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Epic Cardboard Adventures

LESLIE MANLAPIG · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

The creator behind the blog Pink Stripey Socks brings her crafting talent to cardboard! With these easy-to-make, imagination-growing cardboard crafts, kids can put on a show, travel back in time, and even rocket to outer space!
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Paper Money of the United States: A Complete Illustrated Guide with Valuations

Arthur L. Friedberg · Coin & Currency Inst
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover

The standard reference on American currency, internationally acknowledged as the most comprehensive and universally recognized guide on the subject, illustrating and valuating all types of United States paper money.The fronts and backs of all classes and types of currency, from 3 cents...
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Cutting Machine Crafts with Your Cricut, Sizzix, or Silhouette: Die Cutting Machine Projects to Make with 60 SVG Files

LIA GRIFFITH · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Get more creative with your Cricut, Sizzix, or Silhouette die cutting machine! Here are 50 easy projects and 60 templates for making gorgeous home accessories, fun party decor, and memorable gifts. This book includes beautiful items you can make using just about any electronic die cutting...
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Home Robotics: Maker-Inspired Projects For Building Your Own Robots

DANIEL KNOX · Aurum Press
Pages: 160
Format: Flexibound

You've seen the sci-fi movies and dreamed of creating your very own robot - a machine built by your own hands that will move and perform tasks at your command. This book is the perfect illustrated guide to creating a unique machine from scratch by following simple step-by-step instructions....
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If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint: Transforming Simple Drawings into Works of Art

Diane Culhane · Quarry Books
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Doodle your way into a big painting!Doodling is really just mark making . . . marks that happen when you are otherwise occupied. These intuitive marks that flow from you naturally while you are doodling are an expression of your true style, like your handwriting. This book looks at our doodles...
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Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go

Felix Scheinberger · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

An inspirational, instructional, and visually stimulating guide to sketching and drawing. Dare to Sketch is filled with practical tips about which materials to use, a variety of subject matter ranging from easy to more challenging, and wisdom about overcoming creative blocks and fear of making...
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Build Stuff with Wood: Make Awesome Projects with Basic Tools

Asa Christiana · Taunton Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Build Stuff with Wood is a true beginner's guide to woodworking, aimed at anyone who is interested in the craft but has only a few tools and no real idea where to start. The idea behind the book is to begin with a basic toolset (a circular saw, chopsaw, cordless drill, jigsaw, and a few hand...
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ASPCA Complete Guide to Cats: Everything You Need to Know About Choosing and Caring for Your Pet

James R Richards · Chronicle Books
Pages: 367
Format: Paperback

Indispensable for both first-time and experienced cat owners, the ASPCA Complete Guide to Cats is the one place to turn for up-to-date information on feline health and behavior, including detailed advice on feeding, grooming, veterinary care, litterbox training, and the special needs of kittens,...
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Animal Origami for the Enthusiast: Step-by-Step Instructions in Over 900 Diagrams/25 Original Models

John Montroll · Dover Publications
Pages: 119
Format: Paperback

The centuries-old art of origami - Japanese paper folding - produces remarkable paper creations that exhibit extraordinary realism and delicate beauty. Enthusiasts if this wonderful craft will welcome this challenging new collection of paper sculptures designed by John Montroll, renowned...
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52 Boxes in 52 Weeks: Improve Your Design Skills One Box At A Time

Matt Kenney · Taunton Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

What do you get when an accomplished woodworker and senior editor of Fine Woodworking magazine sets himself the challenge of designing and building one box a week for a solid year? You get 52 Boxes in 52 Weeks, a book dedicated to making relatively simple -- yet gracefully elegant -- boxes...
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