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TheDadLab: 50 Awesome Science Projects for Parents and Kids

Sergei Urban - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

The ultimate collection of DIY activities to do with your kids to teach STEM basics and beyond, from a wildly popular online dad.With more than 3 million fans, TheDadLab has become an online sensation, with weekly videos of fun and easy science experiments that parents can do with their...
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The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals

Clea Shearer - Clarkson Potter
Format: Paperback

There's decorating, and then there's organizing. From the Instagram-sensation home experts (with a serious fan club that includes Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mindy Kaling) , here is an accessible, room-by-room guide to establishing new order in your home.Believe this: every...
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How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart

Summer Rayne Oakes - Optimism Press
Format: Hardcover

Potted plants aren't mere decoration; they offer a rare opportunity to find joy by caring for another living being. Summer Rayne Oakes keeps over 750 live houseplants spanning 400 species in her Brooklyn apartment. She's an environmental scientist, an entrepreneur, and (according to a New...
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Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History

William Woys Weaver - Voyageur Press
Format: Hardcover

"This book is sure to be a modern classic and is one of the most important books on gardening in the current century." - Jere Gettle, founder, Baker Creek Heirloom SeedsHeirloom Vegetable Gardening has always been a book for gardeners and cooks interested in unique flavors,...
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Seasonal Flower Arranging: Fill Your Home with Blooms, Branches, and Foraged Materials All Year Round

Ariella Chezar - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

This lavishly photographed book from renowned floral designer Ariella Chezar provides step-by-step instructions for 39 seasonal floral arrangements and projects that celebrate the splendor of flowers, the bounty of the changing seasons, and the wild beauty of nature in your home.Just as fruits...
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Everyday Watercolor Flowers: A Modern Guide to Painting Blooms, Leaves, and Stems Step by Step

Jenna Rainey - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback

Author of Everyday Watercolor and Instagram darling Jenna Rainey presents a beautiful step-by-step guide to painting botanicals from lilies to daffodils in a wide variety of styles.Artist Jenna Rainey shares easy-to-follow ways to paint a wide range of botanicals, all in her fresh,...
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Llewellyn's 2020 Herbal Almanac: A Practical Guide to Growing, Cooking & Crafting

Llewellyn - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback

Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac offers a wide variety of practical ideas on how to benefit from nature's most versatile plants. With hands-on projects, fresh ideas, and tips and techniques, this guide is designed for herb enthusiasts of all skill levels. It also features innovative herbal...
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Kitchen Ideas You Can Use, Updated Edition: The Latest Styles, Appliances, Features and Tips for Renovating Your Kitchen

Chris Peterson - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

From the latest in backsplashes to elegant faucet fixtures, Kitchen Ideas You Can Use, Updated Edition helps you create the kitchen of your dreams. The kitchen is one of the most popular DIY home renovation projects, with simple upgrades and wholesale renovations both contributing to the value...
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A Year of Stone Painting: 52 Mandala Designs to Inspire Your Spirit

F Sehnaz Bac - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback

You can craft a new mandala every week for one year with this full-color guide by the author of the bestselling The Art of Stone Painting. F. Sehnaz Bac, an artist and seasoned archaeologist, presents step-by-step instructions for fifty-two projects. Her easy-to-follow guide will show you how to transform...
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The Foraged Home

Oliver Maclennan - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of both sustainability and design, this book presents beautiful interiors filled with salvaged, recycled, and repurposed objects from around the world.Artful home interiors are born from curiosity, creativity, and imagination, yet many of us fail to see a potential curtain...
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Field Guide to Urban Gardening: How to Grow Plants, No Matter Where You Live: Raised Beds - Vertical Gardening - Indoor Edibles - Balconies and Rooftops - Hydroponics

Kevin Espiritu - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

In Field Guide to Urban Gardening, author Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening shares the basics of growing plants, offers tips on how to choose the right urban gardening method, and troubleshoots the most common problems you'll encounter. If you think it's impossible to grow your...
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The DIY Style Finder: Discover Your Unique Style and Decorate It Yourself

