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How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart

Summer Rayne Oakes - Optimism Press
Format: Hardcover

Potted plants aren't mere decoration; they offer a rare opportunity to find joy by caring for another living being. Summer Rayne Oakes keeps over 750 live houseplants spanning 400 species in her Brooklyn apartment. She's an environmental scientist, an entrepreneur, and (according to a New...
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Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More

Courtney Carver - TarcherPerigee
Format: Hardcover

Wear just 33 items for 3 months and get back all the JOY you were missing while you were worrying what to wear.In Project 333, minimalist expert and author of Soulful Simplicity Courtney Carver takes a new approach to living simply--starting with your wardrobe. Project 333 promises...
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Vern Yip's Vacation at Home: Design Ideas for Creating Your Everyday Getaway

Vern Yip - Running Press Adult
Format: Hardcover

Vern Yip, veteran interior designer from Trading Spaces and HGTV--and author of the NYT bestseller Vern Yip's Design Wise-- is back to reveal the design tricks and practices that will give any home a serene, luxury retreat-like feel. We've all heard that our home should be our sanctuary,...
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The Way of the Woodshop: Creating, Designing & Decorating with Wood

Aleksandra Zee - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

In this beautifully illustrated instructional guide, celebrated woodworker Aleksandra Zee offers a masterclass in creating beautiful, unique natural objects, and decorating with wood."There's just something about wood. It's an imperfect material with cracks, knots, and irregularities....
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DIY Chicken Keeping from Fresh Eggs Daily: 40 Projects for the Coop, Run, Brooder, and More!

Lisa Steele - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Build a better life for your chickens! Join Lisa Steele, chicken keeper extraordinaire and founder of Fresh Eggs Daily, to learn how to build just about everything you might need for your coop, run, or farmhouse kitchen. Whether you're a DIY novice looking for an easy win or a more...
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Everyday Watercolor Flowers: A Modern Guide to Painting Blooms, Leaves, and Stems Step by Step

Jenna Rainey - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback

Author of Everyday Watercolor and Instagram darling Jenna Rainey presents a beautiful step-by-step guide to painting botanicals from lilies to daffodils in a wide variety of styles.Artist Jenna Rainey shares easy-to-follow ways to paint a wide range of botanicals, all in her fresh,...
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Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy

CaliKim - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide - an "if I can do it, you can do it" case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started....
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The Kitchen Herb Garden: Growing and Preparing Essential Herbs

Rosalind Creasy - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

From Rosalind Creasy - a name synonymous with California's garden-to-table movement - comes an accessible guide to cultivating and preparing herbs. If you buy only one herb gardening book, this should be it. Creasy takes you from seeds to stove top, from preparing the soil to elegant...
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The Little Book of Bonsai: An Easy Guide to Caring for Your Bonsai Tree

Jonas Dupuich - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

This charming, beautifully photographed beginner's guide from a trusted bonsai expert covers all the basics to keep your bonsai alive and happy.Jonas Dupuich, founder of the #1 bonsai blog in the U.S., shares his passion and expert advice with anyone looking to learn more about bonsai...
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Jane Austen Embroidery: Regency Patterns Reimagined for Modern Stitchers

Jennie Batchelor - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback

Jane Austen was as skillful with a needle as she was with a pen, and this unique book showcases rare and beautiful embroidery patterns from her era, repurposed into 15 modern sewing projects. Derived from Lady's Magazine (17701832), a popular monthly periodical of fashion, fiction, and gossip,...
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Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home

Watkins, Julia - HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Recipes, DIY projects, and inspiration for a beautiful and low-waste life, from the creator of @simply.living.well on Instagram

In this timely and motivational guide, author Julia Watkins shares rituals, recipes, and projects for living simply and sustainably at home. For every...
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Wild Tea: Grow, Gather, Brew & Blend 40 Ingredients & 30 Recipes for Healthful Herbal Teas

