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Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home: A Sourcebook for Stylish, Eco-Conscious Living

MARGOT GURALNICK - Artisan
Format: Hardcover

Learn how to make planet-friendly choices at home with the design experts behind Remodelista.com There's no reason to sacrifice beauty, because this hardworking visual guide reveals a personalized, future-minded approach to creating a sustainable - and stylish - home by emphasizing...
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The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard

SUSAN MORRISON - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Small space, big solutions When it comes to gardens, bigger isn't always better. A larger space requires more plants, more furniture, more maintenance, and more time. A smaller space takes less time to design, install, and care for and makes it easier for gardeners to take advantage of every...
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The Field Guide to Peppers

Dave DeWitt - Timber Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

The essential guide for pepper enthusiasts! In this fiery guide, Dave DeWitt and Janie Lamson help you identify hundreds of the most popular chile pepper varieties. The 400 profiles include all the major types of peppers and are packed with information on culinary use, interesting facts,...
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How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious

Rebecca Rupp - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

How Carrots Won the Trojan War is a delightful collection of little-known stories about the origins, legends, and historical significance of 23 of the world’s most popular vegetables. Curious cooks, gardeners, and casual readers alike will be fascinated by these far-fetched tales...
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Skoolie!: How to Convert a School Bus or Van into a Tiny Home or Recreational Vehicle

Will Sutherland - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

School buses that have been converted into mobile living spaces - known as skoolies - are a natural extension of the tiny house craze. Buses are not only easier and safer to drive than an RV, they provide a jump-start on the conversion process with frame, roof, and floor already in place....
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The Exquisite Book of Paper Flower Transformations: Playing with Size, Shape, and Color to Create Spectacular Paper Arrangements

LIVIA CETTI - HARRY N ABRAMS
Format: Print book

In The Exquisite Book of Paper Flower Arrangements, artist Livia Cetti ups the ante with a host of grander and more intricate flowers and projects - more blooms, more petals, stronger stems, and bigger, bolder arrangements! Cetti will teach you how to play with size, shape, color, and texture...
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Big Book of Embroidery: 250 Stitches with 29 Creative Projects

Renee Mery - Landauer
Format: Paperback

Your go-to reference guide for embroidery!250 embroidery stitches and techniques, from simple to advanced29 beautiful projects for clothing, home accessories, and more, so you can practice your newfound skillsA visual encyclopedia with high-quality photography and helpful captions &...
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Ultimate Guide: Wiring, 9th Updated Edition (Creative Homeowner) DIY Residential Home Electrical Installations and Repairs Step-by-Step - New Switches, Outdoor Lighting, LED, and More

Charles Byers - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

The ultimate wiring guide that demystifies home wiring and residential electrical systems with easy-to-understand language, step-by-step photography, and detailed illustrations!Make common electrical repairsAdd new switches and receptaclesInstall lighting fixtures, appliances, and outdoor...
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Embroidery for Everyone: Easy to Learn Techniques with 50 Patterns!

Kelly Fletcher
Format: Paperback

Author Kelly Fletcher brings enthusiasm and joy for the needlecrafts through both traditional techniques and innovation. With , Embroidery for Everyone guides you through an array of and . The patterns offer a wide range of subjects to choose from:Cute animal patternsBoho chic borders...
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The Weaving Explorer: Ingenious Techniques, Accessible Tools & Creative Projects for Working with Yarn, Paper, Wire & More

Deborah Jarchow - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

Weaving is a highly accessible craft - over, under is the basic technique - but the stumbling block for many would-be weavers has been the high cost of a commercial loom. The Weaving Explorer removes that barrier, inviting crafters and artists to try out an amazing range of techniques...
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