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First Time Knitting: The Absolute Beginner's Guide: Learn By Doing - Step-by-Step Basics + 9 Projects

Carri Hammett - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Book

Learning how to knit has never been simpler! Enjoy this beginner's guide that takes you by the hand like a personal instructor and teaches you how to knit. Filled with detailed descriptions of materials and tools, the easy step-by-step instructions for all the basic knitting techniques...
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Unlikely Friendships: Dogs: 37 Stories of Canine Compassion and Courage

Jennifer S Holland - Workman
Format: Print book

A new book from the New York Times bestselling series. Enhanced with beautiful full-color photographs, these true stories of camaraderie, affection, and remarkable bravery are from the author of the New York Times bestsellers Unlikely Friendships, Unlikely Loves, and Unlikely...
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Favorite Fabric Bowls, Boxes & Vases: 15 Quick-to-Make Projects - 45 Inspiring Variations

Linda Johansen - C & T Publishing
Format: Print book

With 15 projects you can easily make in a day, best-selling author Linda Johansen teaches you to sew creative containers of all shapes and sizes. Corral your odds and ends with sturdy fabric bowls, boxes, and vases. Each project includes stylish variations and embellishment ideas ranging...
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Vintage Modern Crochet: Classic Crochet Lace Techniques for Contemporary Style

Robyn Chachula - Interweave
Format: Print book

Vintage crochet lace techniques, on-trend garments and accessories! Lace is one of the hottest trends in crochet, but it is by no means a new technique. In Vintage Modern Crochet, best-selling author Robyn Chachula feeds the craze for lace by exploring five classic crochet lace techniques,...
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Little Quilts and Gifts Using Jelly Roll Scraps

Carolyn Forster - Search Press
Format: Print book

This gorgeous book shows you how to transform jelly roll scraps into stunning mini quilts and gorgeous patchwork gifts. Packed with 30 colourful and inventive projects and all the techniques needed to create them this book contains an abundance of guidance and inspiration for quilters...
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Handmade Pottery at Home: Simple Ceramics to Make on Your Kitchen Table

Frida Anthin Broberg - David & Charles
Format: Paperback

Have you always wanted to know how to make pottery but been daunted by the techniques or put off by expensive equipment? This book includes everything you need to know to make beautiful pottery by hand in your own home. Learn to create pots, plates, bowls, mugs, candle holders, trays, jugs...
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Easy-to-Sew Home: Pillows, Curtains, Quilts, and More

Editors of Threads - Taunton Press; Sew Pmplt edition
Format: Book

Whether you want to spruce up your windows with some new curtains or turn your old cotton shirts into a beautiful bedspread, these eight projects will help you incorporate a little piece of yourself into every room of the house to truly make it your own. ·     ...
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Homemade Cleaners: Quick-and-Easy, Toxin-Free Recipes to Replace Your Kitchen Cleaner, Bathroom Disinfectant, Laundry Detergent, Bleach, Bug Killer, Air Freshener, and more…

Dionna Ford - Ulysses Press
Format: Paperback

SIMPLE STEPS TO A NATURALLY CLEAN HOMEToxic chemicals are found in almost all commercial cleaners—the very products you buy to make your home hygenic and healthy. Homemade Cleaners offers a better solution. Its tips, tricks and formulas guarantee to make your home sparkling and germ-free.Homemade...
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10-Minute Makeup

Boris Entrup - DK
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for teenagers and young women who like to try new looks, 10-Minute Makeup shows 50 versatile looks that can be created in only ten minutes. With detailed information on basic techniques, products, equipment, as well as special tips and tricks from stylist-to-the-stars Boris Entrup,...
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Sew Many Dresses, Sew Little Time: The Ultimate Dressmaking Guide

Tanya Whelan - Potter Craft; Spi edition
Format: Print book

With her "choose-your-own-adventure" approach to sewing, Tanya Whelan offers an invaluable collection of patterns that empowers sewers to become designers. The trick is a set of patterns for 6 skirts and 8 bodices that line up perfectly at the waist, plus an additional 4 sleeve...
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Timeless Beauty: Over 100 Tips, Secrets, and Shortcuts to Looking Great

Christie Brinkley - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover

In her first book in more than 30 years, supermodel Christie Brinkley shares the secrets shes learned on what to eat, how to apply makeup like a pro, and what to wear to look like a knock out. . From tips on which skincare products really make our skin look younger to which foods cut inflammation...
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Motown: The Sound of Young America

Adam White - Thames & Hudson Ltd.
Format: Print book

The official visual history of Motown, the legendary record label that brought us some of the greatest recording artists of all time -- from Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson to Marvin Gaye and The Jackson 5 -- and changed music forever The music of Motown defined an era. From...
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Trainable cat : a practical guide to making life happier for you and your cat

John Bradshaw - Basic Books
Format: Print book

Dog owners know that dogs can be trained, but the idea of training rarely crosses cat owners' minds. But as bestselling anthrozoologist John Bradshaw and cat expert Sarah Ellis show, not only can cats be trained, but they absolutely should be to ensure a happy and healthy relationship between...
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One and Two Company's Happy Crochet Book: Patterns That Make Your Kids Smile

Carolina Guzman - Meteoor Books
Format: Print book

Are you crazy about crochet? Of course you are! This book contains a series of crochet designs that kids and moms will adore. One and Two Company's playful collection of patterns includes cute hats, little baby booties, the sweetest doll, huggable lovies, animal cushions and backpacks,...
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Modern Needlepoint

