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From Me to You: Handmade Gifts for Your VIPs

Mari Bolte - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

The VIPS in your life deserve special gifts with your homemade touch and creative flair. Whether its a bracelet for a best friend or a colorful glass windchime, everyone will love the VIP gifts made just for them. Step-by-step instructions guide readers in crafting a great gift for every...
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The Quilter's Applique Workshop

Kevin Kosbab - Interweave
Format: Paperback

A fresh take on quilting and appliqu!Kevin Kosbab shows quilters that not only is appliqu fun and easy to do, it can open up a world of design possibilities. The Quilters Appliqu Workshop teaches you everything you need to know to create appliquboth as embellishment and as the focus of projects.The...
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The New Complete Wedding Songbook

Hal Leonard Corp. - HAL LEONARD CORPORATION
Format: Paperback

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) . 42 of the most requested and beloved songs for romance and weddings. Features: And This Is My Beloved * Anniversary Song * The Anniversary Waltz * Ave Maria * Can't Help Falling In Love * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Could I Have This Dance * Endless Love...
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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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My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

Jolie Kerr - Plume
Format: Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Wise and funny. . . . The Lorrie Moore short story, or the Tina Fey memoir, of cleaning tutorials." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times "Thrillingly titled. . . . For a generation overwhelmed not just by dust bunnies, but by bong water on the carpet,...
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How to Code 2.0: Pushing Your Skills Further with Python: Learn how to code with Python and Pygame in 10 Easy Lessons

SEAN MCMANUS - Walter Foster Jr
Format: Hardcover

In 10 easy lessons, learn about the coding language Python to take your coding skills to the next level. Now that you've learned to write simple coding instructions using Scratch software, use these 10 additional "super skills" that to get familiar with the different uses and applications...
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Modern Nature-Inspired Quilts: Make 25 Beautiful Projects - No Rulers or Templates Required

Bernadette Mayr - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Print book

Discover how to sew fresh and functional modern quilts using innovative free-cutting techniques. Award-winning German quilt artist Bernadette Mayr reveals her methods for capturing first impressions of nature in fabric, as she shows how to make contemporary quilts inspired by the world...
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Half Yard Christmas: Easy sewing projects using left-over pieces of fabric

Debbie Shore - Search Press(UK)
Format: Paperback

Are you craving a crafty, creative Christmas? Let Debbie Shore show you how to create all the accessories you'll need in the latest addition to her best-selling Half Yard series. Featuring six themed chapters - rustic, traditional, contemporary, monochrome, Scandinavian and kids - there's...
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The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Star Wars Action Figures, 1977-1985

Mark Bellomo - Krause Publications
Format: Print book

A Galaxy...of Epic Toys!When Star Wars landed in movie theaters in 1977, it became a popular cultural phenomenon and introduced the world to heroes like Luke Skywalker, super villain Darth Vader, Wookies, Stormtroopers, robots, Jedi Knights, space vehicles and lightsabers. The adventures...
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The Refashion Handbook: Refit, Redesign, Remake for Every Body

Beth Huntington - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Take secondhand finds from frumpy to fabulous with a little help from Beth Huntington, a.k.a. the Renegade Seamstress. The Refashion Handbook contains 19 stylish projects, each showing you how to transform easy-to-find items into a better fit, a new design, or a radical makeover. Learn...
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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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Airedale Terrier

Bardi McLennan - Kennel Club Books
Format: Hardcover

Originating in the valley of England's Aire and Wharfe Rivers, the Airedale Terrier rightly deserves its moniker "the King of Terriers." A multi-talented and versatile superdog, the Airedale possesses the gameness of a terrier along with the retrieving and hunting abilities...
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Sew Useful: Simple Storage Solutions to Sew for the Home

Debbie Shore - Search Press
Format: Print book

Sewing superstar, Debbie Shore has a real flair for designing simple projects that look amazing, and in this book she has created ingenious storage solutions to keep the home neat, tidy and beautifully styled. All the techniques and stitches needed are clearly explained, and the projects...
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Barron's CDL: Commercial Driver's License Test, 4th Edition

Mike Byrnes and Associates - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book

This updated manual prepares professional and prospective tractor-trailer drivers for the test that applicants must pass in order to receive a commercial driver's license. The test, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, is required in all 50 states. Comprehensive coverage...
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Rodale's Basic Organic Gardening: A Beginner's Guide to Starting a Healthy Garden

Deborah L. Martin - Rodale Books
Format: Paperback

When the inspiration hits to start an organic garden, many novices could benefit from a guidebook that speaks directly to their enthusiasm, their goals, and, of course, their need for solid information that speaks a newbie's language--from the most trusted source for organic gardening...
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Easy-to-make statement jewelry

Kristine Regan Daniel - Design Originals

Style up with bold accessories that you make yourself! Easy-to-Make Bold & Beautiful Necklaces offers 20 unique jewelry projects that you can create in just one afternoon. From chunky stone and edgy angles to vintage charm, each of these standout necklaces will add instant...
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My Handmade Wedding: A crafter's guide to making your big day perfect

Marrianne Mercer - Search Press
Format: Paperback

Ideal for creative, budget-savvy brides and grooms to be, this practical, friendly guide will help couples plan and personalise their big day. It begins with a chapter on organisation: assessing your needs and your budget, selecting a theme and a style and working out what to do when. It then...
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2014 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000

George S. Cuhaj - Krause Publications; 41 edition
Format: Paperback

The definitive catalog of to world coins!For more than 40 years, the Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, has provided the most complete and comprehensive single-source resource to all coins found in the world during this time period.Impressive in size, scope and detail, the new edition...
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Bathe, Buff, and Beautify: DIY Crafts and Recipes for Natural Body Care

Aubre Andrus - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Nourish your body from head to toe with these simple handmade spa recipes. Using some of nature's best ingredients, such as sea salt, honey, essential oils, and beeswax, you'll craft soothing recipes like the Luxurious Lotion Bars, Sweet Dreams Cream, and the Good Morning Shower Steamer....
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Classic to Contemporary String Quilts: Techniques, Inspiration, and 16 Projects for Strip Quilting