Moyle, Nick - Stackpole Books
Format: Hardcover

Discover the incredible uses of 40 home-grown and foraged ingredients for making a variety of original brew-it-yourself recipes. You will learn how to grow, find, harvest, dry, and store ingredients including berries, roots, seeds, leaves, and flowers--plus the profile of each: history,...
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Encyclopedia of Landscape Design: Planning, Building, and Planting Your Perfect Outdoor Space

INC DORLING KINDERSLEY - DK
Format: Hardcover

Be inspired to imagine the garden of your dreams with this guide that will help you plan, build, and plant your perfect outdoor space.Whether you're aiming for a total redesign or targeting a specific area, Encyclopedia of Landscape Design offers fresh and achievable ideas for every...
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Garden Alchemy: How to Make DIY Fertilizers, Pest Deterrents, Potting Soils, Seed Bombs & More

Rose, Stephanie - COOL SPRINGS PR
Format: Paperback

This gardening recipe and project book is packed with over 80 ideas to naturally beautify your garden, using organic methods that regenerate your soil and revitalize your plants. By following the processes that are closest to nature, it brings the gardener in sync with the garden, allowing...
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The Foraged Home

Oliver Maclennan - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of both sustainability and design, this book presents beautiful interiors filled with salvaged, recycled, and repurposed objects from around the world.Artful home interiors are born from curiosity, creativity, and imagination, yet many of us fail to see a potential curtain...
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RESTORING YOUR HISTORIC HOUSE : the comprehensive guide for homeowners

SCOTT T HANSON - TILBURY
Format: Print book


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Martha Stewart's Organizing: The Manual for Bringing Order to Your Life, Home & Routines

Martha Stewart - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate guide to getting your life in order - with hundreds of practical and empowering ideas, projects, and tips - from America's most trusted lifestyle authorityTrust Martha to help you master all things organizing - sorting, purging, tidying, and simplifying your life - with smart...
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We Are Knitters: Knitspiration to Take Anywhere and Everywhere

Alberto Bravo - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Beloved, easy-to-make patterns from the global knitting phenomenon As the DIY trend and slow fashion movement continue to build steam, more and more audiences are seeking new crafts and hobbies as a reprieve from the busy, digitally focused world. Enter We Are Knitters: Knitspiration...
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The Practical Guide to Feng Shui: Using the Ancient Powers of Placement to Create Harmony in Your Home, Garden and Office, Shown in Over 800 Diagrams and Pictures

Gill Hale - Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

Using the ancient powers of placement to create harmony in your home, garden and office, shown in over 800 diagrams and pictures in a fully updated and expanded new edition. This comprehensive illustrated guide to the powerful Chinese art of Feng Shui covers homes
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Houseplants for All: How to Fill Any Home with Happy Plants

Danae Horst - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Turn over a new leaf with Houseplants for All, and actually keep all your plant babies happy and healthy. Use the plant profile quiz to easily find your perfect match instead of picking up whatever catches your eye at the store and hoping that it'll survive your home and lifestyle. Whether...
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Cool is Everywhere: New and Adaptive Design Across America

Michel Arnaud - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Equal parts design inspiration and travelogue, this book highlights the rapidly growing adaptive reuse movement Cool Is Everywhere is a photographic survey of the adaptive reuse design movement in Americas coolest cities. Michel Arnaud has been studying the spread of urban life into smaller...
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Firescaping: Protecting Your Home with a Fire-Resistant Landscape

Douglas Kent - Wilderness Press
Format: Paperback

Your guide to beautiful, fire-resistant landscaping techniques Tens of thousands of wildfires burn across the country every year, destroying millions of acres of land. If you live in fire country, take action. Use firescaping to defend your home against wildfires -- while maintaining the beauty...
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Llewellyn's 2020 Herbal Almanac: A Practical Guide to Growing, Cooking & Crafting

Llewellyn - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback

Llewellyn's Herbal Almanac offers a wide variety of practical ideas on how to benefit from nature's most versatile plants. With hands-on projects, fresh ideas, and tips and techniques, this guide is designed for herb enthusiasts of all skill levels. It also features innovative herbal...
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Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening: A Gardeners Guide to Growing Flowers, from Todays Favorites to Unusual Varieties

