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You Are Here: An Owner's Manual for Dangerous Minds
Jenny Lawson - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book
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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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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Crochet
Kim P. Werker - Visual; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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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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Duct Tape Survival Gear
Rebecca Felix - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book
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Stay dry with a rain shield, keep your food cool in an instant ice pack, and tie a rope that's strong and dependableall using duct tape! These step-by-step guides will have you creating your own duct tape survival gear projects in no time! |
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Making an Impression: Designing & Creating Artful Stamps
Geninne Zlatkis - Lark Crafts; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Popular illustrator and stamper Geninne Zlatkis has a passion for nature and color that distinguishes her work. These 20 beautiful projects--including cards, an embellished journal and tote, and decorative wall pieces--provide the keys to Geninne's creative process and image-making... |
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The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 1: Cars, Castles, Dinosaurs & More!
Megan H. Rothrock - No Starch Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Unleash your imagination as you journey through the wide-ranging world of LEGO building with The LEGO Adventure Book. This inspiring tour is filled with bright visuals, step-by-step breakdowns of 25 models, and nearly 200 example models from the world's best builders. Learn to build... |
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Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible: 260 Exquisite Patterns by Hitomi Shida
HITOMI SHIDA - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback
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In the Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible knitting guru Hitomi Shida shares some of her favorite needlework patterns.Shida's strikingly original designs and variations on every imaginable classic stitch result in intricate patterns that form the basis for beautiful and unique knitted... |
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This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide
GENEEN ROTH - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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Inspiring, personal, and often spiritual reflections on how women can find peace, make wise choices, practice everyday joy, and step into their power from Geneen Roth - author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Women Food and God.From the beginning, Geneen Roth was told... |
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Sketch Your Stuff: 200 Things to Draw and How to Draw Them
John Stich - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback
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Grab your pencil and Sketch your Stuff!Learn how to turn the everyday objects that fill your life into subjects for your sketchbook, allowing you to work on your drawing skills at any moment of the day or night. You'll find over 200 prompts to help you build up strong art skills... |
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Crafty Kids: Fun Projects for You and Your Toddler
Rosie Hankin - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback
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Here's a great way for Mom or Dad to spend quality time with their pre-schooler. Fun ideas abound in this bright, cheerful, color-illustrated book filled with quick-and-easy art projects for making posters and paper models. Parents can read instructions aloud to kids as they work together.... |
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The LEGO Architecture Idea Book
Alice Finch - No Starch Press
Format: Hardcover
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Take your creations to the next level with The LEGO Architecture Idea Book! These clever building tips will give you endless inspiration for making your own amazing mansions, castles, houses, spooky shacks, and more. Every chapter includes ideas for creating architectural elements like... |
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Simply Beautiful Sweaters: Tricoter
Beryl Hiatt - Martingale & Co Inc
Format: Paperback
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TRICOTER (TREEKOTAY) v. [French tricoter, to knit.] Knit 20 stylish sweaters that beginners will find easy--and experienced knitters will find irresistible. Following expert step-by-step instructions, youll learn to create colorful, textured sweaters that rely on simple shapes, beautiful... |
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Stones and Stuff
Anna Llim?s Plomer
Format: Print book
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Step-by-step instructions for art projects, using items and materials that are easy to find. Make a button caterpillar, a flower paperweight, a jack-in-the-box, and more. |
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Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog
Lauren Watt - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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"A lightbeat, epic account of how the 20-something author brought her giant English Mastiff to her first tiny New York apartment after college, while navigating boyfriends, first jobs, her mother's illness and a bucket list that involves her dog's participation, "--NoveList."Lauren... |
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Easter Origami
Ruth Owen - Powerkids Pr
Format: Library Binding
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Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Easter OrigamiAuthor: Owen, RuthPublisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2012/08/10Number of Pages: 32Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2012009640 |
