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Make It Your Own: 25 Stylish Projects For Your Home

Anna Alicia · Hardie Grant Books
Format: Hardcover

Anna Alicia, the designer-maker behind eco-ethical homeware and jewellery label A Alicia, brings you 25 beautifully designed projects to help transform your home into a wonderful living space that truly reflects your personal style. Anna’s approach encourages...
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Country Living 500 Kitchen Ideas: Style, Function & Charm

Dominique DeVito · Hearst
Format: Hardcover

Featuring 100 brand-new tips, images, and designs, this revised edition of the bestselling book will help you turn your kitchen into the inviting, efficient heart of the home. Packed with winning photographs, Country Living's go-to guide covers color, pattern, floors, walls, storage,...
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Earringology: How to Make Dangles, Drops, Chandeliers & More

Candie Cooper · Lark Crafts

In her stunning follow up to Necklaceology, Candie Cooper creates 50 beautiful beaded earring projects that are fun for both beginners and seasoned beaders. Stylish and feminine, they work for the office, a night on the town, or a casual weekend. In addition to beads and wire, these lovely...
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Handmade for the Garden: 75 Ingenious Ways to Enhance Your Outdoor Space with DIY Tools, Pots, Supports, Embellishments, and More

Susan Guagliumi · Harry N Abrams
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The DIY craze has moved beyond the craft room and into the garden! Relying on easy-to-find, inexpensive, and repurposed materials, Handmade for the Garden is a treasure trove of original projects that not only make planting and growing efficient and successful but also add a personal touch...
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Spa & Bath Sets to Knit

Rhonda White · Leisure Arts; Lslf edition

For a thoughtful gift of relaxation, knit a spa set for a friend or for yourself. Each of the 5 sets in Spa Bath Sets to Knit has an adult-size bath mitt, drawstring soap sack, and facecloth. All are knit in soft cotton worsted weight yarn using knitting needles sizes 5 and 7. There also...
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Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction

Christine Haynes · Creative Publishing int'l

The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction helps you master all of the techniques needed to sew clothes--including tops, dresses, pants, skirts, and even outerwear. This technique-driven book follows the entire process of clothing construction, including a section on the sewing machine...
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How to Crochet: Learn the Basic Stitches and Techniques. A Storey BASICS® Title

Sara Delaney · Storey Publishing, LLC

The perfect guide for beginners! Sara Delaney shows you her techniques for working a basic chain and creating single and double chain stitches. Youll learn about changing colors, joining, fastening off, reading crochet patterns, and working with different shapes. Working on small projects,...
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The New Christmas Tree: 24 Dazzling Trees and Over 100 Handcrafted Projects for an Inspired Holiday

Carrie Brown · Artisan Publishers
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover

This Christmas, consider everyday objects from a new point of view, embrace a fresh color palette, or give your children's handmade ornaments or special family heirlooms a new life. The inspiration is endless here, with one-of-a-kind trees that celebrate food, nature, fashion, folk...
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Cats: An Illustrated Miscellany

Frederic Vitoux · Flammarion
Format: Hardcover

The cat's meow of a tribute to all aspects of the feline form. This handsome gift volume brings together a miscellany of anecdotes, facts, quotable quotes, and interesting stories that celebrate the beloved cat in all its guises. From the first apparitions of cats in Egyptian art and decoration...
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How to Hang a Picture: And Other Essential Lessons for the Stylish Home

Jay Sacher · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

Like tying a Windsor knot or brewing a perfect cup of coffee, knowing how to hang art on your wall is a hallmark of everyday style and nuts-and-bolts know-how. The where, what, and whys of hanging art are an overlooked, under-appreciated line of inquiry. Most of us simply wing it with a quick...
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