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Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time

Craig LeHoullier - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

Savor your best tomato harvest ever! Craig LeHoullier, tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange, offers everything a tomato enthusiast needs to know about growing more than 200 varieties of tomatoes — from sowing seeds and planting to cultivating and collecting seeds at the end of the season....
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Stitch Style Country Collection: Fabulous Fabric Sewing Projects & Ideas

Margaret Rowan - David & Charles
Format: Book

With country style a key trend for this Fall why not create the country feel in your own home with these 8 stylish country-inspired home projects.From a simple draught excluder to a large bean bag floor cushion to sink into in front of the fire, these projects will add to your home's...
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Annuals and Biennials

Roger Phillips - Firefly Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Over ten years in the making, Annuals and Biennials is the most comprehensive guide available to these favorite and useful plants. Compiled by Martyn Rix and Roger Phillips, Annuals and Biennials includes over 1,000 types of annuals and biennials, each described and illustrated with a color...
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Saving Vegetable Seeds: Harvest, Clean, Store, and Plant Seeds from Your Garden. A Storey BASICS® Title

Fern Marshall Bradley - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

This illustrated, step-by-step guide shows you how to save seeds from 20 of the most popular vegetable garden plants, including beans, carrots, peas, peppers, and tomatoes. Youll learn how each plant is pollinated key to determining how the seed should be saved, how to select the seeds...
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The Spinner's Book of Fleece: A Breed-by-Breed Guide to Choosing and Spinning the Perfect Fiber for Every Purpose

Beth Smith - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

As spinners, knitters, and weavers know, the characteristics of fleece -- its structure, grease content, and fiber diameter -- vary widely depending on the breed of sheep the fleece comes from. These factors are crucial when you're deciding how to spin your fleece and use your finished...
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Shabby Chic: Sumptuous Settings and Other Lovely Things

Rachel Ashwell - Harper Design; Reprint edition
Format: Book

This book shows you how to create lovely, memorable settings for any event.
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Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 1961-Present

Tracy Schmidt - Krause Publications
Format: Paperback

Award-Winning Reference to World Bank Notes! Featuring the insight and experience of a worldwide network of numismatics experts, the 24th edition of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues, provides the most comprehensive and complete reference to world bank notes issued...
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The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook: A Practical Reference

Alex Law - St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Whether you're re-covering some simple dining chairs or restoring a family heirloom, this book contains all the tips and techniques you'll need to complete your upholstery project in an easy-to-understand format. The clear illustrations and inspiring photography throughout the book...
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Raising Goats Naturally: The Complete Guide to Milk, Meat and More

Deborah Niemann - New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback

Complete self-sufficiency may seem out of reach, but for more and more of us, increasing our self-reliance as much as possible is the order of the day. Incorporating dairy goats as the centerpiece of a diversified homestead can be the key to achieving this goal, and Raising Goats Naturally...
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Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills

Abigail R. Gehring - Skyhorse Publishing; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The classic guide to self-sufficiency, with more than 200,000 copies sold - now fully updated!Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills - the kind employed by our forefathers - and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful,...
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Landscaping for Your Home

Landscaping - Creative Homeowner; Third edition
Format: Paperback

Landscaping  for Your Home covers every aspect of home landscaping, from design principles to construction projects; plant selection to plant care. The book consists of three parts. Part One: Preparing to Landscape explains how to design and create a landscape. Part Two: Setting...
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Make Your Own Walking Sticks: How to Craft Canes and Staffs from Rustic to Fancy

Charles Self - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Paperback

Features step-by-step projects for a variety of sticks, staffs and canes. Includes a history of walking sticks, reasons to make your own, full-color gallery, and information on how to market your work. Carvers, turners and woodworkers of all skill levels will discover 15 fun projects and patterns...
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Christmas Crochet for Hearth, Home & Tree: Stockings, Ornaments, Garlands, and More

Edie Eckman - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

Christmas stockings, ornaments, and more -- this is every crocheter's must-have holiday project book! Beginners will love Edie Eckman's useful technique tutorial, and experienced crafters will want to jump right in and start one of these 20 exciting projects. The book includes eight different...
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Present Perfect: 25 Gifts to Sew & Bestow

