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The Knit Vibe: A Knitter's Guide to Creativity, Community, and Well-being for Mind, Body & Soul

Vickie Howell - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

A knitting adventure with projects, patterns, rituals, yoga, creative inspiration, numerology, knitting experts, astrology, community, and more Vickie Howell, the DIY channel's popular queen of fiber, pens a love letter to knitting with The Knit Vibe - a book like no other - with...
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Do-It-Yourself: Home Insulation: A Practical Guide to Insulating and Draughtproofing Your home, as Well as Improving Ventilation

Mike Lawrence - Lorenz Books
Format: Print book

This is a practical guide to insulating and draughtproofing your home, as well as improving ventilation. It is a guide to the different kinds of insulation materials available, including loose-fill, blanket and slab insulation, and how to fit them correctly. How to draughtproof your home...
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Festive Fall Quilts: 21 Fun Appliqu Projects for Halloween, Thanksgiving & More

KIM SCHAEFER - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

From best-selling author Kim Schaefer comes this collection of 21 engaging piecing and appliqu projects for fall, including tried-and-true motifs such as pumpkins, sunflowers, acorns, turkeys, and autumn leaves. Plus, celebrate Halloween with spooky spiders, friendly bats, expressive jack-o-lanterns,...
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The Language of Houseplants: Harness Healing and Energy in the Home

Cheralyn Darcey - Rockpool Publishing
Format: Paperback

Find the perfect plant to share your life with. Every plant has a meaning, energy and qualities that will enhance your life and the spaces you live and work within. This guide features 44 popular houseplants, each beautifully illustrated with vintage artworks and an in-depth explanation...
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Floret Farm's a Year in Flowers: Essential Guide to Designing Gorgeous Arrangements for Every Season

Benzakein, Erin - CHRONICLE BOOKS

Learn how to buy, style, and present seasonal flower arrangements for every occasion.With sections on tools, flower care, and design techniques, Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers presents all the secrets to arranging garden-fresh bouquets. Featuring expert advice from Erin Benzakein, world-renowned...
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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 World Paper Money, Modern Issues, 1961-Present

George S. Cuhaj - Krause Publications
Format:  Print book : English : 21st ed

The standard reference for modern world bank notes! This 21st edition of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues provides the most comprehensive and complete reference to world bank notes issued since 1961. This catalog reference features 21,250 variety listings of world...
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New York Beauty Quilts Electrified: 12 Fun, Skill-Building Projects Using Easy Foundation Paper-Piecing Techniques to Electrify New York Beauty Blocks

Linda Hahn - Landauer Publishing LLC
Format: Paperback

Sew a perfect New York Beauty block every time, with ONE pin and NO stress!12 skill-building projects using easy foundation paper-piecing techniquesThird in a series, author Linda J. Hahn's award-winning New York Beauty booksFun embellishments and updated piecing instructions make construction...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhone: Covers iOS 8 on iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, and iPhone 5c

Guy Hart-Davis - Visual; 2 edition
Format: Book

A visual guide to the world's most popular mobile device - fully updated for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus! Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhone is your practical and accessible guide to mastering the powerful features and functionality of Apple's iPhone. For new iPhone users and long-time...
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Animal Embroidery Workbook: Step-by-Step Techniques & Patterns for 30 Cute Critters & More

Jessica Long - Landauer
Format: Paperback

for animal embroidery hoops, including a giraffe, fox, hedgehog, cat, chickadee, red panda, and more, each with beautiful floral accents, color diagrams, stitch direction diagrams, color keys, and full-size patterns for designs that range from simple to challenging to basic stitches, tools,...
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You Are Here: An Owner's Manual for Dangerous Minds

Jenny Lawson - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book

A new book from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson, destined to be a classic -- part therapy, part best friend, part humor, part coloring book.When Jenny Lawson is anxious, one of the things she does is to draw. Elaborate doodles, beautiful illustrations, often with...
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Goldmine Record Album Price Guide

Dave Thompson - Krause Publications
Format: Print book

For the record From Abba to ZZ Top, Goldmine Record Album Price Guide, 8th edition, provides more than 100, 000 listings, detailed descriptions and values to American-released vinyl albums. This completely vetted and massive guide features:
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Japanese Paper Flowers: Elegant Kirigami Blossoms, Bouquets, Wreaths and More

Hiromi Yamazaki - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Learn how to bring a Japanese aesthetic into your life with these elegant works of floral art. Japanese kirigami (cut paper) flowers are delicate and beautiful examples of paper craft, but are surprisingly easy to make. This...
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Creative Alcohol Inks: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Amazing Effects--Explore Painting, Pouring, Blending, Textures, and More!

