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Mr. Funky's Super Crochet Wonderful

Narumi Ogawa · North Light Books
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Mr. Funky features 30 projects including stuffed animals (amirgurumi) and wearable accessories such as scarves, hats, crochet flowers, headbands, a water bottle carrier, fun kids stuff and more. If you love Hello Kitty, bohemian 70's inspired fashion, and Japanese style you will love...
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The Candlemaker's Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to Rolling, Pouring, Dipping, and Decorating Your Own Candles

Betty Oppenheimer · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 169
Format: Paperback

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The Golden Retriever Handbook

D. Caroline Coile Ph.D. · Barron's Educational Series; 1st edition
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

Whether owners of these handsome dogs keep them as house pets or as superb hunters, they'll find this book a wealth of information on all aspects of purchasing, feeding, training, grooming, health care, and more. Titles in Barron's popular Pet Handbooks series instruct pet owners...
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100 Snowflakes to Crochet: Make Your Own Snowdrift---to Give or to Keep

Caitlin Sainio · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Create a gorgeous collection of crocheted snowflakes.Bring the lacey beauty of a snowfall into your home with 100 Snowflakes to Crochet. Crafters of all levels can easily crochet up a storm—or just make a simple snowflake or two. The designs range from simple ones requiring only a few rows...
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Chinese Knots for Beaded Jewellery

Suzen Millodot · Search Press
Format: Paperback

Simple knotted necklaces enhance their elegance and style when combined with beautiful ceramic, metal, or wooden beads, and the techniques for doing so are explained clearly with this guides step-by-step photographs, accompanying diagrams, helpful advice, and inspirational projects.,
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101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog

Kyra Sundance · Quarry Books; 2nd Edition edition
Format: Paperback

International bestseller with over a half-million copies in print in 18 languages! This beautifully designed book features step-by-step instructions with easy to follow color photos of each step. Each trick is rated with a difficulty rating and prerequisites to get you started quickly....
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Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World's Greatest Non-Event

Tom Rose · Carol Group
Pages: 318
Format: Hardcover

The original book that became the major motion picture Big Miracle starring Drew Barrymore, Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, Tim Blake Nelson, John Krasinski, and Vinessa Shaw-an account of the dramatic rescue of three gray whales trapped under the ice in Alaska in 1988.
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Alabama Studio Sewing Patterns: A Guide to Customizing a Hand-Stitched Alabama Chanin Wardrobe

Natalie Chanin · Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover

Alabama Studio Sewing Patterns: A Guide to Customizing a Hand-Stitched Alabama Chanin Wardrobe by Natalie Chanin is a companion to the Alabama Studio Series: Alabama Stitch Book, Alabama Studio Style, and Alabama Studio Sewing Design. In this final volume of the four-book series, Chanin...
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50 Baby Bootees to Knit

Zoë Mellor · Trafalgar Square Publishing
Pages: 127
Format: Book

Leading designer Zoe Mellor returns with an adorable collection of classic and contemporary bootees for the beautifully shod baby, newborn to 18 months.
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Knitting Mochimochi: 20 Super-Cute Strange Designs for Knitted Amigurumi

Anna Hrachovec · Potter Craft
Format: Book

Toys, people! Who doesn't love toys? They make you smile, give you something to squeeze and hug, and can even sit on the couch and watch TV with you. But could the toy be a couch, or an old-fashioned television? Is that too weird? Not if the toy is mochimochi, the super-cute and strange...
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Decorative Stencils for Your Home

Mary MacCarthy · North Light Books
Format: Hardcover

Anyone can use these 20 stenciling projects to add interest and color to furniture, floors, walls, lampshades, curtains, and more. The stencil designs have an elegant simplicity that looks great in any style of home, from a country cottage to a modern apartment. Includes 25 original stencils....
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Knitted Farm Animals: 15 Irresistible, Easy-to-Knit Friends

Sarah Keen · Potter Craft
Pages: 127

Moo, Oink, Knit Knit up your favorite furry or feathered critter, or make the whole barnyard The colorful characters in this book--including a clever pig, a gentle donkey, and a family of chickens--would love to be your friends. Children and grown-ups alike will fall for the fifteen bighearted,...
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Crochet Bouquet: Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers

Suzann Thompson · Lark Crafts; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Crochet bouquets of nearly 50 whimsical, wonderful flowers, in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors! Done in upscale yarns like ribbon, chenille, and silk, this contemporary garden will get intermediate-level crocheters grasping their hooks. Some of the flora looks realistic others are beautifully...
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The Complete Book of Herbs: A Practical Guide to Growing and Using Herbs

Lesley Bremness · Viking Studio Books; First Edition, Fourth Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

With more than 340,000 copies sold in hardcover, this essential, full-color resource is now available in paperback. Revealing the enormous potential of herbs, this sourcebook includes information on planting, growing, and harvesting herbs, as well as the main uses of herbs. It also offers...
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MaryJane's Stitching Room

MaryJane Butters · Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pages: 144
Format: Book

Whether you're a farmgirl or just wish you were, MaryJane's Stitching Room is a treasure trove of projects that will have you stitching, crocheting, embroidering, and tatting like one before you know it. Along with more of MaryJane's engaging essays and endearing farmgirl wisdom,...
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