Mary M. Hogan - Landauer Publishing LLC
Format: Paperback

Get ready to stylishly bust your stash and scraps with a fresh take on a time-honored quilt-making technique: String quilts!16 stash-busting projects include table toppers, wall hangings, and full-size bed quiltsOver 300 photos and illustrations walk you step-by-step through the techniques...
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Fabric Surface Design: Painting, Stamping, Rubbing, Stenciling, Silk Screening, Resists, Image Transfer, Marbling, Crayons & Colored Pencils, Batik, Nature Prints, Monotype Printing

Cheryl Rezendes - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

Sensational sewing projects demand fabulous fabrics Fiber artist Cheryl Rezendes shows you how to create an astonishing array of surface designs simply and safely using textile paints and printing ink She covers a wide variety of techniques stamping ancient Japanese Shibori silkscreen soy wax and flour...
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Knitting with Beads Made Easy: Simple Techniques, Handy Shortcuts, and 60 Fabulous Projects

LIV ASPLUND - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Paperback

It's never been easier to knit with beads! From pretty pearls to classic silver or gleaming glass, a few beads are the perfect way to add a little glitz and glamour to any knitted project -- and knit designers Liv Asplund and Jane Asprusten have finally made it as simple as it sounds....
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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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Parrot Parenting: The Essential Care and Training Guide to +20 Parrot Species

Carol Frischmann - i5 Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From the tiny parakeet to the giant hyacinth macaw not all parrots place the same demands on their parents Parakeets conures cockatiels loriesthe parrot family consists of the most popular pet birds each offering keepers their unique characteristics and exotic beauty as well as their specific...
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Bright Bazaar: Embracing Color for Make-You-Smile Style

Will Taylor - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Dive into a refreshing take on color from one of the world's leading interiors bloggers, Will Taylor of Bright.Bazaar, West Elm's "go-to blogger for color inspiration." What began as a popular blog attracting over 400,000 readers a month is now a gorgeous, color-popping...
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Sew Brilliant Bags: Choose from 12 beautiful projects, then design your own

Debbie Shore - Search Press Limited
Format: Print book

It can be difficult to find bag designs that really inspire you: you might want the shape and pockets of one combined with the size and handles of another. But how do you put all these different elements together to create your perfect bag? Let sewing superstar Debbie Shore equip you with...
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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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Designing A House: An Illustrated Guide to Planning Your Own Home

Lester Walker - Overlook TP; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Award-winning architect Lester Walker’s books on American home architecture have become classics in the field, selling over 200,000 copies. Now, at long last, Walker has created a step-by-step guide for prospective homebuilders who want to play a role in customizing their house plan....
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Crochet Stitches VISUAL Encyclopedia

Robyn Chachula - Visual; 1 edition
Format: Book

Visual instruction for 300 crochet stitch patternsThis visual encyclopedia features step-by-step instructions for 300 gorgeous crochet stitch patterns, from basic stitches to cables, lace, textured stitches, mesh and filet crochet, fans and shells, clusters, puffs, bobbles, spike stitches,...
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Knitting Fabric Rugs: 28 Colorful Designs for Crafters of Every Level

Karen Tiede - Storey Books
Format: Paperback

Knit your own fabric rugs! All you need are a cutting wheel and mat, a pair of size 10 knitting needles, fabric, and Karen Tiede's innovative technique for creating stunning designs quickly and easily. Tiede gives you directions for making 28 different rugs, with designs that use age-old...
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Playing with Surface Design: Modern Techniques for Painting, Stamping, Printing and More

Courtney Cerruti - Quarry Books
Format: Print book

Create unique and stunning imagery on any exterior with diverse surface design techniques from Courtney Cerutti, author of Playing with Image Transfers and Washi Tape.Whether you are looking to stamp on fabric, marble paper, etch into wood or clay, or create modern looks with neon and metallic,...
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Miller's Collectibles Price Guide 2016-2017

Judith Miller - Miller's
Format: Print book

"Miller's Collectibles Handbook & Price Guide 2016-2017 "is the up-to-date guide to the collectibles market no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Featuring more than 4, 000 objects in full color, each with a detailed description and current price range, the book...
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The ultimate guide to puppy care and training : house-training, life skills, and basic care from puppyhood to adolescence

Tracy Libby - I-5 Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A guide to caring for and training a puppy, offering advice on such topics as socialization, exercise, feeding, grooming, house-training, and behavioral problems.
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Craft the Rainbow: 40 Colorful Paper Projects from The House That Lars Built

Brittany Watson Jepsen - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

What began as an Instagram hashtag and project collection (#CrafttheRainbow) that quickly went viral has become a showstopping book, offering a rainbow of completely new project ideas. Learn how to make playful party decorations, luscious flowers, amazing cards, and sophisticated wreaths,...
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Sterling Publishing Lark Books, One and One Wraps, Cowls and Capelets

Iris Schreier - Lark Crafts
Format: Print book

Sterling Publishing-Lark Books: One + One Wraps Cowls & Capelets. 1+1=2 skeins of yarn That is all it takes to create these wearable accessories. Ranging from the delectable Star Stitched Shoulder Wrap to a reversible Double Eyelet Lace Cowl in cashmere to a lacy Vineyard Shawl with beaded...
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Pencil Art Workshop: Techniques, Ideas, and Inspiration for Drawing and Designing with Pencil

Matt Rota - Rockport Publishers
Format: Paperback

The humble pencil is the world's most flexible and forgiving drawing material. And in Pencil Art Workshop artist and educator Matt Rota (author of The Art of Ballpoint) explores the pencil's phenomenal range. Turn to any chapter--drawing with line, drawing with tone, drawing quickly,...
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Creative Lettering for Kids: Techniques and Tips from Top Artists

Jenny Doh - Union Square Kids
Format: Paperback

Techniques and tips from top artists! Hand lettering is a visually dynamic and accessible way to add textual elements to any type of craft, from journals to mixed-media art. Some of the most accomplished artists present their favorite lettering techniques, illustrated with inspiring examples...
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The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Transformers Action Figures

