An easy-to-follow guide to learning the art of calligraphy, with 25 gorgeously photographed projects that use calligraphy to make beautiful gifts and home dcor.Calligraphy and hand lettering have surged in popularity as people rediscover traditional handicrafts as a creative outlet and way to relax. Unlike other hand lettering books, The Gift of Calligraphy shows you how to use your calligraphy skills to create invitations, wall art, wrapping paper, a tote bag, even a calligraphy kit for kids. Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls, calligraphy teacher and author of Belle Calligraphy, brings her signature modern style to this traditional craft. The first quarter of the book provides a primer for creating a simple alphabet and how to find your own personal style of lettering, followed by wonderful projects that will delight your family, impress your friends, and beautify your home, all accompanied by clear step-by-step photography and inspiring shots of the finished pieces.
Watson-Guptill
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9780399579202
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Hardcover
The Ultimate Book of Vegetables
By Digest, Editors At Reader's
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 with a wealth of great ideas for using them in cooking, healthcare, crafts, vegetable dyes, home products, beauty treatments, and more.,
Readers Digest
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9781621452225
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Hardcover
Kit Kat and Lucy
By Dupont, Lonnie Hull
The True Story of How Two Quirky Stray Cats Changed Their Adopted Human ForeverAfter years of loving the vibrant city life in San Francisco, Lonnie Hull DuPont reluctantly trades her three-room apartment on foggy, lively Telegraph Hill for a farmhouse on a quiet plain in Michigan. She immediately misses the rhythm and the pace of the city, and the isolation country living brings has her longing for something more.Enter Kit Kat and Lucy--stray cats who arrive at the farmhouse a year apart and each ask to move in. The antics and oddities of these two strong personalities wrapped in fur bring a new light to the farmhouse and DuPont's life. Kit Kat, an obsessive-compulsive tortoiseshell, can purr her new human into a happier state of mind. Lucy, the playful, leaping Russian Blue who can nail a bat right out of the air, makes her laugh.From the hysterical process of getting two strange cats to like each other, to the exciting years of watching those cats thrive--and inspire DuPont in the process--this book is an energetic tale of cat and human foibles. Animals enrich our lives, and the heartwarming story of how Kit Kat and Lucy changed one woman's world will leave readers enchanted.
Revell
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9780800727321
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Print book
Automotive Wiring and Electrical Systems Vol. 2
By Candela, Tony
Countless collector car owners are skilled at performing mechanical work, but for many of them, electrical work seems like a mystery, too complicated and too confusing. However, electrical upgrades are absolutely essential for a high-performance classic car or a modified car to perform at its best. With a firm understanding of the fundamentals, you can take this comprehensive guide and complete a wide range of electrical projects that enhance the performance and functionality of a vehicle. In this revised edition formerly titled Automotive Electrical Performance Projects brilliant color photos and explanatory step-by-step captions detail the installation of the most popular, functional, and beneficial upgrades for enthusiasts of varying skill levels.
Car Tech
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9781613252291
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Paperback
Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love
By Lilly, Lynn
A collection of educational, entertaining crafts that are sure to get kids and parents to unplug and interactComputers, tablets, and even televisions can be valuable learning tools, but nothing compares to the developmental benefits provided by hands-on crafting and building. Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love features a wide range of projects specifically designed to teach kids how to follow directions, overcome obstacles, and solve problems - all while providing hours of fun. Including short and long projects perfect for evenings, weekends, and summer break, these crafts guarantee that learning doesn't stop when school does. And each of the 50 craft projects is presented with step-by-step instructions and color photos.Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love offers activities offers activities for every age and personality from science experiments to sewing projects.
Ulysses Press
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9781612435640
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Print book
All New Backyard Idea Book
By Soria, Sandra S.
Completely revised and updated edition of the best-seller The All New Backyard Idea Book has been completely updated to bring together hundreds of fresh ideas and unique solutions for making the most of any backyard or outdoor spaces. With all-new photos that demonstrate design ideas, it's the most up-to-minute source for outdoor living inspiration and information. Packed with gorgeous images for every yard Lushly illustrated with 275 photos, All New Backyard Idea Book provides hundreds of expert design ideas for both urban and suburban settings. Author Sandra S. Soria focuses on choices that are practical and accessible for patios and decks; structures like pergolas, arbors, and sheds; beds, borders, and other landscaping; and dining and entertaining. From small projects to complete rethinking Hundreds of practical solutions offer fresh ideas for simple and stylish redos of average-size backyards as well as more elaborate outdoor designs readers can bring to their own homes. Chapters cover: Planning the Best Backyard Decks, Patios, and Porches Planting the Backyard Entertaining Out Back Backyard Structures Pools and Play Spaces
Taunton Press; Revised edition edition
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9781600854989
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Paperback
Woodworking
By Dk,
Whether you want to build your own bed or put a bookshelf together, find out how to tackle your chosen woodwork task with confidence using this step-by-step guide.Learn how to master the key woodwork techniques, from simple skills to intricate carving, following clear instructions and photographs. Find out how to use hand, power and machine tools and discover the strengths of over 100 different woods. Packed with inspirational and practical craft projects that are easy-to-follow, Woodwork is the only book to give you a complete illustrated woodworking course.Woodwork is perfect for enthusiasts who want to develop their skills and ideal for the beginner, intermediate and advanced woodworkers alike.