Ashley Mahlberg - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Pour and paint your way to stunning fluid effects. In Creative Alcohol Inks, artist and Instagrammer Ashley Mahlberg of @inkreel shares step-by-step techniques for creating spontaneous, organic effects with this vibrant transparent medium.

  • Get an overview of essential...
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The Fine Art of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Beautiful and Lifelike Botanicals

TIFFANIE TURNER - Watson-Guptill
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring, practical and gorgeous guide to crafting the most realistic and artful paper flowers for arrangements, art, dcor, wearables and more, from San Francisco botanical artist Tiffanie Turner. The Fine Art of Paper Flowers is an elevated art and craft guide that features...
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Beer Craft: A Simple Guide to Making Great Beer

William Bostwick - Rodale Books
Format: Paperback

Six easy steps to making world-class beer in your kitchen! Beer Craft by William Bostwick and Jessi Rymill is your guide to drinking the best beer you’ve ever tasted—by making it yourself. This kitchen manual has everything you need to turn your stove into a small-batch, artisanal...
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Practical Basketry Techniques

Stella Harding

Basketry is experiencing a resurgence of popularity, and enjoying an exciting comeback at the hands of a new and dynamic generation of makers who are not afraid to experiment with mixing materials and techniques. This book will give you all the information you need to learn the ba
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Simply Modern Lace: 20 Knit Projects

Interweave - Interweave
Format: Print book

Handpicked knitting projects celebrate a favorite topic for knitters--lace!Lace is a perennial favorite for knitters. Now the latest book from the Interweave Favorites series offers knitters a cornucopia of lace designs. Carefully chosen by Interweave editors, these standout projects featured...
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Japanese Wonder Crochet: A Creative Approach to Classic Stitches

Nihon Vogue - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Like Japanese knitting before it, Japanese-style crochet is getting ready to sweep the globe!Japanese Wonder Crochet is the first major Japanese crochet book to be translated into English. It introduces crafters outside Japan to the wonderful crotchet techniques and charts that are so popular...
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Start a Community Food Garden: The Essential Handbook

LaManda Joy - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Recommended by the American Community Gardening Association Community gardening enhances the fabric of towns and cities through social interactions and accessibility to fresh food, creating an enormously positive effect in the lives of everyone it touches. LaManda Joy, the founder of Chicago's...
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Quilting with Kids: 16 Fun and Easy Projects to Make Together

Wendy Sheppard - Landauer
Format: Paperback

Enjoy the satisfaction of making something together, from generation to generation!16 kid-friendly projects for children 6 and up to complete together with family or teachersStep-by-step directions for the projects, how to cut, pin, and stitch safely, plus basic quilting and embroidery...
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Animal Friends to Sew: Simple Handmade Decor, Toys, and Gifts for Kids

Sanae Ishida - Sasquatch Books
Format: Paperback

Sew adorable animal-themed projects for kids' room decor, handmade toys, and wearable accessories.Create beautiful handmade animal friends for the whole family: a darling whale teether, adorable fox baby slippers, stackable animal blocks, a sweet lion throw pillow, or a fuzzy sheep...
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The Yarn Girls' Guide to Beyond the Basics

Julie Carles - Potter Craft
Format: Hardcover

The yarn girls are upping the ante on quick-to-knit, sassy looks in beyond the basics. With the same friendly encouragement and big-sister know-how found in their previous books, The Yarn Girls’ Guide to Simple Knits and The Yarn Girls’ Guide to Kid Knits, Julie Carles and Jordana...
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Watercolor Botanicals: Learn to Paint Your Favorite Plants and Florals

Eunice Sun - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Learn to paint gorgeous watercolor flowers, houseplants, and arrangements with this inspiring guide that includes 30 step-by-step tutorials. Filled with lessons and daily exercises, this fun introduction to watercolor teaches beginner artists how to create their own botanical-inspired...
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The Crocheter's Companion: Revised and Updated

Nancy Brown - Interweave; Revised Edition edition
Format: Book

Explore a guidebook with over 65,000 copies sold! Get more stitches, over 70 new illustrations, and step-by-step techniques in this new edition of The Crocheter's Companion.This indispensable resource includes all of the essentials, plus a few exciting extras you've been longing...
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Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers

Book Riot - Abrams
Format: Paperback

Clever and quirky cross-stitch patterns that proudly show off your love for all things literary Inside Book Riot's Lit Stitch, you'll find a number of badass, bookish cross-stitch patterns. Some of these are for bookmarks, others are for wall decor, and still others can take on a whole...
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Christmas Crochet for Hearth, Home & Tree: Stockings, Ornaments, Garlands, and More

Edie Eckman - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Book

Christmas stockings, ornaments, and more -- this is every crocheter's must-have holiday project book! Beginners will love Edie Eckman's useful technique tutorial, and experienced crafters will want to jump right in and start one of these 20 exciting projects. The book includes eight...
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Yarn Hooking: 14 Fabulous Projects for The Modern Rug Hooker