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Tapestries and Textiles (Stories in Art)
Louise Spilsbury - Powerkids Pr
Format: Illustrated
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Learn about the beautiful creations made using threads and fibers. Artists use techniques such as weaving to make amazing pieces of art called Tapestry. |
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Design by Nature: Creating Layered, Lived-in Spaces Inspired by the Natural World
Erica Tanov - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover
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The first design book that translates elements of nature--including flora, water, and wood--into elements of decor for beautiful, lived-in, bohemian interiors, from acclaimed designer and tastemaker Erica Tanov. Inspired by nature's colors, textures, and patterns, design icon Erica Tanov... |
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James Bond: The Secret World of 007
Alastair Dougall - DK CHILDREN
Format: Hardcover
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From its foreword, written by M16's very own chief, M, James Bond: the Secret World of 007 takes readers on a thrill-packed journey through the life and career of the world's most famous secret agent. Every major mission Bond has ever undertaken in the interests of world security,... |
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Homemade Holiday: Craft Your Way Through More than 40 Festive Projects
INC DORLING KINDERSLEY - DK
Format: Paperback
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Bring the magic of a handmade Christmas into your home with 40 projects for gifts, decorations, and homemade wrapping paper.Save time and money with the festive craft projects in Homemade Holiday. Clear, step-by-step instructions guide readers to create fresh flower garlands, bake... |
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Super Simple Backyard Projects: Fun & Easy Animal Environment Activities
CAROLYN BERNHARDT - SUPER SANDCASTLE
Format: Print book
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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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Life Hacks: 200 Things That Make Your Life Easier
Sara Devos - Weldon Owen
Format: Print book
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Looking for timesaving, space-saving or life-changing methods? Look no further. Life Hacks is packed with the tricks to help you simplify every aspect of your life.Hacks are simple tips to make your life easier and more enjoyable. Too little space in your wardrobe? Hang up the tab on a can of soda... |
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Lego Tips, Tricks and Building Techniques: The Big Unofficial Lego Builders Book
Joachim Klang - HEEL
Format: Print book
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This new volume of the successful Lego builders' books series addresses beginners as well as skilled builders who want to improve their building techniques and create individual and lifelike buildings, vehicles and all kinds of other fancy designs. Step-by-step instructions help the reader... |
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The Patchwork Quilt
Valerie Flournoy - Dial; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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Twenty years ago Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of those bonds that create the fabric... |
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Easy Beading Vol. 9: Fast. Fashionable. Fun.
BeadStyle magazine - Kalmbach Books
Format: Hardcover
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Get all the great projects from the ninth year of Bead Style magazine in Easy Beading Vol. 9! This edition includes more than 80 projects made from crystals, gemstones, pearls, glass, metal, and mixed media. Hundreds of tips, tricks, and design alternatives help readers to develop their... |
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My Cool Caravan: An Inspirational Guide to Retro-Style Caravans
Jane Field-Lewis - Pavilion
Format: Print book
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A weekend away in a stylish caravan provides the perfect antidote to 21st-century living, and more and more people are now breathing fresh "retro" vibes into the humble recreational vehicle. Old-style campers also tap into the nostalgia/retro market and the desire for a simpler... |
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Big Awesome Book of Hand & Chalk Lettering, The
DINA RODRIGUEZ - Alpha
Format: Paperback
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Get creative, express yourself, and add that personal touch with hand lettering! With illustrated step-by-step instructions, The Big Awesome Book of Hand & Chalk Lettering shows the complete beginner how to master the art of hand lettering, the composition/design of phrases on the page,... |
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How to code in 10 easy lessons
Sean McManus - Walter Foster Jr
Format: Print book
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"From writing simple coding instructions using Scratch software, to learning the coding skills to create your own computer game and even design your own website, this book leads the way. By breaking this daunting subject down into the 10 "super skills" needed, young readers... |
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The Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister - North-South Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Rainbow Fish is an international best-seller and a modern classic. Eye-catching foil stamping, glittering on every page, offers instant child appeal, but it is the universal message at the heart of this simple story about a beautiful fish who learns to make friends by sharing his most... |
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Betty Doll
Patricia Polacco - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
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Patricia Polacco shares a never-before-told story about her mother's favorite doll."My Darlin Trisha, my mother wrote..." So begins the story of Patricia Polacco's mother's favorite doll.Whenever Mary Ellen needed Betty Doll, she was there. She survived blizzards and thunderstorms,... |
