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Bright Bazaar: Embracing Color for Make-You-Smile Style

Will Taylor - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Dive into a refreshing take on color from one of the world's leading interiors bloggers, Will Taylor of Bright.Bazaar, West Elm's "go-to blogger for color inspiration." What began as a popular blog attracting over 400,000 readers a month is now a gorgeous, color-popping...
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Camp Sunset: A Modern Camper's Guide to the Great Outdoors

Editors of Sunset Magazine - Oxmoor House
Format: Print book

Plan your next adventure with this complete guide to exploring nature, campfire cooking, and sleeping under the stars.The experts at Sunset draw on more than a century of outdoor experience to create a guide that leaves no stone unturned. Easy to navigate and chock full of clear how-to's,...
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Vintage Made Modern: Transforming Timeworn Textiles into Treasured Heirlooms

Jennifer Casa - Roost Books
Format: Paperback

Create modern heirlooms using vintage materials--a collection of 35 innovative projects showcasing the exceptional beauty in timeworn textiles. Vintage Made Modern is a book devoted to recycling just as generations before us have, utilizing timeworn textiles with histories of their...
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Men & Make Fabulous

Denise Wild - Interweave
Format: Book

Give your clothes a new lease on life!Showing how to take classic mending techniques one step further to add personality and style to clothes, Mend Make Fabulous is a uniquely comprehensive resource that combines visual inspiration with practical advice for the fashion-conscious sewer....
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No Patterns Needed: DIY Couture from Simple Shapes

Rosie Martin - Laurence King
Format: Print book

If you want to sew your own clothes but are put off by the idea of cutting out pattern pieces covered with dotted lines and symbols, this is the book for you. Using Rosie Martin's innovative method, you begin with nothing but a rectangle, circle, or triangle of fabric and some basic...
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Your Perfect Dog: The Ultimate Breed-by-Breed Guide to Choosing a Dog that's Your Ideal Match

David Alderton - Barron's Educational Series; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Popular dating Web sites use innovative profiling to help people find their ideal matches. In Your Perfect Dog, a similar approach is used to help prospective dog owners find the best canine for their homes and lifestyles. After all, a pet is a long-term companion that will essentially...
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Painting Without Paint: Landscapes with your tablet

Matthew Palmer - Search Press
Format: Hardcover

The feel of painting on the tablet screen is surprisingly similar to traditional painting. Tablet art is addictive. You can produce a painting using no water, no paint and creating no mess - its great!. . Matthew Palmer demystifies tablet painting so that you can create beautiful landscapes...
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Sweet and Simple Sewing: Quilts and Sewing Projects to Give - or Keep

Jessi Jung - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Discover a visually striking collection of sewing and quilting patterns featuring modern colors and clean designs. Create everything from quilts to luggage tags, a hand-bound journal, pleated clutch, makeup bag, and more.Stitch affordable small accents to brighten your world--many projects...
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Deep-Rooted Wisdom: Stories and Skills from Generations of Gardeners

Augustus Jenkins Farmer - Workman Pub Co
Format: Paperback

Who taught you to garden? In the past, gardening knowledge was handed down from generation to generation. The essential skills necessary to create productive, beautiful gardens were passed from teacher to student and parent to child. Today that chain of wisdom has been broken and some of the old skills...
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You Can Knit That: Foolproof Instructions for Fabulous Sweaters

Amy Herzog - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book

When knitting superstar Amy Herzog gets complimented on her hand-knit sweaters, the compliments are often followed by "but I could never knit that." Now, you can! You Can Knit That is a clear, simple reference book and pattern collection that gives knitters the sweater-making...
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A Very Merry Paper Christmas: 25 Creative Ornaments & Decorations

Lark Crafts - Lark Crafts
Format: Print book

It's the most wonderful time of the year - so celebrate in style with your own festive, homemade paper crafts. From wreaths and buntings to table settings, tree toppers, and ornaments, this collection of 25 projects offers a bounty of decorative items for a beautiful holiday. Created...
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Style Your Perfect Wedding

DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover

Want a beautiful wedding that perfectly represents you and your partner? Style Your Perfect Wedding has all the advice you need for the wedding of your dreams. From unique wedding ideas to creative wedding themes, from fun bridal shower ideas to handmade wedding crafts, from a beautiful...
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Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon

