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The Farmer's Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt: Inspiring Letters from Farm Women of the Great Depression and 99 Quilt Blocks That Honor Them

Laurie Aaron Hird · Fons & Porter; Pap/Cdr edition
Format: Paperback

Featuring real-life letters from The Farmer's Wife magazine, Laurie Aaron Hird's new book commemorates the strength and hope of the farm women of the Great Depression. The 99-block queen-size sampler quilt inspired by these letters uses reproduction 1930s fabrics. For each block,...
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Project Kid: Crafts That Go!: 60 Imaginative Projects That Fly, Sail, Race, and Dive

Amanda Kingloff · Artisan
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Thomas the Tank Engine. Hot Wheels. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. Kids' fascination with vehicles is insatiable. In Project Kid: Crafts That Go!, that excitement is translated into more than 60 inventive craft projects for parents...
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Birdhouses, Boxes, and Feeders for the Backyard Hobbyist: 19 Fun-to-Build Projects for Attracting Birds to Your Backyard

Paul Meisel · IMM Lifestyle
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Making your own bird boxes and feeders is a rewarding and environmentally sound way to enhance any garden by attracting birds. The food we supply in winter can mean the difference between life and death for small birds, and in spring and summer bird boxes help many species to raise their...
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Special Subjects: Beginning Chinese Brush: Discover the art of traditional Chinese brush painting

Monika Cilmi · Walter Foster Pub
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

With comprehensive instruction and artist tips and tricks, Special Subjects: Beginning Chinese Brush is the perfect resource for beginning artists. Special Subjects: Beginning Chinese Brush teaches aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started creating Chinese brush paintings....
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Sister Sampler Quilts: 3 Modern Sampler Quilts with Paired Sister Blocks

AnneMarie Chany · Fons & Porter
Pages: 127
Format: Print book

Traditional piecing gets a fresh look!Do you love quilting, but are looking for a modern aesthetic? If so, you'll love Sister Sampler Quilts.Inside, you'll find 25 interchangeable sister blocks and 3 sampler quilts that challenge traditional grid layouts with fun, innovative settings....
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Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days

Jenna Rainey · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

A contemporary paint-every-day watercolor guide that explores foundational strokes and patterns and then builds new skills upon the foundations over the course of 30 days to create finished pieces. This beautifully illustrated and inspiring guided watercolor-a-day book is perfect for beginning...
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Felt Decorations: 15 eye-popping projects to create

Rachel Beyer · Sirius
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

A charming felt project book guiding you through the fundamentals of choosing your felts, all the necessary materials and step-by-step instructions on the basic stitching techniques. Once you've mastered the preparations, there are 15 gorgeous felt decorations for you to make by craft...
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Lena Corwin's Made by Hand: A Collection of Projects to Print, Sew, Weave, Dye, Knit, or Otherwise Create

Lena Corwin · Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Hardcover

In 2009, tastemaker and bestselling author Lena Corwin turned the top floor of her Brooklyn brownstone into a studio and began hosting classes for local crafters. In Lena Corwin's Made by Hand, she re-creates and builds upon her popular workshop series in order to reach crafters in Brooklyn...
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The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making, Revised and Updated: More than 700 Large Format Color Photos

Tammy: Sillars-Powell Tessa Powley · Creative Publishing international; 2 edition
Format: Kindle Edition

This book is a comprehensive how-to book about all aspects of jewelry making. It serves as a reference and technique guide for . all the common methods and styles of jewelry: beaded jewelry, wire, crystals and gems, polymer clay, PMC. The organization provides easy access to information...
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Move It! Projects You Can Drive, Fly, and Roll

CHRISTA SCHNEIDER · Checkerboard Library
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Move It! Projects You Can Drive, Fly, and Roll, kids will make a mini helicopter fly from a circuit-controlled helipad, build a motorized LEGO car, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life....
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Fun With Washi!: 35 Ways to Instantly Refresh Your Home, Accessories, and Packages with Washi Tape

Jessica Okui · Chronicle Books LLC
Format: eBook

Washi tape has become the obsession of crafters, scrapbookers, and package fanatics, and now they'll know just how many ways to use it! This inspiring craft book presents 35 delightfully unique and sophisticated projects for decorating the home, accessories, and stationery with washi...
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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation

R G Grant · DK
Pages: 452
Format: Paperback

A visual guide to aviation and man's conquest of the skies, covering the earliest pioneers of flight to modern-day space technology. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution and now in paperback.Over 100 years ago, the Wright brothers flew in a shaky plane for the first time....
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PVC and Pipe Engineer: Put Together Cool, Easy, Maker-Friendly Stuff

Jordan Bunker · Rockport Publishers
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

PVC and iron pipes used to be hidden deep inside the crawlspaces in your house, serving purely utilitarian needs. But not anymore! DIY with PVC and iron piping has caught on with homeowners and earned a place in every room of the house (and the backyard too) ! The 18 projects in PVC and Pipe...
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Homespun Style

Selina Lake · Ryland Peters & Small
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

If flat-pack furniture or expensive designer pieces aren't your thing, and you'd rather make your own cushion cover than buy it, then Homespun Style is for you. The Homespun look is about supporting artists and craftspeople, hunting down one-of-a-kind gems made by people with talent and passion....
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