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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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Duct Tape Discovery Workshop: Easy and Stylish Duct Tape Designs

Tonia Jenny · North Light
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Duct tape has never looked so good!With the help of Duct Tape Discovery Workshop, you'll learn the techniques to make working with duct tape easy and stylish.Hosting a get together at your place? Make a set of duct tape coasters and stemware tags to match your party's theme! Need...
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The Make-up Manual: Your beauty guide for brows, eyes, skin, lips and more

Lisa Potter-Dixon · Ryland Peters & Small
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive make-up manual that details all aspects of make-up application, solutions to common problems, as well as tips and tricks for perfecting your look every time. Starting with Skin Secrets, make-up artist Lisa Potter-Dixon teaches you everything you need to know about skincare...
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Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control

Jessica Walliser · Timber Press
Pages: 240
Format: Book

It may seem counterintuitive to want bugs in a garden, but insects are indeed valuable garden companions. Especially those species known for eating the bugs that eat plants. Assassin bugs, damsel bugs, and predatory stink bugs are all carnivores that devour the bugs that dine on a garden.Attracting...
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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 Smart Guide to Understanding Your Cat

Carolyn Janik · Smart Guide Publications, Inc.; Second edition edition
Format: Book

With a wealth of practical information, this comprehensive and enjoyable handbook will provide cat owners with new insights into their pets: how they think, how they express affection, how they make choices—in short, why they do what they do. Among the topics covered in this multifaceted...
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2016 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide

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

MORE GUNS! MORE VALUES! MORE OF WHAT YOU NEED!For more than a quarter century Standard Catalog of Firearms has been the leading illustrated guide to guns and their values, offering more of what the firearms enthusiasts and collector needs--more photos, more prices andion is updated with...
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Painted Blossoms: Creating Expressive Flower Art with Mixed Media

Carrie Schmitt · North Light Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Do you long to cultivate more creative joy in your painting?Flowers are organic, wonderfully forgiving subjects. Each one is unique; you can't paint one wrong! Painted Blossoms will encourage you to welcome creativity with ease as you discover ways to tend the garden within. In addition...
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How to Fold Origami: Easy Techniques and Over 20 Great Projects

DAVID MITCHELL · COLLINS & BROWN
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Become an origami expert, with this guide to every basic fold! Featuring hundreds of specially drawn, step-by-step diagrams; gorgeous photographs; and easy-to-follow instructions from master origamist David Mitchell, this beautiful book lays out the basics of origami folding. It contains...
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T-Shirt Yarn: Projects to Crochet and Knit

Sandra Lebrun · Stackpole Books
Format: Book

Yarn made from recycled T-shirt material is quick and easy to work with, in addition to being eco-friendly. This book gives 24 great projects for accessories and home décor using this fun fiber.Make fun and stylish purses, hats, scarves, pillows, footstools, baskets, rugs, and moreIncludes...
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Interweave Presents Classic Crochet Shawls: 20 Free-Spirited Designs Featuring Lace, Color and More

Interweave Editors · Interweave
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Complete Your Look with Crochet! Whether your laid-back style is vintage, modern, or somewhere in between, a crocheted shawl is nothing less than a wardrobe essential. It can turn up the personality of any outfit--especially if it's hand stitched by you! For this stunning collection,...
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Adrift: A True Story of Tragedy on the Icy Atlantic and the One Who Lived to Tell about It

Brian Murphy · Da Capo Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of bestsellers such as Dead Wake and In the Heart of the Sea, Adrift tells of thirteen victims and a tragedy at sea where every desperate act could mean life or deathThe small ship making the Liverpool-to-New York trip in the early months of 1856 carried mail, crates of dry goods,...
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Indoor Kitchen Gardening: Turn Your Home Into a Year-round Vegetable Garden - Microgreens - Sprouts - Herbs - Mushrooms - Tomatoes, Peppers & More

Elizabeth Millard · Cool Springs Press
Format: Book

As featured in the New York Times and named to "Best Garden Books of 2014" by the Chicago TribuneIt takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to start enjoying fresh, healthy produce grown indoors in your own home. Imagine serving a home-cooked meal highlighted with beet,...
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Outdoor Wood Projects: 24 Projects You Can Build in a Weekend

Steve Cory · Taunton Press
Pages: 201
Format: Paperback

Create something to show for your weekend! If you're looking for projects that you can start and finish in just a weekend's time, look no further than Outdoor Wood Projects. This collection of 24 projects for the backyard and garden can be completed with basic DIY tooling, inexpensive materials,...
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Knit Mitts: Your Hand-y Guide to Knitting Mittens & Gloves

KATE ATHERLEY · Interweave
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

The Perfect Fit is at Your Fingertips! Why settle for boring store bought mittens and cold fingers, when you could knit the warmest, best fitting pair yourself? With Knit Mitts as your guide, you'll have the comprehensive information you need to create snug, warm, and practical mittens...
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