Carole Rennison - Search Press
Format: Paperback

15 colorful, whimsical rug hooking projects, complete with traceable outlines and full-color chartsWith a friendly new approach to an age-old craft, this book offers 15 colorful, whimsical designs for bags, pillows, pictures and gifts, as well as rugs. Inspired by folk art and primitive...
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A Year of Stone Painting: 52 Mandala Designs to Inspire Your Spirit

F Sehnaz Bac - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback

You can craft a new mandala every week for one year with this full-color guide by the author of the bestselling The Art of Stone Painting. F. Sehnaz Bac, an artist and seasoned archaeologist, presents step-by-step instructions for fifty-two projects. Her easy-to-follow guide will show you how to transform...
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Essential Perennials: The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden

Ruth Rogers Clausen - Timber Press
Format: Print book

Perennials are the mainstay of any garden. But how do you choose from the thousands available, and care for the ones you already have? Essential Perennials helps you decide exactly which plants will bring you the beauty you want and will thrive in the conditions you can provide....
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Contemporary Paper-Pieced Quilts

Jeannie Jenkins - Landauer Publishing LLC
Format: Paperback

Contemporary Paper-Pieced Quilts introduces quiltmakers to foundation piecing with 8 sensational projects!8 skill-building projects start simple, then progressively build your confidence to try more involved patternsOriginal contemporary designs range from a lovely wall hanging to an intricate...
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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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Draw Like an Artist: 100 Fantasy Creatures and Characters: Step-by-Step Realistic Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Designers (Volume 4) (Draw Like an Artist, 4)

Brynn Metheney - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Featuring more than 600 sketches depicting a vast array of fantastic beasts and beings, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Fantasy Creatures and Characters is a must-have visual reference for student and aspiring artists, illustrators, and animators for fantasy, gaming, and augmented or virtual reality...
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Steampunk Apothecary

Jema "Emily Ladybird" Hewitt - Guild of Master Craftsman
Format: Paperback

Join Emilly Ladybird on an epic steampunk adventure! Steampunk Apothecary, the latest work of Jema Hewitt, chronicles the fantastic journey of Emilly Ladybird as she searches out strange artifacts for her employers, Dickens and Rivett. Along the way, she encounters an array of astounding...
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Crocheted Succulents: Cacti and Other Succulent Plants to Make

Emma Varnam - GMC Publications
Format: Paperback

If you love houseplants but have an unerring ability to kill everything off, fear not, because these cute creations dont require green fingers! There are 25 splendid succulents to make in a variety of shapes and sizes for a touch of indoor greenery that will never need watering, repotting...
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Faerie Knitting: 14 Tales of Love and Magic

Alice Hoffman - Blackstone Pub
Format: Audiobook

From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman and master knitter Lisa Hoffman comes Faerie Knitting, a magical melding of words and yarn where the ordinary is turned into the extraordinary and where imagination becomes creation.The magic of storytelling and the magic of knitting-woven...
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Stan Tekiela's Birding for Beginners: Midwest: Your Guide to Feeders, Food, and the Most Common Backyard Birds

Stan Tekiela - Adventure Publications
Format: Paperback

Birding is among the most popular outdoor activities -- especially in the Midwest, where hundreds of different bird species can be seen and observed. Now is the perfect time to join the fun and let our feathered friends astonish and inspire you. Award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife...
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Simply Stitched with Appliqu: Embroidery Motifs and Projects with Linen, Cotton and Felt

YUMIKO HIGUCHI - Zakka Workshop
Format: Paperback

Embroidery artist Yumiko Higuchi offers modern makers a fresh new spin on her beloved designs by combining embroidery stitches with hand appliqu. Learn how to use felt, cotton, and linen to create beautifully layered designs full of texture and contrast, then embellish with just a handful...
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Creative Makers: Simple Knitting: 30 Quick-toKnit Projects for Stylish Accessories

Ros Badger - Mitchell Beazley
Format: Hardcover

Knitting is cool again. Knitting groups are springing up everywhere and those of us who perhaps learned to knit as children and then forgot about it are now rediscovering the joys of sitting down with friends, some beautiful yarn and a pair of nice chunky needles.Contemporary knitting queen...
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Harry Potter: Knitting Magic: The Official Harry Potter Knitting Pattern Book

Tanis Gray - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover

Introducing the first official Harry Potter knitting book - a deluxe guide to creating over 25 authentic Harry Potter knits based on the iconic films.Channel the magic of the Harry Potter films from the screen to your needles with the ultimate knitter's guide to the Wizarding World. Featuring...
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Baby Booties and Socks: 50 Knits for Tiny Toes