Betz White - Interweave; First Printing edition
Format: Print book

Beautiful handmade gifts for all occasions!In Present Perfect, youll discover gifts to sew for all of lifes major celebrations birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, new homes, new babies, or simply just because.Betz White, known for her earth- and family-friendly designs, offers a new collection...
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Simple Handmade Garden Furniture: 23 Step-By-Step Weekend Projects (Simple Handmade Furniture)

Philip Haxell - Laurel Glen Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Like never before, people have the time to get the most out of their gardens, so that, more and more, they are becoming extensions of the home in which to entertain, relax and, of course, grow every type of plant using a plethora of planting techniques. With Simple Handmade Garden Furniture...
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The Encyclopedia of Pottery Techniques: A unique visual directory of pottery techniques, with guidance on how to use them

Peter Cosentino - Search Press
Format: Paperback

The new and up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive pottery book by ceramics expert Peter CosentinoThe new and up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive pottery book by ceramics expert Peter Cosentino.Inside, discover all the major pottery techniques used the world...
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Metal Detecting: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Uncovering History, Adventure, and Treasure

Mark Smith - W W Norton
Format: Print book

Enthusiastic, thorough, and everything you need to know about discovering buried treasure!There is an incredible amount of treasure buried right under our feet, but most people don't even know this huge amount of untold wealth exists. Imagine how it must feel to uncover large caches...
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The Mix & Match Guide to Companion Planting: An Easy, Organic Way to Deter Pests, Prevent Disease, Improve Flavor, and Increase Yields in Your Vegetable Garden

Josie Jeffery - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

With its unique split-page mix-and match system, The Mix & Match Guide to Companion Planting is a colorful visual gardening guide to which vegetables, fruits, and herbs grow best with one another, and which do not.The age-old practice of companion planting is an effective way to create...
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The Granny Square Book: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Crocheting Square by Square

Margaret Hubert - Creative Publishing int'l; Spi edition
Format: Print book

Granny squares are to crochet what pieced squares are to quilting. They originated with pioneer women using up precious scraps of yarn to make blankets for their families, and over the years, many recognized, named patterns have been handed down from one generation to the next. Beyond this...
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Simpler Living Handbook: A Back to Basics Guide to Organizing, Decluttering, Streamlining, and More

Jeff Davidson - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

The ultimate guide to streamlining your life.Life moves too quickly these days, as technology, work, and personal commitments make it almost impossible to relax and enjoy life. Finding yourself stressed over the clutter in your kitchen or the mass of paper in front of your computer? Relax....
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Start Kicking Ass with Container Soy Candle Making: Tired of heat guns, sinkholes, wet spots, and other things that totally piss you off when making ... so you can get started with your own success!

Lisa Lively - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

Revised June 2018! Now includes bonus Pumpkin Chai Wax Melt recipe and additional online resource section located on our website at www.aggiesonmain.com This beginner's instruction manual is for anyone wanting to learn how to make soy container candles. I've cut out the many variables...
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The Healthy Homemade Pet Food Cookbook: 75 Whole-Food Recipes and Tasty Treats for Dogs and Cats of All Ages

Barbara Taylor-Laino - Fair Winds Press
Format: Paperback

Organic, seasonal, farm-to-table food has become a huge movement--and conscious eating doesn't stop with the family pet. With the increase in contamination scares of manufactured pet foods and the inclusion of preservatives, grains, and fillers with low-nutrient value, many pet owners...
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Weaving Rag Rugs

Tom Knisely - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback

Preview all 32 finished rugs in our exclusive Look Book! Every weaver weaves a rag rug--or two, or three. In this long-awaited book, well-known weaver and teacher Tom Knisely shares his knowledge and expertise in this collection of favorite rag rug patterns.The first comprehensive book...
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Cabins: A Guide to Building Your Own Nature Retreat

Jeanie Stiles - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

"Clear, practical book ... full-color photos help do-it-yourselfers realize their dreams." -- Log Homes Illustrated The best-selling Cabins is back in print, at the same great value of its original price. This authoritative how-to title gives readers all the information...
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Travels with Foxfire: Stories of People, Passions, and Practices from Southern Appalachia

