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The English Country House Garden

George Plumptre · Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover

There is something special about the English country house garden: from its quiet verdant lawns to its high yew hedges, this is a style much-desired and copied around the world. The English country house is most often conceived as a private, intimate place, a getaway from working life....
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Coffeehouse Knits: Knitting Patterns and Essays with Robust Flavor

Kerry Bogert · Interweave
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

The jolt of inspiration every knitter needs! Inspired by the ritual of sipping and stitching, Coffeehouse Knits is a stimulating collection of knitwear with an extra shot of something special. Whether you're joining friends at the coffee shop for community knitting or you're home...
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Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2015: America's Most Authoritative Antiques Annual!

Terry Kovel · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; 47 edition
Format: Book

The 47th edition of the leading price guide includes 35,000 listings and more than 2,500 full-color photographs.Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide is the most thorough, colorful, and complete price guide available, from the most trusted, well-known name writing on the subject...
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Ultimate Slime: DIY Tutorials for Crunchy Slime, Fluffy Slime, Fishbowl Slime, and More Than 100 Other Oddly Satisfying Recipes and Projects--Totally Borax Free!

Alyssa Jagan · Quarry Books
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Who knows what makes playing with slime so tactually satisfying. Whatever the reason, Ultimate Slime is here with over 100 borax-free recipes invented by the CraftySlimeCreator, Alyssa Jagan. Written by Alyssa Jagan, popular Instagram slimer of @CraftySlimeCreator fame, Ultimate Slime makes...
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The Complete Photo Guide to Felting

Ruth Lane · Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Paperback

This richly illustrated how-to book is a comprehensive reference for various felting techniques, including needle felting, wet felting, and nuno felting. With these easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions and hundreds of full-color photos, you’ll be able to explore these easy projects...
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SLIME 101 : how to make stretchy, fluffy, glittery & colorful slime

NATALIE WRIGHT · DOVER PUBNS

Slime flies when you're having fun! It's time for kids to grab their partners in slime and have a goo-reat time. Easy instructions and helpful color photos show how to create glitter, glow-in-the-dark, bubble, neon, chalkboard, stress ball, metallic, and other types of slime. All that's...
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Secrets of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting in the Peruvian Highlands

NILDA CALLANAUPA ALVAREZ · Thrums Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez has gathered artisans of all ages to share their knowledge, lore, and deep skills, highlighting many of the techniques used by craftspeople in the Andes. They reveal clever highland secrets for everything from skeining yarn and knitting in reverse to weaving tubular...
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Paper Panda's Guide to Papercutting

Louise Firchau · Search Pr Ltd
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

This book has Paper Panda's very distinctive stamp on it and begins with a design section which takes the reader through a very personal account of what inspires her, how she works, and how Paper Panda came about. The techniques involved in papercutting are fairly simple and easy to explain,...
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The Bag Making Bible: The Complete Guide to Sewing and Customizing Your Own Unique Bags

Lisa Lam · David & Charles; 1 edition
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

"The Bag Making Bible" is the first book and resource of it's kind - a technique-led approach to sewing your own designer bags and purses.  It explains in detail how to create and construct the component parts of the bag.  From adding styles of bag pockets to inserting...
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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2018: The Official Red Book

R S YEOMAN · Whitman Pub Llc
Format: Hardcover

The second Deluxe Edition MEGA RED is the latest expanded version of the hobby s best-selling Red Book (more than 23 million copies sold since 1946) . With pages 30% larger than the regular edition s, and weighing in at 1,504 pages (more than three times the page count) , the new Deluxe...
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Country Living Smart Storage Solutions: Creative Closets, Stylish Shelves & More

Country Living · Hearst
Format: Hardcover

In need of organization, comfort, and style? With hundreds of innovative storage solutions and inspirational images, Country Living can help you find a place for everything and keep everything in its place. Room by room, see how to make the most of open shelving and unused nooks and crannies;...
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Knitting

Rita Storey · Powerkids Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Learning to knit can seem daunting at first. But practice on simple projects can make it second nature quickly. This book offers beginner knitters 12 simple knitted crafts including a finger-knit brooch, a scarf, mittens, and a family of owls. The projects cover different knitting styles...
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Paper Craft Home: 25 Beautiful Projects to Cut, Fold, and Shape

Sarah Louise Matthews · Roost Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Paper craft is given a stunning and contemporary look through these easy-to-make projects for home décor.Transform a simple sheet of paper into something extraordinary! Explore the versatility, beauty, and simplicity of paper. From a geometric paper-folded vase to paper petal lights...
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Scraptherapy the versatile nine patch : 20 fresh designs for a favorite quilt block

Joan Ford · Taunton Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Often, the nine patch is one of the first blocks taught to beginners learning to quilt. But the nine patch is also one of the most diverse blocks, offering many different design options. In ScrapTherapy® The Versatile Nine Patch, quilt designer and teacher Joan Ford offers gorgeous designs...
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