Mark Bellomo - Krause Publications
Format: Print book

Since infiltrating toy aisles in 1984, Transformers are hotter than every, with values skyrocketing for the heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons.The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Transformers Action Figures is the definitive reference to the best Transformers found on the secondary market....
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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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Banners, Buntings, Garlands & Pennants: 40 Creative Ideas Using Paper, Fabric & More

Kathy Sheldon - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Print book

Festive and eye-catching, banners, buntings, garlands, and pennants add visual fun to almost any type of celebration or space. These 40 quick and easy projects - made of paper, fabric, felt, and more - make beautiful displays. Use them for special events, for holidays, when entertaining,...
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Handbook of United States Coins 2015: The Official Blue Book

R. S. Yeoman - Whitman Publishing; 72nd edition
Format: Paperback

Since 1942, coin dealers have used the annual Handbook of United States Coins - the OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK - to make buying offers. You can use it to find out how much your coins are worth! The Blue Book's price listings offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from dealers...
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Big Book of Weekend Beading: Step-by-Step Instructions for 30 Quick Beading Projects

Jean Power - CompanionHouse Books
Format: Paperback

Discover the amazing versatility of beadwork in this scintillating selection of more than 30 projects that you can make in just one weekend. From jewelry and clothing to home accessories and embroidered textiles, there's something here for every taste and level of ability. Projects include...
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Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age

Lawrence Goldstone - Ballantine Books
Format: Print book

From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobile...
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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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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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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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Cool Flexagon Art: Creative Activities That Make Math & Science Fun for Kids!: Creative Activities That Make Math & Science Fun for Kids!

Anders Hanson - Checkerboard Books
Format: Hardcover

Teaches about polyhedra and solid geometry through such projects as making flexagons and a star that transforms into an octagon.
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Fashion Forward: 300 Years of Fashion

Pierre Berge - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

Tracing the evolution of fashion - from the opulence of the court of Louis XV to the catwalk couture of today - this stunningly illustrated volume charts three centuries of fashion trends and innovations. This handsome volume is published to accompany a major exhibition that chronicles...
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Idiot's Guides: Crochet

June Gilbank - Alpha
Format: Print book

Tailored for the complete crocheting novice, Idiot's Guides: Crochet is a fun, charming guide to learning the basic stitches and techniques. Photographed in a film-strip style, the dozens of full-color photographs and instructions allow the reader to clearly see how each stitch is executed....
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Miniature Gardens: Design and create miniature fairy gardens, dish gardens, terrariums and more-indoors and out

Katie Elzer-Peters - Cool Springs Press
Format: Print book

A revealing peek into the captivating world of gardening in miniature, complete with inspiring photos and practical step-by-step instructions. A delightful, fun, and endlessly creative new trend is sweeping the gardening world miniature gardening! With your imagination as the only limit...
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Designer Crochet: 32 Patterns to Elevate Your Style

Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Paperback

Designer Crochet is your source for sophisticated and figure-flattering garments with great drape and shape. Using lightweight yarns and a beautiful variety of stitch patterns and motifs, you'll create jackets and cardigans, a layering tank and a floor-sweeping skirt, a convertible...
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The Ultimate Book of Vegetables: GARDENING, HEALTH, BEAUTY, CRAFTS, COOKING

Editors at Reader's Digest - Readers Digest
Format: Hardcover

The Editors of Readers Digest present the definitive A-Z guide to vegetables and how to grow and use them. This complete illustrated guide to vegetables unlocks the secrets of natures bounty with comprehensive information on the planting, harvesting, and storing of vegetables, together...
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Woven Scarves: 26 Inspired Designs for the Rigid Heddle Loom

Jane Patrick - Interweave Press
Format: Paperback

Explore and practice weaving techniques for fabulous scarves!Woven Scarves offers a collection of twenty-six scarves and variations that range in difficulty from advanced beginner to very complex. In highly approachable ways, authors Jane Patrick and Stephanie Flynn Sokolov introduce new weavers...
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CatWise: America's Favorite Cat Expert Answers Your Cat Behavior Questions

Pam Johnson-Bennett - Penguin Books
Format: Print book

Top feline behavior expert (and author of Penguin's bestselling Think Like a Cat and Cat vs. Cat) answers the 150 questions most often asked by puzzled cat owners.Even those of us who have lived with and loved our cats for decades are constantly stymied by their seemingly...
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Realistic Pumpkin Carving: 24 Spooky, Scary, and Spine-Chilling Designs

Lundy Cupp - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Print book

Make Halloween magic this year and carve the best pumpkin on the block This book will show you how to use easy-to-learn techniques to create awesome 3D pumpkin personalities that will astonish your neighbors, family, and friends. Award-winning pumpkin carver Lundy Cupp teaches you how to use simple...
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Framing Floors, Walls & Ceilings

Editors of Fine Homebuilding - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

All new...completely updated best-seller: Framing Floors, Walls & Ceilings. With a fresh new design and the latest, up-to-the-minute content, this edition more than lives up to its billing as part of the For Pros By Pros series. Loaded with essential field-tested information from working...
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Materially Crafted: A DIY Primer for the Design-Obsessed

Victoria Hudgins - Stewart, Tabori and Chang; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Design enthusiasts are bombarded with beautiful inspiration at every turn, but many lack the foundation necessary to re-create their dream projects. Materially Crafted is a must-have guide for design mavens seeking to develop their DIY chops, even if they're embracing their crafty side...
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Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings: The Ultimate Guide to Low-Water Beds, Borders, and Containers

The Editors of Sunset Magazine - Time Home Entertainment Inc.
Format: Print book

This book illustrates that intricate, fragrant, and well-designed gardens don't need to be time-consuming to tend. Gardeners of all levels will learn about the types of plants that make their gardens as easy to care for as they are easy on the eyes. The Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care...
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School of Sewing: Learn it, Teach it, Sew Together

Shea Henderson - Lucky Spool Media
Format: Book

Sophisticated first-time sewing instruction. The School of Sewing: Learn it. Teach it. Sew together. book is not aimed at children with juvenile projects. Instead its technique-based method is for a mature student, who's excited to learn all about sewing, with simple instruction for attractive...
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Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue 2015: United States and Affiliated Territories United Nations: Countries of the World A-B