Matt Mattus - Cool Springs Press
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive and highly practical study of the art of growing flowers, Mastering the Art of Flower Gardening presents expert tips on growing both annuals and biennials (including native and heirloom species) alongside 300+ lush photographs. This gorgeously illustrated book...
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Zentangle

Brian Crimmins - Design Originals
Format: Paperback

Dingbatz are a fun and easy way to incorporate the fundamentals of Zentangle(R) into a wide variety of creative projects and bring attention and mindfulness to the smallest corners of your life. Fun complement to hand lettering, scrapbook, and art journaling projects Beginner-friendly,...
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The Christmas Tree Book: The Step-by-Step Guide to Buying and Decorating Your Tree with Lighting, Ornaments, Ribbons, and More!

Cassie Kitzmiller - Skyhorse
Format: Paperback

Interior designer Cassie Kitzmiller shows you how to decorate the perfect Christmas tree this holiday season with step-by-step instructions and beautiful photos for design inspiration! Have you ever found yourself staring at your bare Christmas tree wondering: How many lights am I supposed...
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50 Fat Quarter Toys: Easy Toy Sewing Patterns from Your Fabric Stash

Ame Verso - David and Charles
Format: Paperback

A celebration of handmade toys, featuring fabulous stuffed animals, handmade baby gifts, Christmas makes and more - all made using fat quarter cuts of fabric - the most popular way that sewers buy fabric. Continuing the series from 50 Fat Quarter Makes, this fun collection features beautiful...
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Keep This Toss That - Updated and Expanded: The Practical Guide to Tidying Up

Jamie Novak - Reader's Digest
Format: Paperback

A quick practical guide to uncluttering to save time, money, space, and sanity.Are you afraid to open your kitchen cabinet because you know food storage containers are going to come pouring out like an erupting volcano? Do you spend hours searching for the email you need? Will you regret...
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The Gardener's Guide to Succulents: A Handbook of Over 125 Exquisite Varieties of Succulents and Cacti

Misa Matsuyama - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The Gardener's Guide to Succulents is a stunning visual reference identifying over 125 plants from 40 different genera of succulents and cacti. Fleshy, spiny, hairy, flowering - and coming in every imaginable shape, color and size - this plant family has captured the affection of plant...
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Magical Woodland Knits: Knitting patterns for 12 wonderfully lifelike animals

Claire Garland - David & Charles
Format: Paperback

A collection of 12 knitting patterns for lifelike animals and birds accompanied by Claires sketches and studies of the natural world. The patterns will identify the specific species of bird/animal and Claires designs reflect their true markings and colours. The creatures will be photographed...
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Kitchen Garden Revival: A modern guide to creating a stylish small-scale, low-maintenance edible garden

Nicole Johnsey Burke - Cool Springs Press
Format: Hardcover

Elevate your backyard veggie patch into a work of sophisticated and stylish art. Kitchen Garden Revival guides you through every aspect of kitchen gardening, from design to harvesting - with expert advice from author Nicole Johnsey Burke, founder of Rooted Garden, one of the leading...
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Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide

Klaas Armster - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

The first handbook on reclaimed wood, combining useful information, rich history, and design ideas Wood reclaimed from old houses, factories, barns, water tanks, and boardwalks has become a valuable commodity, treasured for the patina that gives witness to its history. Our ancestors built...
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The New Americana: Interior Dcor with an Artful Blend of Old and New

Holly Kuhn - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

Spirited interior dcor inspired by a love of old, a quest for authenticity, and the artful blending of old with new. Holly Kuhn's signature style combines patina finishes, leather, classic home furnishings, and personal collections with ease and sophistication. Her style captures...
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Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces

Jan Johnsen - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover

Expert tips and beautiful photography from a veteran landscaperWhether it's ten square feet or ten acres, a backyard is something everyone wants to use to their best advantage. No matter the size or shape, an outdoor green space can be transformed from a neglected or untamed patch of dirt...
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You're Invited: Classic, Elegant Entertaining

