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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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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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Decoupage Your Home: A contemporary guide to transforming everyday objects

Snyman - Search Press
Format: Paperback

One of the most popular crafts to re-emerge recently, decoupage is ideal to decorate just about anything, from small household items to large pieces of furniture. Readers will discover its delights with this start-to-finish guide packed with technique know-how and stylish projects. Starting...
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Robotify It! Robots You Can Make Yourself

ELSIE OLSON - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Robotify It! Robots You Can Make Yourself, kids will make a mini monster robot that responds to light, a spinning robotic pencil holder, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques...
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Inspired Origami: Projects to Calm the Mind and Soothe the Soul

Camilla Sanderson - Running Press Book Publishers
Format: Print book

Perfect for fans of the mindful activity books, readers will "unfold" their minds while making stunning creations with this fun, fully interactive package.Inspired Origami will show readers how the peaceful pastime of creating papercraft art can calm the minds of crafters of all skill...
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Making Pottery You Can Use: Plates that stack Lids that fit Spouts that pour Handles that stay on

JACQUI ATKIN - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover

Create cups, mugs, bowls, and more pieces that are perfect for you!Everyone who owns a beloved mug that has just the right handle, an agreeably "deep" cereal bowl, or a plate that fits perfectly in the dishwasher knows that once you've found these pieces, you wish you had more...
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Let It Grow: A Frozen Guide to Gardening

Cynthia Stierle - Lerner Publications
Format: Paperback

Discover how plants grow with Elsa, Anna, and Olaf!Explore the plant world through fun activities and experiments. Learn what plants need to survive and grow Explore the different ways plants take in nutrients Discover how the environment changes plants Observe, measure, compare, and record...
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Spacecraft: 100 Iconic Rockets, Shuttles, and Satellites That Put Us in Space

Michael H Gorn - Voyageur Press
Format: Hardcover

Spacecraft takes a long look at humankind's attempts and advances in leaving Earth through incredible illustrations and authoritatively written profiles on Sputnik, the International Space Station, and beyond. In 1957, the world looked on with both uncertainty and amazement as the Soviet...
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Complete Price Guide to Watches 2017

Tom Engle - Tinderbox Pr
Format: Print book

Considered the industry standard in establishing the worth of fine timepieces and the most reliable and convenient guide to watches available, The Complete Price Guide To Watches is a mini encyclopedia with over 10,000 watches priced and over 8,000 images. It's the definitive guide...
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Karina Garcia's DIY Slime

Karina García C - Sizzle Press
Format: Paperback

Create your own slime at home by following these 15 easy, borax-free slime recipes from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia.Get ready to become a slime master with these fifteen DIY recipes from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia! This full color book, with step-by-step instructions, will teach...
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New York Beauty Quilts Electrified: 12 Fun, Skill-Building Projects Using Easy Foundation Paper-Piecing Techniques to Electrify New York Beauty Blocks

Linda Hahn - Landauer Publishing LLC
Format: Paperback

Sew a perfect New York Beauty block every time, with ONE pin and NO stress!12 skill-building projects using easy foundation paper-piecing techniquesThird in a series, author Linda J. Hahn's award-winning New York Beauty booksFun embellishments and updated piecing instructions make construction...
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Origami Outfits: A Foldable Fashion Guide

Sok Song - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Transform a simple sheet of paper into a fashion-forward outfit with easy-to-follow instructions and illustrated diagrams. Create one-of-a-kind dresses and sophisticated gowns perfect for any elegant occasion. With ten original, one-of-a-kind origami pieces, your outfit is sure to be runway...
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51 Things To Make With Egg Cartons

Fiona Hayes - QEB Publishing
Format: Print book

51 Things to Make with Egg Cartons, transforms unwanted egg cartons into dinosaurs, monsters, ocean life, and much more. Perfect activities for parents and children to create together, the 51 projects feature a well-balanced mix of techniques, materials, colors, and styles for a range of ages.
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Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia

Judith Miller - Mitchell Beazley
Format: Hardcover

First published in 1998, Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia has gone on to sell more than 150,000 copies worldwide and been published into seven languages. This new edition includes a thoroughly updated directory, list of suppliers and up-to-date price codes for each item.Compiled by an international...
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Slime!: Do-It-Yourself Projects to Make at Home

Trisha Haas - Racehorse for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Contains Instructions for More Than 20 Borax-Free Recipes! It's colorful! It's gooey! It's gross! It's your little one's new favorite icky activity (and maybe yours, too) ! It's SLIME! Included within this book are step-by-step instructions and recipes so that...
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Nail, Hand, and Feet Hacks: Your Nail Nuisances Solved!

Mary Boone - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Do hangnails and cracked cuticles have you down? Do your nail polish skills resemble abstract art? Solve those nasty nuicances! Learn all the tricks to smooth hands and feet and perfect manicures and pedicures.
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SLIME 101 : how to make stretchy, fluffy, glittery & colorful slime

NATALIE WRIGHT - DOVER PUBNS

Slime flies when you're having fun! It's time for kids to grab their partners in slime and have a goo-reat time. Easy instructions and helpful color photos show how to create glitter, glow-in-the-dark, bubble, neon, chalkboard, stress ball, metallic, and other types of slime. All that's...
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Bold Baby Crochet: 30 Modern & Colorful Projects for Baby

DEDRI UYS - BARRON'S
Format: Print book

Discover 30 bold designs for babys wardrobe and nursery!Why settle for a dull baby wardrobe and nursery when you can have one that is chic, adorable, and colorful Turn to Bold Baby Crochet and youll find 30 beautiful projects for clothes and nursery accessories that will help you inject...
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Cocker Spaniel

Jane Simmonds - Mason Crest
Format: Library Binding

This dog expert guide gives you all the information you will need to provide your Cocker Spaniel with the care and training that will enable him to lead a happy and fulfilling life. Written by experts, this comprehensive guide will enable you to give maximum care and love to your pet.
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Girls' Home Spa Lab: All-Natural Recipes, Healthy Habits, and Feel-Good Activities to Make You Glow

Maya Pagan - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

For today's active, plugged-in girls ages 9 to 13, finding healthy ways to unwind and de-stress is an important part of well-being. Girls' Home Spa Lab is packed with all-natural recipes, activities, and tips for self-care and relaxation specially designed for tweens. From homemade...
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Botanical Beauty: 80 Essential Recipes for Natural Spa Products

Aubre Andrus - Switch Press
Format: Paperback

Soak, scrub, and soothe your way to relaxation with simple homemade spa recipes from award-winning author Aubre Andrus. Using some of nature's best ingredients, such as beeswax, sugar, coconut oil, shea butter, avocado, sea salt, essential oils, and more, craft everything from a Cooling...
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Perfume: A Century of Scents

Lizzie Ostrom - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book

Signature scents and now-lost masterpieces; the visionaries who conceived them; the wild and wonderful campaigns that launched them; the women and men who wore them -- every perfume has a tale to tell.Join Lizzie Ostrom on an olfactory adventure as she explores the trends and crazes that...
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Cat Litter Cake and Other Horrifying Desserts

Ali Vega - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

What can be as yucky to look at as it is yummy to eat? Your dessert! Learn how to make a variety of desserts that are both repulsive and tasty. Create dishes like worms in dirt, gooey alien limbs, and "poisoned" apples. Baking dessert has never been so much fun - or so gross!
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Sparkle and Shine!: Trendy Earrings, Necklaces, and Hair Accessories for All Occasions

Kara L Laughlin - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

This how-to book is jammed with DIY accessories to brighten your closet! Sparkle and shine with earrings, necklaces, and hair accessories as you accessorize yourself.
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Being the Change: How to Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution

PETER KALMUS - New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback

Life on 1/10th the fossil fuels turns out to be awesome.We all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens.Alarmed by drastic changes now occurring in the Earth's climate systems, the author, a climate scientist and suburban father...
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Quick and Easy Knits: 100 Little Knitting Projects to Make

SEARCH PRESS STUDIO - Search Press
Format: Paperback

The book covers a wide variety of themes from Christmas knits, baby bootees, phone covers, mug hugs, headbands and scarves, so there is something for everyone to enjoy.Knitting continues to be a very popular craft, and this book has a very wide appeal both to beginners and more accomplished...
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Baking Class: 50 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Bake!