KariAnne Wood - Harvest House Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Let Your Style Shine KariAnne Wood could tell you a lot about decorating. After all, she's an expert. But this book isn't about her. It's about you. It's about the colors, textures, and patterns that make your heart sing. It's about the creative ideas you can't wait to try in your...
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The New Americana: Interior Dcor with an Artful Blend of Old and New

Holly Kuhn - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

Spirited interior dcor inspired by a love of old, a quest for authenticity, and the artful blending of old with new. Holly Kuhn's signature style combines patina finishes, leather, classic home furnishings, and personal collections with ease and sophistication. Her style captures...
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Be Your Own Decorator: Taking Inspiration and Cues From Today's Top Designers

Susanna Salk - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

Selecting favorite rooms from more than fifty renowned designers such as Kelly Wearstler, Bunny Williams, Albert Hadley, Nate Berkus, and Mary McDonald - and shot by the world's top shelter photographers - Susanna Salk offers insightful advice on how to apply basic design principles to interiors.Organized...
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30 Knit Ponchos and Capes: Easy-to-wear styles for any occasion

Rita Maassen - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback

Ponchos and capes are so easy to wear! They dont slip and slide like shawls can; just toss one over a basic tee and you are ready to go and look anything but basic. They go with nearly anything and can be dressed up or down as you please. Add in the fun of knitting a variety of styles,...
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Zentangle

Brian Crimmins - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

Dingbatz are a fun and easy way to incorporate the fundamentals of Zentangle(R) into a wide variety of creative projects and bring attention and mindfulness to the smallest corners of your life. Fun complement to hand lettering, scrapbook, and art journaling projects Beginner-friendly,...
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The Art of Outdoor Living: Gardens for Entertaining Family and Friends

Scott Shrader - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

For anyone who wants to live well in their garden, here is a guide to creating stylish and livable outdoor spaces--for entertaining, playing, and relaxing.Pools made private by lush plantings, bedrooms open to the back yard, bar seating by the outdoor oven. California native and exterior...
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Knitted Animal Friends: Over 40 knitting patterns for adorable animal dolls, their clothes and accessories (Knitted Animal Friends, 1)

Louise Crowther - David & Charles
Format: Paperback

Learn to make an adorable collection of knitted animal toys with these new patterns by the author of My Knitted Doll, Louise Crowther. Louise, brings her unique style of coordinated knitwear with cute colourwork details to this new collection of toy animal knitting patterns. There are a total...
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Love Affairs with Houses

Bunny Williams - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

In this story-filled monograph, Bunny Williams presents new work through 15 houses she has decorated and loved. She tells the tale of each "affair," tracing the style of the spaces, what drew her to the projects, and her approach to decor that evolves with the lives of her clients....
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The Autopilot Garden: A Guide to Hands-off Gardening

Luke Marion - Hobble Creek Press
Format: Paperback

Train your garden to practically grow itself with this new guide from YouTube gardening sensations Luke and Sindy Marion, founders of MIGardener. Instead of slaving away year after year, work smarter (not harder) by strategizing to help your garden become self-sufficient. Learn to break...
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Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers

Leslie F. Halleck - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

"Everything a plant parent needs to take their plant collection - and plant knowledge - to the next level." - Maria Failla, founder, Bloom & Grow Radio podcast Do you have a passion for houseplants? A desire to grow more tomatoes? Do you want a garden bursting with...
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Painting with Wool: Sixteen Artful Projects to Needle Felt

Dani Ives - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Painting with Wool is the introductory and must-have text for fiber artists and other crafters looking for a new and exciting art form to explore. Increasingly popular, Dani Ivess style of needle felting uses wool fibers and a felting needle to layer and "paint" embellishments...
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The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest: How to Can, Freeze, Dehydrate, and Ferment Your Garden's Goodness

Ann Accetta-Scott - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

Food preservation is one of the most intimidating aspects of homesteading, yet one of the most important. Although there is a plethora of websites, books and blogs dedicated to learning how to preserve the harvest, people must search multiple places in order to gather the necessary information....
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2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000