Stephanie Booth Shafran - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

In her first book, noted hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran shares her secrets for planning and giving brilliantly executed parties at home.Taking at-home entertaining to an entirely new level, sophisticated L.A. hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran--recently named by the Salonniere as one of the top hostesses...
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The Half-Acre Homestead: 46 Years of Building and Gardening

Lloyd Kahn - Shelter Publications
Format: Paperback

This is the story of Lloyd and Lesley building a home and establishing a garden on a small piece of land on the Northern California Coast over a 46-year period. Lloyd, the former shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, has published seven books on owner building, showcasing hundreds...
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Mastering Contemporary Jewelry Design: Inspiration, Process, and Finding Your Voice

Loretta Lam - Schiffer
Format: Hardcover

An accessible and easy-to-use guide to the principles and elements of jewelry design, this resource helps jewelry makers of all skill levels take their designs from good to great. Instructor and expert Loretta Lam offers guidance on working with a wide array of materials, along with exercises...
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The Unplugged Family Activity Book: 60 Simple Crafts and Recipes for Year-Round Fun

Rachel Jepson Wolf - Fair Winds Press
Format: Paperback

Get ready for kid-approved ideas that celebrate the great outdoors year round! Whether you're building forts or making fresh cider, there's something for every kid and every season.What might unfold if we put away our devices for an hour, a day, or even longer? What adventures await,...
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Down to Earth: Laid-back Interiors for Modern Living

Lauren Liess - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

An elevated yet accessible follow-up to Lauren Liess's Habitat, showcasing her signature easy-living lifestyle Down to Earth picks up right where Lauren Liess's critically acclaimed Habitat left off. While Habitat walked readers through the decorating process step-by-step,...
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Sew Sweet Handmade Clothes for Girls: 22 Easy-to-Make Dresses, Skirts, Pants & Tops Girls Will Love

Yuki Araki - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

Make your own cute and fashionable clothes for girls with this easy-to-use sewing book.Author, Yuki Araki is one of the most recognized names in the growing sewing-for-children movement. The mother of two daughters, Araki has become a DIY sewing favorite because she knows
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2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000

Tracy L Schmidt - Krause Publications
Format: Paperback

Impressive in size, scope and detail unparalleled in the market, the 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, provides the most compelling and complete catalog to 20th Century coins in the world. You've come to rely on this mammoth reference for the most up-to-date pricing and coin...
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Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need

Tracy McCubbin - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

"This isn't another Kondo-clone, because she dives into the heart of why decluttering is so difficult." -- BOOKLIST , STARRED ReviewDiscover the freedom of a beautiful home, personal purpose, and joyful inner confidence Decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin offers revolutionary...
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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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Plant Parenting: Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers

Leslie F. Halleck - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

"Everything a plant parent needs to take their plant collection - and plant knowledge - to the next level." - Maria Failla, founder, Bloom & Grow Radio podcast Do you have a passion for houseplants? A desire to grow more tomatoes? Do you want a garden bursting with...
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One-Day DIY: Modern Farmhouse Furniture: Beautiful Handmade Tables, Seating and More the Fast and Easy Way

JP Strate - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

JP Strate and Liz Spillman, known for their hit YouTube channel The Rehab Life, are here to show readers that anyone can build amazing custom furniture and home decor without a large budget or time commitment. With simple techniques and tips on renting tools and buying pre-cut wood, this...
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The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener's Handbook

Old Farmer's Almanac - Old Farmer's Almanac
Format: Flexibound

This book is the perfect companion for every vegetable gardener - even those who have never touched a trowel and wouldn't know mulch from mud! The practical advice presented in the Vegetable Gardener's Handbook demystifies gardening by providing the best, most proven methods for sowing,...
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Smart Approach to Home Decorating, Revised 4th Edition: Decorate Every Room in Your Home with Confidence and Flair

