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How to Build Brick Cars: Detailed LEGO Designs for Sports Cars, Race Cars, and Muscle Cars

Peter Blackert · Motorbooks
Pages: 192
Format: Flexibound

Build--Learn--Customize--Play!The World's Best Cars In The Palm Of Your Hand. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, start your engines and bust out your bricks! How to Build Brick Cars is here for the inner creative person in us all. Featuring over a dozen fully realized builds of classic...
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Sweaters for Dogs: 15 Knitting Projects to Keep Your Dog Cozy and Comfortable

Dogs Redhound for · I5 Pr
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

What are all of the fashionable pups wearing this year? Hand-knit sweaters, of course! Knitting is a trendy hobby, and what's cuter than a dog in a sweater? Cable-knit, ribbed, raglan, chunky, turtleneck - you name it, and Redhound for Dogs has a pattern for it. You'll love the fifteen...
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Ham Radio For Dummies

H WARD SILVER · For Dummies
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Your how-to guide to become a ham Ham radio, or amateur radio, is a way to talk with people around the world in real-time, or to send email without any sort of internet connection. It provides a way to keep in touch with friends and family, whether they are across town or across the country....
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Holiday Crafts: 35 Projects for the Home and for Giving

Catherine Woram · Cico Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

The holidays are the perfect time to get crafting and decorate your house the homemade way.Rather than buying expensive, mass-produced Christmas decorations, follow the ideas and projects inHoliday Craftsand make your own stylish and fun creations. Decorating the Christmas tree always kick-starts...
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Make It, Take It: 16 Cute and Clever Projects to Sew with Friends

Krista Hennebury · That Patchwork Place
Format: Print book

This is a wonderful collection of projects to sew - some to help you stay organised, and some just for fun! Make It, Take It features 16 fabulous projects in two categories - practical items for staying organized, and projects to sew just for fun. With expert advice and easy-to-follow instructions,...
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Knitting Fabric Rugs: 28 Colorful Designs for Crafters of Every Level

Karen Tiede · Storey Books
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback

Knit your own fabric rugs! All you need are a cutting wheel and mat, a pair of size 10 knitting needles, fabric, and Karen Tiede's innovative technique for creating stunning designs quickly and easily. Tiede gives you directions for making 28 different rugs, with designs that use age-old...
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Automotive Wiring and Electrical Systems Vol. 2: Projects

Tony Candela · Car Tech
Format: Paperback

Countless collector car owners are skilled at performing mechanical work, but for many of them, electrical work seems like a mystery, too complicated and too confusing. However, electrical upgrades are absolutely essential for a high-performance classic car or a modified car to perform...
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Crocheted Pillows

Susie Johns · Search Press
Format: Book

With 26 modern, colorful and creative designs to choose from, this inspiring title is the only crocheted cushion book youll ever need. Featuring a vibrant range of designs with bobbles, ruffles, stripes and granny squares, in shapes ranging from circles and rectangles to hearts, owls and chickens,...
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The Gift of Calligraphy: A Modern Approach to Hand Lettering with 25 Projects to Give and to Keep

Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

An easy-to-follow guide to learning the art of calligraphy, with 25 gorgeously photographed projects that use calligraphy to make beautiful gifts and home décor.Calligraphy and hand lettering have surged in popularity as people rediscover traditional handicrafts as a creative outlet...
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Sew Useful: Simple Storage Solutions to Sew for the Home

Debbie Shore · Search Press
Format: Print book

Sewing superstar, Debbie Shore has a real flair for designing simple projects that look amazing, and in this book she has created ingenious storage solutions to keep the home neat, tidy and beautifully styled. All the techniques and stitches needed are clearly explained, and the projects...
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The Complete Guide to Home Inspection

Roger C. Robinson · Taunton Press
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Thorough enough for professionals...accessible enough for homeowners! Written in plain language suitable even for first-time home buyers, The Complete Guide to Home Inspection is a must-have reference. An all-in-one resource with 250 descriptive photographs and 20 helpful illustrations,...
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Unlikely Heroes: 37 Inspiring Stories of Courage and Heart from the Animal Kingdom

Jennifer Holland · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Print book

In her heartwarming New York Times bestsellers Unlikely Friendships and last years Unlikely Loves, Jennifer Holland revealed the surprising emotional bonds that exist between animals of different species. Her books spent dozens of weeks on bestseller lists and caught the attention of major...
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The Knit Generation: 15 Great Patterns by 8 Hot Designers

Sarah Hatton · Stackpole Books
Pages: 104
Format: Print book

Creative, clever knits for the new generation A new generation of knitters is emerging, one that is young and fresh and excited to take their knitting to new places. In The Knit Generation, eight of these trendy young designers explore color and texture in their ultra-stylish accessory...
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Small-Space Vegetable Gardens: Growing Great Edibles in Containers, Raised Beds, and Small Plots

Andrea Bellamy · Timber Pr
Pages: 213
Format: Book

"If I could recommend one book for small-space vegetable gardening, this would be it. Andrea Bellamy nailed it!" - Joe Lamp'l, Growing a Greener WorldSmall-Space Vegetable Gardens explains the basics of growing a bounty of edibles in a minimal amount of space. Andrea Bellamy,...
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Curious Cats

Mitsuaki Iwago · Chronicle
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

"When cats are happy, people are happy and the Earth is happy," says beloved wildlife photographer Mitsuaki Iwago. In this irresistibly adorable collection, Iwago has chosen his favorite cat photosand proves that the nuances of a cats life are indeed as magical and glorious as the most...
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