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This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide

GENEEN ROTH · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Inspiring, personal, and often spiritual reflections on how women can find peace, make wise choices, practice everyday joy, and step into their power from Geneen Roth - author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Women Food and God.From the beginning, Geneen Roth was told she was too sensitive,...
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Knitted Animal Nursery: 35 gorgeous animal-themed knits for babies, toddlers, and the home

Fiona Goble · CICO Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Animal knits for babies and toddlersAnimal knits for babies and toddlers Everyone loves babies, and everyone loves Fiona Goble's wonderful knitted animal designs, so what could be more loveable than this collection of animal knits for babies up to three years old? For new babies, knit a puppy...
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Gifts in Jars: Homemade Cookie Mixes, Soup Mixes, Candles, Lotions, Teas, and More!

Natalie Wise · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 132
Format: Print book

Learn to make dozens of unique gifts packaged perfectly in glass jars of various shapes and sizes. Do you have an aspiring gardener on your list? Make a "plant bomb" jar with your favorite flower seeds or an adorable terrarium featuring easy-to-grow air plants. Headed to a bridal...
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Nicky Epstein's Signature Scarves: Dazzling Designs to Knit

Nicky Epstein · Nicky Epstein Books
Format: Paperback

Nicky Epstein's Signature Scarves delivers what fans of knitting, and of Nicky, crave: her hallmark embellished style, her most popular techniques, and more than 30 of her beautiful, unique designs. Nicky's delightful and inspiring patterns range from a tweedy wrap with appliquéd...
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Wampum and the Origins of American Money

Marc Shell · University of Illinois Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: Book

  Wampum has become a synonym for money, and it is widely assumed that it served the same purposes as money among the Native Algonquians even after coming into contact with European colonists' money. But to equate wampum with money only matches one slippery term with another,...
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Holiday Hats for Babies: Caps, berets & beanies to knit for every occasion

Debby Ware · Taunton Press
Format: Book

These sweet and sassy baby hats will bring a smile to your face! 25 adorable patterns for every celebration of the year Birthday Cupcake Cap, Halloween Hat, Holly Holiday Hat, Baby Chick Cap, Crystal Party Hat, Firecracker Topper, Leaf Peeper Cap, and more.,
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Paper to Petal: 75 Whimsical Paper Flowers to Craft by Hand

Rebecca Thuss · Potter Craft
Format: Hardcover

Paper Flowers are Always in Season       Make playful party decorations, luscious bouquets, and sophisticated floral centerpieces with inexpensive tissue and crepe paper. Paper to Petal walks you through the easy basics of transforming simple materials into a vibrant...
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The Knot Yours Truly: Inspiration and Ideas to Personalize Your Wedding

Carley Roney · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Your wedding day is a unique opportunity to show the world just who you are as a couple. The Knot's Yours Truly helps you envision your celebration - from the big pieces like location to the small stuff like flatware - and shine a spotlight on your particular style. Chock-full of innovative...
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Cabinets & Countertops: How to Customize Your Home with Cabinetry

Editors of Cool Springs Press · Cool Springs Press; First edition
Format: Paperback

A skillbuilding and confidence-creating introduction to working with cabinets and countertops, The Complete Guide to Cabinets & Countertops contains comprehensive information on the tools, materials, and techniques you'll need to create kitchen cabinets and countertops, bathroom...
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Journal Your Way: Designing & Using Handmade Books

Gwen Diehn · Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Custom tailor a journal thats just right for you! With step-by-step illustrations and instructions for more than sixteen formats and 10 cover styles, Gwen Diehn celebrates the art of making and using a personalized journal. Inspiring images showcase a rich variety of working journals, fascinating...
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How to Hang a Picture: And Other Essential Lessons for the Stylish Home

Jay Sacher · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

Like tying a Windsor knot or brewing a perfect cup of coffee, knowing how to hang art on your wall is a hallmark of everyday style and nuts-and-bolts know-how. The where, what, and whys of hanging art are an overlooked, under-appreciated line of inquiry. Most of us simply wing it with a quick...
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Fifty Railroads that Changed the Course of History

Bill Laws · Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

Praise for previous titles in the series: Fifty Minerals That Changed the Course of History Interesting, affordable and readable.... Offers the reader an opportunity to delve further into each mineral's historical significance in an accessible way. -- Booklist Fifty Animals That...
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Life Hacks: The King of Random’s Tips and Tricks to Make Everyday Tasks Fun and Easy

Grant Thompson · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book

For the past few years, Grant Thompson has spent his weekends starting fires, building cannons, and experimenting with dry ice and liquid nitrogen. Hes made pumpkins explode, defied gravity, and discovered countless ways to make everyday life easier using ordinary items such as butter,...
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Toy Time!: From Hula Hoops to He-Man to Hungry Hungry Hippos: A Look Back at the Most- Beloved Toys of Decades Past

Christopher Byrne · Three Rivers Press
Format: Paperback

What was your favorite childhood toy? Do you have fond memories of fighting unseen enemies with your G.I. Joe action figures, demolishing fleets of vehicles with your Tonka Toy Trucks, or Karate-chopping imaginary street thugs with your Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?  What about carefree...
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