Jayne Schofield - Search Press(UK)
Format: Print book

Each of these twenty beautiful needlepoint designs from Jayne Schofield is accompanied by a full-color chart, key and general instructions. These fun, quirky designs in bright, contemporary colors are all small, measuring on average approximately 10 x 12.5cm (4 x 5in) , though the designs...
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Style, Stitch, Staple: Basic Upholstering Skills to Tackle Any Project

Hannah Stanton - Running Press
Format: Paperback

Style Stitch Staple combines straightforward upholstery techniques with advice on choosing and styling fabrics to help the design-savvy reader transform even the most dilapidated furniture into gorgeous updated pieces Packed full of fabric advice yardage charts upholstery tutorials and case...
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Amazing Hairstyles: From Easy to Elegant

Becky Porter - Plain Sight Publishing
Format: Print book

Tired of bad hair days? Popular hairstyle blogger Becky Porter teaches you the basics of braids, buns, and twists, and helps you combine them to create amazing hairstyles for any occasion. Go from drab to fab at any age with the easy, step-by-step tutorials in this essential guide.,
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Birdhouses & More: Easy-to-Build Houses & Feeders for Birds, Bats, Butterflies and Other Backyard Creatures

A.J. Hamler - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Book

Make Your Yard a Home for Creatures Great and Small!Imagine filling your backyard with birds, bees, butterflies, chipmunks, deer, toads and more. That's all possible with the beautiful, yet practical, projects in this book.Birdhouses & More offers easy-to-follow plans for 25 projects--from...
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Make Up: Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success--Online and Off

Michelle Phan - Harmony
Format: Hardcover

Michelle Phan has believed in makeup since the first time she was allowed to try eyeliner. When she looked in the mirror and saw a transformed version of herself looking back, she fell in love with the sense of confidence that makeup could give her. Ever since she posted her first makeup...
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C&T PublishingAt Home with Modern June: 27 Sewing Projects for Your Handmade Lifestyle

Kelly McCants - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Whether youre moving into a new home, launching a home makeover, or just sprucing up a room, this book, At Home With Modern June, by Kelly McCants, provides plenty of ideas on how to infuse individuality into every room in the house. The 27 budget-friendly projects have a retro style and use materials...
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First Steps to Free-Motion Quilting

Christina Cameli - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

• Just start stitching! Practice free-motion quilting with 24 easy-to-achieve projects • You’ll make simple quilts, embellish kitchen towels and clothes, personalize a messenger bag, and so much more • All projects are freehand and require no marking Ready, set,...
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Scrappy Fat Quarter Quilts

That Patchwork Place - That Patchwork Place
Format: Book

Sparkling with gorgeous quilts from gifted designers, this collection is truly inspiring. Thirteen patterns range in size from easy to challenging and in size from lap quilts to bed-sized designs.
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Patchwork Embroidery

Aimee Ray - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Print book

Patchwork isn't just for quilts! By sewing different pieces of fabric together, stitchers can also make bags, clothing, toys, artwork, housewares, and much more. Add embroidery to the mix, and the possibilities are endless. Bestselling author Aimee Ray (the "Doodle Stitching"...
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A New Dimension in Wool Appliqu - Baltimore Album Style: Visual Guide - Unique Embroidery

Deborah Gale Tirico - C&T Publishing
Format: Print book

Honor the legacy and history of Baltimore Album blocks in Deborah Tirico's distinctive appliqu style! With luscious felted wool and textures as rich as the history they depict, well-known motifs are the basis for 9 appliqu projects from table rugs and pillows to pincushions. Perfect...
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Cable Left, Cable Right: 94 Knitted Cables

Judith Durant - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Spiral-bound

Knitted cables, with their three-dimensional twists and turns, are a common element in lots of patterns - but most patterns dont include directions for executing them. Cable Left, Cable Right, by expert knitter Judith Durant, eliminates the mystery with detailed, in-depth instructions...
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

Keith Houston - W W Norton
Format: Print book

"Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book's death have been greatly exaggerated." -- Erik Spiekermann, typographerWe may love...
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Steampunk Style

Titan Books - Titan Books
Format: Paperback

Defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "a genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology", Steampunk has taken the world by storm, rapidly moving from literature into movies, games and fashion. This book is an indispensable...
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Stylish Kids' Parties: Recipes and Decorations for 12 Festive Occasions

Kelly Lyden - KP Craft
Format: Paperback

You're invited! Your favorite party hostess, Kelly Lyden, makes it a snap to plan, design and execute festive kids' parties that wow adults and thrill little ones! Filled with 12 creative and colorful party ideas, Stylish Kids' Parties shows you how to confidently tackle party...
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How to Make 50 Fabulous Kumihimo Braids: A Beginner's Guide to Making Flat Braids for Beautiful Cord Jewelry and Fashion Accessories

Beth Kemp
Format: Book

The best-selling author of Twist, Turn & Tie 50 Japanese Kumihimo Braids first taught us how to create stunning cord jewelry with a round loom. This time, she'll teach you how to make stunning kumihimo braided friendship bracelets, jewelry, and fashion accessories with
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How to Have the Wedding You Want

Christine Egan - Berkley Books
Format: Paperback

The updated edition of the only wedding guide that's on your side!Figure out what you want. Who to invite. Where to celebrate. What to wear. And those are just the big issues. You've got flowers, showers, music, and more ... and you're wondering if you can get it done by your...
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Kumihimo Jewelry Simplified: Learn to Braid with a Kumihimo Disk

