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The Fine Art of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Beautiful and Lifelike Botanicals

TIFFANIE TURNER - Watson-Guptill
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring, practical and gorgeous guide to crafting the most realistic and artful paper flowers for arrangements, art, dcor, wearables and more, from San Francisco botanical artist Tiffanie Turner. The Fine Art of Paper Flowers is an elevated art and craft guide that features...
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How to Grow More Vegetables, Ninth Edition:

JOHN JEAVONS - Ten Speed Press
Format: Paperback

The world's leading resource on biointensive, sustainable, high-yield organic gardening is thoroughly updated throughout, with new sections on using 12 percent less water and increasing compost power. Long before it was a trend, How to Grow More Vegetables brought backyard ecosystems...
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Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life

David R Montgomery - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A MacArthur Fellow's impassioned call to make agriculture sustainable by ditching the plow, covering the soil, and diversifying crop rotations.The problem of agriculture is as old as civilization. Throughout history, great societies that abused their land withered into poverty or disappeared...
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At Home at Highclere: Entertaining at the Real Downton Abbey

COUNTESS OF CARNAVON. - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

Written by the current lady of the manor, this book gives complete access to the world-renowned historic country house and showcases the art of entertaining, past and present. Highclere Castle, famed as the setting for Downton Abbey, is the epitome of how we imagine the perfect English...
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Celebrate Everything!: Fun Ideas to Bring Your Parties to Life

Darcy Miller - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

MAKE YOUR CELEBRATIONS MEMORABLE!Packed with planning strategy and original ideas, Celebrate Everything!, from recognized celebrations expert Darcy Miller, is the ultimate guide to making special occasions unforgettable. Darcy invites readers to dozens of parties she's thrown, and shares...
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How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your Houses Dirty Little Secrets

Dana White - Thomas Nelson
Format: Audiobook

Bring your home out of the mess its in - and learn how to keep it under control.Do you experience heart palpitations at the sound of an unexpected doorbell? Do you stare in bewilderment at your messy home, wondering how in the world it go this way again? Youre not alone. But there is hope...
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New Small Garden: Contemporary principles, planting and practice

Noël Kingsbury - Frances Lincoln Ltd
Format: Print book

Small gardens are a challenge to design and to keep looking good. This title aims to inspire and inform gardeners to make the most of their small spaces by looking at more than 50 contemporary and inspirational gardens, at how their designers have created them and how their owners use and develop...
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The Art of Stone Painting: 30 Designs to Spark Your Creativity

F Sehnaz Bac - Dover Publications
Format: Print book

Transform ordinary stones into colorful works of art with this easy-to-follow guide. Popular stone artist F. Sehnaz Bac, a seasoned archaeologist who markets her painted Sassi dell'Adriatico (Stones of the Adriatic) on Etsy, presents step-by-step instructions for creating 30 fantastic...
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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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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

Fumio Sasaki - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

The best-selling phenomenon from Japan that shows us a minimalist life is a happy life.Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo -- he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided...
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Just the Essentials: How Essential Oils Can Heal Your Skin, Improve Your Health, and Detox Your Life

Adina Grigore - Harper Wave
Format: Print book

The author of Skin Cleanse returns with a comprehensive guide to the ultimate ingredient for living an all-natural, plant-based lifestyle: essential oils.For millennia, essential oils have played a key role in health and beauty rituals. From references in the Bible (frankincense and myrrh)...
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Gardening with Chickens: Plans and Plants for You and Your Hens

Lisa Steele - Voyageur Press
Format: Paperback

Welcome to a world where chickens and gardens coexist!Join Lisa Steele, chicken-keeper extraordinaire and founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, on a unique journey through the garden. Start by planning your garden and learning strategies and tips for keeping your plants safe while they grow. Plant...
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Christmas at Designers' Homes Across America

Katharine Mcmillan - Schiffer Publishing
Format: Print book

Almost 400 color images treat readers to dazzling holiday visions that leading designers have realized in their own homes -- scenes usually reserved for family and friends. Be inspired by their decorating strategies and hands-on ingenuity while gleaning insider tips for preserving trees...
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Handwoven Tape: Understanding and Weaving Early American and Contemporary Tape

