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Timeless Beadwork Designs

Cynthia Rutledge · Lark Books, 2015.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

One of the foremost names in beadwork creates 15 gorgeous, all-new projects. Widely regarded as one of today's finest teachers of beading, Cynthia Rutledge reveals her creative process and presents stunning designs that explore color, three-dimensional form, and mixed media. Meant for intermediate-to-advanced-level...
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Plant Craft: 30 Projects that Add Natural Style to Your Home

Caitlin Atkinson · Timber Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Discover the simple beauty of adding natural style to a space! Not everyone has a garden - but with only a handful of materials and a little bit of time, everyone can bring the beauty of nature into their home. Plant Craft features projects inspired by the natural world and made out of live...
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500 Eye Makeup Designs: Inspired and Inventive Looks for Mood and Occasion

Kendra Stanton · Fair Winds Press
Format: Print book

500 Eye Makeup Designs is a collection of gorgeous eye looks for every occasion! From everyday "work-looks" that never get boring, to fantasy-inspired eye shadow with glitter and rhinestones, this guide provides amazing looks for breaking out of the neutral eye shadow-black mascara...
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Western Landscaping Book: Companion to the Best-Selling Western Garden Book

Kathleen Norris Brenzel · Oxmoor House
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback

This all-new second edition, the companion book to the much-beloved Western Garden Book, promises to be just as successful as the first. Packed with expert advice from landscape designers, gardeners, and others, it addresses climatic, soil, and topographical challengesand solutions for Arizona,...
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Embroidery: A Maker's Guide

Eleanor Crow · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

A practical guide to embroidery, inspired by craft traditions from across the globe, and the second volume in the Maker's Guides series from the Victoria and Albert MuseumEmbroidery: A Maker's Guide contains fifteen beautiful step- by- step projects for crafters at all levels. Each one takes...
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Art Deco

Eric Knowles · Shire
Format: Paperback

Although most associated with the 1920s and 30s, Art Deco began in France prior to World War I. During the interwar years the style evolved and was adopted by an international elite set as the perfect expression of modern opulence and elegance in an age that gave birth to jazz, the Charleston,...
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Elements of Style: Designing a Home & a Life

Erin Gates · Simon & Schuster
Format: Kindle Edition

From the rising-star designer and author of the hit blog, Elements of Style, a full-color, fully illustrated book packed with honest advice, inspiration, ideas, and lessons learned about designing a home that reflects your personality and style.Elements of Style is a uniquely personal and practical...
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The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids

ALEXANDRA LANGE · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development.Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but the toys, classrooms, playgrounds, and neighborhoods...
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The Sewing Machine Embroiderer's Bible: Get the Most from Your Machine with Embroidery Designs and Inbuilt Decorative Stitches

Liz Keegan · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book

Here is all the help needed to get the most out of your sewing machine’s embroidery functions, including details about the types and formats of available designs, how to get these designs off the internet and onto your machine, how to stabilize your fabric, which threads and needles...
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Practical Knots: A Step-by-step Guide

Barry Mault · Arcturus Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

A knot book aimed at the everyday user of knots around the home and outdoors. Instead of presenting a bewildering array of knots which are of no consequence in real life, this book shows you, step by step in photographic sequence, how to tie knots, and then how they can be used for a number...
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DIY Papercrafts

Marisa Edghill · Walter Foster Jr. - Quarto Library
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Learn how to transform washi tape and paper into beautiful stationery, giftwrap, gifts, and moreall with just a few simple tools! DIY Paper Crafts is full of unique and inspirational ideas and step-by-step projects that are perfect for washi tape crafters of any skill level. Full of inspirational...
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