Rebecca Combs - Kalmbach Publishing
Format: Print book

This is the second Kumihimo book by Rebecca Combs. This book will focus more on the beginner and shares some of the most popular features that made the first book a runaway success: conversational voice, skill-building format, Kumihimo math, and continuing to use the inexpensive Kumihimo...
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Get Connected: Make a Friendship Bracelet

Dana Meachen Rau - Norwood House Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book

An introductory look at the history of friendship bracelets and how to make them.
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Tangle Stitches for Quilters and Fabric Artists: Relax, Meditate, and Create with Rhythmic Stitches

Jane Monk - Creative Publishing int'l

Zentangle = filling odd shaped spaces with repetitive patterns using pen and paper, developed by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Zentangle quilting = filling odd shaped spaces with repetitive patterns using machine stitches and thread. Free-motion quilting in repetitive patterns is not new to quilters....
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Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies

Lawrence Goldstone - Ballantine Books,
Format: Print book

From acclaimed historian Lawrence Goldstone comes a thrilling narrative of courage, determination, and competition: the story of the intense rivalry that fueled the rise of American aviation. The feud between this nation's great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss,...
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Sundressing: Sew 21 Easy, Breezy Dresses for Women and Girls

Melissa Mora - Fons & Porter L C
Format: Print book

Create 21 fun, feminine looks that capture the essence of summer!Sundressing is a sensibility played out at barbecues and on vacations and in days without a plan. It's the slip dress you pull over a swimsuit at the pool and the frock you layer over leggings while dreaming of warmer...
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BoyCraft: Loads of Things to Make for and with Boys

Sara Duchars - Frances Lincoln
Format: Paperback

Boys like making stuff. Actually, boys love making stuff. Not just model boats, paper airplanes, bows and arrows and catapults - although they love that too. Boys like knitting; scarves, hats, spiders and monsters. Boys like sewing and cutting and gluing and sawing and hammering. However,...
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Crochet Geometry: Geometric Patterns to Fit and Flatter

Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Print book

Crocheters in search of sophisticated designs will find what they're looking for in this chic, contemporary collection. Sixteen patterns include sweaters, pullovers, boleros, and other stylish garments, all beginning with simple geometric shapes. A circle becomes a cardigan, four rectangles...
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Fairy House: How to Make Amazing Fairy Furniture, Miniatures, and More from Natural Materials

Mike Schramer - Familius LLC
Format: Print book

Fairy House is a fascinating adventure into the making of miniscule kingdoms of the fairytale realm from objects found in nature. Through more than 350 clear, detailed, full-color photographs and understandable yet whimsical guidance, the reader will learn to fashion intricate, tiny...
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Norah Gaughan's Knitted Cable Sourcebook: A Breakthrough Guide to Knitting with Cables and Designing Your Own

Norah Gaughan - ABRAMS
Format: Hardcover

This guide for the modern knitter presents more than 150 new and innovative cable stitch patterns ranging from basic to complex and offers enlightening insight into how cables are engineered, how knitters can design their own, and how knitters can mix and match cables in a knitting pattern....
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Bungee Band Bracelets & More: 12 Projects to make with bungee band & paracord

Vera Vandenbosch - Taunton Press
Format: Book

Grab your cord and jump into the latest trend in jewelry making. A simple trip to the hardware store, camping store, and now crafting store can provide you with everything you need to make the cutest, most colorful, most creative jewelry ever! Bungee Band Bracelets & More: 12 Projects to Make...
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Dream Sewing Spaces: Design & Organization for Spaces Large & Small

Lynette Ranney Black - Palmer/Pletsch Publishing; Second Edition, Second edition edition
Format: Paperback

Offering numerous ideas to help save sewing enthusiasts time and money, this reference features architectural drawings, organization and storage ideas, and plans to optimize ergonomics. Special attention is also paid to lighting and shelving to increase accessibility and ease...
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Learn to Quilt with Panels: Turn Any Fabric Panel into a Unique Quilt

Annie's - Annie's
Format: Paperback

Explore all the possibilities you have when you work with fabric panels with this guide. Learn to Quilt with Panels takes quilters on a creative journey showing them step by step how to use panels in quilts or as design elements simply by cutting them apart and incorporating them into quilt...
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Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary: More than 150 stitch patterns to knit top down, bottom up, back and forth, and in the round

Wendy Bernard - Stewart, Tabori and Chang; Spi edition
Format: Book

Stitch dictionaries are to knitters what Websters is to a writer. Within the pages of these inspiring reference books are the endless variations of knit and purl stitches that produce the fabrics of all knitting. But in the Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary, designer Wendy Bernard...
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How to Make Sewing Patterns, second edition

Donald H McCunn - Design Enterprises of San Francisco
Format: Print book

How to Make Sewing Patterns solves the mysteries of pattern drafting with easy, step-by-step instructions and clear line drawings that show how to create custom-fit garments in a wide range of designs. The book's detailed instructions on measuring and fitting include do-it-yourself...
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Great Cake Decorating: Sweet Designs for Cakes & Cupcakes

Erin Gardner - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Yes, you can make gorgeous cakes and cupcakes -- it's easy! Author and pastry chef extraordinaire, Erin Gardner -- who won the esteemed television title of "Sweet Genius" -- teaches you everything you need to know to be a cake-decorating superstar. Whether you're a proficient...
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The Natural and Handmade Soap Book: 20 Delightful and Delicate Soap Recipes for Bath, Kids and Home

Sarah Harper - David & Charles; 1 edition
Format: Print book

From nourishing oat soap bars to impressive rosebud soap cakes and fun soaps for kids, this book will inspire you to make beautiful handmade soap without all the chemicals found in commercial products.Sarah shows you how to master the two key techniques of handmade soapmaking the traditional...
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Celtic Cable Crochet: 18 Crochet Patterns for Modern Cabled Garments & Accessories