Phil Hudgins - Anchor
Format: Paperback

Since 1972, the Foxfire books have preserved and celebrated the culture of Southern Appalachia for hundreds of thousands of readers. In Travels with Foxfire, native son Phil Hudgins and Foxfire student Jessica Phillips travel from Georgia to the Carolinas, Tennessee to Kentucky,...
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Handmade For Baby: 25 Keepsakes to Create with Love

Charlotte Rivers - Fons & Porter
Format: Print book

Crafting from pregnancy to your baby's first birthday!The arrival of a new baby is not only a cause for celebration, but also the perfect opportunity to get creative. After all, what could be better to give to that special little person in your life than a handmade gift?Whether you are making...
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Classic Knits

Marianne Isager - Interweave Press LLC
Format: Paperback

Featuring 25 traditional projects derived from basic knit and purl patterns, this timeless collection of knitwear designs offers new and innovative ideas on a variety of subjects, such as stitch patterns, yarn combinations, and yarn construction techniques that add modern finishes to classic...
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Black & Decker Advanced Home Wiring, Updated 4th Edition: DC Circuits * Transfer Switches * Panel Upgrades * Circuit Maps * More

Editors of Cool Springs Press - Cool Springs Press; 4 edition
Format: Print book

Get all of the information you need to complete home wiring projects and make sure they are up to code, even for solar power collection! Black & Decker Advanced Home Wiring contains a carefully selected group of home wiring projects that goes far beyond the basics of adding a receptacle...
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The Perfect Handmade Bag

Clare Youngs - Cico
Format: Paperback

Every bag is designed to make the most of the materials that are readily available and easily recyclable. Try turning a dish-towel into a smart shopper to carry all your groceries in, or use an old hessian sack to make a sassy bag to take to the gym. Reuse is at the heart of this book,...
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Edible Spots and Pots: Small-Space Gardens for Growing Vegetables and Herbs in Containers, Raised Beds, and More

Stacey Hirvela - Rodale Press
Format: Paperback

It's time for home gardeners to rethink the traditional garden and explore the wide variety of options for growing edibles in "anywhere" gardens -- from decorative pots and raised beds to unusual growing bags, hanging pouches, and tomato rings. These contained gardens are more...
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Coffee for Roses: ...and 70 Other Misleading Myths About Backyard Gardening

C.L. Fornari - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Hardcover

Word-of-mouth may be a great way to learn about some products, but word-of-mouth gardening tips can be a very bad idea. The age-old practice of passing along gardening tips and tricks is no guarantee you will get a good result...it might even do the opposite. n her new book, garden expert...
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Box Making

Guild of Master Craftsman Publications. - Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
Format: Print book

Box Making is an exciting new title aimed at avid woodworkers of all levels. Packed with 25 projects, there are designs to suit all tastes - from traditional hinged jewelry box designs to boxes with more elaborate and sophisticated opening mechanisms such as a quatrefoil box. Many of the projects...
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Warman's World War II Collectibles: Identification and Price Guide

John Adams-Graf - Krause Publications; Third Edition edition
Format: Book

Collecting Preserving WWII History Since the end of World War II, veterans, collectors, and history buffs have bought, sold, and traded the spoils of war. Souvenir collecting began as soon as troops set foot on foreign soil. Soldiers looked for wartime trinkets and keepsakes to remind...
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The Toxin-Free Home: A Guide to Maintaining a Clean, Eco-Friendly, and Healthy Home

Alison Haynes - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback

With the amount of junk a family can amass, it seems impossible to keep a tidy home. Home Detox Handbook teaches you how to tackle every cleaning project in your home with ease, from washing stained laundry to scouring kitchen cupboards to creating your own shampoo from household ingredients....
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Nesting: It's a Chick Thing

Ame Mahler Beanland - Workman
Format: Paperback

Check it out--the Chicks are back. Authors of It's a Chick Thing, with 110,000 copies in print--"A must book for the reader who knows that chicks rule" (Publishers Weekly) , "a smart and sassy compilation" (Chicago Tribune) --Ame Mahler Beanland and Emily Miles Terry...
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Crochet Snowflakes Step-by-Step: A Delightful Flurry of 40 Patterns for Beginners

