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Art on the Rocks: More than 35 colorful & contemporary rock-painting projects, tips, and techniques to inspire your creativity!

F. Sehnaz Bac - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Paperback

Packed with creative ideas, step-by-step projects, and endless inspiration, Art on the Rocks offers a colorful, modern approach to rock painting. Following an overview of how to gather and prepare your rocks, as well as a basic review of the tools and materials necessary for each project,...
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Adorkable Bubble Bath Crafts: The Geek's DIY Guide to 50 Nerdy Soaps, Suds, Bath Bombs and other Curios that Entertain Your Kids in the Tub

BRITTANIE PYPER - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Kids can have a blast making epic homemade bath products everyone will enjoy. Themed around today's most popular movies, games and television shows, crafts include Alien Hand Soap, Wizard Potion Bubble Bath, Building Block Bath Crayons and Unicorn Poop Sugar Scrub. These crafts are designed...
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Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany

Jane Mount - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate gift for book lovers, this volume brims with literary treasures, all delightfully illustrated by beloved artist and founder of Ideal Bookshelf, Jane Mount. Book lovers, rejoice! In this love letter to all things bookish, Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things...
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Guitar: The World's Most Seductive Instrument

- Workman Publishing Company, Inc.

Celebrate the significance, the magic, and the mojo of the world's most seductive instrument. An obsessive, full-color book presented in an irresistible slipcase, Guitar features 200 instruments in stunning detail. Here are icons, like Prince's Yellow Cloud, Willie Nelson's "Trigger,"...
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LEGO Train Projects: 7 Creative Models

Charles Pritchett - No Starch Press
Format: Paperback

LEGO Train Projects shows you how to build seven detailed train models to get your brick citizens riding the rails in style. Featuring clear, full color, step-by-step instructions, this book makes it easy to build fun, realistic models that will delight train lovers of all ages.
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Cute Hand Lettering

Guentert-Baldo, Cindy - THUNDER BAY PR

Make your journal pages shine With this book, readers can learn to hand letter as beautifully as the experts in the planner and journaling communities. Inspirational teacher and sticker designer Cindy Guentert-Baldo shows you how. Tutorials and example pages will have you creating amazing...
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Abracadabra! Tricks for Rookie Magicians: 4D A Magical Augmented Reading Experience

NORM BARNHART - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Abracadabra! Beginning magicians will amaze their family and friends with their magical abilities! The easy step-by-step instructions in this book teach beginning magicians easy tricks like the Amazing Appearing Ball, Fast Rabbit and the Ace, and more -- while entertaining an audience...
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Flowstones: Beautiful Creations from Polymer Clay

Amy Goldin - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover

Flowstones are mesmerizing to look at and to hold -- and they're easy to make! Conceived of by artist Amy Goldin, "flowstones" are crafted by molding a sheet of polymer clay around a smooth river rock. They impart a sense of calm to the holder, grounded by the weight and soothed...
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The Art and Craft of Geometric Origami

PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS. - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Paperback

With the increasing popular interest in mindfulness - and seeking quiet in the tumult of modern life - origami, the centuries-old practice of paper folding, has enjoyed a tremendous resurgence. With origins possibly dating to sixth century Buddhism, the art of creating shapes from pieces...
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Starting a Makerspace

Pamela Williams - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Print book

At makerspaces, makers of all kinds share tools and knowledge to help each other complete projects. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will learn how to start their own makerspaces. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities....
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GardenStitchLife: Embroidery Motifs and Projects to Grow Your Inspiration

Kazuko Aoki - Zakka Workshop
Format: Paperback

In Garden Stitch Life, embroidery artist Kazuko Aoki invites you into her enchanting world of garden-themed embroidery. You'll get a glimpse into her creative process, from sketching and selecting thread colors to stitching tips and techniques, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at her atelier,...
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Junior Maker

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Make, play, explore, and learn with this project-packed book of discovery.Little ones will love to get in on the maker fun with this cool book that supplements and complements the subjects they learn at school, while also encouraging hands-on interactivity and play.With clear step-by-step...
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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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Making Mini Food: 30 Polymer Clay Miniatures

Lynn Allingham - GMC Publications
Format: Paperback

Now you can indulge in your love for pizza, cake, burgers and ice cream without putting on any weight! With these sumptuous miniature polymer clay food projects you can enjoy all of your favorite treats without any guilt at all. Divided into three levels, each project has clear step-by-step...
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Making Electric Jewelry