Bonnie Barker - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Warm up your wardrobe with beautiful cabled pieces! The possibilities of crochet cables are endless! In this stunning collection, author and fiber artist Bonnie Barker debuts 18 gorgeous new designs for today's crafter. Using step-by-step directions and irresistible photography, Bonnie...
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Designer Crochet: 32 Patterns to Elevate Your Style

Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Paperback

Designer Crochet is your source for sophisticated and figure-flattering garments with great drape and shape. Using lightweight yarns and a beautiful variety of stitch patterns and motifs, you'll create jackets and cardigans, a layering tank and a floor-sweeping skirt, a convertible...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Crochet

Kim P. Werker - Visual; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

The visual way to get hooked on crochet The art of crocheting is timeless-and its popularity is evident in the surge of modern, sophisticated techniques like amigurumi and Tunisian crochet. So if you yearn for the skills to join this crafting revolution, this easy-to-follow guide is for you!...
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No Way But Gentlenesse: A Memoir of How Kes, My Kestrel, Changed My Life

Richard Hines - Bloomsbury
Format: Print book

There is no way but gentlenesse to redeeme a Hawke. --Edmund Bert, 1619Born and raised in the South Yorkshire mining village of Hoyland Common, Richard Hines remembers sliding down heaps of coal dust, hearing whispers of "accidents" in the pit, listening for the siren at the end of mine...
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Murder and Mayhem on Ohio's Rails

Jane Ann Turzillo - The History Press
Format: Book

Ride Ohio's rails with some of the bravest trainmen and most vicious killers and robbers to ever roll down the tracks. The West may have had Jesse James and Butch Cassidy, but Ohio had its own brand of train robbers. Discover how Alvin Karpis knocked off an Erie Railroad train and escaped...
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Nancy Zieman's Confident Sewing Collection: Sew, Serge and Fit With Confidence

Nancy Zieman - KP Craft

Let expert sewer Nancy Zieman teach you how to sew, serge and fit patterns confidently with this comprehensive collection of books.Inside, you'll find:Three complete books--Sew with Confidence, Serge with Confidence and Pattern Fitting with ConfidenceInspirational projects to sew and sergeStraightforward...
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The Old Man and the Cat: A Love Story

Nils Uddenberg - Thomas Dunne Books/St Martin's Press
Format: Print book

The Old Man and The Cat is a story of how Nils Uddenberg, retired Professor of Psychology became a beloved cat-owner even though he had never wanted a pet of any kind. One winter morning the author discovered a cat -- whom he would later find was homeless -- sitting outside his bedroom...
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100 Colorful Ripple Stitches to Crochet: 50 Original Stitches & 50 Fabulous Colorways for Blankets and Throws

Leonie Morgan - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Colorful Ripple Stitches to Crochet by Leonie Morgan is a wonderfully illustrated and easy-to-use guide to making and using ripple stitches in delightful and inspiring colorways perfect for blankets throws and accessories With original stitch designs to choose from using color and texture...
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A Stitch in Time: The Needlework of Aging Women in Antebellum America

Aimee E. Newell - Ohio University Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Drawing from 167 examples of decorative needlework — primarily samplers and quilts from 114 collections across the United States — made by individual women aged forty years and over between 1820 and 1860, this exquisitely illustrated book explores...
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Animal Hats: 15 patterns to knit and show off

Vanessa Mooncie - Taunton Press

Gather knitting know-how for making animal hats of all shapes and sizes. The book features detailed knitting patterns, schematics, and basic animal hat-making techniques--plus how-to instruction for adding a fleecy hat-lining for extra coziness. There are patterns for every animal-lover....
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Duct Tape Bags: 40 Projects for Totes, Clutches, Messenger Bags, and Bowlers

Richela Fabian Morgan - Clarkson Potter
Format: Paperback

What if a designer handbag were as easy to craft as a duct tape wallet? Now it is with this easy-to-follow guide to making 40 handbags so fashionable, you wont actually believe theyre made of duct-tape. Part art-piece, part usable accessory, Richela Fabian Morgan shows how each of these...
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Shape by Shape, Collection 2: Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters 70 More Designs for Blocks, Backgrounds & Borders

Angela Walters - C&T Publishing
Format: Print book

Take your quilting to the next level! Best-selling author Angela Walters shares 70+ all-new free-motion designs and variations to fit a variety of shapes, plus background fillers and borders. Tackle your quilt top one bite at a time with step-by-step illustrations and detail photos, plus...
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The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and His Streetwise Cat

James Bowen - St Martins Pr
Format: Hardcover

Bob Fever has swept the globe, with A Street Cat Named Bob vaulting its way to #7 on The New York Times bestseller list in its first week on sale. With rights sold to 27 countries around the globe and a top spot on the British bestseller list for more than a year, this book...
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Floragami: Create Beautiful Flowers from Folded Paper

Armin Taubner - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback

Create stylized versions of real flowers, whimsical fantasy flowers, and beautiful floral balls and wreaths--40 designs in all--using cut, folded, and glued paper. Step-by-step folding instructions are included, with hundreds of color diagrams.
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Horses: The Illustrated Guide to Breeds

Susan McBane - Chartwell Books
Format: Print book

Horses: The Illustrated Guide to Breeds is a comprehensive visual directory of the officially recognized world`s horse breeds including evolution, history and numerous professional photographs of the horse breeds included. The introductory section begins with the evolution and history of the horse-...
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The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings: The Ultimate Source of Ideas, Advice, and Relief for the Bride and Groom and Those Who Love Them