Susan Faulker Weaver - Schiffer Publishing
Format: Print book

Narrow bands of woven tape were important to Americans in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, before the days of elastic and zippers. This book documents the fascinating American history of handwoven tape and offers patterns and instructions to enable today's weavers to make...
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Heirloom Wood: A Modern Guide to Carving Spoons, Bowls, Boards, and other Homewares

Max Bainbridge - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Heirloom Wood is a love letter to wood's form and function through simple woodworking projects. Combining traditional techniques with contemporary design, Max Bainbridge teaches you how to identify wood types, source timber, and set up a basic toolbox, then offers step-by-step carving...
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Sustainability Made Simple: Small Changes for Big Impact

Rosaly Byrd - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Hardcover

Sustainability Made Simple is an introduction to sustainability and sustainable living that explores the relationship between everyday life and the intricate global environmental issues of today, including air and water pollution, deforestation, and climate change. Rosaly Byrd and Laurn...
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Warehouse Home: Industrial Inspiration for Twenty-First-Century Living

Sophie Bush - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

A global look at contemporary, ingenious, and yet comfortable transformations of former industrial spaces into stylish modern residencesAs space for land development in cities shrinks and city dwellers tire of cookie-cutter apartment towers, a love for historical buildings has returned....
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Mandala Stones: 50 Inspirational Designs to Paint

NATASHA ALEXANDER - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Discover the power of the mandala with Mandala Stones. Featuring 50 stunning patterns ranging in skill level from beginner to advanced, Mandala Stones is the perfect introduction to the art of mandala painting. Mandala stones are meditative symbols that are created by painting...
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Clay: Contemporary Ceramic Artisans

Amber Creswell Bell - Thames & Hudson Australia
Format: Print book

Captures the feel of the ceramicist's studio with new appreciation for the beautiful, functional, and accessible works being produced by a new generation of makersCeramics is back in a big way, experiencing a steady surge of interest and popularity not seen since the 1970s. The return...
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Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics: Lessons for Expanding Your Flock, Understanding Chicken Behavior, Keeping a Rooster, Adjusting for the Seasons, Staying Healthy, and More!

Pam Freeman - Voyageur Press
Format: Paperback

A must-have for every backyard chicken keeper, Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics goes beyond introductory lessons and explores the realities of raising a flock for eggs -- and entertainment, of course! From odd eggs and molting to feeding and preparing for the seasons, this book covers...
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Beautiful: All-American Decorating and Timeless Style

Mark D Sikes - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

The first book from interior designer Mark D. Sikes is a celebration of American style today, showcasing chic and accessible ideas for every home. Modern and unfussy, Mark D. Sikes's interiors are classic takes on California indoor/outdoor living, with natural fibers and crisp coloration,...
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My French Country Home: Entertaining Through the Seasons

Sharon Santoni - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

Entertaining at home in gracious French style. Born from her experience of everyday living in France, Sharon Santoni reveals the gracious, easy French way of entertaining guests at her countryside home, year-round. Personal stories evoke the spirit of the French lifestyle, while gorgeous...
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Welcome to the Farm: How-to Wisdom from The Elliott Homestead

Shaye Elliott - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

A fresh, new guide to the backyard lifestyle The homesteading movement is continuing to grow, as more people are stepping up to have a hand in where their food comes from. Whether you want to dabble or immerse yourself completely in the do-it-yourself, back-to-basics lifestyle, Welcome...
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Weekend Quilting: Quilt and Unwind with Simple Designs to Sew in No Time

JEMIMA FLENDT - Fons & Porter
Format: Paperback

16 stunning home decor projects that you can make in a weekend! Finding time to quilt doesn't have to be a luxury--or a long-term commitment. In Weekend Quilting, popular Tied with a Ribbon blogger Jemima Flendt shows you how to create stylish quilts, cushions, and runners in a few days...
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Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden: Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms

Erin Benzakein - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

From Erin Benzakein, a leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm, Cut Flower Garden is equal parts instruction and inspiration - a book overflowing with lush photography of magnificent flowers and breathtaking arrangements...
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Black & Decker Deck Codes & Standards: How to Design, Build, Inspect & Maintain a Safer Deck

