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The Inviting Life: An Inspirational Guide to Homemaking, Hosting and Opening the Door to Happiness

Laura Calder · Appetite by Random House
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover

Far more than a guide to homemaking and being a fine host - although it is definitely all that too - The Inviting Life is about how to live each day with a desire and determination to turn the ordinary into something lovely. It's also a book about why we should bother. Whether the subject...
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A Simplified Life: Tactical Tools for Intentional Living

Emily Ley · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Clear the Clutter Once and for AllDo you long to simplify the demands on your time, energy, and resources? Have complicated responsibilities, overwhelming to-do lists, and endless clutter left you feeling overwhelmed? Busy wife, mom, entrepreneur, and bestselling author Emily Ley knows...
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The Grumpy Gardener: Wit and Wisdom from Azaleas to Zoysia

Steve Bender · Oxmoor House
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover

Definitive gardening advice - along with a story or two - for the novice or expert from one of the nation's most-trusted, and Grumpy, sources.Gardeners from across the country have turned to Southern Living Senior Garden Editor Steven Bender - known affectionately as "The Grumpy Gardener"...
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Kiss the Ground: How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body & Ultimately Save Our World

Joshua Tickell · Atria/Enliven Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Discover the hidden power soil has to reverse climate change, and how a regenerative farming diet not only delivers us better health and wellness, but also rebuilds our most precious resource - the very ground that feeds us.Josh Tickell, one of America's most celebrated documentary filmmakers...
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Spoon: A Guide to Spoon Carving and the New Wood Culture

BARN THE SPOON. · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

In this fully illustrated and beautiful guide to our most functional utensil - the spoon - a master craftsman shares his life's work: designing and carving exquisite, functional wooden spoons from branches and logs using time-honored woodworking skills and techniques.The simple, ordinary...
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The Big Book of One-Block Quilts: 57 Single-Block Sensations

Karen M Burns · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

It's so easy to create quilts that repeat a single block--make just one and you'll have the confidence to fly through the rest of your quilt! Choose from a whopping 57 quilts to piece one block at a time, or make blocks in multiples with quick chain-piecing methods. Star designers...
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How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do & Say What They Say

MELISSA CAUGHEY · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Best-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favorite pet - fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with firsthand insights into how chickens communicate and interact,...
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Knit Mitts: Your Hand-y Guide to Knitting Mittens & Gloves

KATE ATHERLEY · Interweave
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

The Perfect Fit is at Your Fingertips! Why settle for boring store bought mittens and cold fingers, when you could knit the warmest, best fitting pair yourself? With Knit Mitts as your guide, you'll have the comprehensive information you need to create snug, warm, and practical mittens...
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Mehndi for the Inspired Artist: 50 contemporary patterns & projects inspired by traditional henna art

Heather Caunt-Nulton · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Mehndi for the Inspired Artist presents artists with a step-by-step approach for creating a variety of traditional and modern mehndi designs. Artists will then learn to incorporate their designs into DIY art projects for a unique, personal touch. From candles and mason jars to jewelry and stationery,...
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