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Handmade Thanksgiving Crafts

Ruth Owen · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

If readers arent interested in getting creative in the kitchen, they might enjoy making decorations for the Thanksgiving meal! Needing just a few basic craft supplies and some recycled materials from around the house, the crafts in this book use step-by-step instructions to guide readers...
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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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Learn How to Knit with 50 Squares: For Beginners and Up, a Unique Approach to Learning to Knit

Che Lam · St. Martin's Griffin, 2016.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Never thought that YOU could knit? Well, with Learn How to Knit with 50 Squares, you will discover all the essential skills that you need, one stitch at a time. Learn a new stitch by knitting a square, following a clear step-by-step tutorial and chart. By the time you've finished the square,...
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The Paper Hat Book: Super Hats for Super Kids

Alyn Carlson · Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Hats are pure fun and the perfect item to cap off any costume or ensemble. The right headgear ensures complete transformation, especially on the head of an imaginative child.The Paper Hat Book offers creative families 20 fantastic paper hats, all of which can be created quickly and easily...
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Love Is Love: Ideas and Inspiration: The LGBTQ Wedding Book

BETH BENTON BUCKLEY · benton buckley books
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover

Part historical record and part family album, this book is a celebration of same-sex couples seizing the opportunity to honor their love through marriage, and of those who helped make their weddings possible. It's a collection of allies, those among us who've taken up the mantle...
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Bathroom Upgrades

Editors of Fine Homebuilding · The Taunton Press
Pages: 220
Format: Print book

This completely new edition from the editors of Fine Homebuilding will provide all the advice you need to remodel a bathroom of any size or shape, on any budget. Our pros will take you through every step of the process from choosing the best materials for your bathroom and designing to get the most...
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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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Black & Decker The Complete Outdoor Builder - Updated Edition: From Arbors to Walkways 150 DIY Projects

Black & Decker Corporation (Towson · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 560
Format: Print book

Find more than 150 projects for building custom decks, patios, fences, sheds, and more!From building a new deck to creating a garden pathway, the great outdoors is the most popular place for homeowners to showcase their creativity and skill. With more than 150 outdoor building projects...
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Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts

Alex Langlands · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

An archaeologist takes us into the ancient world of traditional crafts to uncover their deep, original histories.In the midst of a seemingly endless supply of mass-manufactured products, we find ourselves nostalgic for products bearing the mark of authenticity -- hand-made furniture, artisan...
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Marie KondoÌ„ · Thorndike Press
Pages: 269
Format: Hardcover

This #1"New York Times" best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing. Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers...
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Anarchy & Beauty: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860–1960

Fiona MacCarthy · Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

William Morris (1834–1896) was an artist, craftsman, designer, poet, polymath, and visionary thinker.  Well known for advocating that objects of beauty be accessible to all, Morris had a tremendous impact on the British Socialist movement, the Arts and Crafts movement, the Garden...
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Sewing: A beginner's step-by-step guide to stitching by hand and machine

Charlotte Gerlings · Fox Chapel
Pages: 48
Format: Book

Sewing is a timeless craft that is easy to learn - whether you're learning for practical reasons so you can mend and repair clothing or for creative reasons so you can create your own designs from scratch. Written for the absolute beginner, as well as those looking for a refresher course,...
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The Foxfire Book of Simple Living: Celebrating Fifty Years of Listenin', Laughin', and Learnin'

Kaye Carver Collins · Anchor
Pages: 592
Format: Print book

First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage...
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We Are As Gods: Back to the Land in the 1970s on the Quest for a New America

Kate Daloz · PublicAffairs
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Between 1970 and 1974 ten million Americans abandoned the city, and the commercialism, and all the inauthentic bourgeois comforts of the Eisenhower-era America of their parents. Instead, they went back to the land. It was the only time in modern history that urbanization has gone into reverse.Kate...
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Auto Biography: A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream

Earl Swift · It Books
Pages: 355
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw auto dealer as he struggles to save a rusted '57 Chevy - a car that has already passed through twelve pairs of hands before his - while financial...
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