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The Illustrated Herbiary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Bewitching Botanicals

MAIA TOLL · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Rosemary is for remembrance; sage is for wisdom. The symbolism of plants - whether in the ancient Greek doctrine of signatures or the Victorian secret language of flowers - has fascinated us for centuries. Contemporary herbalist Maia Toll adds her distinctive spin to this tradition...
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The Great American Read: The Book of Books

PBS · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with...
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The Campout Cookbook: Inspired Recipes for Cooking Around the Fire and Under the Stars

MARNIE HANEL · Artisan
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Forget freeze-dried astronaut meals and bags of stale, store-bought gorp. Finally, here's a cookbook that complements the magic of gathering around a campfire and sharing a meal with friends. From the IACP Award-winning authors of The Picnic, which brought taste and style to eating outdoors...
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Pat Sloan's Teach Me to Make My First Quilt: A How-to Book for All You Need to Know

Pat Sloan · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Expert teacher and quilt designer Pat Sloan guides you through each and every step as you make your first quilt. Pat's easy-to-follow instructions and more than 140 clear how-to photos make it fun to start, stitch, and finish nine classic blocks and nine simple quilt projects--even...
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Draw Your Day: An Inspiring Guide to Keeping a Sketch Journal

Samantha Dion Baker · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

An instructive guide to creating an illustrated journal based on artist and Instagram sensation Samantha Dion Baker's unique creative process, featuring information on materials, creative inspiration and instruction, prompts, and helpful tips and tricks.Samantha Dion Baker is a widely...
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Wool Studio: The Knitwear Capsule Collection

Interweave Editors · Interweave
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Round out your wardrobe with luxurious knitwear design!Wool Studio is a capsule collection for the modern knitter featuring sophisticated, simple, and luxurious designs. In this collection you'll enjoy exquisite patterns from top knitwear designers including Norah Gaughan, Kate Gagnon Osborn,...
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Make It, Wear It: Wearable Electronics for Makers, Crafters, and Cosplayers

Sahrye Cohen · McGraw-Hill Education TAB
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Create your own stylish, electronics-based wearables -- for all experience levels!This fun TAB guide shows you how to dream up, design, and assemble fashion-forward wearable electronics, garments, and accessories in no time. Make It, Wear It: Wearable Electronics for Makers, Crafters and Cosplayers...
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Handmade Houseplants: Remarkably Realistic Plants You Can Make with Paper

Corrie Beth Hogg · Timber Press
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback

Houseplants are everywhere - on Instagram, in the media, and in trendy homes all over the world. In Handmade Houseplants, expert crafter and tastemaker Corrie Beth Hogg offers a no-water necessary alternative: plants made from paper! This stylish guide includes step-by-step instructions...
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Beautiful Beaded Jewelry for Beginners: 25 Rings, Bracelets, Necklaces, and Other Step-by-Step Projects

Cheryl Owen · IMM Lifestyle Books
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback

Perfect for beginners, this contemporary collection shows just how easy it is to make stunning beaded jewelry with readily available beads and stones!25 step-by-step jewelry projects for necklaces, chokers, bracelets, cuffs, brooches, earrings, and ringsEasy, beginner-friendly designs can each...
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Make It, Own It, Love It: The Essential Guide to Sewing, Altering and Customizing

Matt Chapple · Jacqui Small
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Matt Chapple, the UK's top amateur stitcher and winner of the BBC's Great British Sewing Bee 2015, shares everything you need to know about repairing and maintaining your attire. Focusing on making sewing easy and fun, the basic kit is explained and followed by step-by-step instructions...
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The Unplugged Woodshop: Hand-Crafted Projects for the Home & Workshop

Tom Fidgen · Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover

Woodworker Tom Fidgen is very well known in the online woodworking community, and his first book, Made by Hand, was critically acclaimed. In his second book, Fidgen presents more hand-tool woodworking projects for the home and workshop. The projects have a distinctive retro look, recycling...
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75 Birds, Butterflies & Little Beasts to Knit & Crochet

Lesley Stanfield · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Book

Expand your knit and crochet repertoire with this menagerie of miniature bugs and beasts: from creepy crawlies and weird wrigglers to beautiful butterflies and splendid metallic-thread dragonflies. Use them to decorate clothes and accessories, give them as gifts---or use to decorate your...
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