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Improving Your Soil: A Practical Guide to Soil Management for the Serious Home Gardener

Keith Reid - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

Valuable advice from an expert in soil science. Intended for both small and medium-size gardens, Improving Your Soil reveals the steps to take to achieve the perfect soil base in which to grow plants. With directions on amending poor soil, modifying mediocre earth, aerating compacted...
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Saving Container Plants: Overwintering Techniques for Keeping Tender Plants Alive Year after Year. A Storey BASICS Title

Brian McGowan - Storey Books
Format: Paperback

Enjoy your favorite container plants year after year! From geraniums to fuschia and beyond, many container plants can be overwintered and enjoyed again the next season. This Storey Basics guide offers simple techniques for overwintering a variety of common tender perennial plants, based...
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Highland knits : knitwear inspired by the outlander series.

Interweave. - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Be Transported with These Timeless Knits!Inspired by Outlander, the romantic tale of time travel and adventure, Highland Knits is a rustic, yet sophisticated collection of quick-to-knit projects. These 16 simple, enduring designs will have you stylishly covered no matter what place,...
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Crochet One-Skein Wonders® for Babies: 101 Projects for Infants & Toddlers

Judith Durant - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Irresistible! This collection of 101 projects makes it easy and fun to crochet adorable clothes, toys, and accessories for the babies and toddlers you love. Each project uses just one skein of yarn, many take just a few hours to complete, and plenty are suitable for beginners. Hats and caps,...
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The Steampunk User's Manual: An Illustrated Practical and Whimsical Guide to Creating Retro-futurist Dreams

Jeff VanderMeer - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Steampunk, the retro-futuristic cultural movement, has become a substantial and permanent genre in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction. A large part of its appeal is that, at its core, Steampunk is about doing it yourself: building on the past while also innovating and creating something...
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The New Tunisian Crochet: Contemporary Designs from Time-Honored Traditions

Dora Ohrenstein - Interweave
Format: Paperback

Tunisian crochet is hot! Open the door and discover many designers and 30+ Tunisian stitch patterns.Tunisian crochet, a technique dating back to the nineteenth century, has recently been making its way back into the hands of crocheters. Here, author Dora Ohrenstein presents more than 30 Tunisian...
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3 Skeins or Less - Fresh Knitted Accessories

Tanis Gray - Interweave
Format: Book

A collection of fun knitting projects--all in three skeins or less!In 3 Skeins or Less: Fresh Knitted Accessories, knitters will find 25 accessories that take no more than 1, 2, or 3 skeins of yarn. They will delight in knitting patterns for ever-so-popular shawls, socks, hats/berets, mittens,...
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Jeweler's Enameling Workshop: Techniques and Projects for Making Enameled Jewelry

Pauline Warg - Interweave
Format: Print book

Add Vibrant Color to Your Jewelry!Enameling is the one of the best ways to add color to your jewelry--and anyone can do it! In Jeweler's Enameling Workshop, master jeweler Pauline Warg shares her easy-to-follow approach to enameling. You'll first learn the basics of kiln firing...
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Homegrown Tea: An Illustrated Guide to Planting, Harvesting, and Blending Teas and Tisanes

Cassie Liversidge - St. Martins Griffin
Format: Paperback

Homegrown Tea explains how to grow a large variety of plants in your own garden, on a balcony or even on a window sill could become your tea cupboard. It shows you how to grow your tea from seeds, cuttings, or small plants, as well as which parts of the plant are used to make tea. Liversidge...
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French General: A Year of Jewelry: 36 Projects with Vintage Beads

Kaari Meng - Lark Crafts
Format: Book

The gorgeous lifestyle store French General has legions of devoted fans—and its founder, designer and stylist Kaari Meng, has created an exquisite book based on the boutique's beloved aesthetic. Inspired by vintage French beads, these 36 simple but gorgeous jewelry projects go month...
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The Better Bag Maker: An Illustrated Handbook of Handbag Design Techniques, Tips, and Tricks

Nicole Mallalieu - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

If you want to make gorgeous, quality bags with the professional edge that really makes the difference between home-made and handmade -- open The Better Bag Maker by Nicole Mallalieu. In this how-to book accomplished bag maker, Nicole Mallalieu, reveals her high-end techniques, shortcuts,...
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Twigg Stitch: A New Twist on Reversible Knitting

Vicki Twigg - Interweave
Format: Book

A brand-new technique for creating completely reversible knitting.Readers will discover a new type of color knitting that produces a fully reversible fabric with mirrored or completely different sides. Worked by knitting two yarns at the same time, Twigg stitch allows the knitter to create...
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The Joy of Stitching