Scott Publishing Co. - Scott Publishing Co.
Format:  Book : English : One hundred and seventy-first edition in six volumes

Almost 12,000 value changes are recorded in Volume 1, with more than 2,600 of these changes seen in the United States and United Nations listings. In the U.S. Postage section, there are scattered changes, both up and down. There were 1,200 changes for the U.N listings, with a significant...
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Handmade Interiors

DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover

Handmade Interiors shows you how to create your own soft furnishings, such as cushions and curtains, and transform every room in the house. Give your home a charm all its own with this comprehensive one-stop guide to creating custom-made soft furnishings. Handmade Interiors...
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Black & Decker Codes for Homeowners, Updated 3rd Edition: Electrical - Mechanical - Plumbing - Building - Current with 2015-2017 Codes

Bruce A. Barker - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

You don't need to be an expert to assess your house's codes - you just need this guide.What is the proper clearance for an egress window? Does flexible duct have to be supported every four feet or five? Can vent pipe terminations be located near operable doors and windows? The difference...
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Half Yard Home

Debbie Shore - Search Press
Format: Book

Sewing superstar, Debbie Shore, has designed 40 gorgeous home accessories that can be made using half a yard of fabric or less. The projects are divided into accessories for the Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen and Bedroom, with a special section for picnics. Clear step by step instructions...
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Design Your Life: Creating Success Through Personal Style

Rachel Roy - Dey Street Books, 2016.
Format: Print book

The internationally renowned designer and entrepreneur helps women look and be the very best version of themselves with this strong, sexy style guide filled with practical and inspirational tips and personal insights gleaned from her own journey in life and business."As a teen, I'd...
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A Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins, 1st Edition

Q David Bowers - Whitman Publishing
Format: Print book

Volume #20 in Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series covers three classic U.S. coin denominations: the dimes, quarters, and half dollars designed by Charles E. Barber, chief engraver of the U.S. Mint. These classic silver coins were first made in 1892, and their production lasted to the eve of America's...
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Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money

George S. Cuhaj - Krause Publ; 32 edition
Format: Paperback

The essential guide to U.S. currency!For more than three decades the Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money has served as the requisite annual guide providing complete coverage of U.S. currency. And it is easy to see why.The catalog offers concise descriptions, full-color images...
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Plumbing

Steve Cory - The Taunton Press
Format: Print book

Stanley's Plumbing: A Homeowner's Guide is a comprehensive, visual handbook packed with step-by-step photographs and authoritative, reliable information. Eventually, every homeowner needs to repair, replace, or upgrade a plumbing fixture. Save heaps of money by learning...
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Mosaic Garden Projects: Add Color to Your Garden with Tables, Fountains, Bird Baths, and More

Mark Brody - Timber Press
Format: Book

No plant can truly offer year-round color in the garden, but a beautiful mosaic can. This hands-on guide includes a primer on the fundamentals of mosaic, with information on materials and three mosaic methods. Mosaic artist Mark Brody then walks you step-by-step through the creation of 25 decorative...
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Metalsmithing for Jewelry Makers: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques for Inspirational Results

Jinks McGrath - Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Thanks to the popularity of workshops and classes, metal jewelry making is no longer the exclusive realm of professional jewelry designers. Now, with a little patience and the right instruction, anyone can learn to create beautiful metal jewelry with metalsmithing techniques.Metalsmithing...
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Firearms: an Illustrated History

DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover

Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, Firearms: An Illustrated History charts the evolution of the gun, from the pistol and rifle, to the machine gun and revolver. Detailed catalogs profile more than 300 firearms spanning over 700 years. With virtual tours detailing...
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Crochet Boutique: Hats: 25 Fresh Takes on Classic Crocheted Hat Designs

Rachael Oglesby - Lark Crafts
Format: Book

With their contemporary, fashion-forward spin on classic patterns, these 25 hats are sure to hook crocheters everywhere! Featuring popular author Rachael Oglesbys signature style, the designs include an ombre-dipped beanie, a raffia boater hat, slouchy patterned stunners, and more. Some...
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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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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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Jewelry Designs with Knitted Wire: Explore the possibilities

Nealay Patel - Kalmbach Books, 2015. 2015
Format: Print book

Get the look of intricate, beaded wirework, simply by stitching! Nealay Patel introduces over 30 fun, innovative designs, each stitched on a shining frame of knitted wire. This beautiful knitted wire cord is the perfect backdrop for easy beadwoven designs, and jewelry makers can choose...
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Joyful Daily Stitching, Seam by Seam: Complete Guide to 500 Embroidery-Stitch Combinations, Perfect for Crazy Quilting

Valerie Bothell - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Valerie Bothell encourages readers to stitch daily, even for a few minutes. If you can stitch one seam 5 days a week, over the course of a year readers will complete 250 seams! The book includes instructions for 61 basic embroidery stitches and over 500 seam-treatment stitch combinations,...
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Half Yard Kids: Sew 20 colourful toys and accessories from left-over pieces of fabric

Debbie Shore - Search Pr Ltd
Format: Print book

The latest title from sewing guru Debbie Shore has arrived - and it's her most fun yet! Packed with 20 colorful, inventive projects, it contains something for children of all ages. It contains a crafty fold-away easel for the young artist, a magnetic fishing game for the intrepid naturalist,...
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A Guide Book of Liberty Seated Silver Coins

Q David Bowers - Whitman Publishing
Format: Print book

Volume #21 in Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series covers the full expanse of Liberty Seated coinagehalf dimes, dimes, twenty-cent pieces, quarters, half dollars, Gobrecht dollars, silver dollars, and trade dollars. This classic U.S. coin design features the Goddess of Liberty seated...
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Wonderful One-Block Quilting: Quick and Easy Techniques for Small Projects to Full-Size Quilts

Choly Knight - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

Wonderful One-Block Quilting offers 40 simple one-session project ideas that are perfect for beginners and time-challenged quilters. Whether you're taking the plunge into patchwork for the first time or just looking for a quick weekend project, this exciting project book will help to get you started.Enjoy...
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Mandalas to Embroider: Kaleidoscope Stitching in a Hoop

