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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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DIY Henna Tattoos: Learn Decorative Patterns, Draw Modern Designs and Create Everyday Body Art

AROOSA SHAHID · Ulysses Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Teach Yourself How to Create Unique, Modern Henna DesignsTIME FOR A NEW TATTOO?The easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photo graphs in DIY Henna Tattoos make learning henna art simple and fun. In no time, you will master the basic techniques and designs, including:* Flowers...
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Foraged Art: Creating Projects Using Blooms, Branches, Leaves, Stones, and Other Elements Discovered in Nature

Peter Cole · Bluestreak
Pages: 138
Format: Hardcover

In the spirit of land artists like Andy Goldsworthy, the book is as much about discovery as it is about creation. Leaves shaped like lips might inspire a face; an array of rocks might be become an eclectic mosaic; winter's first snow might be carved into glowing luminaria. Whether you love...
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Design Your Own Crochet Projects: Magic Formulas for Creating Custom Scarves, Cowls, Hats, Socks, Mittens & Gloves

SARA DELANEY · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 256
Format: Spiral-bound

You love to crochet, but you're tired of the granny square and other predictable projects. Let celebrated crochet teacher Sara Delaney help you expand your skills while showing you how to create custom-fit wearable accessories. Delaney's unique, flexible formulas let crocheters...
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500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish: A Visual Reference to the Most Popular Species

GREG JENNINGS · Firefly Books
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback

Praise for the hardcover edition: "For users looking for specific information on freshwater aquarium fish this will be a useful and interesting resource." --American Reference Books Annual 2007 "Any home or library collection strong in aquarium references -- and many a fish...
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Ageless Beauty the French Way: Secrets from Three Generations of French Beauty Editors

Cle?mence von Mueffling · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"A magical guide." -- Aerin Lauder, style and image director for the Estée Lauder CompaniesFrom three generations of French beauty experts, Ageless Beauty the French Way is the ultimate book of tips, products, practices and French beauty secrets in ten categories such as Hair,...
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Carefree Crochet: 50 Soft, Fashionable Projects That Make You Feel Good

MAY BRITT BJELLA ZAMORI · Trafalgar Square Books
Pages: 153
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to your introduction to the beauties of carefree crochet! May Britt Bjella Zamori is firmly in love with the possibilities of dynamic openwork, playing with yarn weight, and crochet that's easy and eyecatching at the same time. In this eye-opening collection, you'll find...
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A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Life

Tara Button · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Modern life overwhelms us with throwaway stuff like appliances built to break and clothes that only enchant for a season. But it doesn't have to be this way! In this edition of A Life Less Throwaway updated specifically for the American market, Tara Button teaches you a revolutionary...
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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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Bodie on the Road: Travels with a Rescue Pup in the Dogged Pursuit of Happiness

Belinda Jones · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

For the fans of Eat, Pray, Love and Marley & Me, a heartwarming story of a 2,000-mile road trip taken by a woman and her dog.Bodie, mystery mix rescue pup, is on death row in a Los Angeles dog shelter, having been abandoned by his owner. Belinda, a heartbroken woman, is in a heap on the floor...
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