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Styling with Salvage: Designing and Decorating with Reclaimed Materials
Joanne Palmisano - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the secrets of styling your home with reclaimed materials Joanne Palmisano is passionate about the joy and importance of reuse in home decor. Whether it's reclaimed, repurposed, recycled, salvaged, or antique, Joanne will show you how to turn an old piece into a stunning decorative... |
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Built to Move Millions: Streetcar Building in Ohio
Craig R Semsel - Indiana University Press
Format: Hardcover
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At the beginning of the 20th century, the street railway industry was one of the largest in the nation. Once ubiquitously visible on the city streets, by mid-century the streetcar was nothing more than a distant memory. Ohio was home to several large streetcar systems, especially in Cleveland... |
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Duct Tape Animals
Carolyn Bernhardt - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book
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Design a beautiful dragonfly, send a shark fin gliding through the water, and build a spindly spiderall using duct tape! These step-by-step guides will have you creating your own duct tape animal projects in no time! |
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Origami Space
Catherine Ard - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Contains step-by-step instructions with pictures for making space ships and other fun origami models. |
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Duct Tape Costumes
Carolyn Bernhardt - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding
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Dress up in a colorful crown fit for a royal court, flap around with your very own butterfly wings, and save the day in a superhero suit - all using duct tape! These step-by-step guides will have you creating your own duct tape costumes in no time! |
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Parachute Cord Craft: Quick and Simple Instructions for 22 Cool Projects
Pepperell Company - Design Originals
Format: Paperback
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Weave and braid versatile parachute cord in an array of fashion colors to create attractive and useful accessories. Parachute Cord Craft ties everything together with 22 clever projects for home, outdoors, school, and sports. Make fashionable bracelets, necklaces, belts, lanyards, dog collars,... |
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Handmade Valentine's Day Crafts
Ruth Owen - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Print book
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Christmas can be made even more fun with lovely decorations and homemade gifts. For readers who love crafting, this book of fantastic, easy projects with a Christmas theme is perfect. With just a few basic craft supplies and even recycled materials from around the house, readers can create... |
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Knitting Modular Shawls, Wraps, and Stoles: An Easy, Innovative Technique for Creating Custom Designs, with 185 Stitch Patterns
Melissa Leapman - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover
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Shawls are practical, versatile, and an ever-popular project among knitters. Noted designer Melissa Leapman has developed an innovative technique that promises hundreds of beautiful shawl design options in Knitting Modular Shawls, Wraps, and Stoles! Beginning with a simple triangular wedge,... |
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The Savvy Seamstress: An Illustrated Guide to Customizing Your Favorite Patterns
Nicole Claire Mallalieu - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback
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Transform your favorite garment patterns, one small detail at a time. Add or remove pockets, adjust the neckline, or swap a zippered back to a button front! With step-by-step instructions, clear illustrations, and how-to photos, you'll learn professional design alterations for your favorite... |
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The Big Book of Jewelry Making: 73 Projects to Make
GMC Editors
Format: Paperback
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Guild of Master Craftsman Big Book of Jewelry Making. Creating your own jewelry doesn't need to involve complicated techniques and expensive tools. With just a few steps, this book shows you how to make simple. The projects are easy to customize or adapt to your own particular style. This... |
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Sea Glass Crafts: Find, Collect, & Craft 20 Projects Using the Ocean's Treasures
REBECCA RUGER - Racehorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Sea glass is the beautiful result of broken glass being naturally polished and smoothed by the ocean's currents for extended periods of time. These beautiful jewels become weathered and frosted from abrasion and erosion in salt water, giving them a distinctly beautiful, jewel-like appearance... |
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Hello Color: 25 Bright Ideas for DIY Decor
Rachel Mae Smith - Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover
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Say goodbye to dull dcor and hello to color with 25 simple DIY projects with Rachel Mae Smith, the pink-haired proprietor of popular lifestyle blog The Crafted Life!Liven up your apartment and make your home space vibrant with 25 simple and fun step-by-step home accessory projects--all... |
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Endurance - Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing - Carroll & Graf Publishers
Format: Paperback
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In August 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew set sail from England for Antarctica, where Shackleton hoped to be the first man to cross the uncharted continent on foot. Five months later, the Endurance - just a day's sail short of its destination - became locked in an island... |
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Our Best Baby Afghans
Leisure Arts, Inc. - Leisure Arts, Inc.