Carina Envoldsen-Harris - Search Press
Format: Paperback

12 large and 12 small beautiful, meditative mandalas to embroider--and only 10 stitches to learnSlip into serenity through your stitches with this collection of 24 exquisite, meditative mandalas by Polka & Bloom's Carina Envoldsen-Harris.With Carina's gentle guidance, learn...
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Burlap Boutique: Charming Accent Wreaths and Home Decor

Katie Carter - Fons & Porter
Format: Print book

In Burlap Boutique, youll find eighteen projects with easy-to-follow instructions that will make you rethink this durable, open-weave fabric. Learn how to sew, stencil, embellish and manipulate burlap to create eco-friendly and affordable home decor items and gifts. Once youve tried these...
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Big Knits, Big Needles

Hanna Charlotte Erhorn - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

Use giant needles and chunky-weight yarn to make sweaters and jackets in no time at all.Big Knits, Big Needles includes 20 step-by-step projects and a tutorial section on the techniques of the basic stitches you need to know. From a belted cardigan to a hooded toggle coat, your cold-weather-wear...
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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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Cultivating Garden Style: Inspired Ideas and Practical Advice to Unleash Your Garden Personality

Rochelle Greayer - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

In Cultivating Garden Style, Rochelle Greayer shares ways to create outdoor areas that are charming, comfortable, appealing, and reflect individuality. It features twenty-three unique garden styles accompanied by advice on how to recreate the look. Simple step-by-step projects, like how to make...
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Tomoko Fuse's Origami Boxes Book

Tomoko Fuse - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Tuttle Publishing Tomoko Fuse's Origami Boxes Book- Beautiful paper gift boxes from Japan's leading origami master. The simple flat box, or tato, is an excellent introduction to the art of beginner origami. Then build to more intricate pieces. Origami box folding is a relaxing and satisfying...
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Gifts in Jars: Homemade Cookie Mixes, Soup Mixes, Candles, Lotions, Teas, and More!

Natalie Wise - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book

Learn to make dozens of unique gifts packaged perfectly in glass jars of various shapes and sizes. Do you have an aspiring gardener on your list? Make a "plant bomb" jar with your favorite flower seeds or an adorable terrarium featuring easy-to-grow air plants. Headed to a bridal...
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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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How to Plan Your Own Destination Wedding: Do-It-Yourself Tips from an Experienced Professional

Sandy Malone - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Ten years ago, when Sandy Malone was planning her Caribbean destination wedding, there was no Pinterest, no Instagram, and no Wedding Wire. The Knot and the Wedding Channel were in their infancy. And Malone was planning her wedding from scratch. The tips and advice in How to Plan Your...
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Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More!

Christen Haden - Quirk Books
Format: Print book

Attack of the Cute! Creepy Cute Crochet features more than 20 unique patterns for totally loveable zombies, ninjas, Vikings, vampires, aliens, robots, and even Death himself. Each easy-to-follow pattern is presented with step-by-step diagrams, hilarious commentary, and full-color photographs...
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My Rag Doll: 11 Dolls with Clothes and Accessories to Sew

Corinne Crasbercu - David & Charles
Format: Paperback

Sew super cute rag dolls and their gorgeous clothes to make the perfect present for little girls. Theres one basic doll sewing pattern which you can then alter to personalize your dolls hair and eye color and hair style! Then choose from a range of fabulous different themed outfits and accessories...
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Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2014: America's Bestselling Antiques Annual

Kim Kovel - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; 46 edition
Format: Book

The 46th edition of the leading price guide in antiques continues to feature actual prices in 700 categories and more than 2,500 full-color photographs.Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide is the most thorough, colorful, and complete price guide available, from the most trusted,...
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So Jane: Crafts and Recipes for an Austen-Inspired Life

Hollie Keith - Gibbs Smith
Format: Print book

For the Jane Austen enthusiast, or quite simply all the "Janeites" out there, So Jane will help them bring all things Austen into their homes, be it decorating, gift giving, or entertaining. With 30 craft ideas and 30 recipes organized into six chapters bearing the titles of Jane...
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Interweave Presents Classic Crochet Blankets: 18 Timeless Patterns to Keep You Warm

Interweave Editors. - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Warm Your Home with Crocheted CozinessPractical, timeless, and easy to make, crocheted blankets can turn any house in to a home. Interweave Presents Classic Crochet Blankets shares 18 projects for crochet afghans, blankets, and throws you'll love to make and use.The clever and classic...
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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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More Creative Lettering: Techniques & Tips from Top Artists

Jenny Doh - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Paperback

Creative Lettering was so popular that crafters wanted MORE. Welcome this fabulous follow-up to that bestselling book, featuring 15 entirely new contributors. Jenny Doh has gathered a variety of big names and talented up-and-coming artists, who all provide tips on their favorite forms on hand...
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Draw Your Own Lettering and Decorative Zendoodles

Abby Huff - Capstone
Format: Print book

Create adorable ABCs with zendoodling! Following easy step-by-step instructions, learn how to take simple lines and shapes and transform them into intricate lovely letters, bold borders, calming quotes, and more. With extra tips, tricks, and craft ideas, young artists of every ability will...
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The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids

ALEXANDRA LANGE - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development.Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but the toys, classrooms, playgrounds, and neighborhoods...
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The Modern Mother of the Bride's Guide to Planning a Wedding: A Modern Mom's Guide to Wedding Planning

Kate Martin - Adams Media
Format: Paperback

A contemporary guide for today's mother of the bride! Congratulations! Your daughter is engaged! Now it's time to start planning the big event. The Mother of the Bride Guide will help you get your daughter down the aisle in style. With expert guidance every step of the way, wedding...
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Wise Craft Quilts: A Guide to Turning Beloved Fabrics into Meaningful Patchwork

