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1,000 Steampunk Creations: Neo-Victorian Fashion, Gear, and Art
Dr. Grymm Dr. Grymm - Quarry Books; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Steampunk is a burgeoning counter-cultural movement; a genre, community, and artform. The Steampunk movement seeks to recapture the spirit of invention, adventure, and craftsmanship reminiscent of early-nineteenth-century industrialization, in part to restore a sense of wonder to a technology-jaded... |
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Sweet Paul Eat and Make: Charming Recipes and Kitchen Crafts You Will Love
Paul Lowe - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Format: Print book
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It began as a little blog highlighting the recipes and crafts of the Norwegian-born food and prop stylist Paul Lowe. Six years later, Sweet Paul is an online magazine followed by millions and a print quarterly sold nationwide in specialty stores. Praised by the New York Times as "... |
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Insulate and Weatherize: For Energy Efficiency at Home
Bruce Harley - Taunton Press; Rev Exp edition
Format: Paperback
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From the most basic solutions to advanced, energy-saving projects, no book covers home insulation and weatherization like this one. Homeowners will learn how best to keep their homes warm in winter, cool in summer and weather-tight all year long. |
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Knitting for the Absolute Beginner
Alison Dupernex - Search Press; Spi Rep edition
Format: Hardcover
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If you would love to knit but simply dont know where to start, this fantastic little book is for you!, |
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The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance
William McDonough - North Point Press
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From the authors of Cradle to Cradle, we learn whats next The UpcycleThe Upcycle is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Cradle to Cradle, one of the most consequential ecological manifestoes of our time. Now, drawing on the green living lessons gained from 10 years of putting the Cradle to Cradle... |
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Crochet for the Absolute Beginner
Pauline Turner - Search Press; Spi edition
Format: Print book
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Restyled, and with fresh new photography, Crochet for the Absolute Beginner is the ideal novice’s guide, containing crochet expert Pauline Turner’s clear, step-by-step guidance, inspiring projects and helpful hints and tips. The close-up photography and no-nonsense advice leads... |
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Plain & Simple: 11 Knits to Wear Every Day
PAM ALLEN - Quince & Co.
Format: Paperback
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The projects in Pam Allen's Plain & Simple: 11 Knits to Wear Every Day are proof that, with the right yarn, simple shapes and stitches are all that's needed to create essential knits. Worked in Quince & Co.'s worsted weight wool/alpaca Owl yarn, the 11 designs featured in the book... |
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A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher
Sue Halpern - Riverhead Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A layabout mutt turned therapy dog leads her owner to a new understanding of the good life.At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leasher, leaseon life by getting the two of them... |
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62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer:
Randy Sarafan - Workman Publishing Company
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Computer hacking takes on a whole new meaning when you're going at it with a screwdriver and hammer: announcing the most wildly inventive, eco-friendly craft book on repurposing everyday objects since Generation T. Except in this case the raw material isn't a T-shirt, but the stuff... |
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Idiot's Guides: Dog Training
Liz Palika - ALPHA
Format: Paperback
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Nothing is more exciting than bringing home a new puppy or dog. But without some basic training, a dog can turn life upside down. Idiot's Guides: Dog Training helps readers lay a solid, positive behavioral foundation for dogs of all ages and levels of prior training. Filled with full-color,... |
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New England Getting Started Garden Guide: Grow the Best Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Vines & Groundcovers - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Charlie Nardozzi - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback
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The only garden guide with a plant selection as diverse as New England weather. To say that the climate in the northeastern United States is diverse would be an understatement. We've seen football games played in blizzards, been caught in jungle-like rain showers, and shaded ourselves... |
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Home Remodeling: Planning*Design*Construction
Editors of Fine Homebuilding - Taunton Press; Original edition
Format: Print book
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While new construction has slowed to a crawl and upgrading to a bigger house is no longer a sure thing, more and more homeowners are choosing to remodel. They're actively looking for information on how to make their current home a better place to live. This collection of 36 articles... |
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The Handmade Life
Ramona Barry - Thames & Hudson
Format: Print book
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The essential how-to guide to major crafting techniques, including work from more than 150 contemporary artists for inspiration and projects to galvanize your creativity in every mediumNo longer confined to the domain of the domestic, today craft is prized in almost every sphere of creative... |