Carley Roney - Potter Style
Format: Paperback

From the #1 wedding website, this completely revised and updated edition of the classic wedding planning bible answers all of your questions, with all the latest information and tools a bride could want. Overwhelmed by the countless questions and details your wedding entails? Don't despair!...
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Classic Locomotives: Steam and Diesel Power in 700 Photographs

Brian Solomon - Voyageur Press
Format: Paperback

This massive collection of 700 color photographs (comprising the previously published volumes Steam Power, Vintage Diesel Power, and Modern Diesel Power) traces the development of North American locomotives from the early nineteenth century right up to the present, spanning dozens of models...
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Baby Bliss: Adorable Gifts, Quilts, and Wearables for Wee Ones

Kim Diehl - That Patchwork Place
Format: Print book

Grandmas, aunties, and moms-to-be: if there's a baby on the way, you want fast, practical gifts, handmade with love. Be the hit of the baby shower with adorable projects designed by two popular authors and proud grandmothers. Cute, colorful, and grandma-approved!Choose from a great...
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Crazy for Crochet: 70 Projects You'll Love to Make: Hats, Slippers, Sweaters, Bags, Pillows, Blankets, Potholders, and More

Lilly Secilie Brandal - Trafalgar Square Pub
Format: Print book

A crochet hook and a few colorful balls of yarn are all you need to conjure up the prettiest accessories and loveliest garments - for adults and children, house and home, from easy to challenging. Everything you need to get started is right here: clear, detailed guidance through the basics...
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Why Planes Crash: An Accident Investigator’s Fight for Safe Skies

David Soucie - Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The past and future of airline safety--a memoir of successes, crashes, and near-misses--by a former FAA Accident Inspector.Boarding an airplane strikes at least a small sense of fear into most people. Even though we all have heard that the odds of being struck by lightning are greater than...
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Karina Garcia's DIY Slime

Karina García C - Sizzle Press
Format: Paperback

Create your own slime at home by following these 15 easy, borax-free slime recipes from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia.Get ready to become a slime master with these fifteen DIY recipes from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia! This full color book, with step-by-step instructions, will teach...
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Creative Origami and Beyond: Inspiring tips, techniques, and projects for transforming paper into folded works of art

Jenny Chan - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Print book

Packed with prompts, tips, exercises, and engaging step-by-step projects, Creative Origami & Beyond takes readers through a dynamic exploration of the traditional art form.A centuries-old art form, origami has taken on new depth in today's art world, influencing trends in fashion,...
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Design Originals-Zentangle 10

Suzanne McNeill - Fox Chapel Publishing; Workbook edition
Format: Paperback

Zentangles meet origami and other paper crafting in this book! This wonderful Zentangle 10 Book from Fox Chapel Publishing is filled with zentangle patterns to draw your way to creativity, focus, and reduced stress. At the same time, you'll be creating 3-dimensional paper crafts such...
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The Recipe for Radiance: Discover Beauty's Best-Kept Secrets in Your Kitchen

Alexis Wolfer - Running Press
Format: Book

Want to know the secret to growing gorgeous hair or how your favorite celebrities have such flawless skin? Introducing the power of food into your beauty routine in a whole new way, youll uncover the recipes that promote beauty from within with beauty-boosting foods youll salivate for!...
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CDL Study Guide Book: Test Preparation & Training Manual for the Commercial Drivers License

Commercial Driver's License Test Prep Team - Test Prep Books
Format: Print book

CDL Study Guide Book: Test Preparation & Training Manual for the Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Exam & All Endorsements: Air Brakes, Cargo and Transport Vehicles, Combination Vehicles (Doubles and Triples) , Hazardous Materials, & Passenger and School Bus Endorsements Developed...
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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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Design Originals-Zentangle 5

Suzanne McNeill CZT - Design Originals
Format: Misc.

DESIGN ORIGINALS-Zentangle 5. Zentangle helps reduce stress and improve focus. This relaxing process turns drawings and doodles into artistic design. Embellish rubber stamps, scrapbooks, journals, paintings, cards, and more! 40+ new tangles will take you even further into the creative possibilities...
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Wise Craft: Turning Thrift Store Finds, Fabric Scraps, and Natural Objects Into Stuff You Love

Blair Stocker - Running Press Book Publishers
Format: Paperback

Wise Craft is a guide to the homemade life, turning old things into special new objects that enhance the home. Based on the popular blog of the same name, this guide focuses on creating a homemade atmosphere that reflects your family, without spending a fortune. Instead of throwing away...
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Get Started: Crochet

Susie Johns - Dorling Kindersley
Format: Print book

Get Started: Crochet teaches beginners basic stitches and shows how to start crocheting with 20 easy projects, including hats, blankets, and baby clothes. Perfect for beginners who want to learn a new craft, DK's Get Started: Crochet takes a "do and learn" approach by starting...
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Make a Windsor Chair: The Updated and Expanded Classic

Mike Dunbar - Popular Woodworking Books; Upd Exp edition
Format: Paperback

The ultimate guide to chairmaking!Making a Windsor chair is one of the purest forms of woodworking--and one of the most fulfilling. With a few specialized tools, greenwood straight from the forest and some expert instruction, even beginners can craft an heirloom.In this book, chairmaking...
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Muscle Car Source Book: All the Facts, Figures, Statistics, and Production Numbers