Blair Stocker - Roost Books
Format: Hardcover

Infuse your quilts with love--how to add your personal story and more meaning to your handmade quilts.In Wise Craft Quilts, celebrated quilt designer and crafter Blair Stocker shares ways to use cherished fabrics to make quilts with more meaning. Each of the twenty-one quilts featured...
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Collected: Living with the Things You Love

Rebecca Robertson - Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In Collected, expert collectors and decorating experts Fritz Karch and Rebecca Robertson present a tour of peculiar, elegant, and awe-inspiring collections from around the world. The book teaches readers the basic principles of the hunt while exploring the thoughtful and inventive ways...
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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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The Big Book of Treasures: The Most Amazing Discoveries Ever Made and Still to Be Made

Raphael Honigstein - Little Gestalten
Format: Hardcover

Embark on an adventure with world-famous treasure hunters and learn more about gold lost at the bottom of the sea, even a stolen football trophy. The Big Book of Treasures tells the stories of famous treasure hunters from past centuries; from the lost Aztec treasure of La Noche Triste to the recovered...
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Flash: The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Second Chances (Flash the Donkey)

Rachel Anne Ridge - Tyndale Momentum
Format: Paperback

The heartwarming tale of an irrepressible donkey who needed a home -- and forever changed a family.Rachel Anne Ridge was at the end of her rope. The economy had crashed, taking her formerly thriving business along with it. She had been a successful artist, doing work she loved, but now she felt...
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Candy Aisle Crafts: Create Fun Projects with Supermarket Sweets

Jodi Levine - Potter Craft
Format: Paperback

The ultimate materials for fun, whimsical crafting are right in your grocery store! From party decorations to children's toys, from wearable art to cute gifts, you need look no further than your supermarket shelves for the materials to make these unique (and kid-friendly) food crafts....
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A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents (Official Red Books)

Q. David Bowers - Whitman Publishing; 1ST edition
Format: Paperback

Generations of coin collectors have grown up with the Lincoln cent. Now, as the coin nears its 100th anniversary (and the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln s birth), Q. David Bowers provides a detailed study of this great American classic our longest-running coin series.The book includes...
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Gooseberry Patch Gifts from the Kitchen: More than 150 homemade treats to make & share

Gooseberry Patch - Oxmoor House
Format: Book

Gifts from the Kitchen has over 150 recipes for edible gifts, suitable for any occasion or season. Along with recipes, this book includes presentation and packing tips and thoughtful memories from bakers across the country. With over 70 full-color photos this go-to guide from the trusted...
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Homemakers: A Domestic Handbook for the Digital Generation

Brit Morin - William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Print book

From "Silicon Valley's Martha Stewart" comes a new manifesto for the modern homemaker in the digital age.Over the past three generations, the rules of homemaking and our very notions of what a homemaker is and does have radically changed. We are still a nation of makers, but we are crafting...
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Draw Your Own Animal Zendoodles

Abby Huff - Capstone
Format: Print book

Go wild with zendoodling! Following easy step-by-step instructions, learn how to take simple lines and shapes and transform them into intricate cuddly cats, feisty foxes, darling dolphins, and more. With extra tips, tricks, and craft ideas, young artists of every ability will have fun drawing...
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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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The Cruise Handbook

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Exploring the frozen Alaskan wilderness; spotting elephants and lions on a Botswana river safari; sailing through the mighty fjords in Scandinavia and New Zealand; island-hopping the Caribbean, rich in colonial plazas and white sand beaches. Cruising has never been more diverse. This practical...
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Ageless Beauty the French Way: Secrets from Three Generations of French Beauty Editors

Clémence von Mueffling - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"A magical guide." -- Aerin Lauder, style and image director for the Este Lauder CompaniesFrom three generations of French beauty experts, Ageless Beauty the French Way is the ultimate book of tips, products, practices and French beauty secrets in ten categories such as Hair,...
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CDL Study Guide Book: Test Preparation & Training Manual for the Commercial Drivers License

Commercial Driver's License Test Prep Team - Test Prep Books
Format: Print book

CDL Study Guide Book: Test Preparation & Training Manual for the Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Exam & All Endorsements: Air Brakes, Cargo and Transport Vehicles, Combination Vehicles (Doubles and Triples) , Hazardous Materials, & Passenger and School Bus Endorsements Developed...
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Wedding Jewelry: 30 Inspirational Designs to Make

SIAN HAMILTON - GMC Publications
Format: Paperback

This exciting new title from the editor of Making Jewellery magazine is the ideal book for jewery makers eager to learn the intricacies of creating wedding jewelry. Packed with 30 designs, Wedding Jewelry is broken down into six different collections with five different pieces in each collection....
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Mini Science Fun

Rebecca Felix - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

Imagine a volcano no bigger than a basketball, a tornado you can contain in a jar, and a tiny submarine that can fit in the palm of your hand. You can make each of these and more! No giant laboratory needed to design and create these experiments. Easy-to-follow instructions and detailed...
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Sew Dolled Up: Make Felt Dolls and Their Fun, Fashionable Wardrobes with Fabric Scraps and Easy Hand Sewing

Boutique sha - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Print book

Sew Dolled Up is a crafter's delight. With over 75 contemporary projects, you'll have hours of fun creating an entire set! Learn how to make adorable small dolls, perfect for a dollhouse, and all the outfits and accessories that go along with them.Every project is made from inexpensive,...
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C&T PublishingAt Home with Modern June: 27 Sewing Projects for Your Handmade Lifestyle

Kelly McCants - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Whether youre moving into a new home, launching a home makeover, or just sprucing up a room, this book, At Home With Modern June, by Kelly McCants, provides plenty of ideas on how to infuse individuality into every room in the house. The 27 budget-friendly projects have a retro style and use materials...
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Mandalas and Doilies to Crochet: Delightful Designs to Brighten Your Life

Marie-Line Andre - Trafalgar Square Pub
Format: Print book

Surround yourself with color, texture, and beauty - shape these lovely mandalas into bags, earrings, rugs, and cushions, or let them stand on their own as enchanting handmade works of art! Mandalas and Doilies to Crochet tips its hat to the sixties, but adds a truly modern twist, with brilliant...
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Green Plate Special

Christine Burns Rudalevige - Islandport Press, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