DK
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9781465491114
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Hardcover
The Artful Year
By Hul, Jean Van't
Winner of the 2015 Parent's Choice AwardFrom the author of The Artful Parent--a year's worth of art projects, seasonal activities, and recipes for simple, family-friendly crafting through the seasons and holidays. Celebrating the seasons and holidays is a wonderful opportunity to embrace creativity together as a family. It's also a fun way to decorate, prepare for, and learn about the holidays we celebrate. In The Artful Year, you'll find art activites, crafts, recipes, and more to help make each season special. By doing so, your family will create memories and mementos, you'll develop creative growth in your children and yourself, and you'll have lots of fun! The book includes: * Arts and crafts, using the materials, colors, and themes of the season * Decorations to make as a family * Favorite seasonal recipes that are fun for children to help make (and eat) * Ideas for celebrating the holidays together * Suggested reading lists of children's picture books about the seasons and holidays The Artful Year is a fun and active resource for crafting and celebrating around the year!
Roost Books
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9781611801491
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Print book
In the Dog Kitchen
By Rosendaal, Julie Van
Since In the Dog Kitchen was first published in 2005, pet nutrition has evolved. In this completely revised and updated edition of a well-loved favorite, you'll find more than 35 brand-new grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and even vegetarian recipes. This cookbook also includes detailed information about how to adapt any of the recipes to suit your dog’s specific diet.Homemade dog treats have many advantages over the store-bought varieties. They’re more economical, there’s no unnecessary packaging, and you control exactly goes into them: no preservatives, no strange chemicals, and no unsafe ingredients. In the Dog Kitchen shows you that homemade dog treats are not only budget friendly, but they’re very quick and easy to make.
TouchWood Editions; Second Edition edition
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9781771511056
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Paperback
Jeans and a T-Shirt
By Meiners, Niki
Cast-off denim and T-shirts are the perfect materials for upcycling into a wide range of projects, from bags and totes to table runners, placemats, and trivets, to stuffies and pet chew toys, to games, tree skirts, stockings, and so much more! Follow the instructions as given or use them as a jumping off point as you personalize the designs. This is an upcycling resource you will turn to again and again for creative project ideas.
The Gift of Calligraphy
By Imasa-stukuls, Maybelle
An easy-to-follow guide to learning the art of calligraphy, with 25 gorgeously photographed projects that use calligraphy to make beautiful gifts and home dcor.Calligraphy and hand lettering have surged in popularity as people rediscover traditional handicrafts as a creative outlet and way to relax. Unlike other hand lettering books, The Gift of Calligraphy shows you how to use your calligraphy skills to create invitations, wall art, wrapping paper, a tote bag, even a calligraphy kit for kids. Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls, calligraphy teacher and author of Belle Calligraphy, brings her signature modern style to this traditional craft. The first quarter of the book provides a primer for creating a simple alphabet and how to find your own personal style of lettering, followed by wonderful projects that will delight your family, impress your friends, and beautify your home, all accompanied by clear step-by-step photography and inspiring shots of the finished pieces.
The Ultimate Book of Vegetables
By Digest, Editors At Reader's
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 with a wealth of great ideas for using them in cooking, healthcare, crafts, vegetable dyes, home products, beauty treatments, and more.,
Kit Kat and Lucy
By Dupont, Lonnie Hull
The True Story of How Two Quirky Stray Cats Changed Their Adopted Human ForeverAfter years of loving the vibrant city life in San Francisco, Lonnie Hull DuPont reluctantly trades her three-room apartment on foggy, lively Telegraph Hill for a farmhouse on a quiet plain in Michigan. She immediately misses the rhythm and the pace of the city, and the isolation country living brings has her longing for something more.Enter Kit Kat and Lucy--stray cats who arrive at the farmhouse a year apart and each ask to move in. The antics and oddities of these two strong personalities wrapped in fur bring a new light to the farmhouse and DuPont's life. Kit Kat, an obsessive-compulsive tortoiseshell, can purr her new human into a happier state of mind. Lucy, the playful, leaping Russian Blue who can nail a bat right out of the air, makes her laugh.From the hysterical process of getting two strange cats to like each other, to the exciting years of watching those cats thrive--and inspire DuPont in the process--this book is an energetic tale of cat and human foibles. Animals enrich our lives, and the heartwarming story of how Kit Kat and Lucy changed one woman's world will leave readers enchanted.
