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Handmade Beauty: Natural Recipes for your Face, Body and Hair

Juliette Goggin
Format: Print book

Handmade Beauty is an inspirational guide to making skincare and haircare products at home. Cosmetic experts Juliette Goggin and Abi Righton show how, with a few basic materials and some kitchen equipment, anyone can craft simple yet effective recipes with natural ingred
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The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps 2015, 37th Edition

Thomas E. Hudgeons Jr. - House of Collectibles; 37 edition
Format: Paperback

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Postage Stamps 2015 is an indispensable, easy-to-use sourcebook for collectors. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this guide has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable collector of stamps.Features...
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Yarnitecture: A Knitter's Guide to Spinning: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want

Jillian Moreno - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book

Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge. Jillian Moreno leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing...
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Typewriters: Iconic Machines from the Golden Age of Mechanical Writing

Anthony Casillo - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

From the creation of the QWERTY keyboard to the world's first portable typing machine, this handsome collection is a visual homage to the golden age of the typewriter. From the world's first commercially successful typewriter - the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer of 1874 - to the iconic...
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Quilt Petite: 18 Sweet and Modern Mini Quilts and More

Sedef Imer - Tuva Pub
Format: Print book

Quilt Petite contains 18 sweet small quilts designed by Sedef Imer. Learn how to make mini quilts, cushions, table toppers, doll quilts, place mats, potholders, and lots more. Includes detailed instructions on a wide range of techniques such as patchwork, hand and machine quilting, English...
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Expressive Printmaking: A Creative Guide

Mary Dalton - Crowood Press
Format: Paperback

Expressive Printmaking goes back to first principles to rediscover the full potential of printmaking. Through introducing a tantalizing array of techniques, it shows the artist how to communicate stories and emotions through dynamic prints that sing off the page. It covers printing by hand...
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Get Started in Urban Beekeeping

Claire Waring - Teach Yourself
Format: Print book

Written by two of the UK's most well-known and respected experts in the beekeeping community, this is the definitive, and most authoritative, guide to keeping bees in a city environment. Straightforward, up-to-date, and systematically organized, this book covers everything you might...
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Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn

Hannah Holmes - Bloomsbury USA; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Who knew that an investigation into that patch of grass in our backyards could be so fruitful-and so funny?More than 550 square miles of new lawns unfold each year in the U.S. alone. Although new research shows that these lawns aren't nearly as "unnatural" as ecologists once...
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40 Knots and How to Tie Them

Lucy Davidson - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

Knowing which knot to use when and how to tie it can mean the difference between safety and danger or a dry or wet night camping. A well-tied knot is not only a safeguard, but also a thing of beauty. 40 Knots and How to Tie Them presents the essential knots, from classic sturdy, strong...
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Make Your Own Wreaths: For Any Occasion in Any Season

Nancy Alexander - Stackpole Books
Format: Print book

Why wait for the holidays when you can adorn your home with a variety of beautiful wreaths all year long! Floral wreaths add a special accent to your home, but can be expensive to buy. Save money and express your creativity by learning to make your own wreaths with this step-by-step guide--so...
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