Caitlin Sainio - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book

Bring the lacy beauty of a snowfall into your home with Crochet Snowflakes Step-by-Step. Crafters of all levels can easily crochet up a storm, or just make a simple snowflake or two. Geared toward beginners, each of the crochet snowflake patterns in this book comes with a clear, easy-to-follow...
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The Story of Fester Cat

Paul Magrs - Berkley; 1 edition
Format: Print book

I always knew that the rest of my story is gonna be a good one I dont know how I knew that but I always did Ungow I am Fester the cat Welcome to my book everyoneFrom when he first ambled into Paul Magrss yardskinny covered in flea bites and missing all but one and a half teethFester knew...
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Easy Weekend Crochet Hats: A Ski-Style Collection for the Entire Family

Jennifer J. Cirka - Fons & Porter
Format: Book

F&W Media-Fons & porter books: easy weekend crochet hats. The ski- slope inspired hats in this collection will do more than just keep your family warm; these hats will give you a style all your own! choose from sixteen different hats for boys girls men and women with styles ranging from...
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How To Add Value To Your Home

Scott McGillivray - HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Format: Paperback

From the star of HGTV's Income Property, hundreds of investments in your home that pay big dividendsFor more than a decade, Scott McGillivray has been renovating and investing in real estate, both on his hit TV shows and in his own thriving real estate businesses. In How to Add Value to Your...
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Cats: An Illustrated Miscellany

Frederic Vitoux - Flammarion
Format: Hardcover

The cat's meow of a tribute to all aspects of the feline form. This handsome gift volume brings together a miscellany of anecdotes, facts, quotable quotes, and interesting stories that celebrate the beloved cat in all its guises. From the first apparitions of cats in Egyptian art and decoration...
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Storey's Guide to Training Horses

Heather Smith Thomas - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

It all starts with good horse sense. Anyone who understands how horses think, knows the basics of good horsemanship, and is aware of general safety practices when working around horses already has a leg up on what is necessary to train a horse. STOREY'S GUIDE TO TRAINING HORSES is a comprehensive...
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Country Living Collection Style: Arranging & Displaying Your Treasures

Marie Proeller Hueston - Hearst Books
Format: Paperback

It's a favorite with readers: Every month, Country Living features homes where imaginative owners showcase their collections in eye-opening ways. Here are the very best of those ideas, presented in enticing photographs that display such charming items as a flock of miniature sheep gathered...
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The Family Handyman Ultimate 1 Day Projects

Family Handyman - Readers Digest
Format: Paperback

From the experts at The Family Handyman (the #1 home improvement magazine) come more than 100 do-it-yourself projects ideal for every homeowner or apartment dweller - each can be completed in a half day or lessMake big improvements in just a few hours, indoors or out! Small, simple,...
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The Complete Book of Decorative Knots

Geoffrey Budworth - Lyons Press; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

A handy guidebook that includes eighty ornamental and useful knots with easy-to-follow; with step-by-step illustrations.
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The Little Free Library Book

Margret Aldrich - Coffee House Press
Format: Hardcover

"The Little Free Library is a terrific example of placing books - poetry included - within reach of people in the course of their everyday lives. Free is always a good thing, and the project has a nice give-and-take feel to it. Here's hoping we bump into literature when we turn the next...
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Miller's Collectibles Handbook 2014-2015: The Indispensable Guide to What It's Really Worth!

Judith Miller - Mitchell Beazley
Format: Book

Miller's Collectibles Handbook 2014-2015 is the up-to-date guide to the collectables market. Featuring more than 4,000 objects in full color, each with a detailed description and current price range, the book also offers information on what those in the know look for - how to recognize...
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Love Where You Live: At Home in the Country

Joan Osofsky - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

Design expert Joan Osofsky of Hammertown Barn, a popular lifestyle store, shares her in-depth knowledge on stylish modern country living with a collection of creative ideas and real-life tips for making your home warm and welcoming. Joan Osofsky’s liberating philosophy about cozy...
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Knitting For Dummies

Shannon Okey - For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

The bestselling guide to knitting brilliant, timeless pieces This revised and refreshed third edition of Knitting For Dummies features new knitting patterns, refreshed and additional projects, a new bibliography and suppliers list, and improved step-by-step knitting instructions. Plus,...
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Zen And The Art Of Knitting: Exploring the Links Between Knitting, Spirituality, and Creativity