Format: Paperback
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You'll love this wonderful collection of favorite Leisure Arts baby afghans, with a variety of styles and colors. Each one of these 54 cover-ups includes step-by-step instructions and radiant full-color photography so you can be confident of success. |
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So Much To Celebrate: Entertaining the Ones You Love the Whole Year Through
Katie Jacobs - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrations that show your loveCreate beautiful memories for your family and friends by stopping to celebrate life's joyful moments. In this essential guide to entertaining, Katie Jacobs reveals her secrets for throwing fantastic parties for any occasion, from a casual backyard movie night... |
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Valentine's Day Crafts
Claire Mathiowetz - Child's World
Format: Library Binding
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Provides clear and simple Valentine's Day projects usingcolorful illustrations and easy instructions. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, historical information about the holiday, detailed step-by-step illustrations, a clear and thorough list of required... |
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The Kids' Guide to Paper Airplanes
Christopher L. Harbo - Edge Books
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered how far you could get a paper airplane to fly Do you want to learn how to make more than just one simple model If want to test the limits of flight in your own backyard look no further than The Kids Guide to Paper Airplanes From the classic dart to the unbeatable... |
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In love with quilts
Inc. Oxmoor House; Leisure Arts - Oxmoor House
Format: Hardcover
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In love with quilts (For the love of quilting) |
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Sewing Projects in an afternoon
Susan E Mickey - Sterling
Format: Hardcover
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Stitch unique gifts and home accessories in just a few hours. Each of these more than 30 fabulous projects is classified by difficulty level and shown in beautiful full-color photographs. Spruce up your dcor with throw pillows, place mats, curtains, chair covers, and other items. Package... |
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How to Use a Sewing Machine: A Beginner's Manual
Marie Clayton - Pavilion, 2014.
Format: Print book
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Sewing machines may seem complicated - but this guide explains everything beginners need to know to choose, use, and look after their machine with confidence. See how to set it up and work its basic functions, including winding a bobbin, threading, and adjusting tension and stitch size.... |
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The Mitten Handbook: Knitting Recipes to Make Your Own
MARY SCOTT HUFF - Abrams
Format: Paperback
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For years, students have asked knitting instructor Mary Scott Huff for a book on their favorite topic - knitting mittens - but one that empowers them to create their own mittens their own way. This is that book. The Mitten Handbook is much more than an instruction book - it provides... |
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If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint: Transforming Simple Drawings into Works of Art
Diane Culhane - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback
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The advice and exercises in If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint helps you dig into your creative life to find a style that is authentically yours.. If You Can Doodle, You Can Paint was named one of Library Journals Best Crafts & DIY Books of 2017! . If You Can Doodle, Your Can Paint looks... |
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Pearls
Anna Beatriz Chadour-Sampson - Victoria & Albert Museum
Format: Hardcover
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For millennia pearls have been associated with royalty, glamour, and status, and treasured for their exquisite beauty. Pearls traces the history of these coveted gems over the centuries and across cultures from East to West, from the Roman Empire right up to the present day. Historical... |
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Nowherelands: An Atlas of Vanished Countries 1840-1975
Bjørn Berge - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover
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A refreshingly original history of the lost countries of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, examined and illustrated with the countries' postage stampsThese are the stories of fifty countries that once existed but have now have been erased from the map. Varying vastly in size and shape,... |
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Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures
Nancy Moses - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Stolen, Smuggled Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. There are many books about museum heists, Holocaust artwork, insider theft,... |
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Ned the Knitting Pirate
Diana Murray - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book
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The crew of the pirate ship the Rusty Heap are a fearsome bunch! They're tougher than gristle and barnacle grit. They heave and they ho and they swab and they . . . knit Well, one of them does, at least! Unfortunately for Ned, his knitting doesn't go over well with the captain... |
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Twice Upon a Time #3: Beauty and the Beast, the Only One Who Didn't Run Away
Wendy Mass - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Wendy Mass tells the story of Beauty and the Beast, as never heard before!When youre stuck with the name Beauty, people expect a lot from you - like beauty and grace and courage and a sense of style. But what if you have none of these things? What if all you like to do is read books and search... |
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The LEGO Ideas Book
Daniel Lipkowitz - DK
Format: Print book
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You have what it takes! Did you ever wonder what you can do with all of those LEGO bricks after you have created the project they came with Now with The LEGO Ideas Book, you can take what you already have and make something new! The book is divided into six themed chapters - transportation,... |
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Pokemon Origami: Fold Your Own Pokemon!
