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How to Start a Home-based Wedding Planning Business

Jill S. Moran · Globe Pequot Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

Planning weddings is a growing business area. The author is one of our top-selling home-based business authors and is herself a successful event and wedding planner.
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Paperplay: 40+ Projects to Fold, Cut, Curl and More

Shannon Miller · Fons & Porter
Format: Book

It's time to play with paper!Fold, cut, and quill your way to creative inspiration with Paperplay. Author Shannon Miller's unique approach to paper will have you folding beautiful cards, cutting a decorative garland, sculpting a floral bouquet and much more. Each vibrant chapter...
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Baking Class: 50 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Bake!

DEANNA F COOK · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 144
Format: Spiral-bound

Following the best-selling Cooking Class comes this delightful baking companion for kids ages 8-12, featuring 50 easy-to-follow recipes. Lively step-by-step photos teach bakers-in-training how to knead dough, make biscuits, decorate cookies, and produce a perfect pie, along with essential...
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The Beginner's Guide to Dressmaking: Sewing Techniques and Patterns to Make Your Own Clothes

Wendy Ward · Writer'S Digest
Pages: 126
Format: Book

Do you dream of making your own clothes but are either new to dressmaking or struggle to follow commercially available patterns? If so, then this book provides you with everything you need to start sewing--complete with 6 full size pull-out patterns!The detailed instructions and step by step...
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First Time Crochet: The Absolute Beginner's Guide: There's a First Time For Everything

Deborah Burger · Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Print book

Learning how to crochet has never been simpler! Enjoy this beginners guide that takes you by the hand, like a personal instructor, and teaches you how to crochet. With detailed descriptions of materials and tools, the easy step-by-step instructions for all the basic crocheting techniques...
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Knit, Hook, and Spin: A Kid's Activity Guide to Fiber Arts and Crafts

Laurie M Carlson · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 148
Format: Print book

Dive into the wonderful and creative world of fiber arts and crafts with this easy-to-follow activity book packed with over 70 projects across a variety of fiber arts including knitting, felting, knotting and braiding, spinning, weaving, crocheting, and dyeing. Clear instructions and illustrations...
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Patchwork Embroidery

Aimee Ray · Lark Books (NC)
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Patchwork isn't just for quilts! By sewing different pieces of fabric together, stitchers can also make bags, clothing, toys, artwork, housewares, and much more. Add embroidery to the mix, and the possibilities are endless. Bestselling author Aimee Ray (the "Doodle Stitching"...
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I Can Draw Sea Monsters

Jane Yates · Powerkids Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Sea monsters are key characters in many tall tales and fables. In this innovative book, readers will learn about the role sea monsters play in mythology and learn how to draw them. Artists will practice drawing cartoon, manga, and more realistic styles of these spooky sea creatures by using...
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Leather Bracelets

Nihon Vogue · Stackpole Books
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Easy-to-make designs for 33 chic leather bracelets

Make the most of one of today's hottest jewelry trends with Leather Bracelets, a collection of 33 beautiful beaded, knotted, and braided accessories that would be at home on the shelves of the most stylish designer boutiques. Gorgeous...
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So Pretty! Crochet: Inspiration and Instructions for 24 Stylish Projects

Amy Palanjian · Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Kindle Edition

Library JournalIt's easy for contemporary crafters to say, "This isn't your grandma's crafting," but owing to changing trends, it may well be. This collection of crochet projects has that vibe: if your grandmother crocheted in the 1970s, you're likely to have pieces...
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The Visual Handbook of Energy Conservation: A Comprehensive Guide to Reducing Energy Use at Home

Charlie Wing · Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

From the author of the best-selling The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling over 300,000 copies sold in all three editions, comes a new book in the same graphic format that explains how to reduce energy use in the home. With a vast array of well-organized and easily accessible essential...
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Homemade for Hamsters: Over 20 Fun Projects Anyone Can Make, Including Tunnels, Towers, Dens, Swings, Ladders and More

Carin Oliver · Firefly Books
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Homemade for Hamsters features 20 easy projects for creating toys and exercise equipment for a hamster (and guinea pigs, small rabbits, gerbils, and pet rats and mice, too) . The projects use materials and tools commonly found around the home. Treats may also be used and the book includes...
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Diane Warner's Complete Guide to a Traditional Wedding: Time-Tested Toasts, Vows, Ceremonies & Etiquette: Everything You Need to Create Your Perfect Day

Diane Warner · New Page Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A gold mine for anyone planning a wedding.--Sharon Lewis, Publisher and Executive Producer, Washington Weddings magazine and The Wedding ShowThe brides bible for wedding planning and a major tool for professional wedding planners.--Doris Nixon, National Bridal Services and President, Weddings...
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