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The Paper Playhouse: Awesome Art Projects for Kids Using Paper, Boxes, and Books

Katrina Rodabaugh · Quarry Books

Artist Katrina Rodabaugh shares her artistic training and up-cycling sensibility in this unique and inspired book, The Paper Playhouse. With simple techniques including sculpture, printmaking, bookbinding, collage, and even ideas for public art, families work through step-by-step instructions...
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Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards

Sports Collectors Digest (Editor) · Krause Publications; Fourth Edition edition

The MVP for identification, photos and values on vintage baseball cards!Step up to the plate and grab the No. 1 source available regarding vintage baseball cards The Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards, 4th Edition. This book has been the leading source for information on baseball...
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Handmade Style: 23 Must-Have Basics to Stitch, Use, and Wear

Anna Graham · Lucky Spool Media

The first of its kind. Handmade Style showcases blogger Anna Graham's talent for creating cleverly constructed pieces with simple, clean lines. It's the first sewig book ever to present a collection of projects specifically designed to complement each other. And, it's your ticket...
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The Artful Year: Celebrating the Seasons and Holidays with Crafts and Recipes--Over 175 Family- Friendly Activities

Jean Van't Hul · Roost Books
Pages: 351
Format: Print book

Winner of the 2015 Parent's Choice AwardFrom the author of The Artful Parent--a year's worth of art projects, seasonal activities, and recipes for simple, family-friendly crafting through the seasons and holidays. Celebrating the seasons and holidays is a wonderful opportunity to embrace...
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200 Tips for Jewelry Making: Tips,Techniques and Trade Secrets

Xuella Arnold · Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

An indispensable compendium of essential knowledge and troubleshooting tips. This book packs in the combined wisdom of two successful jewelry-makers who are consummate problem solvers. Together they show the reader how to fix common mistakes, improvise tools and discover ways to save...
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Hot Wheels Variations, 2000-2013: Identification and Price Guide

Michael Zarnock · Krause Publications

The Leading Authority on Hot Wheels Cars VariationsFeaturing more than 5,000 insanely detailed listings, 3,000 color images, and expertly vetted values, Hot Wheels Variations, 2000-2013, is the largest and most comprehensive identification and price guide available covering the modern era of Hot Wheels...
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My Handmade Wedding: A crafter's guide to making your big day perfect

Marrianne Mercer · Search Pr Ltd
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Ideal for creative, budget-savvy brides and grooms to be, this practical, friendly guide will help couples plan and personalize their big day. It begins with a chapter on organization: assessing your needs and your budget, selecting a theme and a style and working out what to do when. It then...
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Miniature Needle Painting Embroidery: Vintage Portraits, Florals & Birds

Trish Burr · Sally Milner Publishing

Small, embroidered "paintings" can have all the detail, form, and beauty of a larger piece - except they're much quicker to stitch! These fresh and appealing designs all capture the pretty, romantic images typical of the Victorian and post-Victorian eras. All the projects...
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Handmade Heirlooms: Crafting with Intention, Making Things That Matter, and Connecting to Family and Tradition

Jennifer Casa · Roost Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

24 projects to sew + knit + crochet + craft + repurposeLet's make some memories. Handmade Heirlooms invites readers to create projects that have significant meaning for the maker or the recipient - projects that celebrate the future, relish the everyday, and honor the past. Handmade...
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Street Craft: Yarnbombing, Guerilla Gardening, Light Tagging, Lace Graffiti and More

Riikka Kuittinen · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Book

An exciting introduction to a new generation of street artists whose spontaneous craft installations are leaving their mark on cities around the world In the past decade, street art has transformed from a practice carried out by anonymous creators, seen by some as vandalism, into a commercial...
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Handmade Lampshades

Natalia Price-Cabrera · GMC Publications
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

This book is bursting with inspirational images, tips and ideas. Sixteen contemporary projects are covered in useful step-by-step tutorials. There is a detailed chapter dedicated solely to the different techniques you will need to know in order to make a fabric lampshade for yourself--techniques...
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