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50 Things to Do with a Penknife

COLLINS MATT · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Whether you're a beginner or seasoned whittler, this practical guide to the age old yet newly popular art of whittling will delight, inspire, and instruct you. Featuring projects that cater to a range of skill levels - including a pen/pencil holder, chess pieces, a slingshot, spoon,...
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DIY Lettering

Dawn Nicole Warnaar · Walter Foster Jr. - Quarto Library
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding

DIY Lettering features hand-lettering lessons for beginners, from brush calligraphy basics to creating different lettering styles, as well as over 25 DIY crafts and projects, from customized stationery and postcards to mugs and chalkboard signs.
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Fashion Jewelry: A Beginner's Guide to Jewelry Making

COURTNEY LEGENHAUSEN · Lark Crafts
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Learn how to make beautiful jewelry from an up-and-coming designer with her own line! Bead stringing. Wire wrapping, Pearl knotting. This beginner-friendly guide, created by Courtney Legnhausen (owner of Lotus Jewelry) , teaches all the basics of fashioning fun and attractive bracelets,...
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Fabergé Rediscovered

Wilfried Zeisler · GILES
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The firm of Fabergé, jeweler to the Russian court, was founded in St. Petersburg in 1842. Expanded by the founder's son, Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) , the firm became one of the most famous jewelers of the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. Major American collectors,...
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101 TV Shows to See Before You Grow Up: Be your own TV critic--the must-see TV list for kids

Samantha Chagollan · Walter Foster Jr
Pages: 144
Format: Flexibound

101 timeless TV shows for kids to discover and for families to watch together, all in one book. Can you watch them all?Television shows are made to entertain! They can make you laugh, teach you lessons, or allow you to escape into another world for an episode or two. 101 TV Shows to See Before...
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Natural Dyeing with Plants: Glorious Colors From Roots, Leaves & Flowers

Franziska Ebner · Schiffer
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover

The fascinating luminosity of colors from plants can be easily transferred to wool, silk, or other materials at home. Necessary materials, pickling, the preparation of fibers or substances, and different dyeing methods are described in detail. This richly illustrated book also shows how the dyed...
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How to Make Heirloom Teddy Bears

SUE QUINN · Search Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Teddy Bears are iconic. Sharing our cots, they are our first friends and accompany us to adulthood. This book lets you share that magic by creating your own bear to hand down through your family.Learn about every aspect of this icon of childhood including the history of Teddy Bears, notes...
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Stripe Quilts Made Modern: 12 Bold & Beautiful Projects - Tips & Tricks for Working with Striped Fabrics

Lauren S. Palmer · C&T Publishing
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Get the look of complex piecing with a savvy shortcut -- striped fabric! With 12 versatile quilt patterns using solid stripes, multicolored stripes, and even chevrons, you'll explore modern blocks with maximum impact. Pick up useful techniques along the way, like cutting on the bias...
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Really Cross Stitch: For when you just want to stab something a lot

Rayna Fahey · Herbert Press
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by the banners and signs at recent marches around the world, Really Cross Stitch takes all of that anger, outrage, and protest and puts it inside a decorative border . . . along with some snarky commentary and general annoyance.

Stitching for public protest is not new....

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The Honeymoon Handbook

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pages: 166
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet's first dedicated honeymoon guide is packed with advice for travel-lovers who want their honeymoon their way: no all-inclusive in sight here. Set your heart racing with real adventures, tailored to what...

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Knife: The Culture, Craft and Cult of the Cook's Knife

Tim Hayward · Quadrille Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Knife is a love letter to this essential culinary tool - its form, history, and creation. The knife can be the most functional utensil or the most exquisite piece of design - avid collectors pay jaw-dropping sums for piece of Japanese hand-crafted steel, made according to traditions that...
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Color Collective's Palette Perfect: Color Combinations Inspired by Fashion, Art and Style

Lauren Wager · Promopress
Pages: 302
Format: Paperback

Aimed to fashion students and designers, Palette Perfect is both a practical guide and an inspirational book that proposes a reflection on the universe of colour combinations, the moods and atmospheres they evoke and how we associate particular places and emotions to special colours. Each...
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Simple Patchwork Projects: 20 animal-themed projects to sew & quilt

Hayley Smith · Taunton Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Put your fabric scraps to good use with this collection of adorable animal-themed patchwork and appliqué projects. If you love animals as much as you love crafting, Simple Patchwork Projects will satisfy both passions, with inspiration and instructions for making 20 useful and oh-so-cute...

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Duct Tape Creations

Jane Yates · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Crafting doesnt have to be expensive! This book teaches readers how to create amazing crafts out of a common household itemduct tape. Readers will learn how to make an adventure bag, tablet cover, wallet, and more. They can also choose to make something they can wear, such as a tie or baseball...
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Made in North Korea: Graphics From Everyday Life in the DPRK

Nick Bonner · Phaidon Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

North Korea uncensored and unfiltered - ordinary life in the world's most secretive nation, captured in never-before-seen ephemera.Made in North Korea uncovers the fascinating and surprisingly beautiful graphic culture of North Korea - from packaging to hotel brochures, luggage tags...
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