In Green Plate Special, Christine Burns Rudalevige shares her recipes for sustainable and delicious meals, alongside tips and tricks for greening your kitchen and making the most of your produce. From the farmer's market to the dessert plate, this book is packed full of ideas that will...
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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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Homemade Holiday: Gifts for Every Occasion

Mari Bolte - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Holidays mean giftswhich can mean shelling out the big bucks. Instead of buying a forgettable trinket, make a personalized present your loved ones will never forget. Whether its birthday cake-scented scoopable soap or a felted fall wreath, everyone will love your homemade holidays.,
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Kitchen Lithography: Hand Printing at Home: From Buttons and Bags to Postcards and Pillowcases

Laura Sofie Hantke - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Paperback

When printmakers Laura Sofie Hantke and Lucas Grassmann graduated from university, they found themselves without the luxury of a professional print studio. In their search for an easy technique they could implement in their own home, they came across French artist milie Aizier-Brouard's...
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Cool Paper Folding: Creative Activities That Make Math & Science Fun for Kids!: Creative Activities That Make Math & Science Fun for Kids!

Anders Hanson - Checkerboard Books
Format: Hardcover

Discover secret math and science tricks to creating art! This title introduces young readers to the sciences, with a creative twist. Math and science educational pages are interspersed with cool paper folding activities that offer practical applications of the information students learn...
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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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Little Loom Weaving: Quick and Clever Projects for Creating Adorable Stuff

ANDREIA GOMES - Ulysses Press
Format: Paperback

Creative new patterns and projects combine with classic techniques and 150 step-by-step photos for a trendy take on hand woven clothing and craftsThe timeless art of crafting on a loom is enjoying a renaissance of new ideas and innovative applications. This book teaches you the easiest...
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The Essential Book of Homesteading: The Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Living (Homemade Living)

Ashley English - Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardcover

All the information you need to homestead - gathered in one ultimate, essential book! In barnyards and backyards, on rooftops and in alleyways, a movement is happening - the modern homesteading movement. Whether its turning a lawn into a vegetable garden, getting a flock of chickens,...
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2016 Price Guide

Noah Fleisher - Krause Publications; Forty-ninth Edition edition

The Warman's AdvantageWelcome to Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2016. For nearly 70 years, our sole purpose has been to inform, enthuse, and interpret the dynamic world of collecting. The times have certainly changed along the way but our vision remains constant.As the longest-running...
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Country Living 500 Kitchen Ideas: Style, Function & Charm

Dominique DeVito - Hearst
Format: Hardcover

Featuring 100 brand-new tips, images, and designs, this revised edition of the bestselling book will help you turn your kitchen into the inviting, efficient heart of the home. Packed with winning photographs, Country Living's go-to guide covers color, pattern, floors, walls, storage,...
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Scraps: Stylish Stash Fabric Crafts to Stitch

Vera Vandenbosch - Taunton Press
Format: Print book

From stash to treasure. Scraps Stylish Stash Fabric Crafts to Stitch! is bursting with fashionable, fantastic and unique projects to make, share or keep from fabric scraps30 in allfor jewelry, accessories and home dcor. Create gorgeous projects from your heaping troves of fabric scraps...
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New Stamped Metal Jewelry: Innovative Techniques for 23 Custom Jewelry Designs

Lisa Niven Kelly - Interweave
Format: Paperback

Cutting-edge stamping techniques and designs! Since the publication of Lisa Niven Kelly's first book on metal stamping, the craft has undergone a revolution, with more design stamps available than ever before. This hotly-anticipated followup, authored together with Taryn McCabe, gives...
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Create Your Own Improv Quilts: Modern Quilting with No Rules & No Rulers

Rayna Gillman - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

A natural follow-up to the best-selling Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts, this book applies Rayna's no rules, no mistakes, no worries style to modern quilting. Starting with strips and geometric shapes, you'll cut and sew without patterns, required yardage, or complicated diagrams. This...
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Dreamy Quilts: 14 Timeless Projects to Welcome You Home

Lydia Loretta Nelson - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Print book

Transform your living space into a relaxing retreat when you stitch up soft, simple, and naturally beautiful quilts. These fourteen low volume, easy-to-sew projects range from quilts and throw pillows to a pretty patchwork dog bed. Author and designer Lydia Loretta Nelson's soothing,...
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Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More!

Abigail R. Gehring - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.

A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More!The inspiring guide to back to basics living, now fully updated!Now, more than ever, people across the country are turning toward simpler, greener, and quieter ways of living...
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Easy Crochet Dishcloths: Learn to Crochet Stitch by Stitch with Modern Stashbuster Projects

Camilla Schmidt Rasmussen - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Add personality, sentiment, and coziness to your kitchen with Easy Crochet Dishcloths. Dont underestimate the effect crocheting your own dishcloths can have on a space!. Theres a difference between a house and a home, and theres definitely a difference between a kitchen and a cozy kitchen!...
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Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 1961-Present

TRACY SCHMIDT - Krause Publications
Format: Paperback

The Foremost Reference to World Bank Notes! Employing a worldwide network of numismatics experts, the 23rd edition of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues, provides the most comprehensive and complete reference to world bank notes issued since 1961. This industry-leading...
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Freeform Crochet and Beyond: Bags, Cushions, Hats, Scarves and More

Renate Kirkpatrick - Sally Milner Publishing
Format: Paperback

Most crochet books have you follow a pattern, make so-many stitches of such-and-such a kind, and arrive at a predictable result. In freeform (also known as scrumbling) , it's anything goes: mix different stitches and yarns, trust your own creativity, and produce original works of amazing...
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Melissa Leapman's Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters: 200 Stitch Patterns in Words and Symbols

Melissa Leapman - Creative Pub Intl
Format: Print book

Anyone who loves to crochet needs to have this book on their bookshelf!Crochet diva Melissa Leapman divulges 200 of her favorite crochet stitch patterns in this book--enough designs to keep you busy stitching for years! Many of the patterns included are original designs, and others are garnered...
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Modern Collectible Dolls: Identification & Value Guide