Nina Granlund Sæther - Sellers Publishing
Format: Print book

In The Joy of Stitching you'll find 38 embroidery and needlepoint projects for home and wearables that feature a range of decorative stitches and patterns. Author Nina Sther expresses her love of needlework with unique patterns and clear, concise, step-by-step instructions. Nina's...
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Crochet to Calm: Stitch and De-Stress with 18 Colorful Crochet Patterns

Interweave Editors - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Discover the relaxing craft of crochet! Creative and calming, crafting is the perfect way to destress! In Crochet to Calm you'll learn how the repetitive motion of this popular craft can not only clear your mind but also result in beautiful projects you'll be proud to show...
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Coastal Knits: A Collaboration Between Friends on Opposite Shores

Alana Dakos - NNK Press; 3rd edition
Format: Book

"Knitwear designers Alana Dakos and Hannah Fettig are two friends living on opposite ends of the United States. They have come together to produce Coastal Knits, a compilation of ten fresh designs inspired by Alana's California and Hannah's Maine coastlines. Each design captures...
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New American Knits: Classic Sportswear Patterns

Amy Christoffers - Interweave
Format: Print book

Practical and stylish pieces for daily life!New American Knits offers garments that are casual but polished, equally appropriate whether running errands, at the office, or socializing with friends. Author Amy Christoffers takes her inspiration from the clean lines and elegant functionality...
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Styling Nature: A Masterful Approach to Floral Arrangements

Lewis Miller - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

Renowned New York-based floral designer Lewis Miller presents a fresh take on the arrangement and display of flowers - discussing the approach to and the inspiration behind his lavish creations. Lewis Miller's first book features lush, naturally lit still lifes of his beautiful arrangements...
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Sterling Publishing Lark Books, Chunky Knits

Ashley Little - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Sterling Publishing-Lark Books: Chunky Knits. Dive needles-first into the cozy lush reach-out-and-touch-me world of chunky knits These thirty-one projects use 1 2 3+ skeins of chic bulky and super-bulky yarn. Featuring sumptuous cowls lacy scarves a draped waffle-weave throw a cable-knit...
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Necktie Quilts Reinvented: 16 Beautifully Traditional Projects

Christine Copenhaver - C&T Publishing
Format: Book

As life gets less formal, neckties dont get worn like they used to, leaving us with a stash of unused ties. Recycle those lonely ties into 16 spectacular quilts and home accessories that look nothing like the typical stodgy necktie quilt! Showcase the rich colors, patterns, and textures...
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Start a Community Food Garden: The Essential Handbook

LaManda Joy - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Recommended by the American Community Gardening Association Community gardening enhances the fabric of towns and cities through social interactions and accessibility to fresh food, creating an enormously positive effect in the lives of everyone it touches. LaManda Joy, the founder of Chicago's...
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Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness: One-Minute Tips for Decluttering and Refreshing Your Home and Your Life

Donna Smallin - Storey Publishing, LLC

Finally, a way to get rid of the clutter -- and keep it away -- without making the process a full-time job! Organizing and cleaning expert Donna Smallin shows you how to enjoy the happy, healthy, inviting home you long for with hundreds of time-saving tips and solutions to your clutter...
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The Wreath Recipe Book: Year-Round Wreaths, Swags, and Other Decorations to Make with Seasonal Branches

Alethea Harampolis - Artisan
Format: Hardcover

From the authors of the widely popular Flower Recipe Bookand in the same successful format The Wreath Recipe Book provides xCrecipesxD to make with flowering and leafy branches These arenxt just evergreens for Christmasxthe book is organized seasonally with dozens of projects to make throughout...
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Country Style: Home Décor and Rustic Crafts from Chandeliers to Coffee Tables, Bedcovers to Bulletin Boards

Anna Örnberg - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful, rustic home isn't hard to create. With a splash of color, some pieces that pop, and a little bit of inspiration, even the most standard unit can be flipped into a country haven. Try elegant whites, industrial details, grandiose patterns, or some shabby chic. It's fun and easy...
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Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese Fashion

Anna Jackson - Thames & Hudson
Format: Print book

Highlights from one of the world's most outstanding collections of traditional Japanese kimonos, with stunning examples from the Edo period through the twentieth century In traditional Japanese dress, the surface of the garment is most important. The T-shaped, straight-seamed, front-wrapping...
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How to Crochet: Learn the Basic Stitches and Techniques. A Storey BASICS® Title

Sara Delaney - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Print book

The perfect guide for beginners! Sara Delaney shows you her techniques for working a basic chain and creating single and double chain stitches. Youll learn about changing colors, joining, fastening off, reading crochet patterns, and working with different shapes. Working on small projects,...
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LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide

Philip Wilkinson - DK
Format: Hardcover

Created in close collaboration with The LEGO Group and Adam Reed Tucker, LEGO® Architecture visionary, LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide takes a deep look at the artists, builders, and inspiration behind the LEGO Architecture series. Beautifully illustrated and annotated, this visual...
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Origami Ikebana: Create Lifelike Paper Flower Arrangements

Benjamin John Coleman - Tuttle Publishing; Paperback with DVD edition
Format: Origami Book and Instructional DVD] Paperback

New Vintage Lace: Knits Inspired By the Past

Andrea Jurgrau - Interweave
Format: Book

Enjoy gorgeous projects that include hats, small and large shawls circular, semi-circular, and triangular, scarves, and wraps - all inspired by traditional lace doily patterns. Lace-knitter Andrea Jurgrau shows how she creates her patterns, lifting or creating and adjusting individual motifs,...
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Group f.64: Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, and the Community of Artists Who Revolutionized American Photography

Mary Street Alinder - Bloomsbury USA; First American Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Group f.64 is perhaps the most famous movement in the history of photography, counting among its members Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, Willard Van Dyke, and Edward Weston. Revolutionary in their day, Group f.64 was one of the first modern art movements equally defined...
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Graphic Knits: 20 Designs in Bold, Beautiful Color

Alexis Winslow - Interweave
Format: Book

Go bold with gorgeous color blocking and graphic knitting projects.Graphic Knits is a collection of 20 patterns featuring modern colorwork inspired by geometric motifs. Fresh and bold, the knitting projects are created by an up-and-coming design star.Author Alexis Winslow makes use of color-knitting...
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Crochet

DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover

Crochet The Complete Step-by-Step Guide features a mix of classic and modern crochet projects, including things to wear, items for the home, decorative pieces, and cute gifts. Packed with 101 inspirational projects for crocheters of all levels of skill, Crochet The Complete Step-by-Step...
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The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Unbelievably Realistic Paper Blooms

Livia Cetti - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book

The country's premiere paper-flower artist, Livia Cetti is known for her high-style, gorgeous tissue and crepe-paper flowers - many of which are often mistaken for real flowers. The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers is Cetti's comprehensive how-to manual showcasing her until-now secret...
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Magpies, Homebodies, and Nomads: A Modern Knitter’s Guide to Discovering and Exploring Style

Cirilia Rose - Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Hardcover

Cirilia Rose is the epitome of the new knitwear designeryoung, educated, curious, and excited to share her passion for all ideas knit and purl. Her attitude toward curating her own collection of designs is informed as much by travel, cultural history, and tried-and-true sourcebooks as it is by modern...
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Everyday Lace: Simple, Sophisticated Knitted Garments

Heather Zoppetti - Interweave; 1 edition
Format: Book

Learn how to knit lace patterns meant for everyday life.Knitters love lace patterns and want to add lace to their wardrobe in pretty yet non-fussy ways. In this collection of 18 garments and accessories, using lace motifs for edging is only the beginning. Author Heather Zoppetti shows how to knit...
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Friendship Bracelets: All Grown Up: Hemp, Floss, and Other Boho Chic Designs to Make

Suzanne McNeill - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

Add instant eco-chic street fashion to any outfit with friendship bracelets! Get that trendy bohemian look with bountiful, bright colors on your arms and wrists. Inside you ll find dozens of stylish designs and easy techniques for making beautiful bracelets with embroidery floss and hemp.Friendship...
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The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe

Anuschka Rees - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book

Is your closet jam-packed and yet you have absolutely nothing to wear Can you describe your personal style in one sentence If someone grabbed a random piece from your closet right now, how likely is it that it would be something you love and wear regularly With so many style and shopping...
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Medicine Dog: The Miraculous Cure That Healed My Best Friend And Saved My Life

Julia Szabo - Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press,
Format: Print book

Julia Szabo was a nationally-recognized pet reporter when her dog Sam collapsed from osteoarthritis. Diligently researching how to restore his quality of life, she discovered Vet-Stem, a service that provides cutting-edge regeneration therapy for pets, using stem cells harvested from animals'...
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Creative Soldered Jewelry & Accessories: 20+ Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets & More

Lisa Bluhm - Lark Crafts; 1 edition
Format: Book

Lisa Bluhm's first book, Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories, was a huge success. Now she's back with more than 20 trendy new projects and the hottest techniques. Thanks to a robust basics section crafters will easily master the fundamentals of using either a soldering torch...
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A Spoonful of Sugar: Sew 20 Simple Projects to Sweeten Your Surroundings Zakka Style

Lisa Cox - Fons & Porter
Format: Print book

Treat yourself to 20 sweet and original craft projects!If you love crafting but find yourself short on time, all you need is A Spoonful of Sugar!Lisa Cox, the talented designer behind A Spoonful of Sugar Designs, offers twenty fun yet functional projects to decorate your bedroom,...
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Men & Make Fabulous

