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A Very Vintage Christmas: Holiday Collecting, Decorating and Celebrating

Bob Richter - Globe Pequot
Format: Hardcover

A Very Vintage Christmas embodies the nostalgia and sentimentality associated with the holiday season. Vintage ornaments, lights, decorations, cards and wrapping all conjure up happy memories of Christmases past and serve as tangible mementos of holidays shared with family and friends....
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Junk Drawer Engineering: 25 Construction Challenges That Don't Cost a Thing

Bobby Mercer - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback

There's no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills - you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Each hands-on project in this book will challenge you to come up with a unique solution to a specific design problem. Construct a Pasta Bridge strong...
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Beginner's Guide to Colorwork Knitting: 16 Projects and Techniques to Learn to Knit with Color

Ella Austin - SewandSo
Format: Paperback

If you long to knit stunning fair isle jumpers and brightly colored blankets for your home this is the perfect book. Learn all the techniques for how to start knitting with color and create really desirable projects as you learn. Choose from brightly colored stripy socks and work your way up to a patterned...
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New Patchwork & Quilting Basics: A Handbook for Beginners - 12 Projects to Get You Started

Jo Avery - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Build your quilting skills from the ground up. Learn to complete your first quilt from basic pieced strips, squares, and triangles. Established teacher Jo Avery guides you through twelve projects to whet your appetite for quiltmaking and take it a step further. Graduate to intermediate...
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Vintage Beauty Parlour: Step-By-Step Hair and Make-Up Looks in Iconic Vintage Styles

Wing, Hannah - RYLAND PETERS & SMALL INC

Step back in time to an age of Hollywood glamor, summer-lovin' or punk rock, with this gorgeous collection of vintage hair and make-up styles to recreate at home. The desire for all things vintage has truly made its way back into fashion and, as the demand for classic clothing increases,...
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Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner

John Maxtone-Graham - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The dean of ocean liner historians uncovers fascinating and unknown aspects of this epic disaster. This is a book unlike any other. Rather than offering simply a detailed retelling of the Titanic sinking on her maiden voyage, John Maxtone-Graham devotes his considerable knowledge and impeccable...
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Fun and Easy Finger Knitting for Beginners

Vickie Howell - New Shoe Press
Format: Paperback

Knitting without needles is crafty fun for the whole family! Bring the joy of finger knitting to your own home with this easy-to-follow, photo-illustrated guide.. Adapted from Finger Knitting Fun by award-winning DIY/lifestyles broadcaster, designer, and author Vickie Howell, Fun and Easy...
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Rubber Band Engineer: Build Slingshot Powered Rockets, Rubber Band Rifles, Unconventional Catapults, and More Guerrilla Gadgets from Household Hardware

Lance Akiyama - Rockport Publishers
Format: Print book

Create projects and projectiles that will fly, float, launch, or roll on their own power with Rubber Band Engineer!So many of the world's most inventive minds, from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs, were lifelong tinkerers. Their joy in the process is evident in the originality of their work....
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Anyone Can Sew: A Step-by-Step Guide to Essential Sewing Skills

Charlotte Gerlings - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback

Sewing is an indispensable skill if you want to become more resourceful, enabling you to fix a button, mend a split seam, or even make your own clothes.This book starts with the basics, such as choosing your equipment and fabrics, before proceeding to guide you through a range of sewing...
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