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150 Best Minimalist House Ideas

Alex Sanchez · Harper Design
Format: Book

Filled with hundreds of lush, full-color photographs, 150 Best Minimalist Interior Ideas profiles beautiful minimalist rooms around the globe and presents tips, tricks, and techniques revealing how to create your own gorgeous, sophisticated interiors.One of the most popular contemporary...
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RSMeans Contractor's Pricing Guide: Residential Repair & Remodeling 2016

Bob Mewis · RS Means
Pages: 315
Format: Print book

Means 2016 Contractor Pricing Guide Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs This essential 2016 cost book gives you total unit price costs for every aspect of the most common repair and remodeling projects, in a format organized for the way you build from frame to finish. It covers every...
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Fun-Size Quilts: 17 Popular Designers Play with Fat Quarters

That Patchwork Place · That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

How did these talented designers create small quilts with such big impact? They invited their fat quarters out to play! Join the adventure with fabulous designs that you'll want to make today. Enjoy a diverse array of quilts reflecting the design talents of Pippa Eccles Armbrester,...
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The Quilt Block Bible: 200+ Traditionally Inspired Quilt Blocks from Rosemary Youngs

Rosemary Youngs · KP Craft; PAP/CDR edition
Format: Book

More than 200 classic quilt blocks to create a keepsake quilt!From Rosemary Youngs, the author who brought you The Civil War Diary Quilt and Quilts from the American Homefront, comes this treasury of beloved quilt blocks. A stunning collection of classic quilt block patterns and historical...
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Design Mom: How to Live with Kids: A Room-by-Room Guide

Gabrielle Stanley Blair · Artisan Publishers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she's believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family's story. In this,...
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Turning Toys with Richard Raffan

Richard Raffan · Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Most woodturners have children in their lives who would appreciate a hand-turned toy (or several) . The projects in Turning Toys can serve as a base for almost limitless variation, so you can put your own stamp on each object you create. Repetition is the key to mastering any craft, so these...
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The Original Cat Fancy Cat Bible: The Definitive Source for All Things Cat

Sandy Robins · i5 Press
Format: Print book

Following in the paw- and hoof-prints of I-5’s best-selling The Original Dog Bible and The Original Horse Bible comes The Original Cat Bible, the ultimate resource for cat owners and lovers from the editors of Cat Fancy magazine. This new 500-page volume promises to be the most complete...
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Happy Feet Unique Knits to Knock Your Socks Off

Cathy Carron · R&M West Coast Enterprises
Format: Paperback

Perfect for the advanced beginner to advanced knitters, the more than 40 fashion-forward designs offer a variety of fun styles and challenges, including tube of spiral shapes, turning heels, afterthought heels and toe-up. A helpful introduction that gives readers a leg up on terminology,...
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Simple Applique: Approachable Techniques, Easy Methods, Beautiful Results!

Kim Diehl · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Find out how best-selling author Kim Diehl achieves her distinctive look. With this comprehensive how-to guide, she shares the secrets of her signature invisible machine-applique and wool-appliquE techniques--plus needle-turn and fusible techniques!See techniques clearly demonstrated in more...
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Crochet One-Skein Wonders® for Babies: 101 Projects for Infants & Toddlers

Judith Durant · Storey Publishing
Pages: 286
Format: Print book

Irresistible! This collection of 101 projects makes it easy and fun to crochet adorable clothes, toys, and accessories for the babies and toddlers you love. Each project uses just one skein of yarn, many take just a few hours to complete, and plenty are suitable for beginners. Hats and caps,...
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Guild Of Master Craftsman Books-Knitted Woodland Creatures

Susie Johns · GMC Publications
Format: Print book

Taunton Press-Guild Of Master Craftsman Books. This collection of adorable animals to knit will enchant children and adults alike. The projects vary in level of complexity and there is a comprehensive and straightforward techniques section to help you learn the necessary skills. Along the way you will...
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Yarnitecture: A Knitter's Guide to Spinning: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want

Jillian Moreno · Storey Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge. Jillian Moreno leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing...
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The Indestructible Houseplant: 200 Beautiful, Easy-Care Plants that Everyone Can Grow

Tovah Martin · Timber Press (OR)
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Tovah Martin, the undisputed Queen of Green, shows that anyone can grow healthy houseplants. It all boils down to a simple set of skills and - here's the crucial part - picking the right plants. These tough but beautiful plants can thrive in less-than-ideal conditions, and they're...
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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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Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon

Bronwen Dickey · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 330
Format: Print book

The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs - and what role humans have played in the transformation.

When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness...
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