DEANNA F COOK - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Spiral-bound

Following the best-selling Cooking Class comes this delightful baking companion for kids ages 8-12, featuring 50 easy-to-follow recipes. Lively step-by-step photos teach bakers-in-training how to knead dough, make biscuits, decorate cookies, and produce a perfect pie, along with essential...
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Simple & Stylish Woodworking: 20 Projects for Your Home

POPULAR WOODWORKING. - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Paperback

Build your skills while building something fun! One of the rewards of woodworking is getting to show off your work--either as part of your home decor or as handmade gifts for family and friends. This book provides 20 small-scale projects that can add a touch of style to any living space....
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Cocktails Across America: A Postcard View of Cocktail Culture in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s

Diane Lapis - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover

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

Ruth Owen - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

The ancient art of origami comes from ancient Japan, but birds come from the dinosaurs! This unique book teaches budding origamists how to fold beautiful origami creations while providing fascinating facts on birds. Readers will love making winged paper creatures by following clear step-by-step...
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Wonderful One-Patch Quilts: 20 Projects from Triangles, Half-Hexagons, Diamonds & More

Sara Nephew - C&T Publishing
Format: Print book

What can you sew with a 60 ruler? The possibilities are endless! Favorite authors Sara Nephew and Marci Baker are back with 20 bold one-patch quilts made from triangles, half- and quarter-hexagons, and diamonds. Turn up the variety with eye-catching color placement and clever pieced units...
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51 Things To Make With Cardboard Tubes

Fiona Hayes - QEB Publishing
Format: Print book

51 Things to Make with Cardboard Tubes, transforms unwanted cardboard tubes into dinosaurs, monsters, ocean life and much more. Perfect activities for parents and children to create together, the 51 projects feature a well-balanced mix of techniques, materials, colors, and styles for a range...
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Makeup and Skin Hacks: Your Skin Situations Solved!

Rebecca Rissman - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Do breakouts have you down? Does your eye shadow look more raccoon than super model? Never fear! All of the tips you need to keep your skin glowing and your makeup on pointe are right here.
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Stitch Camp: 18 Crafty Projects for Kids & Tweens Learn 6 All-Time Favorite Skills: Sew, Knit, Crochet, Felt, Embroider & Weave

NICOLE BLUM - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

In today's thriving maker culture, kids are hungry for hands-on guidance in creating stylish wearables and practical objects, or hacking and customizing existing ones. Authors Nicole Blum and Catherine Newman get them started with complete instructions for mastering six favorite fiber...
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Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway

LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze through the window at the unfurling landscape as you pass, glimpse...
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Mummy Dogs and Other Horrifying Snacks

Ali Vega - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

What can be as hideous as they are delicious? Your snacks! Learn how to create a variety of snack foods that are both repulsive and tasty. Cook up dishes like dripping zombie skin, booger sticks, and bulging cake eyeballs. Creating snacks has never been so much funor so gross!
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An American Quilt

Rachel May - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

Rachel Mays rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era - all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt....
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Harvest: Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary Garden Plants

Stefani Bittner - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book

Harvest is a beautifully photographed guide to growing, harvesting, and utilizing 47 unexpected garden plants to make organic pantry staples, fragrances, floral arrangements, beverages, cocktails, beauty products, and more.Every garden--not just vegetable plots--can produce a bountiful...
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Batch Cocktails: Make-Ahead Pitcher Drinks for Every Occasion

