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The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet, 2nd Edition: *All You Need to Know to Crochet *The Essential Reference for Novice and Expert Crocheters ... Instructions for 220 Stitch Patterns

Margaret Hubert · Creative Publishing int'l; 2 edition
Format: Book

This is a comprehensive reference book on all aspects of crochet. This book provides a reference for all methods, including Tunisian, intermeshing, broomstick lace, hairpin lace, and freeform crochet. Includes step-by-step instructions for all the basic stitches and swatches of 100s of stitch...
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Celebrate Everything!: Fun Ideas to Bring Your Parties to Life

Darcy Miller · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

MAKE YOUR CELEBRATIONS MEMORABLE!Packed with planning strategy and original ideas, Celebrate Everything!, from recognized celebrations expert Darcy Miller, is the ultimate guide to making special occasions unforgettable. Darcy invites readers to dozens of parties she's thrown, and shares...
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Pixel Crochet: 101 Supercool 8-Bit Inspired Designs to Crochet

Hannah Meur · Lark Books, 2015.
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Pixilated patterns have a really cool, retro feel—and these 101 unique and original motifs are created by seaming simple one-color squares. Take this technique to the next level, and crochet a range of beautiful themed home accessories, from flowers and food to animals and typography....
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Christmas with Southern Living 2014: Our Best Guide to Holiday & Decorating

The Editors of Southern Living Magazine · Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover

Christmas with Southern Living is ALL NEW for 2014. Included are special holiday menus and over 100 recipes especially designed for holiday cooking, baking, entertaining, and gift-giving. Dozens of photos, kitchen tips, and entertaining ideas add extra value to the recipe pages, which make...
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How to Start a Home-based Wedding Planning Business

Jill S. Moran · Globe Pequot Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

Planning weddings is a growing business area. The author is one of our top-selling home-based business authors and is herself a successful event and wedding planner.
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Tula Pink's City Sampler: 100 Modern Quilt Blocks

Tula Pink · David & Charles
Format: Paperback

Create a sampler quilt as unique as you are! Tula Pink gives you an inspiring quilt block collection with Tula Pink's City Sampler. Make a beautiful, modern quilt of your own design with the 100 original quilt blocks or try one of the 5 city-themed sampler quilts designed by Tula. A note...
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No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII

Robert Weintraub · Little
Pages: 387
Format: Print book

The extraordinary tale of survival and friendship between a man and a dog in war Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: a World War II internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for who was friend...
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Black and Decker the book of home how-to

Black Decker · Cool Springs Press
Format: Hardcover

All the Do-It-Yourself information you need for your home repairs: easy to search through, even easier to use.The editors at Cool Springs Press know a thing or two about DIY home improvement and maintenance; we've been writing about it for the past quarter-century, and we have more...
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Black & Decker Codes for Homeowners, Updated 3rd Edition: Electrical - Mechanical - Plumbing - Building - Current with 2015-2017 Codes

Bruce A. Barker · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

You don't need to be an expert to assess your house's codes - you just need this guide.What is the proper clearance for an egress window? Does flexible duct have to be supported every four feet or five? Can vent pipe terminations be located near operable doors and windows? The difference...
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Corvette: Seven Generations of American High Performance

Randy Leffingwell · Motorbooks
Format: Hardcover

Explore a complete history of Americas original sports car.Through hundreds of rare and unpublished photos from GMs media and design archives, special gatefolds and in-depth analysis from noted Corvette historian Randy Leffingwell, Corvette Seven Generations of American High Performance...
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Picturing Illinois: Twentieth-Century Postcard Art from Chicago to Cairo

John A. Jakle · University of Illinois Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: Paperback

At the outset of the twentieth century the debut of the American picture postcard incited widespread enthusiasm for collecting and sending postcard art that lasted decades. In Picturing Illinois, John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle examine a diverse set of 200 vintage Illinois picture postcards...
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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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Pets on the Couch: Neurotic Dogs, Compulsive Cats, Anxious Birds, and the New Science of Animal Psychiatry

Nicholas Dodman · Atria Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

The pioneering veterinarian and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Dog Who Loved Too Much, and the national bestseller, The Cat Who Cried for Help, recounts his uniquely entertaining - and poignant - stories of treating animals for all-too-human problems as he reveals his amazing...
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How to Raise Rabbits: Everything You Need to Know

Samantha Johnson · Voyageur Press; Revised & Updated edition
Format: Paperback

Rabbits are wonderful animals to raise, whether as pets or as livestock on a farm. They are especially great as starter animals for children who participate in 4-H or other rabbit shows. Before you embark on owning one of these lovable critters, there's a lot you need to know; for instance,...
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Art Quilts the Midwest

Linzee Kull McCray · University Of Iowa Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

A milestone in perception occurred in 1971, when the Whitney Museum of American Art displayed quilts in a museum setting Abstract Design in American Quilts bestowed institutional recognition of the artistry inherent in these humble textiles. In subsequent decades, quiltings popularity exploded....
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