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Smart School House Crafts for Kids: Year-round Projects for Holidays, Parties, & More

Kelly Dixon · Plain Sight

Have fun with your kids as you create unique crafty gifts for family, friends, teachers, and neighbors. These adorable and educational crafts are perfect for preschool- and elementary-age kids. Now you can have lots of hands-on fun without a lot of prep time before or a big mess after....
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Quilts for Baby: Complete Instructions for 5 Projects

Susan Stein · Creative Publishing int'l

Choose from among five fresh designs to create a perfect quilt for the sweet baby in your life. Baby quilts are irresistible projects. They're fun to create and, if made well, can last to cuddle generations of little charmers. The five baby quilts in this book are bright, colorful,...
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Style and Swing: 12 Structured Handbags for Beginners and Beyond

Susan Dunlop · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 96

You'll find plenty of reasons to sit down and sew these boutique-quality yet achievable bags and accessories. Everyone from beginners to experts can create an assortment of modern, practical projects for gifts or personal use. Start with a simple, elegant handbag and progress to more challenging...
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Happy-Gurumi: 20 Super Cute Amigurumi Toys to Crochet

Vanessa Chan · Martingale and Company
Pages: 80

Treat yourself to a collection of fun-to-stitch softies with personality to spare. Crochet everything from a friendly dog and funny frog to a hot air balloon. Learn to make whimsical toys with puppet-style open mouths--including a grinning birthday cake--sure to tickle kids of all ages!20...
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Simple Applique: Approachable Techniques, Easy Methods, Beautiful Results!

Kim Diehl · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 64

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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A World of Artist Journal Pages: 1000+ Artworks - 230 Artists - 30 Countries

Dawn DeVries Sokol · STC Craft, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 320

By nature, art journaling is a private activity. But when Dawn Sokol's first book, 1000 Artist Journal Pages, broke the fourth wall and shared the work of artists all over North America and parts of Europe, it created a ripple of inspiration throughout the art journaling community....
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By the Block: 18 Surprisingly Simple Quilts

Siobhan Rogers · Interweave

Techniques such as log cabins, half-square triangles, or curved piecing, but each project offers a new twist on the traditional methods of piecing and constructing quilts. Some of the quilt blocks are oversized, which help the quilter work efficiently, and the author offers additional timesaving...
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Duct Tape: 101 Adventurous Ideas for Art, Jewelry, Flowers, Wallets and More

Forest Walker Davis · Quarry Books, 2015.
Pages: 128

Move beyond the wallet with an inspiring collection of exciting duct tape projects!Sturdy and resistant, and with a myriad of interesting colors and patterns, duct tape is fast becoming a perfect crafting, home and DIY material.Duct Tape introduces the simple but versatile material and offers...
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I Love Paper: Paper-Cutting Techniques and Templates for Amazing Toys, Sculptures, Props, and Costumes

Fideli Sundqvist · Quarry, a member of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Pages: 126

Fall in love with the whimsical world of paper crafting and explore the never-ending possibilities of handmade paper art with I Love Paper.

A practical book of inspiration with 40 paper projects, this illustrated reference guide will teach you the basics of playing with...

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