Bruce A Barker - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

Make sure your deck is safe for family and friends with BLACK+DECKER Deck Codes and StandardsBruce Barker, one of the country's leading authorities on building codes, has turned his eye toward one of his favorite subjects: building decks. Although it's one of the most popular DIY building...
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The Practical Workshop: A Woodworker's Guide to Workbenches, Layout & Tools

Christopher Schwarz - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Paperback

Everything in its place.... Whether woodworking is your hobby or your profession, you'll get more enjoyment and satisfaction from the craft when you have a practical and functional workspace.The Practical Workshop is your guide to setting up a sensible shop with an efficient workflow...
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500 Bead Weaving Patterns for Bracelets

Emilie Ramon - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback

An encyclopedia of beaded bracelet patterns for your small loomWeaving beaded bracelets on a small bead loom is easy, and with the 500 patterns in this book you can make all kinds of creative designs! From bold graphic prints to animals and flowers to retro or southwestern designs, there...
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Cordwood Building: A Comprehensive Guide to the State of the Art

Rob Roy - New Society
Format: Print book

Cordwood masonry walls are low-cost, easy to build, aesthetically pleasing, and score high environmental points for making use of low-impact materials.This fully revised second edition of the most widely read and used book on cordwood construction presents the latest innovations and on-the-ground...
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Brick Beasts: 40 Clever & Creative Ideas to Make from Classic Lego

KEVIN HALL - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

LEGO builders, rejoice! The popular series that includes Brick Animals and Brick Cars and Trucks is back with two new titles that each feature 40 original, ingenious, and unique buildable projects. Anyone with a drawer full of LEGO bricks will be able to build and customize models with...
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Party: Christmas Crafts, Recipes, Activities

Matt Shay - Lark Books
Format: Print book

"T""was the night before the ugly sweater soiree""A""nd all through your place, ""Y""our perfect party clothes were put away without even a trace. ""Y""our guests will drink cranberry cocktails and craft, ""W""hile...
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Home Improvement for Dummies

Katie Hamilton - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

All home improvements don’t require a contractor. Installing a smoke detector, painting a room, and unclogging a sink are all home improvements. In fact, doing the job yourself is often cheaper and always more rewarding. There’s no mystery to home repair. The most important...
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How to Celebrate Everything: Recipes and Rituals for Birthdays, Holidays, Family Dinners, and Every Day In Between: A Cookbook

Jenny Rosenstrach - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best Cookbook of Fall 2016 * A warm and inviting guide to turning birthdays, holidays, and everyday occasions into cherished traditions, with more than 100 time-tested recipes - from the creator of the popular blog and book Dinner: A Love Story and author of the New York...
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Simply Clean: The Proven Method for Keeping Your Home Organized, Clean, and Beautiful in Just 10 Minutes a Day

Becky Rapinchuk - Touchstone
Format: Paperback

From the cleaning and homekeeping expert and creator of the wildly popular Clean Mama blog comes a simple and accessible cleaning guide with a proven step-by-step schedule for tidying a home in just ten minutes a day.Becky Rapinchuk, the "Clean Mama," understands that many...
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domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home

Domino. - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

From the editors of domino magazine comes your essential guide to discovering your personal style and creating a space you love.Since launching in 2005, domino has attracted a fiercely loyal following, which looks to the brand as the definitive source for decorating and style....
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A Piece of Cake: Sweet and Simple Quilts from Layer Cake Squares

Peta Peace - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Mix simple piecing with fabric from 10-inch-square Layer Cakes plus your favorite background fabrics and you've got a quilt you'll be proud of. Transform your Layer Cake collection into intricate-looking designs that are a breeze to stitch--Peta Peace's tips will help you start...
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Knitting Details, Start to Finish: A Handbook of Simple Tricks, Creative Solutions, and Finishing Techniques

Ulla Engquist - Trafalgar Square Pub
Format: Print book

Knitting is a fun, relaxing hobby - until you meet the devil in the details! What kind of cast-on should you use - firm and stable, or flexible and stretchy? Will your edge stitches be hidden by seams or bands, or is the evenness of your cuffs at stake? Are you ever going to be able...
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Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop

Nick Offerman - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

After two New York Times bestsellers, Nick Offerman returns with the subject for which he's known best - his incredible real-life woodshop. Nestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease and an honest-to-god hard day's work: Offerman Woodshop....
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Square Foot Gardening: Growing Perfect Vegetables: A Visual Guide to Raising and Harvesting Prime Garden Produce