Mike Mueller - Motorbooks
Format: Hardcover

From 1963 to 1974, muscle cars were the kings of the road--no other American automobiles have ever inspired as much passion as these classic performance cars.Muscle Car Source Book is a one-stop resource for muscle car fans. Heavily illustrated with vivid color photography of all the muscle...
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New Life, No Instructions: A Memoir

Gail Caldwell - Random House of Canada, Limited
Format: Book

The Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author of Let's Take the Long Way Home now gives us a stunning, exquisitely written memoir about a dramatic turning point in her life, which unexpectedly opened up a world of understanding, possibility, and connection. New Life,...
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100 Little Christmas Gifts to Make

Search Press Designers - Search Press Limited
Format: Print book

The book is excellent value, containing 100 projects from some of Search Press's best-selling authors. The projects cover a wide variety of crafts from including papercraft, sewing, knitting, crochet, sugarcraft, felt decorations, jewelry making, cross stitch, mosaic making, decoupage,...
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Freeform Wire Art Jewelry: Techniques for Designing With Wire, Beads and Gems

Gayle Bird - Fons & Porter L C
Format: Print book

Twist, curl and wrap wire into one-of-a-kind jewelry!Follow along with author Gayle Bird as she teaches you everything you need to know to create her signature jewelry designs. First learn the basics of color and design, then move into essential wire tutorials. From there, you'll work your...
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Reinventing the Chicken Coop: 14 Original Designs with Step-by-Step Building Instructions

Kevin McElroy - Storey
Format: Paperback

Backyard chickens meet contemporary design! Matthew Wolpe and Kevin McElroy give you 14 complete building plans for chicken coops that range from the purely functional to the outrageously fabulous. One has a water-capturing roof; one is a great homage to mid-Modern architecture; and another...
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Toss the Gloss: Beauty Tips, Tricks & Truths for Women 50

Andrea Q Robinson - Pgw
Format: Hardcover

"Forget about makeup reclaiming youth," says Andrea Q. Robinson. "Good makeup reclaims you." Robinson, whose illustrious career has included positions such as the chief marketing officer of Este Lauder, president of Tom Ford Beauty, beauty editor of Vogue, and president...
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Yarn, yarn, yarn : 50 fun crochet and knitting projects to color your world

Sania Hedengren; Susanna Zacke; Magnus Selander; Ellen Hedstro?m - Skyhorse Publishing
Format:  Book : EnglishView all editions and formats

Are you crazy about yarn? Of course you are! Follow interior decorators Susanna Zacke and Sania Hedengren as they redesign their world with vivid colors and playful patterns. Their exciting new crafting guide, Yarn, Yarn, Yarn, offers delightful and creative projects guaranteed to inspire...
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Honey Crafting: From Delicious Honey Butter to Healing Salves, Projects for Your Home Straight from the Hive

Leeann Coleman - Adams Media
Format: Book

From hive to home!From the satisfying taste of fresh honey butter to the blissful aroma of a beeswax candle, Honey Crafting celebrates everything the hive has to offer. Inside, you'll find a variety of sweet crafts for around the home, including Molded Beeswax Ornaments, Oatmeal and Honey...
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Hexagon Happenings: Complete Step-by-Step Photo Guide to Hexagon Techniques with 15 Quilts & Projects (Landauer) Finish Big Quilts Fast; Projects include a Table Mat, Runner, Bag, & Pincushion

Carolyn Forster - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

In Hexagon Happenings, Carolyn Forster teaches you the skills you need to use large shapes to finish big quilts quickly and easily!More than 200 photos, diagrams, and illustrationsLearn how to use 4 basic shapes to make dozens of designsStep-by-step instructions and techniques, including...
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Sewing to SellThe Beginner's Guide to Starting a Craft Business: Bonus16 Starter Projects

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

You love to sew. Don't you wish you could make a living from your sewing? You can, with the help of this practical guide for turning your passion for sewing into a successful home business. Everything you need to know is here, from finding your personal sewing style to creating a product...
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New Directions In Sock Knitting: 18 Innovative Designs Knitted From Every Which Way

Ann Budd - Interweave
Format: Print book

Take a step in a new direction!Go beyond top-down or toe-up construction in New Directions in Sock Knitting. In the eighteen designs curated by knitting super star Ann Budd, you'll be treated to projects that range from traditional sock patterns to more challenging and innovative...
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501 Amazing Uses for Salt, Vinegar, Baking Soda, Olive Oil and Lemons

Laura M Westdale - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Hardcover

501 Amazing Uses for Salt, Vinegar, Baking Soda, Olive Oil, and Lemons is a collection of easy-to-use household hints for families who want to have a greener household. Using natural ingredients that are inexpensive, nontoxic, and found in nearly every pantry, these tips make it easy to live...
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Quilt Giving: 19 Simple Quilt Patterns to Make and Give

Deborah Fisher - Fons & Porter
Format: Print book

Enjoy the simple gift of quilting!Creating a quilt is always a gift--in finding the time to enjoy your hobby, and in giving away your finished piece. In the pages of Quilt Giving, you'll find nineteen quilts that make perfect presents for yourself or someone else.The quilt patterns...
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Taunton Press-Mini Quilts

Jodie Davis - The Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Taunton Press-Mini Quilts. Each mini quilt is a worthwhile project on its own, a way to use scraps or fabric stash, and can also become a component in a larger project. This book contains step-by- step instructions for all sorts of wonderful quilt techniques to sample and explore. Each...
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Veg Patch: River Cottage Handbook No.4