Amy Quinn - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Print book

Using just a few basic components, it is easy to create customized electric jewelry. Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including a glossary...
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The LEGO Trains Book

Holger Matthes - No Starch Press
Format: Hardcover

Learn the model-making process from start to finish, including the best ways to choose scale, wheels, motors, and track layout. Get advice for building steam engines, locomotives, and passenger cars, and discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your own LEGO train designs.Inside you'll...
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Crocheted Gifts for Baby: 30 Colorful Garments, Toys, and Must-Have Accessories for Ages 0 to 24 Months

JENNIFER STILLER - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Paperback

Whether clothes, toys, or ideas for the nursery, the projects in this sweet crochet collection for babies and toddlers up to 24 months make the perfect custom treasures! From classics like the first little pair of shoes, the first cozy crib blanket or cuddly animal friend, to trendy new ideas...
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Beautiful Beadwork from Nature: 16 Stunning Jewelry Projects Inspired by the Natural World

Melissa Shippee - Lark Crafts
Format: Hardcover

16 gorgeous beaded jewelry projects for intermediate-to-advanced beaders, featuring one-of-a-kind, nature-inspired designs. Drawing from the shapes, colors, and beauty of the natural world, award-winning jewelry designer Melissa Shippee has fashioned a breathtaking collection of wearable...
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Collected: Living with the Things You Love

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

In Collected, expert collectors and decorating experts Fritz Karch and Rebecca Robertson present a tour of peculiar, elegant, and awe-inspiring collections from around the world. The book teaches readers the basic principles of the hunt while exploring the thoughtful and inventive ways...
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Dog-Walking Business

Virginia Loh-Hagan - 45th Parallel Press
Format: Print book

"Dog-Walking Business guides students as they set up and operate their own dog-walking business for their community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest...
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Route 66 Lost & Found: Ruins and Relics Revisited

Russell A. Olsen - MBI; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Route Lost and Found conveys the spirit and the times not quite like any other book Arizona Daily SunFor several decades Route was the nations main east-west thoroughfare pointing Middle America toward all the promise California seemed to hold at various times whether permanent refuge...
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Creating Wooden Jewelry: 24 Skill-Building Projects and Techniques

Sarah King - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Paperback

Take your jewelry design beyond metal! Comprehensive guide to creating wooden jewelry, with techniques presented by progressive skill learning 14 step-by-step jewelry projects to create, each fresh and modern, including rings, necklaces, pendants, and pins Learn woodworking skills and practice...
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Standard catalog of united states paper money.

Maggie Judkins - Krause Publications
Format: Paperback

Fully updated and vetted by industry leaders, the Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money, 35th Edition, is an indispensable reference to U.S. currency, offering complete coverage in an easy-to-use format. The new edition of this invaluable catalog features more than 1,000...
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Knitting Projects You'll Purl Over

Kelly McClure - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

This collection of how-to projects will take a crafty kid's imagination to the next level. Building on a base interest of knitting, this book will show kids the basics--and beyond!
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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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The Knitter's Book of Knowledge: A Complete Guide to Essential Knitting Techniques

Debbie Bliss - Lark
Format: Print book

Debbie Bliss is one of the world's most respected knitwear designers, authors, and teachers - and The Knitter's Book of Knowledge is the distillation of her decades of experience into a single, indispensable reference. With information on everything from needles and yarns to tensioning...
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A Guide Book of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, 3rd Edition

Richard Snow - Whitman Publishing
Format: Print book

Award-winning author Richard Snow examines the Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents of 1856 to 1909, exploring mintages, challenges for the collector, and interesting varieties. His date-by-date research is enhanced by historical essays as well as an engaging overview of the series by the "dean...
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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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Finishing Wood

Editors of Fine Woodworking - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

A great finish can make even a simple project look terrific. A bad finish can ruin the most well-built, sophisticated piece of furniture. Finishing can be a daunting and mystifying task to many woodworkers and DIYers who fear wrecking their projects at this late stage in the process. This...
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DIY Crafts & Projects for Your Instant Pot: Lip Balm, Tie-Dye, Candles, and Dozens of Other Amazing Ideas!

David Murphy - Racehorse
Format: Hardcover

"Just when we thought all the possibilities of the Instant Pot had been discovered, a creative home cook has done the impossible." - Today.com The Instant Pot is no longer just for food! This revolutionary home appliance is taking DIY to a whole new level. After going viral with...
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The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners: 21 Step-by-Step Lessons - Over 450 illustrations!