Denise Wild - Interweave
Format: Book

Give your clothes a new lease on life!Showing how to take classic mending techniques one step further to add personality and style to clothes, Mend Make Fabulous is a uniquely comprehensive resource that combines visual inspiration with practical advice for the fashion-conscious sewer....
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The Life of the Automobile: The Complete History of the Motor Car

Steven Parissien - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

The Life of the Automobile is the first comprehensive world history of the car.The automobile has arguably shaped the modern era more profoundly than any other human invention, and author Steven Parissien examines the impact, development, and significance of the automobile over its turbulent...
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Simply Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide to Elegant Lettering

Judy Detrick - Watson-Guptill
Format: Print book

This simple guide to calligraphy teaches just the basics, allowing novices to jump right in and make their own wedding invitations, hand-label envelopes, write their own placecards, and explore their creative side.With the rise of do-it-yourselfers, there is growing demand for a calligraphy...
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Happy Feet Unique Knits to Knock Your Socks Off

Cathy Carron - R&M West Coast Enterprises
Format: Paperback

Perfect for the advanced beginner to advanced knitters, the more than 40 fashion-forward designs offer a variety of fun styles and challenges, including tube of spiral shapes, turning heels, afterthought heels and toe-up. A helpful introduction that gives readers a leg up on terminology,...
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Popular Woodworking's Shaker Furniture Projects: Step-by-Step Plans for 31 Traditional Projects

Editors of Popular Woodworking Magazine - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Book

The beauty of well-made Shaker furniture!From the crisp, clear lines of the designs to the beautiful tones of the wood, there's something classic and timeless about Shaker furniture. In this book we've gathered 31 handsome projects representing a wide range of iconic Shaker designs...
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The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute

Zac Bissonnette - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

A bestselling journalist delivers the never-before-told story of the plush animalcraze that became the tulip mania of the 1990s In the annals of consumer crazes, nothing compares to BeanieBabies. In just three years, collectors who saw the toys as ameans of speculation made creator...
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Jet Set: The People, the Planes, the Glamour, and the Romance in Aviation's Glory Years

William Stadiem - Ballantine Books
Format: Book

In October 1958, Pan American World Airways began making regularly scheduled flights between New York and Paris, courtesy of its newly minted wonder jet, the Boeing 707. Almost overnight, the moneyed celebrities of the era made Europe their playground. At the same time, the dream of international...
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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

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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A Beautiful Mess Happy Handmade Home: Painting, Crafting, and Decorating a Cheerful, More Inspiring Space

Elsie Larson - Potter Style
Format: Book

Step inside the world of Elsie and Emma, the sisters behind the dcor blog A Beautiful Mess. With tiny budgets and a crafty, can-do attitude, they overhauled each room in their first homes with DIY projects using family photos, vibrant fabrics, flea-market finds, and affordable furniture....
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The Big Book of Granny Squares: 365 Crochet Motifs

Tracey Lord - Interweave Pr
Format: Paperback

The biggest collection of crochet motifs. Period.Crocheters can never get enough of granny squares--the cheerful, colorful motifs that are the basis of countless afghans, pillows, and baby blankets. The Big Book of Granny Squares is just that--the most comprehensive collection to date....
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A Long Time Gone

Karen White - Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover

"We Walker women were born screaming into this world, the beginning of a lifelong quest to find what would quiet us. But whatever drove us away was never stronger than the pull of what brought us back...." When Vivien Walker left her home in the Mississippi Delta, she swore never...
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Quilt Lab-The Creative Side of Science: 12 Clever Projects

Alexandra Winston - Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing,
Format: Paperback

A quilting book like no other, Quilt Lab -- The Creative Side of Science by Alexandra Winston is as cerebral as it is artistic. Extrapolating from ideas such as states of matter and calculus, you'll see scientific disciplines transformed into vibrant quilt designs. Each of the 12 projects,...
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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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Sabine Lippert's Beadwork Evolution: New Techniques Using Peyote Stitch and Right Angle Weave

Sabine Lippert - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Sabine Lipperts unique, sophisticated jewelry designs have won her legions of fans worldwide. Now she has created a collection that not only includes 25 gorgeous projects, but also provides breathtaking variations on popular stitches to build beaders skills. From a Peyote-stitched Crocodile...
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Hello, airplane!.