Mark Diacono - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Print book

Drawing directly from his experience as an acclaimed climate-change gardener, and of setting up a kitchen garden from scratch for River Cottage, Mark explains the practical aspects of organic growing, introduces us to a whole world of vegetables we may not have previously considered, and does...
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Quilting for the Absolute Beginner

Cheryl Owen - Search Pr Ltd, 2016.
Format: Print book

Cheryl Owen's guide is the ideal tool for the complete beginner to quilting. Step-by-step instructions and the spiral, hands free format enable you to practice and master each technique more easily. The book covers all the quilting equipment and tools, terminology and techniques, and includes...
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Serge It!: 24 Fun & Fresh Projects to Sew with Your Serger

Jenny Doh - Lark Crafts
Format: Book

Techniques AND projects for one of the most popular tools in the sewer's arsenal: Serge It! not only shows stitchers how to use this handy and extremely popular machine, it also gives them marvelous things to make with it. Twenty-four fresh, modern, and creative projects range from...
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Pillows, Curtains, and Shades Step by Step

Dorling Kinderling, Inc. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

Pillows, Curtains, and Shades Step by Step has 25 easy projects to elevate your home decor without the expensive price tag.Sew curtains, make Roman blinds, design bed runners, and more. You'll learn how to make everything from professional curtains and cushion covers to seating, bedding,...
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Sew Classic Clothes for Girls: 20 Girls' Dresses, Outfits and Accessories from the Cottage Mama

Lindsay Wilkes - KP Craft; Pap/Cdr edition
Format: Print book

Special clothes for special girls!Delight in the details of these 20+ girlish garment patterns from Lindsay Wilkes, creator of The Cottage Mama patterns and blog. Featuring a classic, vintage-inspired aesthetic, you'll love stitching up an entire girl's wardrobe that's more...
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Natural Beauty with Coconut Oil: 50 Homemade Beauty Recipes Using Nature's Perfect Ingredient

Lucy Bee - Quadrille
Format: Print book

Coconut oil, as we know, is nature's perfect ingredient. It has earned that accolade not only for its versatility in cooking, but also its application as an effective and economic beauty treatment for skin, hair, and oral health.Tapping into the current trend for making your own beauty...
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Friendship Bracelets: All Grown Up: Hemp, Floss, and Other Boho Chic Designs to Make

Suzanne McNeill - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

Add instant eco-chic street fashion to any outfit with friendship bracelets! Get that trendy bohemian look with bountiful, bright colors on your arms and wrists. Inside you ll find dozens of stylish designs and easy techniques for making beautiful bracelets with embroidery floss and hemp.Friendship...
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The Costume Making Guide: Creating Armor and Props for Cosplay

Svetlana Quindt - Impact
Format: Print book

Bring your cosplay dreams to life with your own two hands! The Best Cosplay Tutorial Guide Ever! Get ready to impress ordinary mortals with your superhuman costume-making skills. You can do it no matter what your experience level with this, the first full step-by-step technique book on cosplay--with...
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The Crafter's Book of Clever Ideas: Awesome Craft Techniques for Handmade Craft Projects

Cliff Currie - KP Craft
Format: Paperback

Be inspired to craft your own fantastic masterpiece with The Crafter's Book of Clever Ideas!Andrea and Cliff Currie give you 25 fun projects with his and hers variations for a total of 50 unique gift giving and craft party ideas. Try clever techniques with a wide range of materials,...
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How to Make a Kite

Colleen Hord - Rourke Educational Media
Format: Hardcover

Flying a kite on a windy day is something everyone loves to do. Learn how to construct your own in t....,
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Baby Brights: 30 Colorful Crochet Accessories

Kathleen McCafferty - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Paperback

Apple Tree Rattles, Teething Keys, Owl Towels, and Jingle Balls: this adorable collection of 30 crocheted projects celebrates babies! Easy enough for beginners, the bright, bold, and fun items include everything from hats and booties to blankets, cuddly bath-time goodies, and nursery must-haves...
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Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 Step-by-Step Projects Anyone Can Build

Katie Jackson - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Selected as a Gardens Illustrated Recommended ReadHand-Built Outdoor Furniture covers twenty step-by-step, fully illustrated projects with hundreds of clear and easy-to-follow photographs. Finished pieces include simple items include a trellis, a flower box, and a plant stand...
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Simple Flower Arranging

Mark Welford - DK Publishing, 2014.
Format: Print book

Easy and elegant flower arranging for everyone. Simple Flower Arranging helps you to create flower arrangements with style and flair- be it flowers for the home, a gift, or wedding flowers. Love having flowers in your house or making blooming bouquets? Be inspired by more than 60 stylish...
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Easy Fair Isle Knitting: 26 Projects with a Modern Twist

Martin Storey - Trafalgar Square Pub
Format: Print book

This collection of easy Fair Isle knits from renowned knitwear designer Martin Storey has 26 designs for you, your home; and your friends and family, all of which use only two colors in a row. Well within the grasp of even a novice Fair Isle knitter. Martin has included a range of softly...
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Felted Feathered Friends: Techniques and Projects for Needle-felted Birds

Laurie Sharp - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Hardcover

This adorable book shows how to make a wide variety of birds by needle felting—sculpting wool roving into a three-dimensional figure using a special barbed needle. Each project includes a fun photo of the project with step-by-step instructions that result in 20 types of feathered...
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Wedding Cakes

Mich Turner - Universe
Format: Book

Mich Turner is London’s top cake designer for society and celebrities alike. She has refined a simple and modular approach—start with a dozen basic recipes and let the icing, glazes, and finishing touches be the key to perfecting the design. Here, she focuses on the wedding...
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Sew4Home Bags and Totes: 10 Easy, Fashionable Projects Anyone Can Sew