Yoshiko Ogura - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

An easy-to-follow, yet comprehensive beginner's guide to drawing .In The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners, experienced art instructor Yoshiko Ogura explains the basics of pencil drawing through a series of lessons that provide insights on artistic composition, simulating highlights...
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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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Dog-Walking Business

Virginia Loh-Hagan - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Print book

Dog-Walking Business guides students as they set up and operate their own dog-walking business for their community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest...
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The Encyclopedia of Printmaking Techniques

Judy Martin - Search Press
Format: Paperback

A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia on printing techniques by professional artist Judy Martin.This inspirational, visual guide offers a wealth of information on all the different methods of printmaking, from monoprinting, wood engraving and etching to intaglio...
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Sweet & Simple Needle Felted Animals: A Step-By-Step Visual Guide

SACHIKO SUSA - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Sweet & Simple Needle Felted Animals provides detailed instructions to create your own cute and cuddly collection of needle felted pets, barnyard buddies and mascots.These adorable furry figurines make wonderful gifts and accessories that you can carry around or wear. This DIY felting...
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Modern Patchwork Home: Dynamic Quilts and Projects for Every Room

Vivika Hansen Denegre - The Quilting Company
Format: Paperback

Create modern quilted home decor for every room in your house! Showcasing the best of Modern Patchwork Magazine, Modern Patchwork Home features patterns from today's top designers. From quilts and runners to pillows and whimsical accessories, customizable carryalls to a cool yoga mat,...
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SATA Auto Paint from Prep to Final Coat

JoAnn Bortles - Motorbooks
Format: Paperback

From Prep to Final Coat is a book that covers all the bases when it comes to restoring or painting a car or motorcycle. It is a complete guide for anyone who is thinking about or restores and or paints cars, trucks, hot rods or motorcycles. Its designed for the beginner as well as as the more...
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The Metal Detecting Bible: Helpful Tips, Expert Tricks and Insider Secrets for Finding Hidden Treasures

Brandon Neice - Ulysses Pr, 2016.
Format: Print book

The ultimate A-to-Z guide revealing everything you need to know to become a metal detecting expertWho wouldn't get a thrill from discovering buried treasure? Now with this in-depth guide, you can learn the secrets to finding valuable items like coins, jewelry and historical relics with...
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Taste of Home Handmade Garden Crafts

Editor's at Taste of Home - READERS DIGEST

Personalize your outdoor haven with one-of-a-kind accents, d cor and more Brighten up your backyard with whimsical garden accents, impressive entertaining ideas, simply silly outdoor games and more. It's never been easier (or more fun) to perfect your open-air space than with...
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Home Robotics: Maker-Inspired Projects For Building Your Own Robots

DANIEL KNOX - Aurum Press
Format: Flexibound

You've seen the sci-fi movies and dreamed of creating your very own robot - a machine built by your own hands that will move and perform tasks at your command. This book is the perfect illustrated guide to creating a unique machine from scratch by following simple step-by-step instructions....
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Seamless Sewing Projects

Veronica Yang - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

This collection of how-to projects will take a crafty kid's imagination to the next level. Building on a base interest of sewing this book will show kids the basics--and beyond!
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How to Paint Your Car: Revised & Updated

Dennis W. Parks - Motorbooks; Revised, Revised & Updated edition
Format: Paperback

How to Paint Your Car reveals the techniques, tricks, and technology behind automotive painting through 400 color photos, clear captions, detailed text, and step-by-step how-to sequences. You’ll learn the latest information about paint chemistry, waterborne paints, spray guns, body...
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Quilter's Academy Vol. 1--Freshman Year: A Skill-Building Course in Quiltmaking

Harriet Hargrave - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

This must-have course guides you step by step through the basics of quiltmaking, from setting up your sewing space to binding and finishing your first quilt. Classroom-tested lessons draw on best-selling author Harriet Hargrave's many years of teaching experience.
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What We Keep: 150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning

BILL SHAPIRO - Running Press Adult
Format: Hardcover

Everyone has that one object that holds deep meaning--some relic that speaks to our past, that carries a remarkable story. What We Keep will reveal the secret lives of objects--and the small, emotional moments we keep from the world but that make us who we are. For example, why would...
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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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Cut and Create Paper Mosaics: Comes with Paper and Templates to Create 10 Stunning Artworks