Creative Homeowner - Creative Homeowner
Format: Paperback

Your aspirational guide to interior design! Over 400 gorgeous photos to inspire your creativity Learn to decorate your home with professional results that will thrill you Learn basic design principles, space layout, choosing fabrics, and more for every room The perfect gift for new homeowners...
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Homemade Living: Home Apothecary with Ashley English: All You Need to Know to Create Natural Health and Body Care Products

Ashley English - Lark Crafts
Format: Hardcover

Ashley English, author of the popular Homemade Living series, provides a primer to creating all-natural body-care and wellness products - complete with 40 accessible DIY recipes to try at home. Ditch store-bought health- and body-care products with their synthetic ingredients! Instead,...
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Happy Bonsai: Choose It, Shape It, Love It

Michael Tran - DK
Format: Hardcover

Busting myths and making bonsai accessible to everyone, Happy Bonsai will make you fall in love with this most meditative of garden crafts.Do you know your shari from your nebari? Can you tell a raft display from a semi-cascade? Do bonsai grow better indoors or out?
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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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Simple Farmhouse Life: DIY Projects for the All-Natural, Hand-Made Home

Bass, Lisa - LYONS PR

Transform your home into a simple farmhouse--no matter where you live--with this beautiful guide to slow living. Country girl and popular blogger Lisa Bass shares her favorite hearty recipes, handmade projects, and tips for natural living that she uses in her own from-scratch life. Slow...
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The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Familys Life with Art and Creativity

Jean Vant Hul - Roost Books
Format: Paperback

Bring out your childs creativity and imagination with more than 60 artful activities in this completely revised and updated edition. Art making is a wonderful way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening...
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The Clutter Remedy: A Guide to Getting Organized for Those Who Love Their Stuff

Marla Stone - New World Library
Format: Paperback

There are many valid approaches to getting rid of stuff and creating neat and tidy spaces. But like many diets, most of these approaches fail long-term. That's because lots of us like our stuff. Whether it's books or photos or tchotchkes, the things we choose to surround ourselves with...
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Chunky Knits: Cozy Hats, Scarves and More Made Simple with Extra-Large Yarn

Alyssarhaye Graciano - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Big, Bold, Beautiful Knits Perfect for Beginners (and Procrasti-Knitters) With big needles and oversized yarn, anyone can knit up fun, stylish patterns in a flash! Alyssarhaye Graciano, knitwear designer and founder of BlackSheepMade, filled this book with quick projects perfect for your...
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Inside Outside: A Sourcebook of Inspired Garden Rooms

Linda O'Keeffe - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

An outdoor room is an extension of the home - a space that can used for entertaining, relaxing, cooking, playing, swimming, and more. In spaces large and small, outdoor rooms offer a retreat from daily life and a connection to nature. In Inside Outside, Linda O'Keefe - former creative...
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52 Random Weekend Projects: For Budding Inventors and Backyard Builders

Grant Thompson - GRIFFIN
Format: Paperback

Grant Thompson, "The King of Random," has created one of the most popular project channels on YouTube, featuring awesome videos such as How to Make a Laser Assisted Blowgun and Assassins Micro Crossbow. He currently has almost 10 million subscribers, posts 5 times a week, and averages over...
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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2021

Jeff Garrett - Whitman Publishing
Format: Paperback

The Official Red Book- A Guide Book of United States Coins "" is 74 Years young and going strong. Collectors around the country love the book's grade-by-grade values, auction records, historical background, detailed specifications, high-resolution photographs, and accurate...
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Beyond Tidy: Declutter Your Mind and Discover the Magic of Organized Living

Annmarie Brogan - Racehorse
Format: Hardcover

The Top Ways to Declutter, Organize, and Get your Life Back in Place! Are you overwhelmed by clutter and disorganization, or are you already organized but want to take it to the "next level?" Either way, you're in the right place! Go beyond the tidying effects of Marie Kondo...
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Stunning Stitches for Crazy Quilts: 480 Embroidered Seam Designs, 36 Stitch-Template Designs for Perfect Placement

