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Simply Sweet Crochet: Boutique Designs for Little Girls

Cony Larsen · Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Paperback

Keep those dear little ones warm and stylish with Simply Sweet Crochet! Packed with fresh and modern crochet projects for babies, toddlers, and young girls to wear, this book is a fantastic way to learn to crochet. Cute, fun projects are quick and simple to make. You ll love to stitch and share...
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I'd Rather Be Reading: A Library of Art for Book Lovers

Guinevere De la Mare · Chronicle Books
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

For anyone who'd rather be reading than doing just about anything else, this book is the ultimate must-have. In this visual ode to all things bookish, readers will get lost in page after page of beautiful contemporary art, photography, and illustrations depicting the pleasures of books....
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Half Yard Home

Debbie Shore · Search Press
Format: Book

Sewing superstar, Debbie Shore, has designed 40 gorgeous home accessories that can be made using half a yard of fabric or less. The projects are divided into accessories for the Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen and Bedroom, with a special section for picnics. Clear step by step instructions...
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Fine Woodworking Chests and Cabinets

Editors of Fine Woodworking · Taunton Press
Format: Book

The comprehensive woodworking sourcebook. Finally the best casework projects from America's foremost woodworking magazine are assembled in one book, Chests and Cabinets. For years woodworkers, seeking the finest woodworking projects, have turned to Fine Woodworking magazine, FineWoodworking.com,...
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First Time Crochet: The Absolute Beginner's Guide: There's a First Time For Everything

Deborah Burger · Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Print book

Learning how to crochet has never been simpler! Enjoy this beginners guide that takes you by the hand, like a personal instructor, and teaches you how to crochet. With detailed descriptions of materials and tools, the easy step-by-step instructions for all the basic crocheting techniques...
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Crochet with One Sheepish Girl: Easy Lessons & Sweet Designs for Wearing, Living & Giving

Meredith Crawford · Sixth&Spring Books
Format: Paperback

The popular blog One Sheepish Girl onesheepishgirlcom celebrates creativity and vintage style with an unmistakably modern flairand thats exactly what Meredith Crawford its founder and editor does in this beautifully curated collection Crawfords fun imaginative projects include a Diana Dreamer...
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Summer Bulbs: An Illustrated Guide To Varieties, Cultivation And Care, With Step-By-Step Instructions And Over 160 Beautiful Photographs

Peter McHoy · Southwater Pub
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Lilies, dahlias, gladioli and other summer bulbs - everything you need to know at a glance about in one handy and beautifully illustrated practical guide.
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North American Locomotives

BRIAN SOLOMON · Crestline Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Profusely illustrated with rare historic and previously unpublished modern photography, this is the perfect book for every railfan.This invaluable volume spans more than 150 years of locomotive technology to examine the wide variety of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives that have powered...
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Essential Perennials for Every Garden: Selection, Care, and Profiles to over 110 Easy Care Plants

Sally Roth · I-5 Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Bursting with vivid colorlike the midsummer garden of your dreamsEssential Perennials for Every Garden will inspire and inform gardeners from coast to coast. This expertly written, eye-catching guide to choosing and maintaining perennials covers a vast array of plants from dainty ground...
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Adventures in Fabric-La Todera Style: Sew 20 Projects for You & Your Home

Julie M. Creus · C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

This festive collection from designer Julie Creus brings together bright fabrics, ingenious construction methods, and a large dash of whimsy to make 3-D effects like you’ve never seen before in fabric. Create usable art with ingenious new techniques for fabric folding, fusing, weaving,...
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Handmade Craft Projects for the Home: 160 Fun, Creative And Easy-To-Make Ideas Shown Step By Step, With Over 800 Practical Photographs

Kate Eddison · Lorenz Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Beautiful designer craft ideas to enhance every room of your house, with step-by-step photographs to show what to do at every stage.
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Basic Crocheting and Projects

Sharon Hernes Silverman · Stackpole Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Learn the fundamental skills of crochet with step-by-step instructions and clear, easy-to-follow photographs and illustrations, and then use your new skills to make a variety of crochet designs.After you master the basic stitches such as single crochet and double crochet, expand your skills...
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The Skirt Emporium: Sew 25 fun and fabulous designs for all sizes and ages, with ideas for many more

MADAME ZSAZSA · Search Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

This fun, quirky book is packed with 25 gorgeous, colorful skirts for women of all sizes and girls of all ages. All of the projects can be easily customized using the full-size patterns given in the back: all can be made for adults or children, and advice is given on how to create maternity...
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Elite Weapons for LEGO Fanatics: Build Working Handcuffs, Body Armor, Batons, Sunglasses, and the World's Hardest Hitting Brick Guns

Martin Hüdepohl · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

The last LEGO brick weapon construction book and design guide you'll ever need, Elite Weapons for LEGO Fanatics features building instructions for thirteen fully functional LEGO masterpieces, including the monstrous, 27-inch-long Dinosaur Superior, a fully automatic combat rifle that...
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