Liz Johnson - Fons & Porter L C
Format: Print book

Create cool carryalls--no pattern required! Hit the town, office or schoolyard with these one-of-a-kind bags and totes! In this handy beginner's guide, the experts behind Sew4Home.com show you how to create ten hip projects, from clutches and shoulder bags to a slick yoga mat sling...
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The Better Bag Maker: An Illustrated Handbook of Handbag Design Techniques, Tips, and Tricks

Nicole Mallalieu - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

If you want to make gorgeous, quality bags with the professional edge that really makes the difference between home-made and handmade -- open The Better Bag Maker by Nicole Mallalieu. In this how-to book accomplished bag maker, Nicole Mallalieu, reveals her high-end techniques, shortcuts,...
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Hello Kitty Crochet: Supercute Amigurumi Patterns for Sanrio Friends

Mei Li Lee - Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover

Hello Kitty Crochet is all about cute the whimsical world of Hello Kitty and her Sanrio friends meets theJapanese art of amigurumi or crocheted dolls With easy-to-make patterns for adorable characters andaccessories Hello Kitty Crochet allows you to make all your favorites new and old from...
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Ultimate Slime: DIY Tutorials for Crunchy Slime, Fluffy Slime, Fishbowl Slime, and More Than 100 Other Oddly Satisfying Recipes and Projects--Totally Borax Free!

Alyssa Jagan - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Who knows what makes playing with slime so tactually satisfying. Whatever the reason, Ultimate Slime is here with over 100 borax-free recipes invented by the CraftySlimeCreator, Alyssa Jagan. Written by Alyssa Jagan, popular Instagram slimer of @CraftySlimeCreator fame, Ultimate...
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All Things Quilting with Alex Anderson: From First Step to Last Stitch

Alex Anderson - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

With more than one million books sold, the author who taught the world to quilt is back again! Internet and television personality Alex Anderson's all-in-one "big book" includes essential quilting tools, binding basics, and a visual guide to piecing and appliqu. Master both...
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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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The Electrician's Trade Demystified

David Herres - McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Supercharge your CAREER as an ELECTRICIAN! Are you an aspiring journeyman or master electrician? The Electrician's Trade DeMYSTiFieD makes it shockingly easy to prepare for licensing exams and onthe- job success. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide describes the typical...
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Crested Geckos and Relatives

R D Bartlett - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

Titles in the Reptile and Amphibian Keeper's Guides series cover all aspects of ownership, caging, healthcare, feeding and breeding. This manual focuses on the crested gecko, an arboreal lizard averaging about seven inches in length and distinguished by pointed scales, or crests, on each...
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Incense: Crafting & Use of Magickal Scents

Carl F. Neal - Llewellyn Publications; New Exp edition

With new recipes and information on dozens of new ingredients, this expanded and updated edition of Incense is an essential guide to making your own homemade blends with natural ingredients. Join author Carl F. Neal as he presents an extensive collection of incense knowledge, including...
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When Bad Things Happen to Good Crocheters: Survival Guide for Every Crocheting Emergency

Beth Wolfensberger Singer - Taunton Press
Format: Print book

Whether you call her the crochet guru, call her your own personal crochet fairy godmother, or just call her for crochet emergency help, author Beth Wolfensberger Singer is here to save the day. From uneven edges to wonky corners to too-tight stitches to dealing with yarn ends or a forgotten...
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Quick Quilt Projects with Jelly Rolls, Fat Quarters, Honeybuns and Layer Cakes

Darlene Zimmerman - KP Craft
Format: Paperback

Quick projects for any precut bundle!In Quick Quilt Projects with Jelly Rolls, Fat Quarters, Honeybuns and Layer Cakes, Darlene Zimmerman brings you 18 new projects inspired by the wide array of available precut bundles on the market. Projects range from small and large quilt designs to other...
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The Sweet Life: Find Passion, Embrace Fear, and Create Success on Your Own Terms

Dulce Candy Ruiz - Avery Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

The YouTube star and beauty guru shares her hard-won lessons on success, style, and finding the sweetness in all aspects of your life. Since posting her first makeup tutorial in 2008, Dulce Candy has become one of the top beauty stars on YouTube, boasting more than 2 million subscribers...
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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot

Mark Vanhoenacker - Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Format: Print book

A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imaginative weight of our most ordinary journeys - and reawakens our capacity to be amazed. The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight - a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity - to the realm...
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Modern Quilts

Marianne Fons - Leisure Arts
Format: Print book

This is a striking collection of quick-to-make, bold and beautiful quilts. The 10 different projects come in a variety of sizes and fashion-forward designs. It comes from the editors of Fons & Porter's popular publications. In Modern Quilts, the editors of Fons & Porter's popular...
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100 Weekend Projects Anyone Can Do: Easy, practical projects using basic tools and standard materials

Editors at The Family Handyman - The Family Handyman
Format: Print book

100 do-it-yourself simple projects, requiring only basic tools, precut lumber and standard materials.Build fashionable, functional, inexpensive indoor and backyard furniture - even if you're a complete beginner. These are realistic projects for the average weekend warrior that require...
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Hot Wheels Field Guide: Values and Identification

Michael Zarnock - Krause Publ; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

Combining candy-colored paint jobs with muscle car attitude and Southern California cool, Hot Wheels cars changed the toy world forever when they were introduced in 1968. The newest edition of Warman's Hot Wheels Field Guide - the hobby's favorite portable guide to these miniature...
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