Bill Cotter - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Print book

Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow an airplane as it says good-bye to the ground and hello to the sky, where it flies over a town, mountains, clouds, and people.
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Country Living Smart Storage Solutions: Creative Closets, Stylish Shelves & More

Country Living - Hearst
Format: Hardcover

In need of organization, comfort, and style? With hundreds of innovative storage solutions and inspirational images, Country Living can help you find a place for everything and keep everything in its place. Room by room, see how to make the most of open shelving and unused nooks and crannies;...
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Sensational Soutache Jewelry Making: Braided Jewelry Techniques for 15 Statement Pieces

Csilla Papp - Fons & Porter L C, 2016.
Format: Print book

Luxurious and stylish braided jewelry!Eye-catching, ornate and fashionable, jewelry created with soutache braid can be made easily!In Sensational Soutache Jewelry Making, you'll learn the basic techniques of soutache embroidery, and then get creative with 15 easy-to-follow projects...
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Reversible Color Crochet: A New Technique

Laurinda Reddig - Interweave Press
Format: Paperback

Create completely reversible colorwork afghans and more! Innovative crocheter Laurinda Reddig created a unique and award-winning form of crochet that produces clear images that look exactly the same on both sides. Learn about this new method along with 28 reversible squares suitable for afghans...
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Art of the Classic Car

Peter Bodensteiner - Motorbooks; First Edition, First edition
Format: Hardcover

The rarity and historical significance of prewar classic and antique cars make them hot commodities on the collector car market. These are the automobiles that populate the fairways and manicured lawns of the worlds greatest car shows in alluring locales like Pebble Beach, California, and Amelia...
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The English Country House Garden

George Plumptre - Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover

There is something special about the English country house garden: from its quiet verdant lawns to its high yew hedges, this is a style much-desired and copied around the world. The English country house is most often conceived as a private, intimate place, a getaway from working life....
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Forgotten Ways for Modern Days: Kitchen Cures and Household Lore for a Natural Home and Garden

Rachelle Blondel - Perigee
Format: Print book

A beautifully designed guide to natural beauty products, home cleaners, health remedies, and other household tips inspired by the techniques of our ancestors.Using ingredients from your kitchen cupboards, garden, and vegetable patch (or your local supermarket) , Forgotten Ways for Modern...
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Nine Lives to Die

Rita Mae Brown - Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover

Winter has come to Crozet, Virginia, and Harry and her husband are hip deep in their usual end-of-the-year activities distributing food to needy residents, and getting ready for the Silver Linings youth organization?s annual fundraising gala. But buried beneath the fresh blanket of snow...
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Artful Christmas: 30 Elegant Craft Projects

Susan Wasinger - Lark Crafts

Celebrate a merry Christmas in an artfully decorated home! Crafters will feel the joy as they make 30 elegant yet incredibly easy projects out of the most affordable and accessible materials. Deck the halls with a lacy air-dried clay wreath, a stamped muslin bag Advent calendar, festive...
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Paper Birds: 25+ Projects to Copy, Cut, and Fold

Hiroshi Hayakawa - Lark Crafts

Origami takes flight with these 25 beautiful bird projects, from a cockatiel, horned owl, and hummingbird to the exotic albatross and extinct dodo. Just photocopy the templates onto cardstock score, cut, and fold and, finally, interlock the joints to create a dimensional creature. All the projects...
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Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well

Nancy Atherton - Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover

Cozy mystery lovers? favorite paranormal sleuth is back with her nineteenth otherworldly adventure . . .When a strapping young Australian named Jack MacBride arrives in Finch to wrap up his late uncle?s affairs, heads turn in the sleepy English village. And when Lori volunteers to help...
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Knitting in Circles: 100 Circular Patterns for Sweaters, Bags, Hats, Afghans, and More

Nicky Epstein - Potter Craft
Format: Book

You won’t believe what you can make with knitted circles!   One circle can become a stylish hat or an adorable shrug. Two, and you have a unique handbag or cover-up. Knit more circles, and you can make show-stopping scarves, capes, sweaters, afghans—even a stunning lace...
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Ain't It Time We Said Goodbye: The Rolling Stones on the Road to Exile

Robert Greenfield - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover

Although they did not know it then, when the Rolling Stones embarked on their farewell tour of Great Britain in March 1971 after having announced they were about to go into tax exile in the south of France, it was the end of an era. For the Stones, nothing would ever be the same again.For...
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Pen To Thread: 750 Hand-Drawn Embroidery Designs to Inspire Your Stitches!

