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Beginning Acrylic: Tips & techniques for learning to paint in acrylic

Susette Billedeaux Gertsch · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

From the first brushstroke to the finishing touch, let the Portfolio series guide you as you begin your artistic journey in acrylic painting.Beginning Acrylic teaches aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started painting in acrylic. From choosing the right paper, brushes,...
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Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

Geoff Dyer · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From a writer "whose genre-jumping refusal to be pinned down [makes him] an exemplar of our era" (NPR), a new book that confirms his power to astound readers. As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So the adult Dyer jumped at the chance...
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STEAM Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Hands-On Projects for Exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math

LIZ LEE HEINECKE · Quarry Books
Pages: 144
Format: Flexibound

STEAM Lab for Kids is an art-forward doorway to science, math, technology and engineering. While many aspiring artists don't necessarily identify with STEM subjects, and many young inventors don't see the need for art, one is essential to the other. Revealing this connection and encouraging...
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Warman's Depression Glass Handbook: Identification, Values, Pattern Guide

ELLEN SCHROY · Krause Publications
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

A Touch of GlassWarman's Depression Glass Handbook is an easy-to-use reference featuring a one-of-a-kind thumbnail pattern guide for quick identification and discovery of this popular and delightful glass. Featuring 170 Depression glass patterns, detailed pattern drawings, values, a shape...
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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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Here Comes The Guide Southern California: Southern California Wedding Venues

Jan Brenner · Hopscotch Press
Pages: 508
Format: Paperback

Often called the "Location Bible," Here Comes The Guide features hundreds of Southern California event sites, including private estates, historic gardens, yachts, museums, wineries, hotels, and many other venues. Engaging descriptions give readers a clear picture of each place,...
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Camille Styles Entertaining: Inspired Gatherings and Effortless Style

Camille Styles · William Morrow Cookbooks
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeous, full-color guide filled with more than 150 color photos, 75 stress-free recipes, and creative entertaining ideas from a celebrated Austin-based blogger, event stylist, and lifestyle expert, offering inspired ideas and step-by-step instructions to help readers plan unforgettable...
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Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany

Jane Mount · Chronicle Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate gift for book lovers, this volume brims with literary treasures, all delightfully illustrated by beloved artist and founder of Ideal Bookshelf, Jane Mount. Book lovers, rejoice! In this love letter to all things bookish, Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things...
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Goldmine Record Album Price Guide

Dave Thompson · Krause Publications; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Print book

For the recordFrom Abba to ZZ Top, Goldmine Record Album Price Guide, 8th edition, provides more than 100,000 listings, detailed descriptions and values to American-released vinyl albums.This completely vetted and massive guide features Current values and listings for 100,000 American vinyl...
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Paper to Petal: 75 Whimsical Paper Flowers to Craft by Hand

Rebecca Thuss · Potter Craft
Format: Hardcover

Paper Flowers are Always in Season       Make playful party decorations, luscious bouquets, and sophisticated floral centerpieces with inexpensive tissue and crepe paper. Paper to Petal walks you through the easy basics of transforming simple materials into a vibrant...
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How to Set a Table: Inspiration, Ideas, and Etiquette for Hosting Friends and Family

Alpha Smoot · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

This hip, fabric-covered guide includes creative ways to style a table--whether for a sit-down dinner, cocktail party, brunch buffet, picnic in the park, and other fun get-togethersWhether you live in a small apartment or sprawling suburban kitchen, How to Set a Table features stylish,...
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Home Automation For Dummies

Dwight Spivey · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Print book

The easy way to control your home appliances Do you want to control common household appliances and amenities from your smartphone or tablet, wherever you happen to be? Home Automation For Dummies guides you through installing and setting up app-controlled devices in your home, such as heating...
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Miller's Art Deco: Living with the Art Deco Style

Judith Miller · Mitchell Beazley
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

With its streamlined shapes and forward-looking approach, the Art Deco style still looks modern today. In the 1920s and 1930s, designers and craftsmen made innovative use of both natural and man-made materials to produce elegant pieces that broke with tradition and celebrated the future....
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The Allergy-Fighting Garden: Stop Asthma and Allergies with Smart Landscaping

Thomas Leo Ogren · Ten Speed
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

The Groundbreaking Guide to Health-Conscious Gardening If you are one of the millions of people with allergies or asthma, this totally unique book shows you how to avoid plants that trigger allergies and to create a garden that will actually protect you by trapping pollen and cleaning...
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