Cool Springs Press - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

Is It Ripe?Even the most experienced homegrowers get a little apprehensive when harvest time comes around. You've spent so much time and energy and money to grow beautiful produce and now the moment of reckoning is at hand. Savvy shoppers looking for the best produce have similar concerns...
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Get Started in Leather Crafting: Step-by-Step Techniques and Tips for Crafting Success

Tony Laier - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

Discover leather crafting, an enjoyable craft that lasts a lifetime!Must-have guide for working with leatherBeginner-friendly to help you get started, and a concise reference for experienced leather artistsLearn essential techniques with comprehensive presentations of the basics of leather...
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You Can Knit That: Foolproof Instructions for Fabulous Sweaters

Amy Herzog - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book

When knitting superstar Amy Herzog gets complimented on her hand-knit sweaters, the compliments are often followed by "but I could never knit that." Now, you can! You Can Knit That is a clear, simple reference book and pattern collection that gives knitters the sweater-making...
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Succulents: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Designing, and Growing 200 Easy Care Plants

Robin Stockwell - Oxmoor House
Format: Print book

Inspiring, practical and richly photographed, this comprehensive guide offers creative ideas and DIY projects using beautiful low-maintenance, water-wise plants Succulents are the ultimate easy-care plant: versatile, effortless to grow both indoors and outdoors, and drought tolerant. From...
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The Splendid Sampler: 100 Spectacular Blocks from a Community of Quilters

PAT SLOAN - THAT PATCHWORK PLACE
Format: Print book

Join the Splendid Sampler community with a comprehensive collection of very special 6-inch blocks created and shared by more than 80 of today's most innovative designers.You'll enjoy trying your hand at 100 eye-catching designs that use a wide range of techniques, including traditional...
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Stunning Stitches: 21 Shawls, Scarves, and Cowls You'll Love to Knit

Jen Lucas - Martingale
Format: Paperback

Best-selling designer Jen Lucas puts her special spin on a unique collection of knitwear. Discover seven eye-catching stitch patterns, each used to create three distinctive accessories, such as a sensational scarf, a cozy cowl, and a spectacular shawl.You'll be amazed by how the stitch...
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Project Kid: Crafts That Go!: 60 Imaginative Projects That Fly, Sail, Race, and Dive

Amanda Kingloff - Artisan
Format: Print book

Thomas the Tank Engine. Hot Wheels. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go. Kids' fascination with vehicles is insatiable. In Project Kid: Crafts That Go!, that excitement is translated into more than 60 inventive craft projects for parents...
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Cotton Way Classics: Fresh Quilts for a Charming Home

BONNIE OLAVESON - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

A little bit retro with a tasteful blend of trendy and traditional, these 13 designs from popular Moda Fabrics designer Bonnie Olaveson of Cotton Way are presented together for the first time in a curated collection of all-time favorites. Styled photos showcase lap-sized to bed-sized projects...
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She Sheds: A Room of Your Own

Erika Kotite - Cool Springs Press
Format: Hardcover

Create your very own hideaway right at home with She Sheds.They've got their man caves, and it's time for you to have a space of your own. She Sheds shows you how to create cozy getaways with inspiration from across the country. Start by defining the goal and purpose of your...
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Junk Gypsy: Designing a Life at the Crossroads of Wander & Wonder

Amie Sikes - Touchstone
Format: Print book

In their first book, the Junk Gypsies - sisters and stars of the popular Texas-born brand and HGTV show - combine big dreams, stories of roadside treasures found, and down-home design projects inspired by epic makeovers for friends like Miranda Lambert, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Sadie Robertson.Amie...
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Piece and Quilt with Precuts: 11 Quilts, 18 Machine-Quilting Designs, Start-to-Finish Success!