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Nicky Epstein Knits for Dolls: 25 Fun, Fabulous Outfits for 18-Inch Dolls
Nicky Epstein - Nicky Epstein Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Designer, author, teacher, and knitting celebrity Nicky Epstein has created a stylish delight: 25 playful, fashion-forward patterns for 18-inch dolls. The enchanting pieces range from classic to chic and include everything from tops and pants to dresses skirts, and coats—even a lacy... |
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ScrapTherapy® Scraps Plus One!: New Patterns to Quilt Through Your Stash with Ease
Joan Ford - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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While it is well-loved, leftover scrap fabric can start to feel familiar to quilters, so Ford reinvigorates the desire to use their collection. Not only does she recap her sought-after, step-by-step instructions to cut and organize smaller pieces of fabric and share 20 fabulous new patterns... |
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Homemakers: A Domestic Handbook for the Digital Generation
Brit Morin - William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Print book
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From "Silicon Valley's Martha Stewart" comes a new manifesto for the modern homemaker in the digital age.Over the past three generations, the rules of homemaking and our very notions of what a homemaker is and does have radically changed. We are still a nation of makers, but we are crafting... |
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Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm
Barbara Parry - Roost Books
Format: Hardcover
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A knitting book focusing on the sheep-to-shawl process by a well-known knitter, shepherd, and artisanal yarn producer. Gain an insiders view on fiber farming and yarn craft, from sheep to skein, all told through the eyes of shepherd and textile artisan Barbara Parry. Follow her flock over... |
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Kitchen Idea Book
Joanne Kellar Bouknight - The Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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A virtual designer's notebook of ideas, inspiration and information -- without the high designer price tag -- this all new edition of Kitchen Idea Book will be a homeowner's first step in turning their existing kitchen into their dream kitchen, whether it's new construction... |
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Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards
Sports Collectors Digest - Krause Publications; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Book
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The MVP for identification, photos and values on vintage baseball cards!Step up to the plate and grab the No. 1 source available regarding vintage baseball cards The Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards, 4th Edition. This book has been the leading source for information on baseball... |
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2015 Price Guide
Noah Fleisher - Krause Publications; Forty-eighth Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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To inform and inspire. It's a lofty goal, but when you cover a world as big, bold and beautiful as antiques and collectibles you don't aspire to be ordinary. Welcome to Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2015, the longest running guide to this amazing field.Inside, presented with... |
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InstaCraft: Fun and Simple Projects for Adorable Gifts, Decor, and More
Alison Caporimo - Ulysses Press
Format: Paperback
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SUPER CUTE, SURPRISINGLY EASY Whether you're a crafting pro or newbie, this book shows how to turn five minutes, a few simple items, and your own creativity into stylish, personalized stuff, including:• Brick Bookends• Berry Personalized Stationery• Faux French Lockets•... |
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House Beautiful Think Small: Make the Most of Every Square Foot
House Beautiful - Hearst; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Whether you're trying to make a tiny studio seem roomier, create a cozy cottage, or turn an unused alcove into something special, House Beautiful shows you how to think small . . . and create big. With simple strategies for establishing zones, tricking the eye, thinking vertically,... |
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Starter Vegetable Gardens: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens
Barbara Pleasant - Storey Publishing, LLC; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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9781603425292 Features: -Title: Starter Vegetable Gardens. -Sub title: 24 No-Fail Plans for Small Organic Gardens. -ISBN: 1603425292. -ISBN 13: 9781603425292. -General subject: Gardening. -Subject: Gardening / organic. Subject: -Gardening. Country of Manufacture: -United States. Age Group:... |
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This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide
GENEEN ROTH - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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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... |
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The People Will Be Served: A History of the Vermont Transit Bus Company
Sylvia Nichols Allen - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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The state of Vermont has always been known for its entrepreneurial spirit, and one of the companies that best portrayed that spirit in the 20th century was Vermont Transit Company, Inc. Founder William Appleyard had the vision to tie together into one system the numerous intercity bus operations... |