Fr?d?rique Alexandre - Search Press
Format: Paperback

50 unique designs in a range of colours and styles.
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Watercolor Basics: Learn To Solve The Most Common Painting Problems

Charles Reid - North Light Books
Format: Paperback

Witness paintings change from bad to good as well-loved master watercolorist and teacher Charles Reid shows you how to correct problems to create fresh, spontaneous works, while offering an intimate inside glimpse into his processes. With expert advice on everything from drawing and design...
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Making Your Own Wine at Home: Creative Recipes for Making Grape, Fruit, and Herb Wines

Lori Stahl - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Book

If youve been thinking of trying your hand at home winemaking, delay no longer! It s easier than you think to make wonderful wine at home. Get started today with this practical guide to making your first bottle of perfect homemade wine.Author Lori Stahl demystifies essential winemaking...
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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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The LEGO Castle Book: Build Your Own Mini Medieval World

Jeff Friesen - No Starch Press
Format: Hardcover

Filled with stunning photos, step-by-step instructions, and creative ideas for customization - The LEGO Castle Book shows you how to build six mini castles complete with moats, drawbridges, gatehouses, and more! Travel through the history of castle architecture and learn how to build basic...
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Artful Embroidery on Canvas: Get Creative with Thread, Fabric, Paper, Acrylic Mediums & More

Irene Schlesinger - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Transform ordinary artist canvas into an embroidered masterpiece! With easy-to-learn stitches, your embroidery needle becomes a paintbrush to stitch creative ideas into life. Get your feet wet with small art pieces and step-by-step techniques for stitching on stretched canvas. Gather supplies...
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The Family Handyman Ultimate Organizing Solutions

Family Handyman - Reader's Digest Association
Format: Paperback

Make your home neater and more convenient - and a better place to live! Most homes actually have plenty of storage space, but much of that space is disorganized, inconvenient and wasted. Best Organizing Solutions helps you solve all of those problems with simple, ingenious projects that...
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Crochet for Baby All Year: Easy-to-Make Outfits for Every Month

Tammy Hildebrand - Stackpole Books
Format: Book

Keep babies well dressed with adorable seasonal outfits to crochet from January to December.20 original patterns for outfits for boys and girls: sweaters, hats, booties, dresses, swimsuits, vests, and moreInstructions are given in multiple sizes (from newborn to 18 months) and are suitable...
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Creating Art Quilts with Panels: Easy Thread Painting and Embellishing Techniques to Create Your Own Colorful Piece of Art From Panels (Landauer) Stunning Pictorial Quilts with Step-by-Step Photos

Joyce Hughes - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

Discover how to transform ordinary premade fabric panels and thread into one-of-a-kind art quilts!Six step-by-step projects include seasonal panels, beautiful florals, holiday designs, and gorgeous landscapesAdd dimension and texture with easy thread painting and embellishing techniquesSee...
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Lovely Little Hand Embroidery: Projects for Holidays & Every Day

Shirley Hudson - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Capture the magic of holidays (and every day!) with 30 hand-embroidery projects. Starting with simple stitches, you'll add sweet sayings and motifs to home decor and gifts. Sew up country-cute pincushions, modern mug rugs, vintage-inspired pillows, and more! Whether you're refreshing...
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Sisterhood of Scraps: 12 Brilliant Quilts from 7 Fantastic Designers

Lissa Alexander - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

What happens when famed quilt designer Lissa Alexander invites her quilting friends to create scrap quilts alongside her? Scrapalicious magic! Lissa reached out to six quilters whose quilt designs she's long admired--Susan Ache, Kim Brackett, Barbara Brackman, Sheryl Johnson, Laurie Simpson,...
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Stitched Sewing Organizers: Pretty Cases, Boxes, Pouches, Pincushions & More

Aneela Hoey - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Celebrate and use your sewing skills with Aneela Hoey's 15 stylish yet functional patterns for a wide variety of sewing organizers. Designed to work together, many of the smaller projects fit into larger ones and can be made into a coordinating set. Showcase trendy fat quarters and half-yards...
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Paper Flower Note Cards: Pop-up Cards * Greeting Cards * Gift Toppers

Emiko Yamamoto - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Create your own elegant greeting cards with the beauty of lifelike paper flowers!Paper Flower Note Cards provides all the information you need. With just scissors, craft glue and a few sheets of colorful heavyweight paper, anyone can create stunning floral gift cards, gift toppers and place...
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IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYBODY : create awesome photographs

BERT KRAGES - AMHERST MEDIA
Format: Paperback


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The Essential Oils Complete Reference Guide: Over 250 Recipes for Natural Wholesome Aromatherapy