Maggie Hoffman - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

A hip, accessible guide to batch cocktail-making for entertaining, with 65 recipes that can be made hours--or weeks!--ahead of time so that hosts and hostesses have one less thing to worry about as the doorbell rings.As anyone who has hosted a dinner party knows, cocktail hour is the most...
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Natural Beauty with Coconut Oil: 50 Homemade Beauty Recipes Using Nature's Perfect Ingredient

Lucy Bee - Quadrille
Format: Print book

Coconut oil, as we know, is nature's perfect ingredient. It has earned that accolade not only for its versatility in cooking, but also its application as an effective and economic beauty treatment for skin, hair, and oral health.Tapping into the current trend for making your own beauty...
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Japanese Paper Flowers: Elegant Kirigami Blossoms, Bouquets, Wreaths and More

Hiromi Yamazaki - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Learn how to bring a Japanese aesthetic into your life with these elegant works of floral art. Japanese kirigami (cut paper) flowers are delicate and beautiful examples of paper craft, but are surprisingly easy to make. This...
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Creative Origami and Beyond: Inspiring tips, techniques, and projects for transforming paper into folded works of art

Jenny Chan - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Print book

Packed with prompts, tips, exercises, and engaging step-by-step projects, Creative Origami & Beyond takes readers through a dynamic exploration of the traditional art form.A centuries-old art form, origami has taken on new depth in today's art world, influencing trends in fashion,...
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Elemental Knits: A Perennial Knitwear Collection

Courtney Spainhower
Format: Hardcover

Elemental Knits is for women who aspire to be ever stylish, more comfortable, and less wasteful. With knitwear designer Courtney Spainhower, you'll craft an appearance that truly reflects your spirit with a collection of 20 knitting patterns designed to enhance your wardrobe year-round....
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Mini Holiday Crafts

Rebecca Felix - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding

Imagine a birthday balloon no bigger than your thumb, a petite piata as small as a piece of candy, and a Christmas wreath that's tinier than the bow you'd hang on it. You can make each of these mini holiday crafts and more! Spruce up your celebration with fun-sized decorations and gifts....
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Pretties

Scott Westerfeld - Simon Pulse; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

In Tally's world, your 16th birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellant Ugly into a stunningly attractive Pretty, and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is having a really good time. Just before her birthday, Tally discovered that turning Pretty...
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So Much To Celebrate: Entertaining the Ones You Love the Whole Year Through

Katie Jacobs - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

Celebrations that show your loveCreate beautiful memories for your family and friends by stopping to celebrate life's joyful moments. In this essential guide to entertaining, Katie Jacobs reveals her secrets for throwing fantastic parties for any occasion, from a casual backyard movie night...
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Yo-Yo Tricks: The 75 Coolest Tricks for Your Yo-Yo

JR Publishing - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

Learn The Best 75 Yo-Yo Tricks Of 2018 Today! This book is loaded with the coolest yo-yo tricks that will make your child the most popular at school, or at parties! Heck, why not try using a yo-yo yourself and be entertained for hours to come? With each of the 75 tricks featured, step...
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Bakeland: Nordic Treats Inspired by Nature

MARIT HOVLAND - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover

A quirky, beautifully photographed collection of delicious and creative Nordic baking recipes inspired by nature.From the Danish concept of hygge (or "coziness") to the Swedish fika (or "coffee break") , when it comes to enjoying the good things in life, the Nordic...
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National Geographic Complete Guide to Pet Health, Behavior, and Happiness: The Veterinarian's Approach to At-Home Animal Care

Gary Weitzman DVM - National Geographic
Format: Paperback

In National Geographic's comprehensive and easy-to-use illustrated pet reference, a renowned veterinarian offers expert advice on common health, behavior, and training for cats, dogs, and other domestic pets. Combining first aid, medical reference, and tips and tricks of the trade, here...
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The Perfect Pair!: Purses, Handbags, and Wallets for All Occasions

Marne Ventura - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

This how-to book is jammed with DIY accessories to brighten your closet! Wear your style on your shoulder with purses, handbags, and wallets as you accessorize yourself.
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Printmaking Skills Lab