Bernadette Murphy - Adams Media Corporation
Format: Paperback

This book explores what, arguably, everyone's grandmother always knew, that when passionate knitters become one with the craft, amazing things can happen. In Zen and the Art of Knitting, Bernadette Murphy explores how knitting fits into the larger scheme of life itself as meditation,...
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The Complete Guide to Finishing Basements: Projects and Practical Solutions for Converting Basements into Livable Space

Black Decker - Cool Springs Press; Second edition
Format: Print book

A fact-filled, 240-page manual that covers every aspect of designing and planning a basement conversionremodeling project. With more than 600 color photographs, this book goes into thorough detail on crucial subjects like moisture and climate control, egress, ventilation, lighting, and many...
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2019

Noah Fleisher - Krause Publications
Format: Hardcover

The Warman's Advantage The antiques and collectibles world is big, bold and beautiful. Your experience with it should be as well. Welcome to Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2019, a rich interpretation of this amazing field. Presented with the style and substance you've...
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Crocheted Granny Squares: 20 On-the-Go projects

Val Pierce - Search Press(UK)
Format: Print book

Want to learn how to crochet? Make a granny square on-the-go, and at only 50 cents a pattern. The simple techniques have lasted for decades and now they are trendier than ever. With endless color and size variations, creating these hip squares is fun and easy. They can be used like building...
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Quilt Big: Bigger Blocks for Faster Finishes

Jemima Flendt - The Quilting Company
Format: Paperback

Big, bold, impressive designs that sew together quickly and easily! Approaching quilting in a big way, Quilt Big takes the inherent beauty found in single block patterns and creates big, bold quilts, quickly and easily. Whether you're simply short on time or intimidated by complex quilts,...
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34th Edition Blue Book of Gun Values

S.P. Fjestad - Blue Book Publications, Inc.; 34th edition
Format: Paperback

The new 34th Edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values by S.P. Fjestad has been expanded to 2,432 pages, easily making it the highest page count of any firearms book currently in print. New 2013 makes and models have been included, along with updated values on discontinued firearms and antiques....
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A Garden to Dye For: How to Use Plants from the Garden to Create Natural Colors for Fabrics & Fibers

Chris McLaughlin - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Hardcover

Home-grown botanical dyes are in, and they're part of today's shift toward natural and organic living. "A new generation discovers grow-it-yourself dyes," says the New York Times. And you don't have to have a degree in chemistry to create your own natural dyes. It just...
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Idiot's Guides: Puppies

Connie Swaim - Alpha
Format: Book

Idiot's Guides: Puppies is a beautiful, full-color book with dozens of photos and step-by-step instructions to help any new pet owner make the experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Tips on choosing a puppy, preparing for the new family member's arrival, nutrition, sleep,...
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Knits from an English Rose: 25 Modern-Vintage Accessories

Louisa Harding - Sixth&Spring Books
Format: Book

Timeless, accessible, and unabashedly romantic: this collection from renowned knitwear designer Louisa Harding will charm knitters of all levels. Inspired by Edwardian style, these 25 accessories all feature Louisa's signature touches: subtle shaping, masterful and delicate stitch pattern...
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Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 5th Edition: Breeds, Care, Housing

Bob Bennett - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

The fifth edition of this best-selling handbook features the same detailed approach that has made it the trusted source for raising healthy, productive rabbits - plus a total redesign with color photos and graphics. Whether you're interested in raising rabbits for show, meat, fur,...
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DIY T-Shirt Crafts: From Braided Bracelets to Floor Pillows, 50 Unexpected Ways to Recycle Your Old T-Shirts

Adrianne Surian - Adams Media
Format: Print book

Transform old T-shirts into trendy accessories--in 60 minutes or fewer!Creating something useful and stylish doesn't have to take ages or require expensive supplies. From an Easy Twisted Headband to Round Lounge Pillows, DIY T-Shirt Crafts teaches you how to repurpose old T-shirts...
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Box!: Castles, Kitchens, and Other Cardboard Creations for Kids