K G Stiles - Page Street Pub Co
Format: Print book

KG Stiles shows you how to create essential oil recipes to shift your mindset and connect your body and mind, by featuring more than 250 recipes for every ailment from sleeping problems to increasing to healing sinuses.An aromatherapist to stars, KG provides prescriptions with personalized...
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Winter Knitting: Patterns for the Family and Home

MillaMia - Pavilion
Format: Hardcover

Scandinavians know how to get through the cold, dark winter, and this inspiring collection from the team behind MillaMia knitwear is packed with cozy projects to warm you both figuratively and literally. Katarina and Helena Rosen share wonderful Swedish traditions and designs - with their...
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Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist's Guide to Glaze and Color

Kate Doody - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover

Anyone who loves creating ceramics knows that glazing can be a labor of great love or the bane of the entire ceramic process. In the instructional and inspirational Glaze, potters will find a wealth of guidance on the glazing process as several of today's leading ceramicists share the recipes...
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Beautiful Bracelets By Hand: Seventy Five One-of-a-Kind Baubles, Bangles and Other Wrist Adornments You Can Make At Home

Jade Gedeon - Page Street Publishing
Format: Book

One-of-a-Kind Bracelets You Can Make At HomeTake your outfit and crafting up a notch with attention-grabbing bracelets inspired by one of the hottest and most fashionable jewelry lines in the country.Jade Gedeon, owner of We Dream in Colour, offers seventy-five of her favorite designs,...
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The Practical Guide to Knots and Knot Tying: Over 200 Tying Techniques, Comprehensively Illustrated in 1200 Step-by-Step Photographs

Geoffrey Budworth - Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

. This reference manual and practical handbook presents over 200 knots, illustrating how to tie them in step-by-step photographs and clear, detailed text. All the key knot types are covered: bends, hitches, bindings, loops, mats, plaits, rings and slings. There are knots for many outdoor...
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Anyone Can Knit

Libby Summers - Arcturus Publishing Limited
Format: Book

Anyone Can Knit sets out to prove its claim with a treasury of know-how and ideas appealing to every skill level. This beautiful, full-color title is packed with step-by-step instructions in essential knitting skills as well as stylish projects. Includes nineteen projects, each one accompanied...
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Outdoor Carpentry Updated 3rd Edition: Complete Plans for Beautiful Backyard Building Projects

Editors of Cool Springs Press - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

In this updated third edition of the best-selling BLACK DECKER The Complete Guide to Outdoor Carpentry you will find a wealth of popular building projects that are fun and easy to build. The wood projects are shown in full detail with color how-to photos, step-by-step instructions, and exploded-view...
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House Beautiful The Apartment Book: Smart Decorating for Any Room - Large or Small

Carol Spier - Hearst; Reprint edition
Format: Book

This updated edition of House Beautiful's classic The Apartment Book features a fully revised interior design and new photos but retains its focus on making your first apartment a showpiece of style. Arranged room-by-room, the book surveys a wide array of decorating techniques, showing...
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Mindful Embroidery: Stitch Your Way to Relaxation with Charming European Street Scenes

Charles Henry

Escape the chaos of everyday life by embroidering yourself a romantic and tranquil getaway. Allow Charles Henry and Elin Petronella to whisk you away to the calming villas of the French countryside. Discover the hidden gems of Paris, stroll down the colorful tiled streets of Lisbon or float...
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Standard Catalog of American Records

Dave Thompson - Krause Publications; 8 edition
Format: Paperback

What's It Worth?Find values for the records you already own--and discover ones you really SHOULD be collecting--in the most comprehensive guide to vinyl records anywhere.Organized by artist, every listing details the labels, formats, titles, release dates, variations, errors, fakes...
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52 Nature Craft Projects

Barbora Kurcova - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Hardcover

Connect with nature and craft at home with these lovely, no-fuss projects for each week of the year.Use materials foraged from the great outdoors to create visually inspiring art, gifts, decorations, and home accessories. This collection of 52 clever ideas is packed with small, no-fuss...
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In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World

Simon Garfield - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling, award-winning writer Simon Garfield returns with an enthralling investigation of humans' peculiar fascination with small things - and what small things tell us about our larger world."[Simon Garfield is] an exuberant truffle-hound of the recondite and delightful factoid."...
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Free-Motion Quilting from Ordinary to Extraordinary: 3 Steps to Joyful Machine Stitching in 21 Days

Jenny K Lyon - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Find the courage to take on any free-motion quilting project in twenty-one days! Move beyond the basics with an easy, three-step process to move you from ordinary and extraordinary quilting. Learn how your choice of thread, fabric, and batting can improve your experience; create your own quilting...
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Small Engines and Outdoor Power Equipment: A Care & Repair Guide for: Lawn Mowers, Snowblowers & Small Gas-Powered Imple

