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The Complete Illustrated Guide to Beading & Making Jewelry: A Practical Visual Handbook Of Traditional & Contemporary Techniques, Including 175 Creative Projects Shown Step By Step

Ann Kay · Hermes House
Pages: 512
Format: Print book

A fantastic crafter's compendium of creative projects, featuring unique handcrafted personal and home accessories to make, shown with 1700 explanatory photographs.
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Duct Tape Survival Gear

Rebecca Felix · Lerner Publications
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Stay dry with a rain shield, keep your food cool in an instant ice pack, and tie a rope that's strong and dependableall using duct tape! These step-by-step guides will have you creating your own duct tape survival gear projects in no time!
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The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making, 2nd Edition: 15 New Projects, New Gallery - More than 700 Large Color Photos

Tammy Powley · Creative Publishing int'l; 2 edition
Format: Book

This is a comprehensive reference book on all aspects of jewelry making. This book provides a reference for all methods, including bead stringing, wire work, metal fabrication, metal clay, polymer clay, fiber, and resin. Includes step-by-step instructions for all the basics.Now with:15...
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A Bride's Book of Lists: Everything you need to Plan the Perfect Wedding

Marsha Heckman · Welcome Books; Rev Upd edition
Format: Print book

From Marsha Heckman, author of the best-selling A Bride's Book, comes A Bride's Book of Lists again. A perfect resource for the bride planning her wedding. Heckman is a professional wedding planner and here she makes all her knowledge and experience available in a great little book...
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Threads Sew Smarter, Better, & Faster: 894 Sewing Tips, Fitting Fixes, and Handy Techniques

Editors of Threads · Ingram Pub Services
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Did you know you could use washable crayon, instead of messy chalk, to mark fabric? Do you know the best way to attach a button, mark a pattern, or make a quick alteration? These insider tidbits, and many more, are revealed in Threads Sew Smarter, Better & Faster. Written by the editors,...
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Turning Toys with Richard Raffan

Richard Raffan · Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Most woodturners have children in their lives who would appreciate a hand-turned toy (or several) . The projects in Turning Toys can serve as a base for almost limitless variation, so you can put your own stamp on each object you create. Repetition is the key to mastering any craft, so these...
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Online Marketing For Your Craft Business: How to Get Your Handmade Products Discovered, Shared and Sold on the Internet

Hilary Pullen · David & Charles
Format: Print book

A highly focused guide to using social media and blogging to measurably impact on the sales and brand awareness of your handmade products to actively grow a craft business.Social media and craft marketing expert Hilary Pullen will help you develop a 360 degree strategy for online networking,...
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The Extraordinary Projects Bible: Duct Tape Tote Bags, Homemade Rockets, and Other Awesome Projects Anyone Can Make

Instructables.com · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

Continuing the Instructables series with Skyhorse Publishing, a mammoth collection of projects has been selected and curated for this special best-of volume of Instructables. The guides in this book cover the entire spectrum of possibilities that the popular website has to offer, showcasing...
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A Beaded Romance: 26 Beadweaving Patterns and Projects for Gorgeous Jewelry

Kelly Wiese · David & Charles
Format: Paperback

Indulge your passion for beading! The author of Beaded Allure is back with more exquisite, enticing jewelry you will love. Kelly Wiese ensures that all eyes will be on you with 26 dazzling designs for creating necklaces, bracelets, earr
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5 Days to a Clutter-Free House: Quick, Easy Ways to Clear Up Your Space

Sandra Felton · Baker Group
Pages: 224
Format: eBook

A clean, organized, and restful home is only 5 days away.If you've picked up this book, you want to reduce the clutter in your home, organize what's left, and keep it that way. But does the sheer scope of the project give you an anxiety attack? Don't let fear stop you! Organizing and time...
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Home Generator Selection, Installation and Repair

Paul Dempsey · Mcgraw-Hill Education
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback

Select, set up, and maintain a reliable home generator This complete and practical guide shows you, step by step, how to choose the best generator for your needs, safely and properly install it, and handle troubleshooting and maintenance. Home Generator Selection, Installation, and Repair...
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The Simple Living Handbook: Discover the Joy of a De-Cluttered Life

Lorilee Lippincott · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Where did all this stuff come from I dont have time for a life I need to get away Ever feel this way Society is quick to fill our minds and homes with all the latest gadgets tools obligations and entertainment but what happens when it all doesnt fit The Simple Living Handbook is a how-to...
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Backyard Rockets: Learn to Make and Launch Rockets, Missiles, Cannons, and Other Projectiles

Instructables.com · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Originating from Instructables, a popular project-based community made up of all sorts of characters with wacky hobbies and a desire to pass on their wisdom to others, Backyard Rockets is made up of projects from a medley of authors who have collected and shared a treasure trove of rocket-launching...
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