Patsy Moyer - Collector Books
Format: Hardcover

Nearly 600 dolls--complete with histories, sizes, dates, facts, and current values--are featured in this all-new first edition in a series of annual books by doll expert Patsy Moyer.
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Perfectly Feminine Knits: 25 Distinctive Designs

Lene Holme Samsoe - Interweave
Format: Print book

Distinctively modern, perfectly feminine knitting designs.Knitters will delight in patterns that effortlessly combine a thoroughly modern sophistication with a certain delicate femininity. Author Lene Holme Samse explores striking shapes, refined details, and lovely textures in a collection...
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Tilda's Summer Ideas

Tone Finnanger - SewandSo
Format: Paperback

A seasonal collection of projects using the latest Tilda fabrics and embellishments, including gifts, decorations and cards.
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The Complete Photo Guide to Cardmaking

Judi Watanabe - Creative Pub Intl, 2016.
Format: Print book

Handmade cards are gifts, creative expressions, keepsakes, and relationship builders. Beneath the cardstock and embellishments is deep emotion from the card maker--encouragement, celebration, commemoration, and love. Unlike many store-bought cards that are thrown away, handmade cards are cherished...
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Quilt As-You-Go Made Vintage: 51 Blocks, 9 Projects, 3 Joining Methods

Jera Brandvig - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Skip the longarmer and finish quilts on your home machine! Best-selling author Jera Brandvig shares a romantic take on her easy quilting designs. Sew 9 quilt-as-you-go projects, including an elegant sampler with 51 interchangeable blocks. Choose one of three QAYG finishing methods (or stick...
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Charm School18 Quilts from 5" Squares: A Beginner's Guide

Vanessa Goertzen - C&T Publishing
Format: Print book

Put charm squares to the test with 18 quilts using precut 5" x 5" squares. Start with fresh, beginner-friendly patterns and build your skills to sew snowballs, stars, flying geese, and more. Using precuts from your stash or your own charms cut from scraps or yardage, you'll...
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100 Knits: Interweave's Ultimate Pattern Collection

Interweave Editors - Interweave
Format: Hardcover

Interweave's biggest pattern collection ever! Page after page of knitting patterns are at your fingertips with 100 Knits, giving you a nearly endless supply of projects you'll be excited to cast on. From hats to shawls, cardigans to tanks and tees, explore a massive variety of Interweave's...
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The $50 Home Makeover: 75 Easy Projects to Transform Your Current Space into Your Dream Place--for $50 or Less!

Shaunna West - Adams Media
Format: Hardcover

Stunning and easy projects for less than $50 each!With The $50 Home Makeover, you can finally turn your living space into your home! This inspiring book offers 75 fun and creative ideas that will help give your place the stylish, modern look that you've always wanted--without having...
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Cupcakes and Cashmere at Home

Emily Schuman - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

The highly anticipated follow up to the bestselling Cupcakes and Cashmere! In Cupcakes and Cashmere at Home, Emily Schuman expands on the personal lifestyle advice that her fans loved in her first book and on her popular blog, with a focus on interior design and entertaining at home. The book...
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Cool Metal Projects: Creative Ways to Upcycle Your Trash into Treasure

Pam Scheunemann - Checkerboard Library
Format: Book

Presents six projects for creative ''upcycing''--using used and recycled products to create decorative items, including chalkboard, license plates, and earrings.Title: Cool Metal ProjectsAuthor: Scheunemann, PamPublisher: Abdo GroupPublication Date: 2012/08/01Number of Pages:...
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Vintage home : using 20th-century design in the contemporary home

Judith Miller - Firefly Books, 2015.
Format: Print book

Antique and design enthusiasts will recognize Judith Miller's name. Since 2007, she has been an expert appraiser on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, which is broadcast on PBS, and her Antique Price Guide and Checklist books are the most trusted in the international antiques and collectibles...
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The Propaganda Front: Postcards from the Era of World Wars

Anna Jozefacka - MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Format: Hardcover

Persuasion on a postcard: propaganda from all sides of the 20th century's world warsA socialist worker raises the red flag. Adoring crowds greet Hitler and Mussolini. Uncle Sam orders Americans to enlist. In the first half of the 20th century, these images and many more circulated by the millions...
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Glitterville's Handmade Christmas: A Glittered Guide for Whimsical Crafting!

Stephen Brown - Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition
Format: Book

Have yourself a Glittery Little Christmas -- with twenty new whimsical, winter-wonderful projects from the Craft Elves at Glitterville! ?Following the success of Glittervilles Handmade Halloween, Glitterville is back for the sparkliest holiday of all! Glittervilles Handmade Christmas is as bursting...
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Illustrated Directory of North American Locomotives

Pepperbox Press Ltd. - Chartwell Books
Format: Print book

"Let the country but make the railroads, and the railroads will make the country." - Edward PeaseDuring the mid-1800's, American railroads became the lifeblood of new communities in the West and brought new ways of life and means of commerce to rural communities. Railroads...
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Print, Pattern, Sew: Block-Printing Basics Simple Sewing Projects for an Inspired Wardrobe

Jen Hewett - Roost Books
Format: Hardcover

Create bold block prints for a completely custom wardrobe--print fabrics, customize patterns, and sew garments that truly express your own style.This book offers: * Clear how-to instructions for carving motifs from soft blocks, plus 13 designs to get you started * A guide to printing...
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Two-Hour Quilted Christmas Projects

Cheri Saffiote - Sterling Pub Co Inc
Format: Hardcover

40 projects that feature homespun sayings intended to warm and inspire are included in this book. The projects include: a keep your heart merry pillow; a snowman stocking ornament; a framed raggedy angel; and a patchwork Christmas quilt. Illustrated instructions cover each type of quilted...
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One Jump Ring: Endless Possiblilities for Chain Mail Jewelry

Lauren Andersen - Kalmbach Publishing
Format: Print book

Twenty-five everyday chain mail projects using only one size ring: 3/16", 18 gauge. Book features tips throughout to help you master chain mail. Book instructions are easy to follow resulting in quality-looking finished pieces. Build confidence as you move from simple to more complex...
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