Peter Hunn - Cool Springs Press; First edition
Format: Paperback

This new book is more than a simple engine repair manual. Designed for the beginner with little or no mechanical experience, Small Engines Outdoor Power Equipment is a graphically appealing, step-by-step guide that covers all of the most important engine maintenance and repair skills youll...
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Beginner's Guide to DIY & Home Repair: Essential DIY Techniques for the First Timer

Jo Behari - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

Start doing your own household repairs and simple renovations without the expense of calling in a professional!Complete beginner's reference guide to household repairs and simple renovationsLearn basic DIY skills and get expert guidance to get the job doneSimple presentation for the DIY novice,...
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Stitch and String Lab for Kids: 40 Creative Projects to Sew, Embroider, Weave, Wrap, and Tie

Cassie Stephens - Quarry Books
Format: Flexibound

In Stitch and String Lab for Kids, art teacher and winner of the Netflix bake-off show Nailed It! Cassie Stephens presents 40+ inventive projects that explore everything from simple sewing, embroidery, and weaving to string art, needle felting, and yarn crafts.Stitch and String...
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Crochet

DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover

Crochet The Complete Step-by-Step Guide features a mix of classic and modern crochet projects, including things to wear, items for the home, decorative pieces, and cute gifts. Packed with 101 inspirational projects for crocheters of all levels of skill, Crochet The Complete Step-by-Step...
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Simpler Living Handbook: A Back to Basics Guide to Organizing, Decluttering, Streamlining, and More

Jeff Davidson - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

The ultimate guide to streamlining your life.Life moves too quickly these days, as technology, work, and personal commitments make it almost impossible to relax and enjoy life. Finding yourself stressed over the clutter in your kitchen or the mass of paper in front of your computer? Relax....
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Turning Hollow Forms: Techniques and Projects

Mark Sanger - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

For thousands of years we have created hollow forms to store everyday objects and things of value, but functional objects can also be beautiful in their own right. This comprehensive book will guide the beginner through everything they need to know to get started with turning their own hollow...
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Gooseberry Patch Have Yourself a Homemade Christmas

Gooseberry Patch (Firm) - Oxmoor House; Gift edition
Format: Print book

This latest Christmas book from Gooseberry Patch gives readers ideas for homemade holiday decorations, Christmas crafts and edible gifts with packaging suggestions - plus, an additional 40 pages of traceable shapes and designs at the end of the book. And what better way to celebrate the holidays...
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Pattern Making Templates for Skirts & Dresses: All You Need to Design, Adapt, and Customize Your Clothes

ALICE PRIER - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

Want to create a closet full of amazing clothes that will take you from 9 to 5 and beyond Then turn to Pattern Making Templates for Skirts & Dresses. This must-have guide is the ultimate resource for demystifying the pattern making process and creating clothes designed specifically...
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Micro Macramé Basics & Beyond: Knotted Jewelry with Beads

Raquel Cruz - Kalmbach Books
Format: Print book

Micro macram is the technique of making tiny knots with cords that are much thinner than those used in the traditional macram art of the 60s and 70s. With 15 projects, this book turns any novice jewelry maker into a master of this emerging technique. Many of the projects are bracelets,...
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First Aid for Your Car: Your expert guide to common problems & how to fix them

Carl Collins - Veloce
Format: Paperback

If you drive a car then this is the book for you. Avoid serious repair bills by learning what to do when something goes wrong.Our cars are essential to us, and we rely on them for so much that it's hard to imagine being without them.Doing the wrong thing when your car develops problems...
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Wise Craft Quilts: A Guide to Turning Beloved Fabrics into Meaningful Patchwork

Blair Stocker - Roost Books
Format: Hardcover

Infuse your quilts with love--how to add your personal story and more meaning to your handmade quilts.In Wise Craft Quilts, celebrated quilt designer and crafter Blair Stocker shares ways to use cherished fabrics to make quilts with more meaning. Each of the twenty-one quilts featured...
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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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The Book of Gardening Projects for Kids: 101 Ways to Get Kids Outside, Dirty, and Having Fun

Whitney Cohen - Timber Press
Format: Book

Many gardeners find that once they have children gardening goes the way of late-night dinner parties and Sunday morning sleep-ins. Raising kids and maintaining a garden can be a juggling act, leaving the family garden forgotten and neglected. But kids can make great gardening companions,...
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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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Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There

Carlene E. Stephens - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover

If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and place is explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name.Today we use smartphones...
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Code Check Building: An Illustrated Guide to the Building Codes

Douglas Hansen - Taunton Press; 2nd edition
Format: Spiral-bound

Sure you can build it, but will it be up to code? Spiral-bound with durable laminated pages, the latest volume of the well-trusted Code Check series delivers the most up-to-date information on the 2006 International Residential Code to builders, remodelers, and both home and building inspectors....
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A Touch of Farmhouse Charm: Easy DIY Projects to Add a Warm and Rustic Feel to Any Room