Christa Watson - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Learn easy, efficient tricks for piecing irresistible quilt tops with precuts and leftover fabric scraps, and discover 18 machine-quilting motifs you can mix and match. Award-winning quilter and designer Christa Watson guides you through 11 skill-building projects with quilting designs...
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Potted: Make Your Own Stylish Garden Containers

Annette Goliti Gutierrez - Timber Press
Format: Print book

Hand-made style for outdoor living Outdoor style often comes at a high price, but it doesn't have to. This lushly designed guide empowers you to create your own show-stopping containers made from everyday materials such as concrete, plastic, metal, terracotta, rope, driftwood, and fabric....
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The New Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

Matthew Biggs - Firefly Books
Format: Print book

Praise for the previous edition: "These three amazing authors have put together a must-have book for any vegetable grower." -- Washington Gardener "What is not included in this definitive and beautifully illustrated sourcebook on edible landscape?" -- The American...
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With Saw, Plane and Chisel: Building Historic American Furniture With Hand Tools

Zachary Dillinger - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Print book

Build furniture the way your ancestors did! Do you enjoy the satisfaction of creating things entirely by hand? Immerse yourself in the world of traditional woodworking as period furniture expert Zachary Dillinger walks you through the hand-tool-only construction of six pieces of classic...
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Pretty Tough Plants: 135 Resilient, Water-Smart Choices for a Beautiful Garden

Plant Select. - Timber Press
Format: Print book

Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There's a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select - the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates - meets this need by promoting...
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Jo's Little Favorites II: A Classic Collection of 15 Small Quilts

JO MORTON - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Popular author, Moda Fabrics designer, and small-quilt expert Jo Morton returns with another collection of favorite patterns that you'll be delighted to stitch. Whether you have a handpicked collection of reproduction fabrics just waiting to shine or want to discover new favorites,...
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Country Living Salvage Style: Decorate with Vintage Finds

Leslie Linsley - Hearst
Format: Hardcover

Salvage style - decorating with repurposed and vintage items like wicker furniture, cast-iron tubs, polished marble, industrial pendant lights, and even tractor seats - has become a chic way to create unique, personal rooms. By reclaiming honest materials and collectibles, large and small,...
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Install Your Own Solar Panels: Designing and Installing a Photovoltaic System to Power Your Home

Joe Burdick - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Labor and related costs account for more than half of the price of the average home solar installation. But homeowners can save thousands of dollars with this user-friendly manual, which follows the same process professional contractors use. Through detailed directions and step-by-step...
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Big Impact Landscaping: 28 DIY Projects You Can Do on a Budget to Beautify and Add Value to Your Home

Sara Bendrick - Page Street Pub Co
Format: Print book

The Ultimate in Designer Landscaping Projects for Boosting Your Home's ValueIf you've ever looked at the weed-filled expanse that passes for your backyard and wondered why your family never uses it, then this book is for you. Sara Bendrick, host of I Hate My Yard! and Build It Like...
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Sea Glass: Rare and Wonderful

C. S. Lambert - Down East Books
Format: Hardcover

Almost every shoreline offers up worlds of adventure, archaeology, science, and the arts in the form of sea glass and ceramic shards. These discarded remains pull beachcombers into a world of startling revelation; a world of history founded on documented research and broadened by the imagination.Recognized...
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Moda All-Stars - Lucky Charm Quilts: 17 Delightful Patterns for Precut 5" Squares

Lissa Alexander - THAT PATCHWORK PLACE
Format: Print book

Join the Moda All-Stars as they use 5-inch charm squares to make scrappy quilts with style. Got one charm pack, two packs, or three? Make the most out them with quilts that use up nearly all of the charms in your favorite packs.You don't need a huge fabric stash to achieve a dynamic,...
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The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop: Handmade Accessories for Your Tiny Living World

Janit Calvo - Timber Press
Format: Print book

A not-so-mini trend The Gardening in Miniature Prop Shop is the next big thing for the crafters and gardeners already captivated by gardening small. Organized by fun themes - including gardens around the world, holidays, and fantasy gardens - it's a fun-filled guide to creating...
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101 Organic Gardening Hacks: Eco-friendly Solutions to Improve Any Garden

Shawna Coronado - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

Shawna Coronado, one of Americas most creative gardeners, gives you her library of clever gardening tricks in 101 Organic Gardening Hacks.. If you ask garden author Shawna Coronado what a hack is, she might just wave her hand toward her own back yard. She could be pointing at the garden...
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Corner-to-Corner Lap Throws For the Family