Bronwen Dickey - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs - and what role humans have played in the transformation. When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate,...
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Boho Embroidery: Modern Projects from Traditional Stitches

Nichole Vogelsinger - Lucky Spool Media
Format: Print book

Boho Embroidery is a book that details 20 embroidery stitches that work well with hoop art and incorporates applique. It will visually inspire creativity with the goal of creating your own textile art that can be displayed in a hoop, or that can be applied "outside the hoop"...
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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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The English Country House Garden

George Plumptre - Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover

There is something special about the English country house garden: from its quiet verdant lawns to its high yew hedges, this is a style much-desired and copied around the world. The English country house is most often conceived as a private, intimate place, a getaway from working life....
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Celebrate Everything!: Fun Ideas to Bring Your Parties to Life

Darcy Miller - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

MAKE YOUR CELEBRATIONS MEMORABLE!Packed with planning strategy and original ideas, Celebrate Everything!, from recognized celebrations expert Darcy Miller, is the ultimate guide to making special occasions unforgettable. Darcy invites readers to dozens of parties she's thrown, and shares...
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The Butler Speaks: A Return to Proper Etiquette, Stylish Entertaining, and the Art of Good Housekeeping

Charles Macpherson - Appetite By Random House
Format: Print book

Revised and updated paperback edition of the national bestseller and "definitive guide to the art of living well" (Charlotte Empey, editor-in-chief of Metro) , including a new foreword by Debbie Travis and updated sections on business etiquette and everyday entertaining.Widely...
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Couture Sewing: The Couture Skirt: more sewing secrets from a Chanel collector

Claire B. Shaeffer - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Sew a signature skirt for yourself. An expert on Chanel's clothing, Claire B. Shaeffer shares her unique insider-expertise of the couture industry. In her latest book, Couture Sewing: The Couture Skirt, she takes home sewers through each detailed step required to cut, fit, stitch,...
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Paula Pryke: Wedding Flowers: Bouquets and Floral Arrangements for the Most Memorable and Perfect Wedding Day

Paula Pryke - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

An essential book packed with exquisite photographs and amazing floral displays for planning every aspect of the wedding day and beyond, from London's leading floral designer. Paula Pryke taps into the desire of every bride to make her wedding day special, and the choice of flower color,...
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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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Highland knits : knitwear inspired by the outlander series.

Interweave. - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Be Transported with These Timeless Knits!Inspired by Outlander, the romantic tale of time travel and adventure, Highland Knits is a rustic, yet sophisticated collection of quick-to-knit projects. These 16 simple, enduring designs will have you stylishly covered no matter what place,...
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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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Happy-Gurumi: 20 Super Cute Amigurumi Toys to Crochet

Vanessa Chan - Martingale and Company
Format: Print book

Treat yourself to a collection of fun-to-stitch softies with personality to spare. Crochet everything from a friendly dog and funny frog to a hot air balloon. Learn to make whimsical toys with puppet-style open mouths--including a grinning birthday cake--sure to tickle kids of all ages!20...
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Retro Mama Scrap Happy Sewing: 18 Easy Sewing Projects for DIY Gifts and Toys from Fabric Remnants

Kim Kruzich - David & Charles
Format: Print book

The fabulous Kim Kruzich aka Retro Mama showcases her unique style and skill with color in this contemporary collection of 18 simple sewing projects all designed to be made from leftover fabrics, Genius!The 18 adorable handmade projects in Retro Mama Scrap Happy Sewing combine sewing, patchwork,...
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Start Stitching: Sweet and Simple Needle & Thread Projects

Editors of Future magazines - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Paperback

Grab a needle and thread and start stitching today! If you love fabric and love embellishing, then this book is for you. Learn how to get the handmade look the easy way, with simple and fun step-by-step projects, advice on fabric, threads and finishing, and inspiring color photographs....
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The $50 Home Makeover: 75 Easy Projects to Transform Your Current Space into Your Dream Place--for $50 or Less!