Sarah Watson - Interweave Press
Format: Paperback

Picture-perfect embroidery projects!Looking to add some inspiration to your embroidery? Look to Pen to Thread! Illustrator and fabric designer Sarah Watson has hand drawn more than 750 whimsical, imaginative motifs in one place--sheer delight for anyone who wields a needle!From every day objects...
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Dallas Lovett's Woven Bead & Wire Jewelry: 25 Gorgeous Projects

Dallas Lovett - Lark Crafts, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.,
Format: Paperback

Dallas Lovett's elegant-yet-graceful project designs capture the look crafters want now - sophisticated and stunning. He presents 25 of his most unique designs, all luxurious, with layered twists, and showcasing the creative potential of silver wire and beads. A basics section covers...
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Small Beads Big Jewelry: 30 Unique Pieces to Make

Jean Power - Barron's Educational Series

The craft of beading has taken on new life in recent years. Today's beaders are combining the traditional stitches of Native American, African, and European origin with imaginative new techniques to create stunning statement pieces that are youthful, modern, and meant to be seen! In Small...
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Refined Knits: Sophisticated Lace, Cable, and Aran Lace Knitwear

Jennifer Wood - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Elegance at the tip of your needles!Cables and lace are special enough by themselves, but there is something graceful, even magical, about combining the two. Refined Knits concentrates on these two techniques, along with incredibly unique Aran Lace which combines the two, and the results...
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Wedding Papercrafts: Add Handmade Charm to Your Celebration

Lark Crafts - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Pom bouquets made from the pages of an old and beloved book. A crepe crown inspired by heirloom rose gardens. Cascading butterflies to adorn chairs: nothing personalizes a wedding more than beautiful, customizable papercraft decorations. Created by top designers, these 20 exquisitely unique...
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My Prairie Cookbook - Recipes & Melissa Gilbert's Recollections On-Set

Melissa Gilbert - My Prairie Cookbook - Recipes & Melissa Gilbert's Recollections On-Set
Format: Print book

In My Prairie Cookbook, Melissa Gilbert, star of Little House on the Prairie, offers fans comforting family recipes and childhood favorites. From prairie breakfasts and picnic lunches to treats inspired by Nellie's restaurant, the 80 simple and delicious dishes - crispy fried chicken,...
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Creative Cut Cards: 35 Greeting Cards for Every Occasion

Lark Crafts - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Print book

A beautiful handmade card makes any note feel like a gift! Using only specialty papers and a craft knife, crafters can easily create 35 elegant and quirky cards. The projects range from adorable apples for a teacher's gift to candles for a birthday: you'll find something for every celebration,...
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Scissors, Paper, Craft: 30 Pretty Projects All Cut, Folded, and Crafted from Paper (Simple Makes Series)

Christine Leech - B.E.S. Publishing
Format: Paperback

This charming book makes the most of our current love affair with all things simple and handmade. Scissors, Paper, Craft is filled with very affordable and very do-able projects that are suitable for all crafters, no matter what their level of skill. From very basic mobiles and gift bows...
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C&T Publishing Playful Petals: Learn Simple, Fusible Appliqu 18 Quilted Projects Made From Precuts

Corey Yoder - Stash Books
Format: Paperback

The simple petal shape takes center stage in this charming book, Playful Petals by Corey Yoder. Each of the 18 appliqu projects employ simple piecing techniques; the appliqu is straightforward, eliminating the need for reverse templates, additional seam allowances, and time consuming methods....
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Felt Toys for Little Ones: Handmade Playsets to Spark Imaginative Play

Jessica Peck - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Create artistic handmade toys to delight young children with this how-to book Felt Toys for Your Little Ones by Jessica Peck, the popular designer of Sweetie Pie Bakery patterns. From a charming tea party and delicious ice cream shop to an adventuresome teepee, the fun-worthy projects in this...
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TWA 800 : the crash, the cover-up, and the conspiracy

Jack Cashill - Regnery History
Format: Hardcover

TWA Flight 800 crashed into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff from JFK airport on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 passengers on board. Although initial reports suggested a terrorist attack, FBI and NTSB investigators blamed a fuel tank explosion. But skeptics have long questioned the official...
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Soutache & Bead Embroidery

Amee K. Sweet-McNamara - Kalmbach Books
Format: Paperback

Amee K. Sweet-McNamara introduces readers to an old material in a new way, where they can practice new embroidery skills, and create gorgeous, unique pieces of jewelry. Amee’s secret ingredient is soutache, a type of colorful cord that she winds, binds, and stitches into place. The first...
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Modern Needlepoint

Jayne Schofield - Search Press(UK)
Format: Print book

Each of these twenty beautiful needlepoint designs from Jayne Schofield is accompanied by a full-color chart, key and general instructions. These fun, quirky designs in bright, contemporary colors are all small, measuring on average approximately 10 x 12.5cm (4 x 5in) , though the designs...
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20-Minute Whittling Projects: Fun Things to Carve from Wood

Tom Hindes - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Print book

Learn the fast and simple way to whittle in this fun introduction to woodcarving. Discover how to whittle in less time while you have more fun! One of the joys of whittling with a pocket knife is that you can do it just about anywhere. You don t need any fancy equipment... and you don t even...
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60 Quick Luxury Knits: Easy, Elegant Projects for Every Day in the Venezia Collection from Cascade Yarns

