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Sew Emoji: Mix & Match 60 Features for Custom Emoticons, Make a Twin-Size Quilt, Pillows & More

Gailen Runge · C&T Publishing
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Everyone loves emojis! Make this darling bedroom set for your favorite kid, young adult, or anyone young at heart! Combine thirty-five popular emojis to create four projects -- a twin-size quilt, throw pillows, a pillowcase, and a bolster. Then mix and match sixty facial features with suggestions...
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Wonderful One-Patch Quilts: 20 Projects from Triangles, Half-Hexagons, Diamonds & More

Sara Nephew · C&T Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

What can you sew with a 60 ruler? The possibilities are endless! Favorite authors Sara Nephew and Marci Baker are back with 20 bold one-patch quilts made from triangles, half- and quarter-hexagons, and diamonds. Turn up the variety with eye-catching color placement and clever pieced units...
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Nature Art Workshop: Tips, techniques, and step-by-step projects for creating nature-inspired art

Katie Brooks · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Nature Art Workshop is a visual resource for any artist or crafter desiring to combine their artistic talents with their love of the natural world. Each page engages, inspires, and encourages artists to see the world around them in a new light while they learn to create their own nature-inspired...
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The SparkFun Guide to Arduino

Derek Runberg · No Starch Press
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

With Arduino, you can build any hardware project you can imagine. This open-source platform is designed to help total beginners explore electronics, and with its easy-to-learn programming language, you can collect data about the world around you to make something truly interactive.The SparkFun...
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Hand Weaving: The Basics

Lynn Gray Ross · Herbert Press
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

This practical and inspirational book is perfect for beginners who want to learn the techniques of the traditional craft of hand weaving. Step-by-step instructions show how to weave on a frame loom, including changing yarns, mastering curves and using interlocking to create intricate patterns....
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Knit Mitts: Your Hand-y Guide to Knitting Mittens & Gloves

KATE ATHERLEY · Interweave
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

The Perfect Fit is at Your Fingertips! Why settle for boring store bought mittens and cold fingers, when you could knit the warmest, best fitting pair yourself? With Knit Mitts as your guide, you'll have the comprehensive information you need to create snug, warm, and practical mittens...
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The Quilting Arts Idea Book: Inspiration & Techniques for Art Quilting

Vivika Hansen Denegre · The Quilting Company
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Get inspired to learn new techniques with this gorgeous how-to guide! Written for new and seasoned fiber artists alike, this all-in-one resource includes everything you need to create one-of-a-kind art quilts and more. Peppered with gorgeous imagery and expert advice, The Quilting Arts...
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Improv Patchwork: Dynamic Quilts Made with Line & Shape

Maria Shell · C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Explore new options in improvisational piecing and empower your creativity! Cut and combine solid-color fabrics to create your own "prints" - stripes, polka dots, chevrons, plaids, and more. Forget the rules (and even your ruler) as you piece colorful solids into compelling...
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Beasts from Bricks: Amazing LEGO(r) Designs for Animals from Around the World - With 15 Step-by-Step Project

Ekow Nimako · Quarry Books
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Make your LEGO constructions come alive with Beasts from Bricks! LEGO bricks have fueled the imaginations of aspiring designers and builders for generations. In Beasts from Bricks, LEGO artist and designer Ekow Nimako shows that the popular and iconic toy has an unexpected and innovative...
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Harry Potter - The Unofficial Guide to the Collectibles of Our Favorite Wizard

ERIC BRADLEY · Krause Publications
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A legacy of magical treasures! Since 1997 with the publication of the first book, Harry Potter has cast a spell over millions of Muggles around the world--not the least of all bewitched collectors. Harry Potter: The Unofficial Guide to the Collectibles of Our Favorite Wizard conjures rare,...
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Stitch & Sew: Beautifully Embroider 31 Projects

ANEELA HOEY · C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Revive your love for hand stitching with 30 fresh embroidery designs! Showcase your needlework on 5 pretty, practical projects -- a drawstring bag, clutch, flex case, change purse, and zipper pouch. Learn beginner to advanced embroidery one stitch at a time, testing your thread choices...
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Beginning Oil: Tips and techniques for learning to paint in oil

JAN MURPHY · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Beginning Oil teaches aspiring artists everything they need to get started with oil painting.A well-rounded introduction to the art of basic oil painting, Beginning Oil describes and explains everything needed to paint your own oil masterpieces, including tools and materials, color essentials...
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Gold: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Sell Today

WHITMAN PUBLISHING. · WHITMAN PUBLISHING
Format: Hardcover

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New York Beauties & Flying Geese: 10 Dramatic Quilts, 27 Pillows, 31 Block Patterns

CARL HENTSCH · C&T Publishing
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Become a skilled foundation piecer with New York Beauty blocks and arcs of Flying Geese that amaze! Stitch your way through 31 architectural block patterns, ideal for advanced beginners and intermediate quilters. Practice this straightforward approach to curved piecing, foundation piecing,...
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Easy-to-Make Elegant Jewelry Chic Projects that Sparkle & Shine

Kristine Regan Daniel · Design Originals
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Accessorize for every occasion with stylish, flattering jewelry that you make yourself! Easy-to-Make Elegant Jewelry offers 20 unique projects that you can create in just one afternoon. From a delicate multi-strand evening necklace to a pearl beaded bracelet or coral swirl earrings, each...
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