Shaunna West - Adams Media
Format: Hardcover

Stunning and easy projects for less than $50 each!With The $50 Home Makeover, you can finally turn your living space into your home! This inspiring book offers 75 fun and creative ideas that will help give your place the stylish, modern look that you've always wanted--without having...
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Floral Knits: 25 Contemporary Flower-Inspired Designs

Martin Storey - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Book

Inspired by lush garden flowers here are 25 gorgeous knitted garments and accessories from top Rowan designer Martin Storey. The projects offer a mix of designs, some with applied flowers and others with floral designs knitted into them, others with the designs embroidered on top. The wearables...
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Natural Knits for Babies & Toddlers: 12 Cute Projects to Make

Tina Barrett
Format: Print book

New parents just want the best for their babies and are realizing more than ever before that choosing organic products can mean a happier and healthier start in life. This book of natural knits for babies, toddlers brings together fun and fresh designs that use the finest of or
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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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A Beautiful Mess Happy Handmade Home: Painting, Crafting, and Decorating a Cheerful, More Inspiring Space

Elsie Larson - Potter Style
Format: Book

Step inside the world of Elsie and Emma, the sisters behind the dcor blog A Beautiful Mess. With tiny budgets and a crafty, can-do attitude, they overhauled each room in their first homes with DIY projects using family photos, vibrant fabrics, flea-market finds, and affordable furniture....
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Beautiful Wildflowers: Wedding Bouquets, Arrangements & More from Nature's Seasonal Abundance

Edle Catharina Norman - Sellers Publishing, Inc.,
Format: Print book

Wildflowers add tremendous beauty to our environment, and without them the world would indeed be a dull place. In Beautiful Wildflowers, author and professional florist Edle Catharina Norman shares her extensive knowledge of wildflowers how and when to gather and treat them, those that...
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Please Don't Bite the Baby

Lisa Edwards - Seal Press
Format: Print book

Please Don't Bite the Baby (and Please Don't Chase the Dogs) , chronicles certified professional dog trainer Lisa Edwards' endearing and entertaining journey to ensure that her household survives and thrives when she introduces her son to her motley pack of animals. As Lisa knows...
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Super Simple Backyard Projects: Fun & Easy Animal Environment Activities

CAROLYN BERNHARDT - SUPER SANDCASTLE
Format: Print book

Learn about backyard habitats with Super Simple Backyard Projects Kids will discover plants and animals that live in backyards and read about backyard food chains. Then, they will learn how to create an insect inn, make a squirrel feeder, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow...
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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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Knit Your Own Zoo: Easy-to-Follow Patterns for 24 Animals

Sally Muir - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Print book

From the authors of the beloved and best-selling Knit Your Own Dog, Knit Your Own Cat, and Knit Your Own Dog: The Second Litter comes Knit Your Own Zoo! With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for 24 animals, it's an irresistible guide to knitting a single...
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Bead-Making Lab: 52 explorations for crafting beads from polymer clay, plastic, paper, stone, wood, fiber, and wire

Heather Powers - Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Format: Print book

Fill the year ahead with handcrafted beads that you can make yourself by following tutorials from Bead-Making Lab!Imagine a year in beads. We're talking 52 handmade varieties all handcrafted by you! Bead-Making Lab makes this bounty of bead making possible with instructions...
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Stylish Weddings: 50 Simple Ideas to Make from Top Designers

Jenny Doh - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Customize your wedding, with beautiful designer-created projects. You'll find quick, simple, and stunning items to make from each top designer, including invitations, table settings, favors, decorations, and gifts for the bridal party. With six signature themes to choose from, we've got the perfect...
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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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Jet Set: The People, the Planes, the Glamour, and the Romance in Aviation's Glory Years

William Stadiem - Ballantine Books
Format: Book

In October 1958, Pan American World Airways began making regularly scheduled flights between New York and Paris, courtesy of its newly minted wonder jet, the Boeing 707. Almost overnight, the moneyed celebrities of the era made Europe their playground. At the same time, the dream of international...
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Auto Biography: A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream

Earl Swift - It Books
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw auto dealer as he struggles to save a rusted '57 Chevy - a car that has already passed through twelve pairs of hands before his - while financial...
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The Acrylic Painter: Tools and Techniques for the Most Versatile Medium

James Van Patten - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback

A complete course on acrylic painting for beginners and experienced artists that covers classic approaches and new innovations . Embraced for versatility, quick-drying properties, and non-toxicity, no medium offers a wider range of effects forcreating highly expressive art than acrylics....
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Seaside Quilts: Quilting & Sewing Projects for Beach-Inspired Dcor