Chiharu Rosenberg - Race Point Publishing
Format: Paperback

Cut and create your own stunning paper mosaic artworks!No longer are tile mosaics reserved for advanced artists working with ceramic or glass tiles. Use the pre-printed mosaic pieces in Cut and Create Paper Mosaics to create paper mosaics that are just as rich in color, detail, and depth...
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Knot It!: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering 100 Essential Outdoor and Fishing Knots

John Sherry - Familius
Format: Hardcover

Master 100 essential outdoor knots with help from John Sherry, one of the worlds leading knot-tying educators! Based on the wildly successful Pro-Knot cards and Sherrys own NetKnots.com website, Knot It! is an unprecedented resource for novices and masters alike. Full-color pages clearly...
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Debbie Shore's Sewing Room Secrets: Machine Sewing: Top Tips and Techniques for Successful Sewing

Debbie Shore - Search Press
Format: Paperback

Jam-packed with sewing essentials and techniques, Debbie Shore's latest unmissable book brings you 10 must-make machine sewing projects to build your confidence and repertoire.In this, Debbie's new series, each book takes an aspect of sewing as its subject. The focus of this book is machine...
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Paper Crafts: A Maker's Guide

Victoria & Albert Museum - Thames & Hudson
Format: Paperback

An innovative presentation of the craft-book genre, this volume offers an informative guide to paper crafts and projects by makers at the leading edge of today's craft revival. Paper crafts are as old as paper itself, with a profusion of different traditions originating around the world....
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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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Selling Dead People's Things: Inexplicably True Tales, Vintage Fails & Objects of Objectionable Estates

Duane Scott Cerny - Thunderground Press
Format: Paperback

SELLING DEAD PEOPLE'S THINGS is a wry, behind-the-curtain peek into the world of antiques and their obsessive owners - while still alive and after their passing. An amusing observer of the human condition, author Duane Scott Cerny entertains in illuminating, scary, sad, or frightfully...
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Modern Holiday: Deck the Halls with 18 Sewing Projects

Amanda Murphy - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Dress up your home in something fresh for the holidays! These quilts and holiday decorations from designer/blogger Amanda Murphy take Christmas in a bright new direction that updates the traditional reds and greens with blues, pinks, and whites. 18 festive projects include 9 quilts and 9 home...
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Ponchos to Knit: More than 40 Projects and Paired Accessories in Classic and Contemporary Styles

DENISE SAMSON - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Paperback

A poncho collection you won't want to miss! These simple garments are all the rage, and for good reason. Ponchos can be fine or heavy, with or without fringe, neutral or patterned, warm outer attire or perfect for a party. There are endless ways to shape them, style them, and wear them-their...
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Washi Style!: Over 101 Great Projects Using Japanese-Style Decorative Tape

Marisa Edghill - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Colorful and cute washi tape is every crafter's new best friend. Easy to use and gorgeous to look at, these decorative paper tapes from Japan have taken the design world by storm. A much prettier version of masking tape, washi tape is not as delicate as you might think. Extremely versatile...
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Pop-Up Design and Paper Mechanics: How to Make Folding Paper Sculpture

Duncan Birmingham - GMC Publications
Format: Paperback

This comprehensive guide to pop-up design and paper mechanics is a delightful introduction to the intriguing aspects of a fascinating craft. This new and accessible approach to pop-up theory and practice distills the numerous mechanisms into a logical set of 18 underlying shapes and explains...
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Cat Lady Embroidery: 380 Ways to Stitch a Cat

Applemints - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Paperback

Fat, striped, cheshire, or grumpy, this books offers more than 300 embroidery stitch patters for cat lovers. Each set of patterns offers a range of ideas in different styles, shapes, genres from simple to more complex. A purrfect book for embroidery beginners or those looking for fun and simple...
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DIY Watercolor Flowers: The Beginner's Guide to Flower Painting for Journal Pages, Handmade Stationery and More

Marie Boudon - SewandSo
Format: Paperback

Learn to paint beautiful watercolor flowers in simple steps with this free and easy approach to watercolor painting for beginners. Marie Boudon's beautifully presented creative course will give you a good grounding in this new-to-you medium and teach you all you need to know to get started...
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Taste of Home Handmade Christmas