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The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times
Carol Deppe - Chelsea Green
Format: Paperback
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Scientist/gardener Carol Deppe combines her passion for organic gardening with newly emerging scientific information from many fields -- resilience science, climatology, climate change, ecology, anthropology, paleontology, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, health, and medicine. In the last... |
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The Pellet Stove Almanack: Home Heating Joins the 21st Century
Ken MacDonald - Ken MacDonald; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Pellet stoves have an aura of mystery surrounding them. There's quite a bit of buzz about them, but accurate information is hard to obtain, and apparently conflicting claims abound. I set out a few years back, not to write a book, but to buy a pellet stove for my home. As I probed deeper,... |
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Scarf Style
Pam Allen - Interweave
Format: Print book
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This collection of 31 elegant and ingenious scarf designs tap the expertise of more than 25 knitwear designers who offer new ways to think about this most basic of garments. Designs by Kathryn Alexander, Debbie Bliss, Nancy Bush, Lily Chin, Nicky Epstein, Sasha Kagan, Sally Melville, and Kristin... |
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The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House
John Carroll - Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover
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If the idea of building your own home with your own hands sounds positively exhilarating, The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House will show you how. This step-by-step course in residential carpentry takes a unique visual approach to instruction, with 1,200 full-color drawings of every... |
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Sketch Your Stuff: 200 Things to Draw and How to Draw Them
John Stich - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback
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Grab your pencil and Sketch your Stuff!Learn how to turn the everyday objects that fill your life into subjects for your sketchbook, allowing you to work on your drawing skills at any moment of the day or night. You'll find over 200 prompts to help you build up strong art skills... |
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Colin Cowie Wedding Chic: 1,001 Ideas for Every Moment of Your Celebration
Colin Cowie - Clarkson Potter
Format: Print book
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When you imagine your wedding, what do you see?Maybe you dream of exchanging vows before an intimate gathering of family and friends at sunset, followed by a chic and elegant dinner under the stars in balmy weather. You can practically see yourself at the altar, taste the cuisine, smell... |
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Painting and Wallpapering Secrets from Brian Santos, The Wall Wizard
Brian Santos - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The best of The Wall WizardPainting is an inexpensive yet impactful way to redecorate a home. But in a down economy, most homeowners can't afford to hire a pro to do the dirty work. This book represents the best of The Wall Wizard's previous books, Painting Secrets, Faux Finish... |
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Bright Bazaar: Embracing Color for Make-You-Smile Style
Will Taylor - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Dive into a refreshing take on color from one of the world's leading interiors bloggers, Will Taylor of Bright.Bazaar, West Elm's "go-to blogger for color inspiration." What began as a popular blog attracting over 400,000 readers a month is now a gorgeous, color-popping... |
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Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park
Matthew Gilbert - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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OFF THE LEASH is a group portrait of dog people, specifically the strange, wonderful, neurotic, and eccentric dog people who gather at Amory Park, overlooking Boston near Fenway Park. And its about author Matthew Gilberts transformation, after much fear and loathing of dogs and social groups,... |
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Hellstrip Gardening: Create a Paradise between the Sidewalk and the Curb
Evelyn Hadden - Timber Press; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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In this fresh and enchanting book, Evelyn Hadden invites you to use your gardening power to convert your "hellstrip" - the space between the street and the sidewalk - into a rewarding garden that generates smiles and celebrates nature. And you don't need to stop there: if you have... |
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Flip Dolls & Other Toys That Zip, Stack, Hide, Grab & Go
Laura Wilson - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback
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Why make an ordinary stuffed toy when you can sew irresistible creations that flip, zip, snap, stack, and move? Filled with wit, humor, and inventiveness, these delightful interactive playthings sometimes literally turn your expectations inside out. Page after page of clever projects include... |
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Knit Kimono
Vicki Square - Interweave Press
Format: Paperback
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From casual to formal, the kimono shape has endured for centuries as an internationally recognized icon of Japanese life and culture. With 18 original designs, each a knitted interpretation of a traditional kimono style, this handbook makes knitting homemade kimonos deceptively easy. Projects... |
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Super Simple Butterfly Gardens:: A Kid's Guide to Gardening
Alex Kuskowski - Super Sandcastle
Format: Hardcover