Pikachu Press - Pikachu Press
Format: Print book
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Turn your favorite Pokmon into folded art with the easy origami projects in Pokmon Origami Fold Your Own Pokmon! 80 full color pages featuring 48 pages of instructions and all the special sheets of origami paper needed to complete 10 Pokmon! Folding Fun for Everyone! Pokmon Origami Fold... |
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LEGO Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life
Daniel Lipkowitz - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover
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Building on the success of wildly popular The LEGO Ideas Book, LEGO Play Book has all-new ways to encourage kids to think, build, and play creatively. Featuring more than 200 different builds, this fun guide inspires readers with LEGO ideas to bring their bricks to life while... |
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Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts
Alexander Langlands - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback
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"Hypnotic. ... [Langlands] begins to see not just the beauty of an object. ... but the deeper purpose for which each has been created." -- New York TimesFaced with an endless supply of mass-manufactured products, we find ourselves nostalgic for goods bearing the mark of authenticity... |
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New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks
Fay Wolf - Ballantine Books
Format: Print book
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For readers of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and The Power of Habit comes a revelatory, witty guide to a clearer home and a more creative mind. Can a decluttered space fuel a creative mind? Heck yes, says organizing expert Fay Wolf, who has helped everyone from Hollywood... |
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The Art of Whimsical Stitching: Creative Stitch Techniques and Inspiring Projects
Joanne Sharpe - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book
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Paint, Stitch, Play!In The Art of Whimsical Stitching, bestselling author and teacher Joanne Sharpe shares her favorite, go-to methods for creating exuberant stitch art. If you're a sewer or quilter, you'll take your stitching in a new direction with paints, markers, and dyes. If you're... |
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Photography
Stephanie Turnbull - Smart Apple Media
Format: Print book
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"Try this! Photography brings you a wealth of creative ideas, from super portraits to stunning scenery and clever close-ups. There are simple step-by-step instructions, and some great suggestions for ways to display your work."--Page 4 of cover. |
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Curious Jane: Science Design Engineering for Inquisitive Girls
STERLING CHILDREN'S. - STERLING PUB CO
Format: Print book
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Calling all creative, curious, confident girls everywhere! If you're a girl who loves to get hands-on and tinker, here's your chance to create to your heart's content. Full of imaginative stuff to do and make, Curious Jane offers plenty of spectacular projects and DIY fun. From... |
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Macrame: The Craft of Creative Knotting for Your Home
FANNY ZEDENIUS - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Paperback
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In recent months there has been an astonishing resurgence in the striking yet simple craft of macram (first made popular in the 1970s) . In Macram, Fanny Zedenius offers a refreshing twist on the addictive craft. Beginning with the basics, she takes us through all the essentials: what... |
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Retro Cross Stitch: 500 Patterns, French Charm for Your Stitchwork
Véronique Enginger - Schiffer
Format: Hardcover
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Enter this deliciously vintage universe of 500 patterns and add a touch of nostalgia to your stitchwork. Recreate 1800s and 1900s fashion house designs and milliners' catalogues. Take your cross stitch on a bon voyage into the past with traveling motifs like trunk labels of exotic destinations... |
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Yarnitecture: A Knitter's Guide to Spinning: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want
Jillian Moreno - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book
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Create your dream yarn! Discover the pleasures of designing and building custom-made yarn by spinning it yourself, choosing everything from color to feel and gauge. Jillian Moreno leads you through every step of yarn construction, with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos showing... |
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Three-Dimensional Art Adventures: 36 Creative, Artist-Inspired Projects in Sculpture, Ceramics, Textiles, and More
Maja Pitamic - Chicago Review Press Incorporated
Format: Print book
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Three-dimensional art is bold, tactile, and fun - in other words, perfect for children who love to get their hands dirty. Three-Dimensional Art Adventures introduces young artists, ages 6 and up, to groundbreaking masterpieces and fresh techniques, then lets them loose. Children will: - Weave... |
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Rock n Roll Bride: The ultimate guide for alternative brides
Kat Williams - Ryland Peters & Small
Format: Hardcover
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With stunning visual inspiration and refreshingly honest advice, this book from the bridal magazine and blog with the cult following, is here to help alternative brides pull off the wildest wedding of their dreams.What if you can't find your face in the sea of lookalike brides? Perhaps... |
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Old Yeller
Fred Gipson - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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When a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is Old Yeller; to read this eloIquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable... |
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Let's Rock!: Science Adventures with Rudie the Origami Dinosaur
Eric Braun - Picture Window Books
Format: Book