Automotive Wiring and Electrical Systems Vol. 2
By Candela, Tony
Countless collector car owners are skilled at performing mechanical work, but for many of them, electrical work seems like a mystery, too complicated and too confusing. However, electrical upgrades are absolutely essential for a high-performance classic car or a modified car to perform at its best. With a firm understanding of the fundamentals, you can take this comprehensive guide and complete a wide range of electrical projects that enhance the performance and functionality of a vehicle. In this revised edition formerly titled Automotive Electrical Performance Projects brilliant color photos and explanatory step-by-step captions detail the installation of the most popular, functional, and beneficial upgrades for enthusiasts of varying skill levels.
Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love
By Lilly, Lynn
A collection of educational, entertaining crafts that are sure to get kids and parents to unplug and interactComputers, tablets, and even televisions can be valuable learning tools, but nothing compares to the developmental benefits provided by hands-on crafting and building. Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love features a wide range of projects specifically designed to teach kids how to follow directions, overcome obstacles, and solve problems - all while providing hours of fun. Including short and long projects perfect for evenings, weekends, and summer break, these crafts guarantee that learning doesn't stop when school does. And each of the 50 craft projects is presented with step-by-step instructions and color photos.Screen-Free Crafts Kids Will Love offers activities offers activities for every age and personality from science experiments to sewing projects.
All New Backyard Idea Book
By Soria, Sandra S.
Completely revised and updated edition of the best-seller The All New Backyard Idea Book has been completely updated to bring together hundreds of fresh ideas and unique solutions for making the most of any backyard or outdoor spaces. With all-new photos that demonstrate design ideas, it's the most up-to-minute source for outdoor living inspiration and information. Packed with gorgeous images for every yard Lushly illustrated with 275 photos, All New Backyard Idea Book provides hundreds of expert design ideas for both urban and suburban settings. Author Sandra S. Soria focuses on choices that are practical and accessible for patios and decks; structures like pergolas, arbors, and sheds; beds, borders, and other landscaping; and dining and entertaining. From small projects to complete rethinking Hundreds of practical solutions offer fresh ideas for simple and stylish redos of average-size backyards as well as more elaborate outdoor designs readers can bring to their own homes. Chapters cover: Planning the Best Backyard Decks, Patios, and Porches Planting the Backyard Entertaining Out Back Backyard Structures Pools and Play Spaces
Woodworking
By Dk,
Whether you want to build your own bed or put a bookshelf together, find out how to tackle your chosen woodwork task with confidence using this step-by-step guide.Learn how to master the key woodwork techniques, from simple skills to intricate carving, following clear instructions and photographs. Find out how to use hand, power and machine tools and discover the strengths of over 100 different woods. Packed with inspirational and practical craft projects that are easy-to-follow, Woodwork is the only book to give you a complete illustrated woodworking course.Woodwork is perfect for enthusiasts who want to develop their skills and ideal for the beginner, intermediate and advanced woodworkers alike.
The Artful Year
By Hul, Jean Van't
Winner of the 2015 Parent's Choice AwardFrom the author of The Artful Parent--a year's worth of art projects, seasonal activities, and recipes for simple, family-friendly crafting through the seasons and holidays. Celebrating the seasons and holidays is a wonderful opportunity to embrace creativity together as a family. It's also a fun way to decorate, prepare for, and learn about the holidays we celebrate. In The Artful Year, you'll find art activites, crafts, recipes, and more to help make each season special. By doing so, your family will create memories and mementos, you'll develop creative growth in your children and yourself, and you'll have lots of fun! The book includes: * Arts and crafts, using the materials, colors, and themes of the season * Decorations to make as a family * Favorite seasonal recipes that are fun for children to help make (and eat) * Ideas for celebrating the holidays together * Suggested reading lists of children's picture books about the seasons and holidays The Artful Year is a fun and active resource for crafting and celebrating around the year!
In the Dog Kitchen
By Rosendaal, Julie Van
Since In the Dog Kitchen was first published in 2005, pet nutrition has evolved. In this completely revised and updated edition of a well-loved favorite, you'll find more than 35 brand-new grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and even vegetarian recipes. This cookbook also includes detailed information about how to adapt any of the recipes to suit your dog’s specific diet.Homemade dog treats have many advantages over the store-bought varieties. They’re more economical, there’s no unnecessary packaging, and you control exactly goes into them: no preservatives, no strange chemicals, and no unsafe ingredients. In the Dog Kitchen shows you that homemade dog treats are not only budget friendly, but they’re very quick and easy to make.
Jeans and a T-Shirt
By Meiners, Niki
Cast-off denim and T-shirts are the perfect materials for upcycling into a wide range of projects, from bags and totes to table runners, placemats, and trivets, to stuffies and pet chew toys, to games, tree skirts, stockings, and so much more! Follow the instructions as given or use them as a jumping off point as you personalize the designs. This is an upcycling resource you will turn to again and again for creative project ideas.