Taste of Home - Reader's Digest/Taste of Home
Format: Paperback

Touch hearts and make memories this season with simply enchanting homemade gifts. From whimsical elves made of felt to cleverly custom greeting cards, the inspired ideas in Taste of Home Handmade Christmas promise to make everyone's holiday merry and bright. Whether you're new to crafting...
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Quick & Easy Quilts: 20 machine quilting projects

Lynne Goldsworthy - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Quick & Easy Quilts is a collection of 20 simple and colorful quilt projects perfect for beginners or quilters who want to start and finish a project in a weekend. The 20 projects include 12 quilts and 8 smaller projects, all featuring straightforward designs focused on time- and money-saving...
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Practical Weekend Projects for Woodworkers: 35 Projects to Make for Every Room of Your Home

Phillip Gardner - IMM Lifestyle Books
Format: Paperback

Build it yourself - in just two days!35 practical projects that can each be made in just one weekend, for woodworkers with limited timeIncludes plans for shelving, a bed, coffee tables, a gothic-style bathroom cabinet, a Shaker-style kitchen cabinet, an Adirondack chair, and moreStep-by-step...
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Novel Living: Collecting, Decorating, and Crafting with Books

Lisa Occhipinti - Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Hardcover

In this digital age, the fate of physical books remains in question. Even the concept of curling up with a good book conjures new images. But there remains a sensory thrill to physical booksto seeing and feeling them, to turning their pagesthat makes many of us value them even more as digital...
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Whimsical Stitches: A Modern Makers Book of Amigurumi Crochet Patterns

Lauren Espy - Paige Tate Select
Format: Hardcover

Explore Amigurumi, the Japanese art of crochet design, with 30 unique and darling patterns. Whether a novice or an experienced crocheter, anyone can pick up a needle and complete these cuddly creations. Author and amigurumi guru Lauren Espy inspires crocheters with her easy-to-follow patterns,...
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Tiny Stitches: Buttons, Badges, Patches, and Pins to Embroider

Irem Yazici - Roost Books
Format: Paperback

Wear magic on your sleeve--20 teeny-tiny embroidery projects for completely unique pins, buttons, badges, patches, and more.Discover the magical world of Irem Yazici's embroidery. Flowers, moons, and UFOs are just a few of the 50 motifs presented in Tiny Stitches. Wear your heart...
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Arne & Carlos' Field Guide to Knitted Birds: Over 40 Handmade Projects to Liven Up Your Roost

Carlos Zachrison - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Hardcover

Let Arne & Carlos guide you on a journey into the colorful and imaginative bird kingdom! Inspired by nature both at home and abroad - from their garden in Tonssen come the characteristic bullfinch, chickadee, and wagtail, to name a few, but the fun doesn't stop there. Knit cold-weather...
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Wonder Art Workshop: Creative Child-Led Experiences for Nurturing Imagination, Curiosity, and a Love of Learning

Sally Haughey - Quarry Books
Format: Flexibound

In Wonder Art Workshop, educator and educational development expert Sally Haughey shares her approach to hands-on, play-based learning with parents, teachers, and other facilitators, offering 25 activities that let your child take the lead in developing their own sense of intrinsic...
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The Textile Artist: Small Art Quilts: Explorations in Paint & Stitch

DEBORAH O'HARE - Search Press
Format: Paperback

An inspiring look into the world of creative textile-making, illustrated with beautiful textile pieces.This inspiring book guides the reader through Deborah's creative and inventive textile work: from painting fabrics and building textures to embellishing with hand and machine stitching....
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Country Living Christmas Joys: Decorating * Crafts * Recipes

Country Living - Hearst
Format: Print book

Make this Christmas the best and brightest yet, with hundreds of gorgeous decorating ideas and delicious recipes. From holiday house tours and ways to deck the halls to handmade gifts and festive feasts, this beautiful book will help you celebrate Christmas in "Country Living"...
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The Mr. X Stitch Guide to Cross Stitch

JAMIE CHALMERS - Search Press
Format: Paperback

If you think you know what cross stitch is, look again! Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr X Stitch, shows you how to cross stitch using simple step-by-step instructions and also takes you to the frontiers of cross stitch design. Showcasing colleagues who are pushing the boundaries of this ancient...
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Making Winter: A Hygge-Inspired Guide to Surviving the Winter Months

EMMA MITCHELL - Lark Crafts
Format: Hardcover

Banish those cold-weather blues and embrace winter with the power of crafts and the Danish practice of hygge! Want to survive those dark and freezing winter months? The Danish do it with hygge - a concept that's all about coziness, simple pleasures, and the company of loved...
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Complete Crochet Course: The Ultimate Reference Guide