Carol C Porter - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

Seaside Quilts shows you how to transform your dwelling into a relaxing shore retreat, with sea-inspired linens and home dcor. Discover charming ways to enhance your bedroom, bathroom, kitchen or family space with coordinating seaside hues and matching coastal themes. This book presents...
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The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects: 76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create Customized Working Spaces and Storage Facilities, Equip the ... Animals, and Make Practical Outdoor Furniture

Spike Carlsen - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Homesteaders, gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love these 76 DIY projects for practical outdoor items designed to help you live more sustainably and independently. Expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers clear, simple, fully illustrated instructions for everything...
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Diane Warner's Complete Guide to a Traditional Wedding: Time-Tested Toasts, Vows, Ceremonies & Etiquette: Everything You Need to Create Your Perfect Day

Diane Warner - New Page Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A gold mine for anyone planning a wedding.--Sharon Lewis, Publisher and Executive Producer, Washington Weddings magazine and The Wedding ShowThe brides bible for wedding planning and a major tool for professional wedding planners.--Doris Nixon, National Bridal Services and President, Weddings...
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Nathaniel Philbrick - Penguin Books, 2015.
Format: Print book

From the author of the forthcoming book, Valiant Ambition, the riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Ron Howard, premiering on December 11, 2015Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson...
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The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway

Doug Most - St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew more congested, the streets became clogged with plodding, horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 crippled the entire northeast, a solution had to be found. Two brothers from one of the nation's great...
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Decorate With Flowers: Creative Arrangements * Styling Inspiration * Container Projects * Design Tips

Holly Becker - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

In this gorgeous and unique book, Decorate author Holly Becker teams up with stylist Leslie Shewring to offer practical know-how and colorful inspiration for decorating the home with florals. Beginning with the basics of flower arranging and progressing on to decorating ideas for a range...
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Simple Tailoring and Alterations Hems - Waistbands - Seams - Sleeves - Pockets - Cuffs - Darts - Tucks - Fastenings - Necklines - Linings.

Francois-campbell J.
Format:  Print book : English

An insider's secrets to tailoring and making alterations. Master the basics and more with Simple Tailoring & Alterations, a practical guide written by an accomplished costume maker and theatrical tailor. With over thirty years experience in the garment industry, J. Francois-Campbell...
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Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids

Asha Dornfest - Workman
Format: Print book

Drawing from the award-winning website ParentHacks.com, here are 134 ingenious ideas for simplifying life with kids. A parent hack can be as simple as putting the ketchup under the hot dog, minimizing the mess. Or strapping baby into a forward-facing carrier when you need to trim...
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Camille Styles Entertaining: Inspired Gatherings and Effortless Style

Camille Styles - William Morrow Cookbooks
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeous, full-color guide filled with more than 150 color photos, 75 stress-free recipes, and creative entertaining ideas from a celebrated Austin-based blogger, event stylist, and lifestyle expert, offering inspired ideas and step-by-step instructions to help readers plan unforgettable...
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Upcycling: 20 Creative Projects Made from Reclaimed Materials

Max McMurdo - Jacqui Small
Format: Print book

Ever thought about transforming that rusty old item in the garage into something awesome to impress your dinner guests, or fancied refurbishing the random old dining chair in the shed but don't have the tools or knowhow?In Upcycling Max McMurdo teaches you how to discover inner design...
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The Beginner's Guide to Writing Knitting Patterns: Learn to Write Patterns Others Can Knit

Kate Atherley - Interweave
Format: Paperback

Create custom knitting patterns to share and sell!Writing clear, easy-to-follow knitting patterns is easier than you think! In The Beginner's Guide to Writing Knitting Patterns, knitting expert Kate Atherley provides everything you need to know to share your projects with fellow...
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Maker Dad: Lunch Box Guitars, Antigravity Jars, and 22 Other Incredibly Cool Father-Daughter DIY Projects

Mark Frauenfelder - New Harvest
Format: Paperback

As the editor in chief of MAKE magazine, Mark Frauenfelder has spent years combing through DIY books, but he's never been able to find one with geeky projects he can share with his two daughters. Maker Dad is the first DIY book to use cutting-edge (and affordable) technology in appealing...
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The Everything Wedding Book: Your All-in-One Guide to Planning the Wedding of Your Dreams