Tracy L Schmidt - Krause Publications
Format: Paperback

Impressive in size, scope and detail unparalleled in the market, the 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, provides the most compelling and complete catalog to 20th Century coins in the world. You've come to rely on this mammoth reference for the most up-to-date pricing and coin...
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The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Familys Life with Art and Creativity

Jean Vant Hul - Roost Books
Format: Paperback

Bring out your childs creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities in this completely revised and updated edition. Art making is a wonderful way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening...
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Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies

Julie Bruton-Seal - Skyhorse
Format: Paperback

An Updated and Expanded New Edition of Backyard Medicine! Modern medicine is truly a blessing. Advances are made with astonishing speed every day, using both science and technology to make our lives longer and healthier. But if the era of modern medicine began less than two hundred years...
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Stitch and String Lab for Kids: 40 Creative Projects to Sew, Embroider, Weave, Wrap, and Tie

Cassie Stephens - Quarry Books
Format: Flexibound

In Stitch and String Lab for Kids, art teacher and winner of the Netflix bake-off show Nailed It! Cassie Stephens presents 40+ inventive projects that explore everything from simple sewing, embroidery, and weaving to string art, needle felting, and yarn crafts.Stitch and String...
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The Anatomy of Treehouses: Stylish Hideaways and Retreats

Jane Field-Lewis - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

Classy and quirky treehouses from around the world. The treehouse in its most simple and fundamental form enables us to escape from the everyday pressures of modern life and feel closer to nature. It can also be an architectural wonder, showcasing the most creative of small space...
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Beyond the Battlefield: 14 Scrappy Civil War Quilts

Mary Etherington - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

From beloved design team Country Threads comes this all-new collection of patterns inspired by quilts from the Civil War era. Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene's signature make-do style comes to life in 14 quilts, from small, simple tributes to larger quilts featuring hundreds of scrap...
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Elements of Family Style: Elegant Spaces for Everyday Life

Erin Gates - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and popular lifestyle blogger Erin Gates shares everything you need to know about designing a beautifully stylish - yet practical and functional - family home through candid advice, inspirational ideas, and lessons learned.Loved by her readers for her chic...
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Creative Beading Vol. 14

Bead& Button magzine - Kalmbach Books
Format: Hardcover

Jewelry makers in search of stitching projects love Kalmbach's Creative Beading series, back for 2019 with its 14th volume. Inside this high-quality hardcover book, beaders will find 65 projects from the latest year of Bead&Button magazine. All the projects are designed by the magazine's...
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Kaffe Fassett's Sew Simple Quilts & Patchworks: 17 Designs Using Kaffe Fassett's Artisan Fabrics

Kaffe Fassett - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Heralded as the King of Color, fabric designer and quilter Kaffe Fassett showcases his glorious range of Artisan fabrics in Kaffe Fassett's Sew Simple. Along with his team of designers, Kaffe has created a varied selection of striking and simple designs that are ideal for practicing...
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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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Family Handyman Make It Last: 750 Tips to Get the Most Out of Everything in Your House

Family Handyman - Reader's Digest
Format: Paperback

Repair, Reuse, Remodel The best way to cut home expenses - and frustrations - is to prevent problems from happening in the first place. With The Family Handyman Make It Last, see how easy it is to avoid appliance breakdowns, keep your furnace humming and avoid expensive water damage....
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Moda All-Stars - On a Roll: 14 Quilts That Start with 2 1/2" Strips

Lissa Alexander - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

The All-Stars are back with sparkling projects for irresistible Jelly Rolls--coordinating precut 2-1/2" strips of fabric that slash cutting time and speed up sewing time.Patchwork reigns in 14 quilt patterns created by favorite Moda designers, including Lisa Bongean, Betsy Chutchian,...
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Stunning Stitches for Crazy Quilts: 480 Embroidered Seam Designs, 36 Stitch-Template Designs for Perfect Placement

Kathy Seaman Shaw - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

You don't have to be a master embroiderer to create beautiful crazy-quilt seams! With 480 seam designs to inspire your creativity, you'll learn to stitch with uniform spacing for a professional appearance. Line everything up perfectly with five pages of full-size stitch templates...
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The Complete Book of Clean: Tips & Techniques for Your Home

