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Intuitive Painting Workshop: Techniques, Prompts and Inspiration for a Year of Painting

Alena Hennessy · North Light, 2015.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

A Year of Painting Intuitively!Stay inspired to create art throughout every season! In Intuitive Painting Workshop, you'll find a timely expressive exercise for each month, along with seasonal check-ins. In discovering how to paint intuitively, you will learn to surrender to your true...
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Freeform Crochet with Confidence: Unlock the Secrets of Freeform Crochet with 30 Fun Projects

Carol Meldrum · Barron'S
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Let your imagination take flight with this clever guide to playing to freeform crocheting. Each project featured in this book encourages crafters to hone their own style while taking their skills and creativity to whole new levels. Inside, readers will find:30 gorgeous projects, including...
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The Crossword Century: 100 Years of Witty Wordplay, Ingenious Puzzles, and Linguistic Mischief

Alan Connor · Gotham
Format: Hardcover

A journalist and word aficionado salutes the 100-year history and pleasures of crossword puzzles Since its debut in The New York World on December 21, 1913, the crossword puzzle has enjoyed a rich and surprisingly lively existence. Alan Connor, a comic writer known for his exploration of all things...
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Bad Girls of Fashion: Style Rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga

Jennifer Croll · Annick Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

The title says it all: Bad Girls of Fashion explores the lives of ten famous women who have used clothing to make a statement, change perceptions, break rules, attract power, or express their individuality. Included are Cleopatra, Marie Antoinette, Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, Madonna,...
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The Handmade Life

Ramona Barry · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 408
Format: Print book

The essential how-to guide to major crafting techniques, including work from more than 150 contemporary artists for inspiration and projects to galvanize your creativity in every mediumNo longer confined to the domain of the domestic, today craft is prized in almost every sphere of creative...
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100 Little Crochet Gifts to Make

Anna Nikipirowicz · Search Press 2016.
Pages: 239
Format: Print book

Crocheting has had a huge surge in popularity in recent years and continues to be a very popular craft, and this book has a very wide appeal both to beginners and more accomplished crocheters. This book represents amazing value, comprising 100 projects from some of our best-selling crochet...
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Warman's World War II Collectibles: Identification and Price Guide

John Adams-Graf · Krause Publications; Third Edition edition
Format: Book

Collecting Preserving WWII History Since the end of World War II, veterans, collectors, and history buffs have bought, sold, and traded the spoils of war. Souvenir collecting began as soon as troops set foot on foreign soil. Soldiers looked for wartime trinkets and keepsakes to remind...
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Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide 2017

Beckett Media · Beckett Pubns
Pages: 816
Format: Paperback

The latest edition of the world's most trusted baseball card price guide. For over three decades, Beckett has provided this comprehensive source for checklists and prices of virtually all major manufacturer baseball card sets. Thousands of new items are included in this new edition,...
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Measure, Cut, Sew: Pattern-Free Projects Using Simple Shapes

Susan Wasinger · Lark Crafts
Format: Print book

Sew simple, sew better, sew by the numbers! With these pure, pattern-free projects, there's no need for photocopying, piecing, and taping. It's as easy as 1,2,3: just measure and cut a few squares, a couple of rectangles, the odd triangle, and the occasional circle - and then start...
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100 Little Knitted Gifts to Make

Susan Cordes · Search Press
Pages: 239
Format: Print book

Knitting continues to be a very popular craft, and this book has a very wide appeal both to beginners and more accomplished knitters. This book represents amazing value, comprising 100 projects from some of our best-selling knitting authors. The book covers a wide variety of themes from...
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Sundressing: Sew 21 Easy, Breezy Dresses for Women and Girls

Melissa Mora · Fons & Porter L C
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Create 21 fun, feminine looks that capture the essence of summer!Sundressing is a sensibility played out at barbecues and on vacations and in days without a plan. It's the slip dress you pull over a swimsuit at the pool and the frock you layer over leggings while dreaming of warmer days....
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75 Colorful Hexagons to Crochet: The Ultimate Mix-and-Match Patterns in Eye-Popping Colors

Leonie Morgan · Griffin, 2015.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

In this new book from Leonie Morgan you'll discover a delightful collection of hexagons to crochet in bright and inspiring colorways. With 75 original designs to choose from, a further 50 vibrant color variations, and five eye-catching projects to try, there's plenty here to spark...
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Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher

Drew Smith · Family Tree Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Get Your Research in Order! Stop struggling to manage all your genealogy facts, files, and data--make a plan of attack to maximize your progress. Organize Your Genealogy will show you how to use tried-and-true methods and the latest tech tools and genealogy software to organize your research...
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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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