Katie Martin - Adams Media Corporation
Format: Paperback

The organized bride's guide to a stress-free wedding!Maybe you've been envisioning your wedding day since for years, or maybe you don't even know where to start with the planning process. No matter how long you've been planning this day, The Everything Wedding Book is your...
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The Art of Paper Flowers: Creating Realistic Blossoms from Ordinary Papers

Bobby Pearce - Creative Pub Intl
Format: Print book

Fill your home with paper flowers! They're easy to make, lovely to look at, and best of all--they'll never wilt!Paper is pretty much the least expensive craft material you'll find. It's also one of the most versatile. With a pile of colored sheets, a pair of scissors, and The Art of Paper...
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Barron's CDL: Commercial Driver's License Test, 4th Edition

Mike Byrnes and Associates - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book

This updated manual prepares professional and prospective tractor-trailer drivers for the test that applicants must pass in order to receive a commercial driver's license. The test, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, is required in all 50 states. Comprehensive coverage...
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Does This Book Make My Butt Look Big?: A Cheeky Guide to Feeling Sexier in Your Own Skin & Unleashing Your Personal Style

Carson Kressley - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book

Carson Kressley, the Emmy-winning TV star and New York Times bestselling author of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, has spent the last decade transforming thousands of women and connecting with millions more on Oprah Winfrey, Good Morning America, and countless other...
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Japanese Ikebana for Every Season: .

Yuji Ueno - Tuttle Publishing; Hardcover with Jacket edition
Format: Hardcover

The true meaning of Ikebanathe traditional Japanese art of flower arrangementis to take a few beautiful flowers and plants and tastefully present them in very simple containers to enhance home decor. The 53 elegant arrangements featured in Japanese Ikebana for Every Season are perfect for special...
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On the Loom: A Modern Weaver's Guide

Maryanne Moodie - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book

In On the Loom, Maryanne Moodie brings the ancient art of weaving to the modern day in a comprehensive guide packed with step-by-step tutorials and beautiful photography. Learn the basics of this simple and beautiful craft with valuable information on basic stitches, tools needed, and even...
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Sew a Modern Home: Quilts and More for Every Room

Melissa Lunden - That Patchwork Place
Format: Book

Melissa Lunden presents 19 practical quilting and sewing projects for living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, and nurseries. This beginner-friendly book teaches a range of techniques.
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DIY Woven Art: Inspiration and Instruction for Handmade Wall Hangings, Rugs, Pillows and More!

Rachel Denbow - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

An alt twist on traditional wall hangings! Get crafty with DIY Woven Art! These 14 fabulous fiber art projects--from colorful pillows and rugs to dramatic wall hangings--will add a pop to any room in your house. No loom? No worries. Rachel Denbow shows you how to fabricate 3 simple,...
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DIY Dog Grooming, From Puppy Cuts to Best in Show: Everything You Need to Know, Step by Step

Jorge Bendersky - Quayside
Format: Paperback

You can often tell how healthy a dog is by coat appearance. Grooming your dog regularly offers clues to her health: It nips potential health problems, like allergies, poor nutrition, parasites, or diseases, in the bud, or at least gives you some early warning about them. Grooming also makes...
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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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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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Learn to Weld: Beginning MIG Welding and Metal Fabrication Basics - Includes techniques you can use for home and automotive repair, metal fabrication projects, sculpture, and more

Stephen Blake Christena - Quayside
Format: Paperback

Master MIG welding and the metal fabrication techniques you need to repair, create, and duplicate projects in your home welding studio. Learn to Weld starts with the basics: setting up your studio, the right safety gear and safety procedures, and the equipment and materials you will need...
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My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

Jolie Kerr - Plume
Format: Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Wise and funny. . . . The Lorrie Moore short story, or the Tina Fey memoir, of cleaning tutorials." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times "Thrillingly titled. . . . For a generation overwhelmed not just by dust bunnies, but by bong water on the carpet,...
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Rubber Band Engineer: Build Slingshot Powered Rockets, Rubber Band Rifles, Unconventional Catapults, and More Guerrilla Gadgets from Household Hardware

Lance Akiyama - Rockport Publishers
Format: Print book

Create projects and projectiles that will fly, float, launch, or roll on their own power with Rubber Band Engineer!So many of the world's most inventive minds, from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs, were lifelong tinkerers. Their joy in the process is evident in the originality of their work....
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Super Simple Rain Forest Projects: Fun & Easy Animal Environment Activities