Sarah Zimmerman - Annie's Attic
Format: Paperback

Corner-to-Corner is a fun and unique way of crocheting! By following a pixel graph instead of a written pattern, you can incorporate virtually any character or image you want into a crochet blanket. This great book includes how-to instructions and step-by-step photos. Also included are instructions...
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Simple Friendships: 14 Quilts from Exchange-Friendly Blocks

KIM DIEHL - THAT PATCHWORK PLACE
Format: Print book

It's hard to imagine authors Kim Diehl and Jo Morton could get any better--until they joined forces to share their signature looks. Enjoy stitching this creative blend of 14 spectacular quilts, all created from classic blocks.Discover fun ways to exchange blocks with friends or make...
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Gardenista: The Definitive Guide to Stylish Outdoor Spaces

Michelle Slatalla - Artisan
Format: Print book

Our homes' outdoor spaces can - and should - be as welcoming and carefully considered as our living rooms; when treated as extensions of our homes, these spaces enrich our lives immeasurably. That was the guiding principle when, under the direction of editor in chief Michelle Slatalla (whose...
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Embroidered Garden Flowers: Botanical Motifs for Needle and Thread

Kazuko Aoki - Roost Books
Format: Paperback

A whimsical field guide to embroidered flowers. Working through a full growing season, from spring to autumn, the sixty-three flower varieties presented here offer a full garden of cherished blooms. From pansies and lilies-of-the-valley to poppies, zinnias, and campanulas, the flowers...
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Homegrown Pantry: A Gardener's Guide to Selecting the Best Varieties & Planting the Perfect Amounts for What You Want to Eat Year Round

Barbara Pleasant - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book

Now that you've mastered gardening basics, you want to enjoy your bounty year-round, right? Homegrown Pantry picks up where beginning gardening books leave off, with in-depth profiles of the 55 most popular crops - including beans, beets, squash, tomatoes, and much more - to keep...
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Foraged Flower Arranging: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Stunning Arrangements from Local, Wild Plants

Rebekah Clark Moody - Page Street Pub Co
Format: Print book

Give Your Home That Special Touch With Fresh Wild FlowersIn Foraged Flower Arranging, floral designer Rebekah Clark Moody shares more than 40 new ways to use the natural beauty of your backyard or neighborhood to enhance and brighten any room in your home. Foraging for local, wild plants...
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Essential Pruning Techniques: Trees, Shrubs, and Conifers

Tony Kirkham - Timber Press
Format: Print book

A master class on pruning Pruning is an essential part of garden maintenance; it is necessary to regulate and control growth and to encourage flowering and fruiting on trees and shrubs. It is also one of the most difficult parts of garden maintenance. To prune well, gardeners must have...
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Small Homes, Grand Living: Interior Design for Compact Spaces

Robert Klanten - Gestalten
Format: Hardcover

Diminutive rooms, grand possibilities. Small Homes, Grand Living shows how to make use of a limited space and turn a small apartment into a design marvel.Small Homes, Grand Living's assortment of projects and homes pays homage to the iconic innovation within modest living areas and shows...
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Fairy Houses: How to Create Whimsical Homes for Fairy Folk

Sally J Smith - Cool Springs Press
Format: Hardcover

Add an exquisite flourish of design to your beloved green space or garden by adding tiny fairy homes inter-woven with nature. Fairy Houses gives you the instruction and inspiration you need! Have you ever seen a real fairy house? Not the ceramic ones at cavernous home improvement...
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The Tunic Bible: One Pattern, Interchangeable Pieces, Ready-to-Wear Results!

Sarah Gunn - C&T Publishing
Format: Print book

It's the only tunic pattern you'll ever need! A graded bodice pattern with alternate neck plackets, collars, and sleeves provides many unique, ready-to-wear fashions. From everyday casual to preppy chic, boho, or glamorous, you'll find the look that's right for you. Well...
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The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: The Essential Guide to Planting and Pruning Techniques, Third Edition

Tracy Disabato-Aust - Timber Press
Format: Print book

"This practical guide is lush with clear, step-by-step advice." - Real Simple Gardeners everywhere have benefited from the trusty advice, reassuring tone, and helpful illustrations of The Well-Tended Perennial Garden. Now this completely revised third edition introduces...
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Farm to Table: The Essential Guide to Sustainable Food Systems for Students, Professionals, and Consumers

