publishing-Sixth Springs Books McCalls Essential Guide To Sewing. A richly illustrated reference for tools, materials and techniques for the novice to pro sewer! Instructions vary from altering a garment to home decor. This book contains 100 answers from frequently asked questions...
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