Sixth & Spring Books. - Sixth & Spring Books
Format: Paperback

Knit up a little luxury with Venezia, an opulent, yet well-priced, wool/silk blend from Cascade Yarn! These 60 easy, elegant designs for a wide range of accessories include a Buttoned Cable Cowl, Lacy Layered Hat, Diamond Lattice Scarf, Soutache Capelet, Smocked Belt, Geometric Mitts, and Fringed...
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A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps

Chris West - Picador
Format: Hardcover

DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE POSTAGE STAMPS IN THIS EXUBERANT AND ALWAYS CHARMING HISTORY.In A History of America in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West explores America's own rich philatelic history. From George Washington's dour...
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The Best Pasta Sauces: Favorite Regional Italian Recipes

Micol Negrin - Ballantine
Format: Book

Food writer, cooking teacher, and Milan native Micol Negrin has written the first cookbook to explore the best, most authentic Italian pasta sauce recipes from a regional perspective. The culinary odyssey begins in northern Italy, where rich sauces are prepared with fresh cream or local...
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Mandala for the Inspired Artist: Working with paint, paper, and texture to create expressive mandala art

Stephanie (EDT)/ Gale Louise (ILT)/ Stokes Alyssa (ILT)/ Thompson Andrea (ILT) Carbajal - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Paperback

Mandala for the Inspired Artist is sure to spark endless hours of DIY and craft mandala projects and imagination!Learn how to create your own beautiful mandalas using a variety of tools and mediums. One part inspiration, one part how-to, Mandala for the Inspired Artist is chock full of unique...
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Botanical Knits 2: Twelve More Inspired Designs to Knit and Love

Alana Dakos - NNK Press
Format: Book

Following the theme of the first volume in this series, the patterns in this book celebrate the beauty of the natural world in color and in design. Each project evokes a motif of leaves, twigs, vines, or blossoms, while the variety of textures and patterns will delight and challenge novice...
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Kitchen Ideas You Can Use: Inspiring Designs & Clever Solutions for Remodeling Your Kitchen

Chris Peterson - Cool Springs Press, 2014.
Format: Print book

The kitchen: command center of the home, headquarters for all things edible, family-member traffic funnel. Whether you're a bachelor or bachelorette in a small starter home or part of a larger family, if this isn't the most-used room in your house, you must not be home very often....
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The Needlepoint Book: New, Revised, and Updated Third Edition

Jo Ippolito Christensen - Touchstone; Revised edition
Format: Print book

The Needlepoint Book is the only needlework guide you'll ever need - now including 436 stitches and 1,680 illustrations.Since its original publication in 1976, The Needlepoint Book has become known as the bible for all stitching enthusiasts - the one resource for every needlepoint aficionado....
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3 Skeins or Less - Modern Baby Crochet: 18 Crocheted Baby Garments, Blankets, Accessories, and More!

Sharon Zientara - Interweave
Format: Paperback

When it comes to crocheting for babies, only the cutest clothes and accessories will do! It's even better when they're quick to make and use only 1, 2, or 3 skeins of yarn. Whether you're whipping up something special for your own little one or need an easy gift for a baby shower,...
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The Wedding Dress: How to Make the Perfect One for You

Becky Drinan - GMC Publications
Format: Paperback

This book is the one. The Wedding Dress: How to Make the Perfect One for You offers many indispensable tips - Advice on dresses to flatter every body shape All the information you will need on equipment Fabrics: selection and types Sewing techniques How to work from patterns How to alter...
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Improvising Tradition: 18 Quilted Projects Using Strips, Slices, and Strata

Alexandra Ledgerwood - Interweave
Format: Book

Improvisational piecing methods anchored within traditional quilting designs.Improvising Tradition pairs improvisationally pieced elements with more structured, and perhaps more familiar, quilt patterns to create projects that share a fresh, clean, and modern aesthetic. Author Alexandra...
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Beautiful Bracelets By Hand: Seventy Five One-of-a-Kind Baubles, Bangles and Other Wrist Adornments You Can Make At Home

Jade Gedeon - Page Street Publishing
Format: Book

One-of-a-Kind Bracelets You Can Make At HomeTake your outfit and crafting up a notch with attention-grabbing bracelets inspired by one of the hottest and most fashionable jewelry lines in the country.Jade Gedeon, owner of We Dream in Colour, offers seventy-five of her favorite designs,...
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Bead-Making Lab: 52 explorations for crafting beads from polymer clay, plastic, paper, stone, wood, fiber, and wire

Heather Powers - Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Format: Print book

