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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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Colorful Crochet

MARIANNE DEKKERS-ROOS · Tuva Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

A true inspiration for both beginner and advanced crocheters, this book encourages crafters to play with color, yarn, patterns, and stitches to create one of a kind crochet projects. Included are a mix of both familiar and new stitches and patterns with clear project descriptions and crochet...
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Style Me Pretty Weddings: Inspiration and Ideas for an Unforgettable Celebration

Abby Larson · Potter Style
Format: Hardcover

For the 2 million monthly followers of powerhouse wedding blog StyleMePretty.com, the major mainstream hit with serious indie cred (think Domino meets Etsy meets Martha Stewart Weddings), and for all brides looking for fresh new inspiration, editor in chief Abby Larson offers an eagerly...
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The Essential Woodturner: The Classic Projects & Smart Techniques Every Turner Needs to Know

Tim Snyder · Spring House Press
Pages: 228
Format: Print book

You've decided to give woodturning a try: you've purchased a lathe, you've got the tools, there's a nice piece of stock at arm's length,and you're ready to start spinning some wood. What are going to make? You can only make so many bowls. Are there some classic...
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The Paper Playhouse: Awesome Art Projects for Kids Using Paper, Boxes, and Books

Katrina Rodabaugh · Quarry Books
Format: Book

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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Restore. Recycle. Repurpose.: Create a Beautiful Home

Randy Florke · Hearst; Country Living edition
Format: Hardcover

Renovation that’s eco-friendly…AND economically smartFrom Country Living contributing editor Randy Florke (Your House, Your Home) comes a gorgeous guide to decorating sustainably and inexpensively.  Providing inspiration as well as instruction, Florke shows how everyone...
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Doormaking: Materials, Techniques, and Projects for Building Your First Door

Strother Purdy · Linden Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Few pieces of furniture, save perhaps chairs, work as hard as doors. Building them to last, especially exterior doors, takes knowledge and experience that don't come from making other types of furniture, such as tables and bookcases. Doormaking: Materials, Techniques and Projects for Building...
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Doodle Stitching: The Holiday Motif Collection: Embroidery Projects & Designs to Celebrate the Seasons

Aimee Ray · Lark Crafts; Pap/Cdr edition
Format: Book

Happy holiday doodles This cheery installment in the popular Doodle Stitching series by powerhouse author Aimee Ray gives embroiderers a festive collection of motifs to try Of course its filled with super-cute Christmas ideas from Santas sleigh to the Nutcracker ballet but also with designs...
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Making Steampunk Jewellery

Nikki Druce · Crowood Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Steampunk has captured the imagination of thousands who are searching for a unique style symbolic of a richly inspired, post-apocalyptic world drawn from the heavy machinery of the Victorian age. With clear instruction, step-by-step sequences, and more than 25 projects, this practical book...
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Arm Knitting

Alpha. · DK
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

30 quick and easy step-by-step projects that utilize the hottest needle-free trend in knitting: arm knitting.It's fast, it's easy, and it's fun. Arm Knitting features 30 step-by-step projects for head-to-toe wearables, accessories including bags and baskets, and items for the home. Every...
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The Knitted Slipper Book: Slippers and House Shoes for the Entire Family

Katie Startzman · STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
Format: Paperback

  Knitted slippers and house shoes: These are the new frontier for the legions of knitters passionate about sock knitting. And The Knitted Slipper Book is an everything-you-need-to-know guide to making this exciting variation on the sock. Whatever your preference—moccasins, mukluks,...
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The Knot Yours Truly: Inspiration and Ideas to Personalize Your Wedding

Carley Roney · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Your wedding day is a unique opportunity to show the world just who you are as a couple. The Knot's Yours Truly helps you envision your celebration - from the big pieces like location to the small stuff like flatware - and shine a spotlight on your particular style. Chock-full of innovative...
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Quick & Cute Carving Projects: Patterns for 46 Projects to Carve in One Day

Lori Dickie · Fox Chapel Publishing
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback

From snowmen and Santas to puppies, pigs, and pirates, even beginning carvers can make 46 charming animal, holiday, and fantasy carvings with Quick & Cute Carving Projects!Accessible introduction to woodcarving for beginnersLearn the basics of carving "in the round" the quick...
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