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LEGO Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life

Daniel Lipkowitz · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

Building on the success of wildly popular The LEGO® Ideas Book, LEGO Play Book has all-new ways to encourage kids to think, build, and play creatively. Featuring more than 200 different builds, this fun guide inspires readers with LEGO ideas to bring their bricks to life while encouraging...
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American Hooked Rug Patterns

Frances M. Bradbury · Stemmer House Pub
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Features authentic floral, animal and geometric designs by early American craftspeople.
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Draw, Paint, Sparkle: Creative Projects from an Elementary Art Teacher

Patty Palmer · Roost Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

25 kid-tested lessons in drawing and painting - perfect for children ages 5 to 10 Encourage and empower kids to make art! The 25 art lessons in this book present step-by-step drawing instructions paired with a range of painting techniques and styles for endless creative exploration. Designed...
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Debbie Mumm's I Care with Quilts

Debbie Mumm · Leisure Arts, Inc.
Format: Paperback

The most giving and caring women on the planet are quilt makers. This book by artist and designer Debbie Mumm focuses on quilts and projects that communicate a message of caring through their design, color choices or concepts. Whether it's to support a cause or charity that's near...
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Wonderfully whimsical quilts : 10 playful projects to make you smile

Carol Burniston · C & T
Pages: 48
Format: Book

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You: Being Beautiful - The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty

Michael F. Roizen · Free Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Most people think that beauty revolves around such things as lipstick, sweet eyes, or skinny jeans -- all those things that we can see (and obsess over) in the mirror. But the fact is that beauty isn't some superficial pursuit, and it's not some random act that you can thank (or curse)...
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Living With A Diabetic Dog: How To Keep Your Dog Healthy, Prevent Common Problems And Avoid Complications

Amy Newton Thomas · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Newly Revised and Updated. This new version now includes new chapters; Monitoring Your Dog provides information on glucose monitors and urine glucose testing, Getting Organized explores using spreadsheets, online diabetes logs, smartphone apps and more to track your dogs vital diabetic...
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Nature's Art Box: From t-shirts to twig baskets, 65 cool projects for crafty kids to make with natural materials you can find anywhere

Laura C. Martin · Storey Publishing, LLC; First Printing edition
Format: Paperback

Whether it's a city park, a suburban backyard, a farmer's field, or the sandy seashore, there's a treasure trove of natural art materials out there. Twigs, vines, pinecones, flowers, leaves, rocks, shells, moss, feathers - they're all gifts of the earth. Add just a few inexpensive...
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Diggin' Dirt: Science Adventures with Kitanai the Origami Dog

Thomas Kingsley Troupe · Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

Kitanai the origami dog is new to this strange place called a garden. His papery feet are filthy, but he has no idea what dirt is. Follow Kitanais trail as he goes diggin in dirt and learns all about soil.,
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Creating Thanksgiving Crafts

Dana Meachen Rau · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Whether you're looking for something to do on a rainy day or making a personalized gift for a friend, crafts are a great way to pass the time. They also provide an opportunity to learn how to draw meaning from technical texts. The activities in this book push readers to read for comprehension,...
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How to Paint with Watercolours: Mastering the Use of Water Paints with Step-by-Step Techniques and Projects, in Over 200 Photographs

Hazel Harrison · Lorenz Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

A step-by-step course in a popular painting medium, with advice for beginner and inspiration for more experienced artists. Practical projects help you refine your skills, and examples by contemporary artists show different approaches.
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Sensational Patchwork Quilting

Marilynn Wiebe · Sterling/Tamos; First Hardcover Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Break out of the box…the boxy quilt that is! These thoroughly contemporary quilting patterns capitalize on the potential of uneven borders, allowing the design to flow over the edge. Key techniques for machine and hand quilting have been updated for easier working, and the comprehensive...
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Green Crafts: Become and Earth-friendly Craft Star, Step by Easy Step!

Megan Friday · Walter Foster Library
Format: Hardcover

Presents easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrated instructions to construct environmentally conscious craft projects using discarded materials--such as cans newspapers cereal boxes and more--to create earth-friendly objects including fanciful tealightsTitle Green CraftsAuthor Friday MeganPublisher...
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Everyday Embellishments: 8 Fun Quilts to Stitch and Embellish

M'Liss Rae Hawley · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Offers step-by-step instructions for eight unique and whimsical wall quilts, in a guide that spotlights a variety of quilting techniques and presents detailed lessons in quilt construction and embellishment, using such simple machine methods as strip piecing, fusible appliqué, and dimensional...
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A Cozy Quilted Christmas

Kim Schaefer · C & T Publishing
Pages: 63
Format: Hardcover

Get the Christmas spirit early this year with the quick and easy holiday projects in A Cozy Quilted Christmas. Mix and match adorable appliqué designs for Santas, snowmen, sleighs, snowflakes, and snow much more to create tree skirts, table runners, and other holiday accessories. Great...
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