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From School Library Journal Gr 2-5 - Watch a bean's roots grow. Make a tiny planter out of recycled paper, or a larger one out of a two-liter plastic bottle. Grow plants in the shape of a letter. Readers will pick up new vocabulary along with gardening and craft skills... |
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Creatively Christmas: Inspired Yuletide Dcor
Jennifer Rizzo - Plain Sight
Format: Paperback
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Start your holiday decorating with Creatively Christmas! Filled with over 35 hands-on projects, creative and easy craft, gift and decorating ideas for every skill level. Follow popular designer and lifestyle blogger Jennifer Rizzo on a rustic, vintage, handmade journey through the yuletide... |
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Drywall: Professional Techniques for Great Results
Myron R. Ferguson - Taunton Press; 4th Revised, Updated ed. edition
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The most thorough and concise guide to hanging drywall available. This revised edition features new material, additional pages and color photographs. With more than 87,000 copies sold, Drywall is a mainstay of any comprehensive home-building library., |
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time
Keith Houston - W W Norton
Format: Print book
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"Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book's death have been greatly exaggerated." -- Erik Spiekermann, typographerWe may love... |
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Foodscaping: Practical and Innovative Ways to Create an Edible Landscape
Charlie Nardozzi - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback
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Keep your lawn and eat it too - Foodscaping will show you how to grow food without giving up your view.Foodscaping is what it sounds like - a combination of landscaping and food. This gardening resource is chock-full of real-world examples, photos, and advice so that even an "average... |
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Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book
Tom Angleberger - Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The hilarious, clever, and much-anticipatedfollow-up to the breakout hit, The Strange Case ofOrigami Yoda! It is a dark time at Ralph McQuarrie Middle School. After suffering several Origami Yodarelated humiliations, Harvey manages to get Dwight suspended from school for being a troublemaker.... |
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How to knit socks : three methods made easy
Edie Eckman - House of White Birches
Format: eBook
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This book focuses on teaching knitters all three methods of knitting socks, using step-by-step photos and a series of helpful hints and tips. The basic designs are given in three sizes for children, women and men and are made with a popular self-striping yarn. Includes seven different sock... |
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Wiring Complete: Expert Advice from Start to Finish
Michael Litchfield - Taunton Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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This volume is a comprehensive authoritative and easy to use reference for homeowners covering all home wiring situations from the most basic to advanced The only projects not covered are those that should be left to professionals This highly visual book focused on real world situations... |
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Modern Crochet: Crochet Accessories and Projects for Your Home
Molla Mills - Jacqui Small LLP
Format: Hardcover
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Modern Crochet offers a new and exciting take on this popular craft. Clear and colourful, the book is full of ideas and inspiration for the thread and hook. The book introduces the tools and yarns you will need, then outlines basic crochet techniques, and follows with over 30 projects for you to make. |
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Wiring a House: 5th Edition
Rex Cauldwell - Taunton Press; Fifth Edition edition
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This classic reference book on home wiring for homeowners, electricians and apprentices has been completely updated to reflect changes to the electrical code since it was first published in 1996. New material on home generators, lightning protection and wiring "above code" has been... |
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Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live
Sarah Susanka - Ingram Pub Services
Format: Paperback
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More big ideas from Sarah Susanka including hundreds of 'Not So Big ideas' that can beautifully and affordably transform any home. Sometimes small changes can have a big impact. But many homeowners looking for more living space still insist on building expensive additions or completely... |
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Tiny Houses: Designs for 43 Tiny Houses
Lester R. Walker - Overlook Books
Format: Book
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Tiny Houses is an invitation to dream and, perhaps, to build any one of the 43 charming tiny houses. Both playful tribute and handy how-to, this is a wonderfully illustrated volume that features hundreds of photographs and detailed scale drawings. Whether you're a student of philosophy... |
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Embroider Your Life: Simple Techniques & 150 Stylish Motifs to Embellish Your World
Nathalie Mornu - DK
Format: Print Length
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With 150 motifs designed by 20 of today's most popular embroidery artists selected from Instagram and Etsy, learn the simplest embroidery stitches and techniques, and see the diverse ways the motifs can be used.Explore color, stitch variations, fabric grounds, thread types, scale, fills,... |
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