Toni Hammersley - Weldon Owen
Format: Paperback

The follow-up to the bestselling Complete Book of Home Organization, the Complete Book of Home Cleaning is a complete, eco-friendly guide to cleaning your home. From establishing routines, making schedules, and DIYing green cleaning solutions to help keep every area of your home neat, safe...
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Prepping 101: 40 Steps You Can Take to Be Prepared: Protect Your Family, Prepare for Weather Disasters, and Be Ready and Resilient when Emergencies Arise

KATHY HARRISON - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

The next severe storm, power outage, or financial meltdown could hit at any time. Having a household contingency plan and being part of a strong, resilient community could mean the difference between life and death. This friendly and highly accessible guide introduces the most important,...
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Seamless Knit Sweaters in 2 Weeks: 20 Patterns for Flawless Cardigans, Pullovers, Tees and More

Marie Greene - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Knit a Sweater You'll Love for Years to Come in Just a Few Weeks!Marie Greene's twenty gorgeous new patterns make knitting the sweater of your dreams a breeze. If you've ever struggled to complete a pullover or been too intimidated to start a cardigan, these seamless, top-down designs will...
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The Proven Winners Garden Book: Simple Plans, Picture-Perfect Plants, and Expert Advice for Creating a Gorgeous Garden

Ruth Rogers Clausen - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Proven Winners is America's #1 plant brand. They search the world to bring gardeners the healthiest and most beautiful annuals, perennials, and shrubs. And now they bring their expert plant knowledge and creative design ideas to their first book, The Proven WinnersGarden Book....
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Victoria Findlay Wolfe's Playing with Purpose: A Quilt Retrospective

Victoria Findlay Wolfe - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Hardcover

Take a deep look inside the evolution of one of today's most important modern quilt artists. Always fascinated by color, pattern, and design, Victoria Findlay Wolfe found her life's true joy in quiltmaking. Her diverse and exciting body of work stirs quilters worldwide to dig deeper,...
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Renovation 5th Edition: Completely Revised and Updated

Michael Litchfield - Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover

Renovation has been the standard reference on the subject of renovation for 40 years. This revised edition will address the new realities of the housing industry in the 21st century, where homeowners are spending more cautiously, staying put longer in their homes, and becoming more savvy...
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Artisanal Small-Batch Brewing: Easy Homemade Wines, Beers, Meads and Ciders

Amber Shehan - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Home Brewing Just Got Easier and More Exciting with 1-Gallon RecipesAmber Shehan makes home brewing a breeze for beginners and experts alike with smaller 1-gallon (3.8-L) recipes that reduce the time, money and energy needed to create delicious brews all year long. Enjoy the nuanced flavors...
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The Art of Paint Pouring: Tips, techniques, and step-by-step instructions for creating colorful poured art in acrylic

Amanda VanEver - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Paperback

Learn the creative, innovative technique of making art by pouring paint with The Art of Paint Pouring! Featuring easy step-by-step projects, practical tips, and beautiful art from an established paint-pouring expert, this book will help artists of any skill level make colorful, textured...
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Chicken DIY: 20 Fun-to-Make Projects for Happy and Healthy Chickens

Samantha Johnson - Lumina Media
Format: Paperback

The popularity of egg-laying chickens is on the rise. Sustainable and fun, raising chickens is one of the most interesting and rewarding backyard hobbies you can find.

In Chicken DIY, aspiring chicken farmers will find creative plans and easy-to-follow construction tips for making...