SHANNON MULLETT-BOWLSBY - Lark Crafts
Format: Hardcover

From renowned crochet designer Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby comes the ultimate reference manual for the absolute beginner. Filled with step-by-step photography throughout for an easy-to-follow and fully visual experience, this unparalleled guide teaches you how to crochet from the very first...
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A Well-Crafted Home: Inspiration and 60 Projects for Personalizing Your Space

Janet Crowther - Clarkson Potter
Format: Paperback

A beautiful, practical book for both aspiring makers and seasoned crafters. Here are 60 projects for high-quality furniture, textiles, and accessories to enjoy all through the house--plus all the techniques you need for dyeing or sewing fabric, cutting leather, antiquing mirrors, working...
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More Sewing to Sell―Take Your Handmade Business to the Next Level: 16 New Projects to Make & Sell!

Virginia Keleher Lindsay - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Take your handmade business to a truly professional level with practical advice from industry experts! Best-selling author Virginia Lindsay teaches you how to sell your handmade items for a real profit. This hands-on guide to the sewing business includes 16 new sewing patterns, all copyright-...
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Half Yard Vintage: Sew 23 gorgeous accessories from left-over pieces of fabric

Debbie Shore - Search Press
Format: Paperback

The latest addition to the popular Half Yard series, this is another fantastic sewing title from Debbie Shore, this time with a gorgeous vintage theme. The book features 23 beautiful, vintage-style items to sew that will bring a touch of elegance to the home and make wonderful gifts for friends...
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Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in America: Designs Inspired by Vintage Quilts from the American Museum in Britain

Kaffe Fassett - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of his highly successful series of patchwork and quilting books, Kaffe Fassett has returned to his American roots. Using the collection of American vintage quilts in Britain's American Museum in Bath as his inspiration, Kaffe has chosen 18 different...
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Pick Your Stitch, Build a Blanket: 80 Knit Stitches, Endless Combinations

Doreen L Marquart - Martingale,
Format: Print book

Pick Your Stitch, Build A Blanket - Softcover The perfect start to any project. These are a great way to add extra design to whatever project you want to add it to.
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Traditional Swedish Knitting Patterns: 40 Motifs and 20 Projects for Knitters

MAJA KARLSSON - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Hardcover

Knitting designer Maja Karlsson delved into the fascinating history of Swedish fibercrafts, and discovered a rich tradition of multi-color patterning - the perfect source of inspiration for this lovely collection of 40 uniquely Swedish motifs, applied and combined into 22 projects. Flowers,...
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The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer: Checklists, Worksheets, and Essential Tools to Plan the Perfect Wedding on a Small Budget

Jessica Bishop - Temescal Press
Format: Paperback

For the cost-conscious modern couple and fans of The Budget Savvy Bride comes The Budget Savvy Wedding Planner and Organizer -- a wedding planner to help you stop splurging and start saving on your big day.Making sure your wedding goes without a hitch is overwhelming -- especially with...
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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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Crochet Cute Critters: 26 Easy Amigurumi Patterns

Sarah Zimmerman - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

Crochet a zoo full of adorable animal friends with ease.Discover how simple crafting your own crochet plush animals can be. From alligators to zebras, Crochet Cute Critters features 26 beginner-friendly patterns for creating all kinds of cuddly companions.Amigurumi -- the Japanese art of crocheting...
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Making Marbled Paper: Paint Techniques & Patterns for Classic & Modern Marbleizing on Paper & Silk

Heather RJ Fletcher
Format: Paperback


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Knitting Ganseys, Revised and Updated: Techniques and Patterns for Traditional Sweaters

BETH BROWN-REINSEL - Interweave
Format: Hardcover

Originally released in 1993, Beth Brown-Reinsel's bestseller, Knitting Ganseys, is a classic in the hearts of traditional and modern knitters alike, bringing this historic tradition to your needles for 25 years! This completely revised and update version of the perennial bestseller...
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Everyday Essential Oils: 300 Brilliant Reasons to Use Essential Oils Every Day

Daniele Festy - Skyhorse
Format: Paperback

Everyday Essential Oils focuses on six indispensable essential oils and their multi-purpose uses and powers: tea tree, lemon, lavender, peppermint, rosemary cineole, and Damask rose. This book shows readers how to maximize the powerful properties of these oils and use them everyday life,...
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