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Gathering: Setting the Natural Table

Kristen Caissie · Rizzoli
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

This beautiful volume celebrates entertaining and decorating in a meaningful and personal way, by integrating florals and artisanal handmade objects--whether it's porcelain, flatware, glassware, vases, or textiles--into tabletop designs.Gathering showcases creative tabletop ideas and styles...
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Francois Halard: A Visual Diary

Francois Halard · Rizzoli
Pages: 492
Format: Hardcover

This volume presents the famed photographer's newest lush images of the stunning interiors of acclaimed designers, artists, and tastemakers.Francois Halard's unique photographic sensibility--old-world elegant and bohemian, accessible and personal--is unmistakable. Each image is imbued...
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Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

Nina Montenegro · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love. It is also an exploration of how mending can be a gently healing practice in our daily lives and a small act of rebellion in a world where many things are discarded without thought.Mending...
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Anatomy: Exploring the Human Body

Phaidon Editors · Phaidon Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A stunning tribute to our eternal fascination with the human body - and the latest in the bestselling 'Explorer' CollectionAnatomy: Exploring the Human Body is a visually compelling survey of more than 5,000 years of image-making. Through 300 remarkable works, selected and curated...
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Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More

Courtney Carver · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Wear just 33 items for 3 months and get back all the JOY you were missing while you were worrying what to wear.In Project 333, minimalist expert and author of Soulful Simplicity Courtney Carver takes a new approach to living simply--starting with your wardrobe. Project 333 promises that...
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Petal and Stem: 40 Modern Floral Quilt Blocks to Mix-and-Match

Amy Friend · Lucky Spool
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Quilters love a well-tended garden almost as much as perfect piecing. Now they can have both! Quilters can finally create their ideal landscape with no watering required! Use Amy Friend's 40 adaptable flower, stem, and leaf blocks (plus a snail and a butterfly!) to piece together...
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Leather Pyrography: A Beginner's Guide to Burning Decorative Designs on Leather

Parsons, Michele Y. · Fox Chapel Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Pyrography isn't just for wood!Beginner-friendly guide to the art of pyrography for leather decorations and accessories6 skill-building projects ranging in difficulty to help you get startedStep-by-step instructions and photography take you through every part of the processDetailed...
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Beginner's Guide to Punch Needle Projects: 26 Accessories and Decorations to Embroider in Relief

Juliette Michelet · Landauer Books
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Punch needle is relaxing as it is gratifying!Fast and easy to do, learn the fun craft of punch needle with an introduction to learn all the basic notions and techniques26 colorful and lively creations you can make to wear, gift, or use to decorate your homeStep-by-step instructions and high-quality...
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Watercolor Basics: Learn To Solve The Most Common Painting Problems

Charles Reid · North Light Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Witness paintings change from bad to good as well-loved master watercolorist and teacher Charles Reid shows you how to correct problems to create fresh, spontaneous works, while offering an intimate inside glimpse into his processes. With expert advice on everything from drawing and design...
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Knit Like a Latvian - Socks: 50 Knitting Patterns for Knee Length, Ankle and Footless Socks

Ieva Ozolina · David and Charles
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Knit yourself a pair of stunning Latvian socks with this collection of traditional Latvian sock knitting patterns. There are 50 different styles to choose from including simpler variations of the socks such as leg warmers and ankle socks so, even if you are an inexperienced knitter, you can create...
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