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Patchwork Picnic: Simple-to-Piece Blocks That Celebrate the Outdoors

Gracey Larson - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Let's go on a picnic . . . and return inspired to quilt! Sew cute critters, fancy flowers, birds and bugs, trees and turtles, and other odes to the out-of-doors with 30 adorable quilt blocks, each in two sizes: 6" and 12" square. The secret to making these charming designs?...
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The Organic Painter: Learn to paint with tea, coffee, embroidery, flame, and more; Explore Unusual Materials and Playful Techniques to Expand your Creative Practice

Carne Griffiths - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Bored with the same old paints? The Organic Painter introduces innovative techniques for using non-traditional "paint" derived from materials like coffee, tea, and alcohol, to encourage freedom and expression! Traditional art supplies will only take you so far! Sometimes you need...
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The Art of Circular Yokes: A Timeless Technique for 15 Modern Sweaters

Kerry Bogert - Interweave
Format: Hardcover

Knit a masterpiece! Discover the how yarn and needles become artistic tools when you work on the beautiful canvas of a circular yoke. The timeless technique of knitting sweaters with nearly invisible shaping allows for painterly colorwork, illustrative lace, beautifully chiseled cables,...
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Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness

Gretchen Rubin - Harmony
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this lovely, easy-to-use illustrated guide to decluttering, the beloved author of The Happiness Project shows us how to take control of our stuff - and, by extension, our lives. Gretchen Rubin knows firsthand that creating order can make...
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Punch Needle: Master the Art of Punch Needling Accessories for You and Your Home

Arounna Khounnoraj - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Paperback

Discover a fresh take on a traditional craft in this ultimate introduction to the art of punch needling.Giving this forgotten craft a modern twist is author Arounna Khounnoraj (aka Bookhou) . One of Canada's most sought after mentors and creatives, she has caused...
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Be, Awake, Create: Mindful Practices to Spark Creativity

Rebekah Younger MFA
Format: Paperback

"The Artist's Way for the twenty-first century." - Nancy Coleman, PhD, clinical psychologist, writer, facilitator, and teacherSettle your mind, connect with the moment, and unleash your creativity with this unique and mindful art journal. In our demanding, fast-paced...
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101 Ways to Go Zero Waste

Kathryn Kellogg - Countryman Press
Format: Paperback

Minimalism meets DIY in an accessible guide to household waste reductionWe all know how important it is to reduce our environmental footprint, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Enter Kathryn Kellogg, who can fit all her trash from the past two years into a 16-ounce mason jar....
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An Edited Life: Simple Steps to Streamlining Life, at Work and at Home

Anna Newton - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Declutter every aspect of your life -- from your wardrobe, exercise schedule and food budget to your phone, bookshelves and beauty regime -- with this realistic guide to getting neat and keeping things that way. Anna Newton is just trying to balance work, her friends, her family, her husband...
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That Handmade Touch: 20 Simple Sewing Projects for You and Your Home

Svetlana Sotak - Lucky Spool
Format: Paperback

That Handmade Touch showcases Svetlana Sotak's talent for creating everyday essentials with a signature style, through the use of thoughtful fabrics, clean patchwork, and precise construction techniques. Sotak believes in the spirit of generous living and sharing her love of sewing...
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Mad About the House: A Decorating Handbook

KATE WATSON-SMYTH - Pavilion
Format: Hardcover

Expanding her award-winning blog of the same name, Kate Watson-Smyth shares her wealth of experience in buying, selling, and decorating houses to demonstrate how to make the most of every inch of the space you have. Packed full of ideas for every home and every budget, Kate will take readers...
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Stitchcraft: An Embroidery Book of Simple Stitches and Peculiar Patterns

Gayla Partridge - Blue Star Press
Format: Paperback

Step inside a world of arcane imagery and rich esoteric symbolism in Stitchcraft: An Embroidery Book of Simple Stitches and Peculiar Patterns. Author Gayla Partridge draws upon her knowledge of phrenology, anatomy, floral design, and Ouija to create deeply imaginative embroidery art. Through...
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Patchwork USA: 24 Projects for the Perfect Sewing Getaway: Daytrips, Weekend Retreats and Long Summer Vacations

Heidi Staples - Lucky Spool
Format: Hardcover

Planning a sewing getaway? Heidi Staples of sewing blog Fabric Mutt presents everything needed to have a successful trip, including helpful packing and organizing tips. Each section of this fun, colorful book is organized with travel in mind, offering small, medium, and large projects...
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