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Rudie the origami dinosaur may seem new to the neighborhood, but shes been around this block before. Rudie knows that rocks are cool, but her friend the stick man doesn't have a clue. Hang out with Rudie, and check out tons of rocks! |
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Embroider Your Life: Simple Techniques & 150 Stylish Motifs to Embellish Your World
Nathalie Mornu - DK
Format: Print Length
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With 150 motifs designed by 20 of today's most popular embroidery artists selected from Instagram and Etsy, learn the simplest embroidery stitches and techniques, and see the diverse ways the motifs can be used.Explore color, stitch variations, fabric grounds, thread types, scale, fills,... |
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The Knot Yours Truly: Inspiration and Ideas to Personalize Your Wedding
Carley Roney - Clarkson Potter
Format: Paperback
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Your wedding day is a unique opportunity to show the world just who you are as a couple. The Knot's Yours Truly helps you envision your celebration - from the big pieces like location to the small stuff like flatware - and shine a spotlight on your particular style. Chock-full of innovative... |
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Painting Flowers on Rocks
Lin Wellford - North Light Books; First Printing edition
Format: Paperback
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Fans get more of Wellford's creative artistry as she shows readers how to turn ordinary rocks into tulips, daisies, petunias, and many other flowers. Step-by-step instructions and a helpful, encouraging tone ensure that anyone can get results they'll be proud of. By using exterior... |
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DIY Dollhouse: Build and Decorate a Toy House Using Everyday Materials
Alexia Henrion - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Paperback
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D.I.Y. Dollhouse is a lavishly illustrated guide for budding architects, builders, and designers, showing then how to build and furnish their own eco-friendly dollhouse, with an incredible eye for detail. The simple instructions cover everything children (and parents) need to get started,... |
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The LEGO Book New Edition: with exclusive LEGO brick
DANIEL LIPKOWITZ - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate and explore the incredible story of the LEGO Group and its much-loved bricks, sets, minifigures, movies, games, and more with this updated and expanded edition. Take a dazzling visual tour through all the groundbreaking moments in LEGO history, from the company's humble beginnings... |
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LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
DK Publishing - DK CHILDREN; Har/Toy edition
Format: Hardcover
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Includes exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure! DK is bringing two of the worlds most popular properties together again in a fun, chunky format that kids and adults are sure to love! This illustrated encyclopedia features in-depth profiles showing interesting and never-before-seen elements... |
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Knot It!: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering 100 Essential Outdoor and Fishing Knots
John Sherry - Familius
Format: Hardcover
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Master 100 essential outdoor knots with help from John Sherry, one of the worlds leading knot-tying educators! Based on the wildly successful Pro-Knot cards and Sherrys own NetKnots.com website, Knot It! is an unprecedented resource for novices and masters alike. Full-color pages clearly... |
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Goop Clean Beauty
Goop. - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Print book
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The ultimate beauty guide from the experts at GOOP--the trusted resource for healthy, mindful living, curated by Gwyneth Paltrow Millions of women around the world turn to the clean-living team at GOOP for beauty advice. From nontoxic product recommendations, red carpet- (and everyday-)... |
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What People Wore
Douglas W Gorsline - Random House Value Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Here is a unique book - a visual survey of dress that covers the fashions of Western man over nearly 5,000 years of recorded history. In 1,800 meticulously rendered line drawings, plus upwards of 50 pages of text, Douglas Gorsline has created an encyclopedia of dress styles that begins... |
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Documents That Changed the Way We Live
Joseph Janes - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Documents are milestones and markers of human activity, part of who and what we are. Our story can be told through the objects, profound and trivial, famous and forgotten, by which we remember and are remembered. Documents That Changed the Way We Live examines dozens of compelling stories... |
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We Love to CraftChristmas: Fun Stuff for Kids 17 Handmade Fabric & Paper Projects
Annabel Wrigley - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Get your crafty kid in the holiday spirit by giving the definitive guide to creating stylish, handmade gifts. Seventeen modern projects of varying skills levels run the gamut from pillows and barrettes to wreaths and ornaments, made using only paper or fabric. Your crafter will learn how to choose... |
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Kwanzaa Crafts: Gifts and Decorations for a Meaningful and Festive Celebration
Marcia Odle McNair - Sterling Pub Co Inc
Format: Hardcover
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"Defines each day with the principle, its candle color, symbol, a descriptive story of poem, and a bunch of make-it-now crafts...Recipes, too, are easy to imitate, from banana bread as a gift to rice and black-eyed peas eaten on New Year's Day for good luck. Illustrations, including... |
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Emily Posts Wedding Etiquette
Anna Post - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Emily Posts Wedding Etiquette is the classic indispensable, comprehensive guide to creating the wedding of your dream, now in its sixth edition.Todays weddings are more complicated than ever, with new traditions replacing old, and new relationships to consider as family life grows more... |
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Penguin in Love