Noel MacNeal - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

How many times have you spent money on some fancy new toy for your child, only to have her ignore the toy and instead crawl into the large box it came in? Whether you're on a budget or just refuse to pay high prices for noisy, plastic toys, Box! offers parents do-it-yourself, environmentally...
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Woodworking from the Scrap Pile: 20 Projects to Make

Derek Jones - The Taunton Press, Inc., 2013.
Format: Paperback

Every woodshop has a collection of offcuts that have been saved because they will come in handy one day. When you see the enticing projects presented in this book you will know that that day has come! All the projects in this book can be made using pieces of wood from the scrap pile and can be tackled...
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Apples of Uncommon Character: Heirlooms, Modern Classics, and Little-Known Wonders

Rowan Jacobsen - Bloomsbury USA; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In his classic A Geography of Oysters, Rowan Jacobsen forever changed the way America talks about its best bivalve. Now he does the same for our favorite fruit, showing us that there is indeed life beyond Red Delicious--and even Honeycrisp. While supermarkets limit their offerings to a few waxy...
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Sewing Pretty Little Accessories: Charming Projects to Make and Give

Cherie Lee - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Print book

Sewing Pretty Little Accessories shows how to use small pieces of fabric to make big impressions. This book is packed with creative ideas for using fabric scraps and remnants in classic, beautiful designs. Cherie Lee, author of Sewing Pretty Little Things, reveals new ways to give new purpose...
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Steampunk Apothecary

Jema "Emily Ladybird" Hewitt - Guild of Master Craftsman
Format: Paperback

Join Emilly Ladybird on an epic steampunk adventure! Steampunk Apothecary, the latest work of Jema Hewitt, chronicles the fantastic journey of Emilly Ladybird as she searches out strange artifacts for her employers, Dickens and Rivett. Along the way, she encounters an array of astounding...
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Mastering Tatting: Advanced Designs Using Basic Techniques

Lindsay Rogers - Guild of Master Craftsman; Spi edition
Format: Hardcover

A form of handmade lace, tatting is a traditional skill with origins dating back centuries and spanning continents. Each stitch is composed of two half-hitch knots. The single thread is looped and knotted with the aid of a small shuttle – a simple technique that produces amazingly...
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Granny Squares-All Shapes and Sizes: Over 50 Projects and Techniques to Give the Classic Crochet Pattern a Whole New Look

Beatrice Simon - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Hardcover

Moving beyond the basic granny square to encompass a wide variety of shapes and patterns, the crochet designs featured in this book are surprisingly quick, easy, and simple to master. Granny “squares” can easily become hexagons, triangles, pentagons, and circles, and can be fashioned...
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Toys & Prices

Mark Bellomo - Krause Publications; Twentieth Edition edition
Format: Print book

Toy StoriesFor more than two decades, Toys Prices has provided an easy-to-use format, collecting trends and invaluable information to some of the greatest toys ever created. Featuring 35,000 listings and more than 100,000 values, this handy and comprehensive guide provides expert collecting...
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Carve: A Simple Guide to Whittling

Melanie Abrantes - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

Whittle a beautiful spoon, comb, pair of dice, and more with this fresh introduction to a folksy craft. Carve modernizes a mindful hobby that people have turned to for generations to help them slow down, relax, and connect with the outdoors. Choose from a dozen projects with bespoke details,...
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What's a Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man's Best Friend

John Homans - Penguin Press HC, The; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

John Homans adopted his dog, Stella, from a shelter for all the usual reasons: fond memories of dogs from his past, a companion for his son, an excuse for long walks around the neighborhood. Soon enough, she is happily ensconced in the daily workings of his family. And not only that:...
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The Art of Spray Paint: Inspirations and Techniques from Masters of Aerosol

Lori Zimmer - Rockport Publishers
Format: Print book

Discover the totally unexpected, beautiful and intricate art created using the easily accessible medium.The Art of Spray Paint showcases the grand and imaginative scale of spray paint art and design. Inside, you'll find jaw-dropping spray paint creations from around the world! You'll discover...
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Textile Folk Art