Darryl Benjamin - Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Hardcover

With information on purchasing, marketing, and employing farm-to-table principles in restaurants, schools, hospitals, and other institutions Nearly a century ago, the idea of "local food" would have seemed perplexing, since virtually all food was local. Food for daily consumption...
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Simple & Natural Soapmaking: Create 100% Pure and Beautiful Soaps with The Nerdy Farm Wife's Easy Recipes and Techniques

JAN BERRY - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Create Fabulous Modern Soaps The Truly Natural, Eco-Friendly WayWith this new comprehensive guide, herbalist Jan Berry offers everything the modern-day enthusiast needs to make incredible botanical soaps. Beginners can join in the sudsy fun with detailed tutorials and step-by-step photographs...
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Step Into Crochet: Crocheted Sock Techniques--from Basic to Beyond!

Rohn Strong - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Everything you need to know to make stunning crochet socks!Step into Crochet is the most comprehensive guide to creating crocheted socks. Author Rohn Strong shares 19 patterns for cozy socks, along with a wide variety of techniques, in this must-have reference and pattern book. The first...
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Knitter's Know-How: 127 Techniques Every Knitter Needs to Know

Cap Sease - Martingale
Format: Print book

Baffled by buttonholes? Perplexed by pockets? Stumped by seams? Cap Sease, knitting expert and author of the best-selling Cast On, Bind Off, will help you start--and finish--like a pro. Learn different ways to join balls of yarn or weave in ends, make buttonholes for the look you want,...
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Block-Buster Quilts - I Love Churn Dashes: 15 Quilts from an All-Time Favorite Block

Karen M Burns - Martingale & Company
Format: Print book

The classic Churn Dash block has been reimagined by today's top designers. Discover what you can do with this timeless favorite--scrappy, traditional, or modern, you'll find a colorful Churn Dash design that's perfect for your next project.Featuring basic to intricate Churn...
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Exotic Adornments: 18 Luxurious Beadwork Jewelry Projects

Kelly Wiese - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Glitz, glamour--and beads! Jewel tones, crystals, and metallic meet in Exotic Adornments. Appropriate for the office but as fun as a night out, the cuffs, chokers, necklaces, rings, and earrings in this easy-to-use guide are sure to catch attention--and envy! Led by Beadwork Magazine's...
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Compact Farms: 15 Proven Plans for Market Farms on 5 Acres or Less; Includes Detailed Farm Layouts for Productivity and Efficiency

Josh Volk - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book

Small is beautiful, and these 15 real farm plans show that small-scale farmers can have big-time success. Compact Farms is an illustrated guide for anyone dreaming of starting, expanding, or perfecting a profitable farming enterprise on five acres or less. The farm plans explain...
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Knit Yourself Calm: A creative path to managing stress

BETSAN CORKHILL - Search Press
Format: Paperback

Knitting is a relaxing and therapeutic pastime, and this winning combination focuses on mindfulness and the perfect stress-busting knitting projects. Whether you choose a portable project to knit on the go, a group project to do with friends, or one that introduces new skills to stimulate...
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Tiny House Basics: Living the Good Life in Small Spaces

Joshua Engberg - Mango Media
Format: Hardcover

Small, simple, sustainable: Tips and tricks for living the tiny house lifestyle! Tiny houses are skyrocketing in popularity, and in this book campers, off roaders, and tiny house living experts Shelley and Joshua Engberg show how you can join the revolution. Learn to downsize without...
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Real Life Organizing: Clean and Clutter-Free in 15 Minutes a Day

Cassandra Aarssen - Mango
Format: Paperback

#1 Amazon Best Seller! Clutter-Free Solutions for an Organized HomeStorage solutions and advice to help you create a Pinterest worthy home on a small budget: Learn how to organize your home, simplify life and have more time for things you love. Organizational expert Cassandra 'Cas' Aarssen,...
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Garden photography workshop : expert tips and techniques for capturing the essence of your ... garden

Andrea Jones - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Learn to take better garden photos! One of the most rewarding aspects of gardening is sharing its beauty, both physically with those who visit and virtually with those who only see it on a screen. But capturing a garden's true essence is difficult, and often the moments worth sharing...
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Late Bloomer: How to Garden with Comfort, Ease and Simplicity in the Second Half of Life

Jan Coppola Bills - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Book

There are times in a gardener's life when what we want to do and what we can do are at odds. Our knees and backs may be complaining, our energy isn't what it was -– yet our desire to get our hands in the dirt is as strong as ever. Or maybe we’ve downsized to a much...

