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Learn to Draw Star Wars: How to draw your favorite characters, including Chewbacca, Yoda, and Darth Vader!

Grant Gould · Walter Foster Jr
Pages: 64
Format: Spiral-bound

With Learn to Draw Star Wars, young artists can learn to draw their favorite characters from the series, including Chewbacca, Yoda, Darth Vader, and more. This 64-page, spiral-bound manual includes tracing paper, grid-drawing exercises, and step-by-step illustrations showing how each step...
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The Slime Book

DK · DK Children
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

More than 30 gloopy, gooey, colorful DIY slime recipes will mesmerize kids by showing them how to make slime!Play, poke, push, pull, and pop awesome easy-to-follow slime recipes, all of which use inexpensive, accessible, and safe everyday products. Create Monster Slime with googly eyes,...
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Turned Boxes: 40 Inspiring Boxes by Expert Makers

GMC.

Turned Boxes is a must for all avid woodworkers. Packed with over 40 projects, there are designs to suit all levels of ability as well as taste---from simple boxes with an elegant lid to more intricate designs incorporating screw threads and exotic timbers - there are a wealth
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365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks

Simon Hugo · Dk Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

365 Things to Do with LEGO® Bricks inspires you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways. This interactive book features imaginative play and building ideas, from LEGO projects that take just a few minutes and require a handful of bricks to inspirational build ideas and activities...
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2017

Noah Fleisher · Krause Publications
Pages: 704
Format: Print book

"Welcome to Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2017. For nearly 70 years, our sole purpose has been to inform, enthuse, and interpret the dynamic world of collecting. The times have certainly changed along the way but our vision remains constant. As the longest-running guide to this...
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51 Things To Make With Egg Cartons

Fiona Hayes · QEB Publishing
Pages: 79
Format: Print book

51 Things to Make with Egg Cartons, transforms unwanted egg cartons into dinosaurs, monsters, ocean life, and much more. Perfect activities for parents and children to create together, the 51 projects feature a well-balanced mix of techniques, materials, colors, and styles for a range of ages.
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Judith Baker Montano's Essential Stitch Guide: A Source Book of inspiration - The Best of Elegant Stitches & Floral Stitches

Judith Baker Montano · C&T Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Globally recognized needlework expert and best-selling author Judith Baker Montano shares 180 stitches and 70 combinations in this must-have stitch guide featuring the best from Elegant Stitches and Floral Stitches. With even more traditional embroidery stitches, silk ribbon stitches, and crazy...
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Hand Lettering: Creative Alphabets for Any Occasion

Jill Dehaan · Griffin
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Welcome to the wonderful world of hand lettering! Prepare to be inspired by this collection of over 50 alphabets in a wide range of styles. Designer, illustrator, and hand-letterer Thy Doan will guide you through each alphabet with easy-to-follow steps so you can capture all the charm of each...
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Sew a Modern Halloween: Make 15 Spooky Projects for Your Home

RIEL NASON · C&T Publishing
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Decorate your home for Halloween with projects made from 5 easy and stylish block motifs, including skulls, spiderwebs, and spooky eyes! Make use of your favorite trendy Halloween fabrics as you sew pillows, runners, place mats, wine bags, and more, many of which can be made in a weekend,...
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Faerie knitting : 14 tales of love and magic

Lisa Hoffman · Adams Media
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman and master knitter Lisa Hoffman comes Faerie Knitting, a magical melding of words and yarn where the ordinary is turned into the extraordinary and where imagination becomes creation.The magic of storytelling and the magic of knitting...
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Paint Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Painting and Mixed Media for Budding Artists of All Ages

Stephanie Corfee · Quarry Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

An inspiring collection of ideas and projects for encouraging an artistic spirit in children!Paint Lab for Kids features 52 fun, fresh, and kid-friendly art lessons that each explore a paint medium, technique, or effect. Popular artist and author Stephanie Corfee offers an exciting resource...
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How to Code 2.0: Pushing Your Skills Further with Python: Learn how to code with Python and Pygame in 10 Easy Lessons

SEAN MCMANUS · Walter Foster Jr
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

In 10 easy lessons, learn about the coding language Python to take your coding skills to the next level. Now that you've learned to write simple coding instructions using Scratch software, use these 10 additional "super skills" that to get familiar with the different uses and applications...
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Simply Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide to Elegant Lettering

Judy Detrick · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

This simple guide to calligraphy teaches just the basics, allowing novices to jump right in and make their own wedding invitations, hand-label envelopes, write their own placecards, and explore their creative side.With the rise of do-it-yourselfers, there is growing demand for a calligraphy...
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The World's Most Romantic Destinations: 50 Dreamy Getaways, Private Retreats, and Enchanting Places to Celebrate Love

National Geographic. · National Geographic Soc
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

National Geographic reveals 50 gloriously romantic vacations in this inspirational planner for weddings, honeymoons, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, and other amorous special occasions. Filled with more than 200 color photographs of dreamy places - from secluded beaches to exotic jungles...
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The Art of Whimsical Stitching: Creative Stitch Techniques and Inspiring Projects

Joanne Sharpe · Interweave Pr
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Paint, Stitch, Play!In The Art of Whimsical Stitching, bestselling author and teacher Joanne Sharpe shares her favorite, go-to methods for creating exuberant stitch art. If you're a sewer or quilter, you'll take your stitching in a new direction with paints, markers, and dyes. If you're...
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