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How to Crochet: Learn the Basic Stitches and Techniques. A Storey BASICS® Title

Sara Delaney · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Print book

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 Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute

Zac Bissonnette · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

A bestselling journalist delivers the never-before-told story of the plush animal craze that became the tulip mania of the 1990s In the annals of consumer crazes, nothing compares to Beanie Babies. In just three years, collectors who saw the toys as a means of speculation made...
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Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat

Jackson Galaxy · Penguin Books
Pages: 291
Format: Book

A New York Times bestseller! The star of Animal Planet's hit television series My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, shows cat owners everywhere how to make their homes both cat-friendly and chic.Cat owners know the struggles of creating living spaces that are both functional and stylish for owner...
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The Gardener's Guide to Common-Sense Pest Control: Completely Revised and Updated

William Olkowski · Taunton Press
Pages: 391
Format: Print book

This important resource gives homeowners hundreds of environmentally effective ways to control garden pests. Here are all the no- to low-toxicity remedies for ridding lawns, gardens, and trees of destructive invaders. From microscopic organisms that case plant-killing blights to burrowing...
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Expressions of Home: Home Plans. over 700 Spectacular Home Plans

Home Design Alternatives Inc. · Home Design Alternatives
Pages: 640
Format: Print book

Book by Home Design Alternatives
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How to Amaze Your Son: Crafts, Recipes and Other Creative Experiences to Teach Him to See the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Raphaele Vidaling · Firefly Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

How To Amaze Your Son has more than 50 truly creative and inspiring projects that will elicit "wow" and "cool" from the most skeptical of boys. There are crafts, science experiments, creative experiences, and easy magic tricks. Each is cheap and easy. All the amazements...
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All-Occasion Scarves

Leisure Arts · Leisure Arts; Lslf edition
Format: Print book

Ever wished you could knit something special for everyone you know? In All-Occasion Scarves, unique designs offer a variety of textures and styles, so you can share a gift of handmade warmth with anyone of any age. Give a rainbow-hued boa to a girl who enjoys the limelight. Knit a suede...
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No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII

Robert Weintraub · Little
Pages: 387
Format: Print book

The extraordinary tale of survival and friendship between a man and a dog in war Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: a World War II internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for who was friend...
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The Wreath Recipe Book: Year-Round Wreaths, Swags, and Other Decorations to Make with Seasonal Branches

Alethea Harampolis · Artisan
Format: Hardcover

From the authors of the widely popular Flower Recipe Bookand in the same successful format The Wreath Recipe Book provides xCrecipesxD to make with flowering and leafy branches These arenxt just evergreens for Christmasxthe book is organized seasonally with dozens of projects to make throughout...
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The Life of the Automobile: The Complete History of the Motor Car

Steven Parissien · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

The Life of the Automobile is the first comprehensive world history of the car.The automobile has arguably shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention, and author Steven Parissien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its turbulent...
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Fabric Paper Thread: 26 Projects to Sew & Embellish 25 Embroidery Stitches

Kristen Sutcliffe · C&T Publishing / FunStitch Studio
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Whether you’re super crafty or have never even picked up a needle and thread, you’ll find something here that you just have to make! Ever gotten bored with one of your tee shirts or tote bags? Learn how to transform them into unique pieces all your own using embroidery stitches...
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A Year in Crafts: 52 Seasonal Projects to Make and Give

Clare Youngs · Cico; Spi edition
Format: Hardcover

Here are 52 beautifully simple step-by-step ideas to get you crafting throughout the year. Start in January by making a handmade diary so you can start the year fresh and organised, while in March you can revamp your home for the annual spring clean with a new chair seat or a vintage-inspired...
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KISS Guide to Living with a Dog

Bruce Fogle DVM · DK ADULT; 1st edition
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

The Keep It Simple Series -- the greatest guides ever! Learn how to forge a great friendship with man's best friend. With the KISS Guide to Living with a Dog you will discover the rewards - and the pitfalls - of bringing a dog into your home. You'll learn the basics such as essential...
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The Art and Craft of Wood: A Practical Guide to Harvesting, Choosing, Reclaiming, Preparing, Crafting, and Building with Raw Wood

Silas J. Kyler · Quarry Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Where people live, trees live. They provide shade, beautify our neighborhoods, filter our water, and clean our air, but when they die, we often don't know what to do with them. More and more, that is changing as we learn the skills to reclaim those trees as lumber. Aimed at the woodworking...
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Taddpole Quilts for Baby

Tammy Tadd · Leisure Arts
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

These 7 clever quilting creations by Tammy Tadd are just right for wrapping little ones in homemade love. From bears and bugs to stars and pinwheels, these patterns will delight Baby and Mom alike. Features simple-to-piece blocks and easy appliques.
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