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Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life

Peter Walsh - Rodale
Format: Print book

Sorting through a lifetime's worth of accumulated possessions can be a daunting and stressful process that millions of Americans confront every year. The need to downsize often arises at a momentous life change, whether you're an empty nester or retiree selling your family home, a newlywed...
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Living with Plants: A Guide to Indoor Gardening

Sophie Lee - Hardie Grant
Format: Hardcover

Houseplants offer the perfect solution to the urban dweller lacking in space - indoor and outdoor. They are an easy and exciting way to transform the look and feel of your home, even if you are living in a space no bigger than a shoebox. As well as improving the air quality of your home...
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The Joy of Bird Feeding: The Essential Guide to Attracting and Feeding Our Backyard Birds

JIM CARPENTER - Scott & Nix, Inc.
Format: Paperback

The Joy of Bird Feeding is the ultimate reference for backyard bird watchers and bird feeders. It offers practical tips and solutions to attracting and identifying birds, offering the best foods for the birds you want to see, and how to deter those unwanted guests to feeding stations. Each...
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The Thoughtful Gardener: An Intelligent Approach to Garden Design

Jinny Blom - Jacqui Small
Format: Hardcover

In The Thoughtful Gardener, Jinny Blom shares her insight into the creative process she has developed while designing more than 250 gardens around the world. Jinny believes that garden design should lead from a house and its context. For her, design is more a matter of intelligence and appropriateness...
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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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The Big Book of Fat-Quarter Quilts

Karen M Burns - Martingale & Company
Format: Print book

Your stash of fat quarters is ready to shine! Stitch your way through this carefully curated collection of fat-quarter quilts, ranging from wall hangings to large bed-sized projects. Whether you want to whip up a quick-and-easy gift or you're in the mood for more of a challenge, you'll...
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Dyeing to Spin & Knit: Techniques & Tips to Make Custom Hand-Dyed Yarns

Felicia Lo - Interweave Press
Format: Print book

Inspire and unleash a passion for hand-crafted color! "Unapologetic" is how Felicia Lo always describes her obsession with color and craft. In Dyeing to Spin and Knit, Felicia, founder and creative director of SweetGeorgia Yarns and highly sought after teacher and lecturer, provides...
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The Foodscape Revolution: Finding a Better Way to Make Space for Food and Beauty in Your Garden

Brie Arthur - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Hardcover

Foodscaping visionary Brie Arthur looks at under-utilized garden spaces around homes or in the landscaped common spaces of planned communities - and she sees places where food can be grown ... lots and lots of it. And not in isolated patches, but inter-planted with non-food ornamental plants...
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The Spirit of Stone: 101 Practical & Creative Stonescaping Ideas for Your Garden

Jan Johnsen - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Print book

Stone in a garden adds an authentic feeling that nothing else can match. Whether it is a low wall, a standing stone, a dry stream or a walk, stone enlivens a space and adds a sense of permanence. Until recently, stone was an overlooked element in the landscape, but now we are rediscovering...
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Plant Craft: 30 Projects that Add Natural Style to Your Home

Caitlin Atkinson - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Discover the simple beauty of adding natural style to a space! Not everyone has a garden - but with only a handful of materials and a little bit of time, everyone can bring the beauty of nature into their home. Plant Craft features projects inspired by the natural world and made out of live...
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Topsy-Turvy Knitted Dolls: 10 Fun Reversible Toys to Make

Sarah Keen - Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd
Format: Print book

Grab your yarn and knitting needles and delve into this wonderful book from best-selling author, Sarah Keen. Sarah shows readers how to make adorable topsy-turvy knitted dolls based on well-known and loved characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes. Each project has accessories or extra...
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Living and Styling with Plants: Urban Jungle

Igor Josifovic - Georg D W Callwey Gmbh &
Format: Print book

* Provides all your DIY ideas for styling and tips on how to plant * Inspiration for seasoned plant lovers as well as beginners, providing the total package on the topic of living with plantsLiving and Styling with Plants: Urban Jungle is a source of inspiration, ideas and a manual for all of those...
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