Liz Fourez - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Create the Home Youve Always Dreamed of with Easy, Authentic Farmhouse DécorOpening A Touch of Farmhouse Charm is like taking a breath of fresh, clean country air. With the turn of each page, Liz Fourez leads you on a tour through her familys house, restored to its 1940s rustic farm style,...
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Talking Dirty With The Queen Of Clean

Linda Cobb - Pocket; Edition Unstated edition
Format: Paperback

Want to clean a coffeepot in a flash? Unclog a sink with a simple homemade solution ? Do away with microwave odors? Banish those dust bunnies? Let her royal highness of housekeeping show you how to turn your home into a sparkling palace -- in no time at all! Step aside, Martha...Here...
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Fine Woodworking Tables and Chairs

Editors of Fine Woodworking - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Never buy another boxed cake mix again! Fine Cooking Cakes & Cupcakes features the best from-scratch cake recipes Fine Cooking has published, from gorgeous layer cakes, simple bundt cakes, and icebox favorites to decorated cupcakes, snacking cakes, and crumb cakes -- frostings and fillings,...
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Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories: A Crafter's Guide to Fashioning Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets & More

Lisa Bluhm - Lark/Chapelle
Format: Hardcover

Soldering has moved out of the garage shop and taken the crafting world by storm! It’s a fabulous, easy-to-learn technique for creating jewelry, decorative accents, and keepsakes, and this comprehensive guide takes beginners step-by-step through all the basics: glass cutting, working...
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DIY Solar Projects: How to Put the Sun to Work in Your Home

Eric Smith - Creative International
Format: Paperback

Advances in solar technology have made many DIY-friendly products available to consumers, several of which will be hitting the market for the first time in 2011. These include solar water heaters, solar battery charging stations, solar powered lights, photovoltaic shingles that provide...
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Woodworker's Handbook: The Beginner's Reference to Tools, Materials, and Skills, Plus Essential Projects to Make

Roger Horwood - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Paperback

The complete reference handbook for DIY home woodworking!Must-have guide for beginners and experienced craftsmen looking to brush up on their skills5 step-by-step projects to put your skills to the testLearn the basics, tools, and techniques of the craftEssential information on different...
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The Finer Things: Timeless Furniture, Textiles, and Details

Christiane Lemieux - Potter Style
Format: Book

This luxurious decorating resource trains the eye to recognize enduring, quality home goods and to use them to dazzling design effect.Quality matters. Just as a home's foundation should be built to stand the test of time, so, too, should the furniture, objects, and elements of our rooms...
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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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The Knitted Slipper Book: Slippers and House Shoes for the Entire Family

Katie Startzman - STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
Format: Paperback

  Knitted slippers and house shoes: These are the new frontier for the legions of knitters passionate about sock knitting. And The Knitted Slipper Book is an everything-you-need-to-know guide to making this exciting variation on the sock. Whatever your preference—moccasins, mukluks,...
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Home Story: The German Approach to Interior Design

Tina Schneider-Rading - Schiffer
Format: Hardcover

If German interior designers have a genius, it's for mixing modern with vintage finds and timeless classics to create looks that you don't see anywhere else in the world. Their cultural cachet is captured in the 21 projects that rose to the top of a juried residential design competition...
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Modern Art Quilts: Design, Fuse & Quilt-As-You-Go

Sue Bleiweiss - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Create dynamic quilts the fast and easy way, with no piecing required. Learn the principles of design to create your own modern quilts, with an intro to fusible fabric art and seven satisfying projects to help you realize the freedom of fusing. Get tips on dyeing your own gorgeous fabrics...
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Football card price guide. Number 31

Dan Hitt; Beckett Media LP - Beckett Media
Format:  Book : English : 31st edition

You hold in your hands the most authoritative and widely used football card price guide available. For 30 years now, Beckett has published this must-have reference book filled with extensive lists and prices for virtually every football card set ever made. Whether you're a serious football...
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Classic Crochet the Modern Way: Over 35 Fresh Designs Using Traditional Techniques: Placemats, Potholders, Bags, Scarves, Mitts and More

Tove Fevang - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Paperback

Crochet and Tunisian crochet are more popular than ever, and in this fabulously illustrated book, it's easy to see why! Who can resist the opportunity to bring traditional techniques together and create something new? Inspired instructor and author Tove Fevang shows how the basics of standard...
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Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop

Nick Offerman - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

After two New York Times bestsellers, Nick Offerman returns with the subject for which he's known best - his incredible real-life woodshop. Nestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease and an honest-to-god hard day's work: Offerman Woodshop....
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Plantiful: Start Small, Grow Big with 150 Plants That Spread, Self-Sow, and Overwinter