CAROLYN BERNHARDT - SUPER SANDCASTLE
Format: Print book

Learn about rain forest habitats with Super Simple Rain Forest Projects Kids will discover what plants and animals live in rain forests and read about rain forest food chains. Then, they will learn how to create a tree terrarium, make a rain forest animal mosaic, and more. Each project...
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Design Mom: How to Live with Kids: A Room-by-Room Guide

Gabrielle Stanley Blair - Artisan Publishers
Format: Hardcover

New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she's believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family's story. In this,...
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Cattastic Crafts: DIY Project for Cats and Cat People

Mariko Ishikawa - Zakka Workshop
Format: Print book

Cat-Tactic Crafts contains over 30 amusing and easy craft projects to make for cats and cat people. Build your cat the condo of his dreams, complete with scratching posts and canopies. Drive your kitty mad with delight with a handcrafted teaser on a string. Or sew your feline a one-of-a-kind...
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Felt-o-ween: 40 Scary-Cute Projects to Celebrate Halloween

Kathy Sheldon - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Paperback

Celebrate the spookiest day of the year by having some crafty fun! The team behind the popular Fa La La La Felt and Heart-Felt Holidays brings you 40 BOO-tiful decorations and costumes for a festive Halloween. Requiring little or no stitching, these felted projects are 100% beginner-friendly,...
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Modern Upcycling: A User-Friendly Guide to Inspiring and Repurposed Handicrafts for a Trendy Home

Susanna Zacke - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Dont throw out old clothing or scraps leftover from finished projects. Upcycling is todays hottest trend in handicraft and dcor, and master crafters Susanna Zacke and Sania Hedengren are here to show how its done in their vibrant new guide Modern Upcycling. Discover unique ideas to inspire...
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Loom Knitting Guide & Patterns: Perfect for Beginner to Advanced Loom Knitters

Kristen K Mangus - Goodknit Kisses
Format: Paperback

In this book, "Loom Knitting Guide & Patterns," you will learn basics to beyond, find valuable reference information, math explained, and simply find how to get the most out of your knitting skills. Learn abbreviations and their meanings, stitches explained, how to work stitches,...
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Pure Soapmaking: How to Create Nourishing, Natural Skin Care Soaps

Anne-Marie Faiola - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book

The pure luxury of soaps made with coconut butter, almond oil, aloe vera, oatmeal, and green tea is one of life's little pleasures. And with the help of author Anne-Marie Faiola, it's easy to make luscious, all-natural soaps right in your own kitchen. This collection of 32 recipes ranges...
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Handbook of United States Coins 2018: The Official Blue Book, Paperback

R S YEOMAN - WHITMAN PUBLISHING
Format: Print book

Since 1942, coin dealers have used the annual Handbook of United States Coins - the OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK - to make buying offers. You can use it to find out how much your coins are worth! The Blue Book's price listing offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from dealers around...
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Make: Workshop Mastery With Jimmy DiResta: A Guide to Working With Metal, Wood, Plastic, and Leather

Jimmy DiResta - Maker Media, Inc
Format: Paperback

Jimmy DiResta has made a name for himself with his inventiveness and workshop skills, creating dozens of projects for YouTube videos and television shows such as Hammered and Against the Grain on the DIY network. In Make: Workshop Mastery With Jimmy DiResta, Jimmy and co-author...
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Handmade for the Garden: 75 Ingenious Ways to Enhance Your Outdoor Space with DIY Tools, Pots, Supports, Embellishments, and More

Susan Guagliumi - Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Paperback

The DIY craze has moved beyond the craft room and into the garden! Relying on easy-to-find, inexpensive, and repurposed materials, Handmade for the Garden is a treasure trove of original projects that not only make planting and growing efficient and successful but also add a personal...
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Lena Corwin's Made by Hand: A Collection of Projects to Print, Sew, Weave, Dye, Knit, or Otherwise Create

Lena Corwin - Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Hardcover

In 2009, tastemaker and bestselling author Lena Corwin turned the top floor of her Brooklyn brownstone into a studio and began hosting classes for local crafters. In Lena Corwin's Made by Hand, she re-creates and builds upon her popular workshop series in order to reach crafters in Brooklyn...
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