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Amazing Cardboard Tube Science

Jodi Wheeler-Toppen · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Why throw old cardboard tubes in the reycling when you can reuse them yourself? These fun and informative science experiments and projects will keep readers entertained as they learn about scientific principles.
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Pat Sloan's Teach Me to Make My First Quilt: A How-to Book for All You Need to Know

Pat Sloan · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Expert teacher and quilt designer Pat Sloan guides you through each and every step as you make your first quilt. Pat's easy-to-follow instructions and more than 140 clear how-to photos make it fun to start, stitch, and finish nine classic blocks and nine simple quilt projects--even...
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Crochet a Farm: 19 Cute-as-Can-Be Barnyard Creations

Megan Kreiner · Martingale and Company
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Crocheters can't get enough of Megan Kreiner's adorable designs. Learn to construct basic body shapes, and then use clever customizing details to turn them into ponies, cows, chickens, pigs, and other animal friends for children of all ages.Finish each visually appealing project...
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The Paper Playhouse: Awesome Art Projects for Kids Using Paper, Boxes, and Books

Katrina Rodabaugh · Quarry Books
Format: Book

Artist Katrina Rodabaugh shares her artistic training and up-cycling sensibility in this unique and inspired book, The Paper Playhouse. With simple techniques including sculpture, printmaking, bookbinding, collage, and even ideas for public art, families work through step-by-step instructions...
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Think Small: The Tiniest Art in the World

Eva Katz · Chronicle Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From the astounding to the downright unbelievable, this little volume of mind-blowingly tiny artworks showcases the talents of 24 artists from around the globe. Makers, crafters, art enthusiasts, and fans of tiny works will delight in this homage to all things infinitesimally small. Replete...
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The Best Of Jane Austen Knits: 27 Regency-Inspired Designs

Amy Clarke Moore · Interweave
Format: Print book

What would Jane Austen knit?Enter the world of Jane Austen through timeless knitting patterns inspired by the places and characters in her beloved novels. Designers including Susanna IC, Vicki Square, Annie Modesitt, Heather Zoppetti, Karen Joan Raz, and Kathleen Dames have translated their...
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Robotify It! Robots You Can Make Yourself

ELSIE OLSON · Checkerboard Library
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Robotify It! Robots You Can Make Yourself, kids will make a mini monster robot that responds to light, a spinning robotic pencil holder, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques...
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The Joy of Junk: Go Right Ahead, Fall In Love With The Wackiest Things, Find The Worth In The Worthless, Rescue & Recycle The Curious Objects That Give Life & Happiness

Mary Randolph Carter · Rizzoli
Pages: 274
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author Mary Randolph Carter is back at it with a full-throated celebration of junk and thrifting. The Joy of Junk shows us how to live stylishly and creatively with the personally meaningful objects we love to collect for our homes.From the author who taught us that "junk"...
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Stitches to Savor: A Celebration of Designs by Sue Spargo

Sue Spargo · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

For sumptuous texture and depth, nothing compares to the handwork quilts of acclaimed folk-artist and designer Sue Spargo. This hardcover, 144-page coffee table book of inspiration is filled with 200 detail-rich photographs. Showcasing Sue Spargo's quilts as they've never been seen...
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Pattern Making Templates for Skirts & Dresses: All You Need to Design, Adapt, and Customize Your Clothes

ALICE PRIER · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Want to create a closet full of amazing clothes that will take you from 9 to 5 and beyond? Then turn to Pattern Making Templates for Skirts & Dresses. This must-have guide is the ultimate resource for demystifying the pattern making process and creating clothes designed specifically...
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Better Homes and Gardens 150 Quick and Easy Furniture Projects: Clever Makeovers in a a Weekend or Less

Better Homes and Gardens · A Better Homes and Gardens Book
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

More than 150 fresh ideas for creating exciting new pieces in a weekend or less Featuring more than 150 innovative furniture flips and projects, this is a must-have guide for those looking to save money, live greener, and create unique pieces that showcase individual style. All of the stunning...
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Supersize Crochet: 20 Quick Crochet Projects Using Super Chunky Yarn

SARAH SHRIMPTON · David & Charles
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback

Go BIG with Chunky Yarn Crochet! You will love this collection of patterns for cool accessories to gorgeous oversized home decor items including a Moroccan influenced pouffe. The on trend design and the fact that they stitch up so quickly when you use chunky yarn make these crochet projects...
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The Gift of Calligraphy: A Modern Approach to Hand Lettering with 25 Projects to Give and to Keep

Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

An easy-to-follow guide to learning the art of calligraphy, with 25 gorgeously photographed projects that use calligraphy to make beautiful gifts and home décor.Calligraphy and hand lettering have surged in popularity as people rediscover traditional handicrafts as a creative outlet...
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I Love Paper: Paper-Cutting Techniques and Templates for Amazing Toys, Sculptures, Props, and Costumes

Fideli Sundqvist · Quarry Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Fall in love with the whimsical world of paper crafting and explore the never-ending possibilities of handmade paper art with I Love Paper.A practical book of inspiration with 40 paper projects, this illustrated reference guide will teach you the basics of playing with paper. With a comprehensive...
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Garden Made: A Year of Seasonal Projects to Beautify Your Garden and Your Life

Stephanie Rose · Roost Books
Pages: 177
Format: Print book

40 down-to-earth ideas for inspired garden crafts, including containers, handmade gifts, outdoor lighting, holiday decorations, and more. Blending the pleasures of gardening with the joys of crafting, Garden Made showcases over forty projects to adorn your garden, beautify your home, or give...
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