Kristin Green - Timber Press (OR)
Format: Paperback

Whoever coined the phrase "money doesn't grow on trees" must not have been a resourceful gardener. While we may not be able to harvest physical money, with the right plants and techniques gardeners can rely on nature to give itself away for free. Plantiful shows you how to have...
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Saving Container Plants: Overwintering Techniques for Keeping Tender Plants Alive Year after Year. A Storey BASICS Title

Brian McGowan - Storey Books
Format: Paperback

Enjoy your favorite container plants year after year! From geraniums to fuschia and beyond, many container plants can be overwintered and enjoyed again the next season. This Storey Basics guide offers simple techniques for overwintering a variety of common tender perennial plants, based...
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Scrap Quilting with Alex Anderson: Choose the Best Fabric Combinations

Alex Anderson - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Get scrappy with best-selling author Alex Anderson (more than 950,000 books sold!) Use your stash and your scrap bin to make 7 colorful quilts. Get in on Alex’s best scrap quilting secrets: which blocks and settings work best in scrappy quilts; how to combine fabric colors, prints,...
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Baby Booties and Slippers: 30 Designs to Stitch, Knit and Crochet

Susie Johns - Guild of Master Craftsman
Format: Paperback

What's cuter than baby toes and toddler piggies? The adorable handmade booties and slippers that cover them! This precious collection of 30 baby bootie and slipper projects to stitch, knit, or crochet is packed full of gorgeous designs, adorable styles, and cutie-pie looks. From newborns...
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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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The Home Handbook: Quick and Easy Ways to Keep Your Home Tidy, Clean and Beautiful

Rachel Simhon - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Paperback

When did we lose the knack of looking after our own homes? We have become dependent on 5-in-1 chemical cleaners; we can't seem to wield a Hoover anymore; and descaling the kettle is a task to be indefinitely delayed. Somewhere along the way we have lost the domestic tradition that was simple,...
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Christmas with Southern Living 2014: Our Best Guide to Holiday & Decorating

The Editors of Southern Living Magazine - Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover

Christmas with Southern Living is ALL NEW for 2014. Included are special holiday menus and over 100 recipes especially designed for holiday cooking, baking, entertaining, and gift-giving. Dozens of photos, kitchen tips, and entertaining ideas add extra value to the recipe pages, which make...
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Cesar's Rules: Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog

Cesar Millan - Harmony; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The training book you've been waiting for from the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer Your dog just doesn't seem to listen. You've been through obedience training, but he still can't seem to master the most basic commands. And nothing...
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Classic to Contemporary String Quilts: Techniques, Inspiration, and 16 Projects for Strip Quilting

Mary M. Hogan - Landauer Publishing LLC
Format: Paperback

Get ready to stylishly bust your stash and scraps with a fresh take on a time-honored quilt-making technique: String quilts!16 stash-busting projects include table toppers, wall hangings, and full-size bed quiltsOver 300 photos and illustrations walk you step-by-step through the techniques...
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Game Faces: Early Baseball Cards from the Library of Congress

Peter Devereaux - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover

A charming gift book showcasing baseball cards from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries alongside photos from the early days of the nation's beloved pastimeGame Faces showcases rare and colorful baseball cards from the Library of Congress's Benjamin K. Edwards Collection,...
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The Essential Guide to Investing in Precious Metals: How to begin, build and maintain a properly diversified portfolio

David L Ganz - Krause Publications
Format: Paperback

Gold. Silver. Platinum. Palladium. Want more than a piece of paper with a stock number on it to show for your investment? Then learn about all the ways you can add precious metals to your portfolio. Gold and silver have been king and queen of metals for centuries. Today, they are joined...
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Metal Clay 101 for Beaders: Create Custom Findings, Beads, Embellishments & Charms

Kristal Wick - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Beaders eager to add metal clay to their arsenal of crafting techniques will find this second entry in the 101 for Beaders series perfectly designed to meet their needs. Kristal Wick, one of the best names in craft jewelry, explains how to use copper, silver, and bronze metal clay to create...
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The Beader's Guide to Jewelry Design: A Beautiful Exploration of Unity, Balance, Color & More

Margie Deeb - Lark Crafts
Format: Book

"Once beaders have mastered the basics and enjoyed bringing others' patterns to life, they're ready and eager to take the next step: creating their own original pieces. Here, finally, is their must-have guidebook to the fundamental principles of visual design. Focusing on jewelry,...
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Metalsmithing for Jewelry Makers: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques for Inspirational Results

Jinks McGrath - Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Thanks to the popularity of workshops and classes, metal jewelry making is no longer the exclusive realm of professional jewelry designers. Now, with a little patience and the right instruction, anyone can learn to create beautiful metal jewelry with metalsmithing techniques.Metalsmithing...
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