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Once Upon a Time . . . in Crochet: 30 Amigurumi Characters from Your Favorite Fairytales

Lynne Rowe · Search Press Limited, 2015.
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

This fun, quirky book contains 12 cute and whimsical fairy tale favorites, from Puss in Boots and the Ugly Duckling to Thumbelina and Rapunzel, using both amigurumi and standard crochet designs. The book also contains an easy-to-use step-by-step techniques section, showing the reader how to pin out their...
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Paper Quilling: All the skills you need to make 20 beautiful projects

ELIZABETH MOAD · Search Press
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Quilling is currently on trend and gaining in popularity. Elizabeth Moad is well known in the papercrafting world, and has created a range of beautiful quilled designs that are suitable for all occasions and life stages, from new baby cards to wedding gifts to sympathy cards. One reason...
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Made with Salvaged Wood: 35 contemporary projects for furniture & other home accessories created from recycled wood

HESTER VAN OVERBEEK · CICO Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Create cool and contemporary furniture and home accessories with 35 simple projects that fully utilize the beauty of salvaged wood. Follow Hester van Overbeek's tutorials to make a huge variety of innovative items for the home. There are stylish and functional desks, shelving units,...
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Brave New Quilts: 12 Projects Inspired by 20th-Century Art

Kathreen Ricketson · C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

• Well-known author and blogger at Whipup.net, Kathreen Ricketson presents 12 quilts inspired by 20th century art movements—from Art Nouveau and Bauhaus to pop and punk• Every art-inspired quilt concept is divided into 4 chapters: Use of Line, Use of Color, Use of Motif,...
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Low-Mess Crafts for Kids: 72 Projects to Create Your Own Magical Worlds

DEBBIE CHAPMAN · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

With Debbie's techniques--like creating a beautiful butterfly without glue or using leftover paper scraps for flowers--you really can do crafts without making a huge mess. The projects in each chapter create their own wonderful worlds for children to play in. Whether they want to create...
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350 Quilting Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets: Updated Edition - More Tips! More Skills!

SUSAN BRISCOE · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

The ultimate reference book for all quilters. Quilt to impress using 350 Quilting Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets to perfect your quilting creativity and skills. 350 Quilting Tips is here to help you master all the techniques you need to create a beautiful, professional-looking quilt....
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Learn to Paint in Watercolor with 50 Paintings: Pick Up the Skills, Put On the Paint, Hang Up Your Art

Wil Freeborn · Quarry Books
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Develop your watercolor skills one painting at a time!Are you a watercolor painter newbie? Have you dabbled in watercolors but wish your paintings looked more polished? Well, it's time to remedy that! Learn to Paint in Watercolor is the patient watercolor instructor you've been...
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Outside Living: Terraces, Balconies, Roof Decks, Courtyards, Pocket Gardens, and Other Small Outdoor Spaces

Francesc Zamora Mola · Universe
Format: Print book

Anyone looking for design ideas for patios, terraces, and other compact outdoor spaces will find this inspirational sourcebook invaluable, whether starting afresh or fine-tuning an existing design. This is the ultimate resource for innovative terrace, roof garden, patio, and balcony design...
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Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age

Lawrence Goldstone · Ballantine Books
Pages: 372
Format: Print book

From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobile Club of America...
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Learn to Knit on Circle Looms

Denise Layman · Annie's
Format: Paperback

Includes how-to instructions for using knitting looms and ten projects.
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Knit Wear Love: Foolproof Instructions for Knitting Your Best-Fitting Sweaters Ever in the Styles You Love to Wear

Amy Herzog · STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

In this follow-up to Knit to Flatter, author Amy Herzog is back with more real-talk for knitters. In Knit Wear Love, she guides us through picking a base pattern that not only works for our inherent shape, but also suits our size and style - all with the skill of a top-notch teacher and designer...
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Hooked on Crochet! Afghans

Annie's. · Annie's
Pages: 30
Format: Paperback

The six beautiful afghans featured in this book will inspire you to pick up your hook and start crocheting immediately. The designs fill homes with splashes of color and make great gifts for friends, family, and new babies. The afghans are made using light- and worsted-weight yarn, and the designs...
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The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of "Unadoptables" Taught Me About Service, Hope, and Healing

Susannah Charleson · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring story that shows how dogs can be rescued, and can rescue in return.With her critically acclaimed, bestselling first book, Scent of the Missing, Susannah Charleson was widely praised for her unique insight into the kinship between humans and dogs, as revealed through her work...
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Idiot's Guides: Dog Tricks

Debra Eldredge DVM · Alpha Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

People love to see dogs do funny and useful tricks, such as playing basketball, picking up toys, and putting down the toilet lid. Idiot's Guides: Dog Tricks demonstrates more than 80 popular tricks with detailed, step-by-step instructions and eye-catching full-color photographs. The book...
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