Fill the year ahead with handcrafted beads that you can make yourself by following tutorials from Bead-Making Lab!Imagine a year in beads. We're talking 52 handmade varieties all handcrafted by you! Bead-Making Lab makes this bounty of bead making possible with instructions...
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Knockout Knits: New Tricks for Scarves, Hats, Jewelry, and Other Accessories

Laura Nelkin - Potter Craft
Format: Book

An abundance of knitted luxuries--summery lace shawls, warm and wooly hats, a trio of cool knitted bracelets, and stunning beaded gloves--designed to grow your skills.Who doesn't love to knit accessories? They're fast, often require only a skein or two of yarn, and make amazingly...
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The Haute Couture Atelier: The Artisans of Fashion

Hélène Farnault - Vendome Press
Format: Hardcover

Haute Couture Ateliers takes the reader on a tour of fashions backstage, inhabited not only by exceptional designers but also by lace makers, weavers, textile finishers, pleaters, jewelers, feather workers, leather makers, embroiderers, and many other specialized craftspeople. With painstaking...
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Top 100 Meals in Minutes: Quick and Easy Meals for Babies and Toddlers

Annabel Karmel - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

From a leading children’s food expert and bestselling author of Top 100 Baby Purees, this ultimate time-saving, stress-free cookbook offers fabulous recipes for keeping your children healthy and happy.Meet Annabel Karmel, international bestselling author and leading authority on feeding...
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Bead It, Iron It, Love It!: Over 300 Great Motifs for Fuse Beads

Kaisa Holsting - B.E.S. Publishing
Format: Paperback

Pixel art using melty beads is the latest cool craze to hit the crafting community. All you need to get started is a peg board, a bucket of beads, and an ordinary iron! Discover how easy it is to create unique, eye-popping accessories and jewelry out of fuse beads. This creative how-to...
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Kitchenalia: Furnishing and Equipping Your Kitchen with Flea-Market Finds and Period Pieces

Vinny Lee - Jacqui Small
Format: Hardcover

Kitchenalia showcases the vast creative potential of vintage kitchenware, reclaimed furniture and upcycled accessories. Here is everything you need for furnishing and styling a kitchen with personality, panache and unique retro charm.Kitchenalia is an inspiring guide to putting together...
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Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes

Rebecca Burgess - Artisan
Format: Paperback

Selection of the Crafters' Choice Book ClubBeautiful natural dyes from plants found in the wild or grown in your own backyard. As more and more crafters are discovering, dyeing your own fabric can yield gorgeous colors. Now master dyer Rebecca Burgess identifies 36 plants that will...
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The Plant Lover's Guide to Dahlias

Andy Vernon - Timber Press, 2014.
Format: Print book

Dahlias are the showgirls of the garden. Their colorful blooms, from purple, pink, and white to yellow, orange, and red, come in a huge variety of sizes and shapes. The Plant Lover's Guide to Dahlias is packed with everything you need to know to grow these fantastic flowers. The book...
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Essential Perennials: The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden

Ruth Rogers Clausen - Timber Press
Format: Print book

Perennials are the mainstay of any garden. But how do you choose from the thousands available, and care for the ones you already have? Essential Perennials helps you decide exactly which plants will bring you the beauty you want and will thrive in the conditions you can provide....
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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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Stitch 'n Swap: 25 Handmade Projects to Sew, Give & Receive

Jake Finch - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Generation Q Magazine shows you the best way to organize and run a virtual or in-person swap. To help get you started, the team recruited some crafty friends to share 25 inspiring projects. All of the projects can be easily adapted to your taste, style, and skill level. Whether youre looking...
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The Quilter's Paper-Piecing Workbook: Paper Piece with Confidence to Create 18 Gorgeous Quilted Projects

Elizabeth Dackson - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Learn foundation paper-piecing one block at a time!Come join author and educator Elizabeth Dackson of DontCallMeBetsy.com in her quilt studio! Here she'll share all you need to know to grow your foundation paper-piecing skills in this must-have, comprehensive guide that takes you through...
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The Bartlett Book of Garden Elements

Michael Valentine Bartlett - David R Godine
Format: Print book

The definitive book of elements used to design, structure and beautify your garden with practical advice on installation. From bridges to gates, gazebos to fountains, sculpture to bird houses, this book gives many illustrations to inspire the professional or amateur garden designer. The text...
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Edible Perennial Gardening: Growing Successful Polycultures in Small Spaces

Anni Kelsey - Permanent Publications
Format: Paperback

Do you dream of a low-maintenance perennial garden that is full to the brim of perennial vegetables that you don't have to keep replanting, but have only a small space? Do you want a garden that doesn't take much of your time and that needs little attention to control the pests...
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