Sarah Hodgson - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Paperback

"This interesting art book inspires children to unleash their creativity as they learn how to use a variety of tools, media, and processes to create original works in printmaking. Mini-bio sections highlight the work of well-known artists and encourage readers to consider the artist's...
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Doll Crafts: A Kid's Guide to Making Simple Dolls, Clothing, Accessories, and Houses

Laurie M Carlson - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback

Dolls have a unique place in childhood. They are about play, empathy, and developing communication and socialization skills. Dolls are important symbols to children of what adults value, and handmade dolls convey that the individual is important and that to be unique - less than perfect...
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Essential Juices and Smoothies

Charlotte van Aussel - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Paperback

Juice your way to better health with more than 1,000 easy recipes.Essential Juices and Smoothies contains more than a thousand easy recipes for juices, smoothies, and breakfast bowls, including well-known favorites as well as more exotic - but no less delicious - creations. Understand the nutritional...
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Raffia Crochet: 10 Contemporary Crochet Patterns with Raffia Yarn

Wool and the Gang - F W Media
Format: Paperback

Wool and the Gang introduce you to the craft of crocheting with raffia, a breakthrough new yarn that is great for a wide range of summery projects. Light and eco-friendly, raffia yarn is made of 100% long wood fibre that adds structure to your projects, making it perfect for hats, bags...
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Sketch Your Stuff: 200 Things to Draw and How to Draw Them

John Stich - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Grab your pencil and Sketch your Stuff!Learn how to turn the everyday objects that fill your life into subjects for your sketchbook, allowing you to work on your drawing skills at any moment of the day or night. You'll find over 200 prompts to help you build up strong art skills...
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Making Soap: 18 luxurious soaps to make and give using natural ingredients

Kathrin Landmann - Search Press
Format: Paperback

Beginner-friendly guide to making 18 lovely soaps using only natural ingredients that are kind to the environment.Beautifully photographed, this beginner-friendly guide has everything you need to make 18 lovely soaps. Inspirational for seasoned soap-makers as well, the recipes use only...
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Wool Studio: The Knitwear Capsule Collection

Interweave Editors - Interweave
Format: Hardcover

Round out your wardrobe with luxurious knitwear design!Wool Studio is a capsule collection for the modern knitter featuring sophisticated, simple, and luxurious designs. In this collection you'll enjoy exquisite patterns from top knitwear designers including Norah Gaughan, Kate Gagnon...
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Homemade for Hamsters: Over 20 Fun Projects Anyone Can Make, Including Tunnels, Towers, Dens, Swings, Ladders and More

Carin Oliver - Firefly Books
Format: Print book

Homemade for Hamsters features 20 easy projects for creating toys and exercise equipment for a hamster (and guinea pigs, small rabbits, gerbils, and pet rats and mice, too) . The projects use materials and tools commonly found around the home. Treats may also be used and the book includes...
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DIY Circus Lab for Kids: A Family- Friendly Guide for Juggling, Balancing, Clowning and Show-Making

Jackie Leigh Davis - Quarry Books
Format: Flexibound

DIY Circus Lab for Kids gives families everything they need to produce their own circus Author Jackie Leigh Davis invites the you into the international youth circus community, then dives into the circus skill families: juggling, acrobatics, manipulation, balance, and clowning. The book...
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Once Upon a Fairy Tale Craft


Format: Hardcover(Library Binding)


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Printmaking Skills Lab

Sarah Hodgson - Crabtree Pub Co
Format: Paperback

"This interesting art book inspires children to unleash their creativity as they learn how to use a variety of tools, media, and processes to create original works in printmaking. Mini-bio sections highlight the work of well-known artists and encourage readers to consider the artist's...
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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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Hair Hacks: Your Tresses Troubles Solved!

Mary Boone - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Does your hair have a mind of its own? Frizz, fly-aways, and split ends be gone! Get the easy hair hacks you need to make every day a good hair day.
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