Anne Kelly - Batsford
Format: Hardcover

Get inspired with this international guide to folk textile art, featuring work from the UK, USA, Mongolia, China, Scandinavia, and more! Discover a world of traditional motifs used in textile folk art, and see how contemporary textile artists incorporate these motifs into their own work....
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Novel Living: Collecting, Decorating, and Crafting with Books

Lisa Occhipinti - Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Hardcover

In this digital age, the fate of physical books remains in question. Even the concept of curling up with a good book conjures new images. But there remains a sensory thrill to physical booksto seeing and feeling them, to turning their pagesthat makes many of us value them even more as digital...
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Custer and the 1873 Yellowstone Survey: A Documentary History

M. John Lubetkin - The Arthur H. Clark Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Progress on the nation’s second transcontinental railroad slowed in 1873. The Northern Pacific’s proposed middle—the 250 miles between present Billings and Glendive, Montana—had yet to be surveyed, and Sioux and Cheyenne Indians opposed construction through the Yellowstone...
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Get Started: Crochet

Susie Johns - Dorling Kindersley
Format: Print book

Get Started: Crochet teaches beginners basic stitches and shows how to start crocheting with 20 easy projects, including hats, blankets, and baby clothes. Perfect for beginners who want to learn a new craft, DK's Get Started: Crochet takes a "do and learn" approach by starting...
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New Crafts: Decoupage: 25 Handcrafted Projects Shown In 280 Step-By-Step Photographs

Maggie Pryce - Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

The centuries-old craft of decoupage celebrated in exciting designs and practical projects, with techniques from cutting intricate scraps to applying crackle glaze and decorative backgrounds.
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Quilt-opedia: The Only Quilting Reference You'll Ever Need

Laura Jane Taylor - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Covering a wide range of techniques for both hand and machine quilting, this gentle guide uses clear step-by-step illustrations to walk the novice quilter from the very beginnings of choosing materials, preparing and cutting fabric, through to intermediate and advanced techniques like adding...
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Pruning: An Illustrated Guide: Foolproof Methods for Shaping and Trimming Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and More

Judy Lowe - Cool Springs Press; First edition
Format: Paperback

Lifelong gardener Judy Lowe gives you the knowledge to make the right cut the first time. "Pruning panic" is an all-too-familiar feeling among even experienced gardeners, but it's especially prevalent among those of us who are new to the practice. In Pruning: An Illustrated...
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The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowheads Identification and Price Guide

ROBERT M OVERSTREET - Krause Publications
Format: Paperback

The Ultimate Guide to Indian Arrowheads! Long considered the Bible of arrowhead collecting, The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowheads Identification and Price Guide is an encyclopedic guide to projectile points found in the contiguous United States, as well as Alaska. Featuring more than...
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2018 North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U.S., Canadian and Mexican Coins

David Harper - Krause Publications
Format: Paperback

Your guide to North American coins! With more than 50,000 individual coin listings, more than 6,100 photographs and expertly vetted values for the United States, Canada and Mexico, 2018 North American Coins & Prices is the ideal single-source reference for coins of our continent....
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Yankee Magazine's Panty Hose, Hot Peppers, Tea Bags, and More-- For the Garden: 1,001 Ingenious Ways to Use Common Household Items to Control Weeds, B

n/a - Yankee Books

1,001 ingenious ways to use common household items to control weeds, pests, etc.
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Yarn, yarn, yarn : 50 fun crochet and knitting projects to color your world

Sania Hedengren; Susanna Zacke; Magnus Selander; Ellen Hedstro?m - Skyhorse Publishing
Format:  Book : EnglishView all editions and formats

Are you crazy about yarn? Of course you are! Follow interior decorators Susanna Zacke and Sania Hedengren as they redesign their world with vivid colors and playful patterns. Their exciting new crafting guide, Yarn, Yarn, Yarn, offers delightful and creative projects guaranteed to inspire...
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Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses

Deni Bown - DK ADULT
Format: Hardcover

The most authoritative reference book available describes and pictures a thousand herbs found both in the wild and in cultivation, along with tips on growing and harvesting, creating a herb garden, and using herbs in cooking and medicine.
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The Art of Basketry

