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See Kate Sew: 24 Learn-to-Sew Projects You Can Make in an Hour

Kate Blocher · Fons & Porter
Pages: 143
Format: Print book

Create beautiful crafts for your home and everyone in it--no experience required! Learning how to sew has never been easier! In See Kate Sew, blogger Kate Blocher shows you how to make dozens of beginner-friendly projects with professional polish. From stylish pillows and home decor to adorable...
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Tissue Paper Creations

Jane Yates · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Who knew tissue paper could be made into suncatchers and butterflies? This book shows readers all the fun projects they can make using tissue paper, a common household material. The book begins by introducing readers to techniques for working with tissue paper, then shows them how to make...
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I Modify IKEA: Furnishings from Everyone's Favorite Store, Customized for Your Home

Charlotte Rivers · Ulysses Pr
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Transform awesome IKEA home furnishing into even more amazing creations with these delightfully innovative reimaginingsIKEA is the world's favorite store for affordable, high-quality home furnishings. In fact, IKEA's products have proven to be so versatile and stylish that they...
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How To Add Value To Your Home

Scott McGillivray · Collins; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

From the star of HGTV’s Income Property, hundreds of investments in your home that pay big dividendsFor more than a decade, Scott McGillivray has been renovating and investing in real estate, both on his hit TV shows and in his own thriving real estate businesses. In How to Add Value...
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Crochet Taxidermy: 30 Quirky Animal Projects, from Mouse to Moose

Taylor Hart · Storey Publishing
Pages: 207
Format: Print book

Crochet Taxidermy puts a new twist on amigurumi, the popular Japanese method of creating considerably cute stuffed animals with oversized heads. In this delightful collection, heads of animals from farm and forest, sea and safari come to life with irresistible details like the drowsy eye (for...
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Origami Odyssey: A Journey to the Edge of Paperfolding

Peter Engel · Tuttle Publishing; Hardcover with DVD edition
Format: Paperback

The book contains fully illustrated step-by-step instructions for 21 amazing origami projects and also includes a DVD containing video explanations and instructions that are sure to inform and inspire.Renowned origami artist Peter Engel first astounded origami enthusiasts and the lay person...
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Zakka Embroidery: Simple One- and Two-Color Embroidery Motifs and Small Crafts

Yumiko Higuchi · Roost
Pages: 191
Format: Print book

Embrace a simpler approach to stitching with bold one- and two-color embroidery motifs Zakka Embroidery presents designs that are an elegant blend of Japanese and Scandinavian style. The motifs and patterns are spare and graphic, yet softened with organic shapes and imagery drawn from...
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Get Started: Crochet

Susie Johns · Dorling Kindersley
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Get Started: Crochet teaches beginners basic stitches and shows how to start crocheting with 20 easy projects, including hats, blankets, and baby clothes. Perfect for beginners who want to learn a new craft, DK's Get Started: Crochet takes a "do and learn" approach by starting...
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Party: Christmas Crafts, Recipes, Activities

Matt Shay · Lark Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

"T""was the night before the ugly sweater soiree""A""nd all through your place, ""Y""our perfect party clothes were put away without even a trace. ""Y""our guests will drink cranberry cocktails and craft, ""W""hile...
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Arts & Crafts Stained Glass

Peter Cormack · Yale University Press
Pages: 354
Format: Print book

Beautifully illustrated and based on more than three decades of research, Arts & Crafts Stained Glass is the first study of how the late-19th-century Arts and Crafts Movement transformed the aesthetics and production of stained glass in Britain and America. A progressive school of artists,...
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Super Simple Grassland Projects: Fun & Easy Animal Environment Activities

CAROLYN BERNHARDT · SUPER SANDCASTLE
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Learn about grassland habitats with Super Simple Grassland Projects! Kids will discover what plants and animals live in grasslands and read about grassland food chains. Then, they will learn how to create an animal burrow, make a safari diorama, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow...
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Big.Knit.Love.: 20 Chunky Knit Fashions

Linda Zemba Burhance · Taunton Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Big knitting is fast and fashionable! Big.Knit.Love. introduces newbies and experienced knitters to knitting with big needles and bulky, super bulky, and jumbo yarns with 20 patterns for gorgeous wearables. Called one of the most important knitting trends by Lion Brand Yarn, knitting with...
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Idiot's Guides: Bike Repair and Maintenance

Christopher Wiggins · ALPHA
Format: Paperback

Featuring 400, full-color photographs in step-by-step format, Idiots Guides Bike Repair and Maintenance teaches readers of all cycling levels how to maintain, repair, and upgrade their own bikes for years of top performance and enjoyment. With coverage for road bikes and mountain bikes,...
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3D Printing For Dummies

Kalani Kirk Hausman · Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, John
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Get started printing out 3D objects quickly and inexpensively! 3D printing is no longer just a figment of your imagination. This remarkable technology is coming to the masses with the growing availability of 3D printers. 3D printers create 3-dimensional layered models and they allow users...
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