Salina Yoon - Walker Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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One day, Penguin was looking for love, But instead he found . . .A mitten. When Penguin finds a lost mitten on the ice one day, he wonders who it belongs to--after all, every mitten has a mate! Prolific author/illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations... |
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Creative Gardening: Growing Plants Upside Down, In Water, and More
Lisa J Amstutz - Capstone Press
Format: Print book
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Young gardeners will not only find unique projects for planting and gardening, but will also be inspired to create their own. Using unexpected materials and methods, readers will be planting gardens like no other. |
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Chihuly at the V and A
Dale Chihuly - V & A Publications
Format: Hardcover
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This work accompanies the first ever exhibition in the UK of the work of the internationally celebrated glass artist, Dale Chihuly. Chihuly's glass is richly-coloured, extravagantly formed and enormously varied - ranging from chandeliers to spears, "Seaforms" to "Macchias",... |
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate (Signed Book)
Al Franken - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book
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From the #1 bestselling author - the story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that. AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest... |
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The Boys' Book: How to Be the Best at Everything
Dominique Enright - Scholastic Press; 1st Us Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A spiffy guide to anything and everything a boy needs to know!How to do almost anything in one handy book.Found yourself in a sticky situation? Inside you'll learn how to escape quicksand (p. 40), build a raft (p.41), start a survival fire (p.99), or fly a helicopter (p. 11).Want to impress... |
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The Art and Craft of Wood: A Practical Guide to Harvesting, Choosing, Reclaiming, Preparing, Crafting, and Building with Raw Wood
Silas J. Kyler - Quarry Books
Format: Hardcover
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Where people live, trees live. They provide shade, beautify our neighborhoods, filter our water, and clean our air, but when they die, we often don't know what to do with them. More and more, that is changing as we learn the skills to reclaim those trees as lumber. Aimed at the woodworking... |
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The Jumbo Book of Paper Crafts (Jumbo Books)
Jane Kurisu - Kids Can Press
Format: Paperback
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When paper was first invented in China over 2000 years ago, it was used for cooking, wrapping, building and even for making clothes! But there is so much more you can do with this versatile material -- such as creating one-of-a-kind toys, gifts, cards and jewelry. This Jumbo Book features... |
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Making your own paper
Marianne Saddington - Storey Communications
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An introduction to creative paper-making, paper crafts, and paper art, explaining how to make different types of papers with inexpensive equipment, and including instructions for a variety of projects. |
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The Kids' Money Book: Earning, Saving, Spending, Investing, Donating
Jamie Kyle Mcgillian - Sterling Pub Co
Format: Print book
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It's dollars and sense! If the only thing your children know about money is how to spend it, it's time to teach them a different lesson. This revised and updated edition of Jamie Kyle McGillian's thorough financial guide for kids now features the latest information and fresh,... |
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Halloween: The Best of Martha Stewart Living
Alice Gordon - Clarkson Potter
Format: Single Issue Magazine
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A compendium of the top Halloween ideas published in the magazine over the last decade is divided into two sections including "Tricking," which includes coverage of pumpkin carving and lighting; and "Treating," which covers theme parties. Original. |
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Junk Drawer Engineering: 25 Construction Challenges That Don't Cost a Thing
Bobby Mercer - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback
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There's no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills - you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Each hands-on project in this book will challenge you to come up with a unique solution to a specific design problem. Construct a Pasta Bridge strong... |
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The Art of Jewelry: Polymer Clay: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
Katherine Duncan-Aimone - Lark Books
Format: Hardcover
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Rarely has a volume featured so much pioneering work! Using the latest translucent, metallic, and liquid polymers, jewelry artists have pushed beyond the craft's traditional boundaries. This collection of exquisite contemporary jewelry showcases that progress, offering inventive techniques,... |
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Quilter's Complete Guide
Marianne Fons - Leisure Arts; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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There is a wealth of information included as well as projects with patterns and color photographs on nearly every page of the book. |
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Deep-Rooted Wisdom: Stories and Skills from Generations of Gardeners
Augustus Jenkins Farmer - Workman Pub Co
Format: Paperback
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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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350 Crochet Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets
JAN EATON - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
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Give a professional finish to your crochet garments and accessories with this indispensable compendium of technical know-how and troubleshooting tips. Techniques are organized in the order that you'd need them as you work through a project, from choosing the right yarn to looking after... |
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