Kari Lonning - Sterling/Chapelle
Format: Hardcover

"Demonstrates the variety, technical ingenuity and artistic maturity of the contemporary basketry field and invites the reader to try a hand at the craft. Half the book is a guide through basic and progressively more complex basketry techniques illustrated with Lonning's rattan...
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Christmas Crochet for Hearth, Home & Tree: Stockings, Ornaments, Garlands, and More

Edie Eckman - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Book

Christmas stockings, ornaments, and more -- this is every crocheter's must-have holiday project book! Beginners will love Edie Eckman's useful technique tutorial, and experienced crafters will want to jump right in and start one of these 20 exciting projects. The book includes eight...
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Make It Your Own: 25 Stylish Projects For Your Home

Anna Alicia - Hardie Grant Books
Format: Hardcover

Anna Alicia, the designer-maker behind eco-ethical homeware and jewellery label A Alicia, brings you 25 beautifully designed projects to help transform your home into a wonderful living space that truly reflects your personal style. Anna’s approach encourages...
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Wood Heat: A Practical Guide to Heating Your Home with Wood

Andrew Jones - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

Using the latest technologies to stay warm safely, cleanly and efficiently. Wood Heat is a comprehensive and practical homeowners guide to using wood as a reliable source of heat with the latest wood stoves and traditional fireplaces. The book explores the efficiency of wood compared...
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Cocktails Across America: A Postcard View of Cocktail Culture in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s

Diane Lapis - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover

50 20th century cocktail recipes, illustrated with vintage postcardsCocktail culture boomed in the United States after Prohibition, starting with the jazz-filled cocktail lounges and elegant supper clubs in New York City and, as rail and automotive travel advanced, flowing all the way to the postwar-era...
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Natural Christmas Crafts

Ilona Butterer - Stackpole Books
Format: Book

Creative ideas for 27 decorative Christmas items made from natural materials and found objects.Create unique handmade Christmas décor and gifts with a simple, rustic lookTransform pinecones, scrap wood, seeds, nuts, fabric, old jars and bottles, twigs, paper bags, and other easy-to-find...
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Objects of Our Affection: Uncovering My Family's Past, One Chair, Pistol, and Pickle Fork at a Time

Lisa Tracy - Bantam; First Edition edition
Format: Book

After their mother’s death, Lisa Tracy and her sister, Jeanne, are left to contend with several households’ worth of furniture and memorabilia, much of it accumulated during their family’s many decades of military service in far-flung outposts from the American frontier...
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Best of Halloween Tricks & Treats, Second Edition

Better Homes and Gardens - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback

Cool ideas for a personalizing any Halloween partyFrom spooky to whimsical and everything in between, this all-new edition of Best of Halloween Tricks & Treats is a treasure-trove of neat ideas and helpful how-tos for adding a personal touch to Halloween parties and celebrations. You'll...
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Crafting for Cat Ladies: 35 Purr-fect Feline Projects

Kat Roberts - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

For cat-crazy crafters, these 35 unique projects are absolutely purr-fect! Sweet and trendy, creative and fun to make, the crafts are divided into four sections - accessories, apparel, home, and party. Projects range from a kitty clutch wallet and cat print jeans to kitty-shaped coasters...
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The Business of Antiques: How to Succeed in the Antiques World

Wayne Jordan - Krause Publications
Format: Book

Antique businesses fail at an alarming rate. That's because it takes more than an affinity for armoires and knowing the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco to survive, let alone prosper.Fortunately veteran auctioneer and antique expert Wayne Jordan is here to show you how to make...
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Herbal wreaths : more than 60 fragrant, colorful wreaths to make and enjoy

Carol Taylor - Sterling Co.
Format: Print book

Shows how to make scented harvest wreaths for all occasions and places. Each of the 60 wreaths celebrates, in full colour, the spectacular aromas and beauty of herbs. These are wreaths decked with fragrant herbs - mint, lemon, verbena, basil, scented geranium - and culinary wreaths that...
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Low-Mess Crafts for Kids: 72 Projects to Create Your Own Magical Worlds

DEBBIE CHAPMAN - Page Street Publishing
Format: Print book

With Debbie's techniques--like creating a beautiful butterfly without glue or using leftover paper scraps for flowers--you really can do crafts without making a huge mess. The projects in each chapter create their own wonderful worlds for children to play in. Whether they want to create...
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