Kathy Seaman Shaw - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

You don't have to be a master embroiderer to create beautiful crazy-quilt seams! With 480 seam designs to inspire your creativity, you'll learn to stitch with uniform spacing for a professional appearance. Line everything up perfectly with five pages of full-size stitch templates...
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Modern Rug Hooking: 22 Punch Needle Projects for Crafting a Beautiful Home

Rose Pearlman - Roost Books
Format: Paperback

An artists guide to the craft, beauty, and utility of punch needle rug hooking.. Discover the simple art of rug hooking with this colorful guide that includes both instructions for beginners and innovative ideas for those wanting to go further. Rose Pearlmans abstract designs use modern...
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The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening; Attract and Support Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Bats, and Other Pollinators

Kim Eierman - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat to our food supply and our environment - the steep decline of pollinators. The Pollinator Victory Garden offers practical solutions for winning the war against the demise of these essential...
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Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living

Kris Bordessa - NATL GEOGRAPHIC SOC
Format: Hardcover

Packed with delicious recipes, natural remedies, gardening tips, homemaking ideas, crafts, and more, this indispensable lifestyle reference from the popular blogger behind Attainable Sustainable makes earth-friendly living fun, real, and easy.

Whether you live in a city, suburb, or the country,...

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Wonder Art Workshop: Creative Child-Led Experiences for Nurturing Imagination, Curiosity, and a Love of Learning

Sally Haughey - Quarry Books
Format: Flexibound

In Wonder Art Workshop, educator and educational development expert Sally Haughey shares her approach to hands-on, play-based learning with parents, teachers, and other facilitators, offering 25 activities that let your child take the lead in developing their own sense of intrinsic...
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Creative Pottery: Innovative Techniques and Experimental Designs in Thrown and Handbuilt Ceramics

Deb Schwartzkopf - Quarry Books
Format: Hardcover

Join Seattle-based artist Deb Schwartzkopf for a journey that will help you grow as a potter, whether your background is in wheel-throwing or handbuilding. Creative Pottery (Quarry Books / publishing May 26th, 2020) begins with a quick review of where you are in your own journey as a potter....
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Garden Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from The World's Finest Designers on the Art of the Garden

Carl Dellatore - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

The author of Interior Design Master Class brings together essays by 100 landscape architects and garden designers reflecting on universal gardening questions, illustrated with photos of each designer's work.A classic in the making, Garden Design Master Class brings together...
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Planting the Natural Garden

Piet Oudolf - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

When it was first published, Planting the Natural Garden - the first book by Piet Oufolf - heralded the start of the now immensely popular New Perennial Movement. Since then, Piet Oudolf has become one of the most iconic and groundbreaking designers of our time, responsible for some of the world's...
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Can I Keep It? Small Pets Guide: 39 Cool, Easy-to-Care-for Insects, Reptiles, Mammals, Amphibians, and More

Tanguy - CompanionHouse Books
Format: Paperback

The coolest guide for kids to learn how to take care of the coolest pets! Learn how to care for: Hermit crabs, vampire crabs, and crayfish Beetles, millipedes, stick insects, and praying mantis Mice, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, and hamsters Bullfrogs, horned frogs, geckos, and axolotl...
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Kaffe Fassett's Sew Simple Quilts & Patchworks: 17 Designs Using Kaffe Fassett's Artisan Fabrics

Kaffe Fassett - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Heralded as the King of Color, fabric designer and quilter Kaffe Fassett showcases his glorious range of Artisan fabrics in Kaffe Fassett's Sew Simple. Along with his team of designers, Kaffe has created a varied selection of striking and simple designs that are ideal for practicing...
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The Art of Still Life: A Contemporary Guide to Classical Techniques, Composition, and Painting in Oil

Todd M. Casey - Monacelli Studio
Format: Hardcover

A must-have reference book for today's artists and art students.Every artist needs to learn and master the still life. Written by a well-known artist and expert instructor, The Art of Still Life offers a comprehensive, contemporary approach to the subject that instructs artists on the foundation...
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Victoria Findlay Wolfe's Playing with Purpose: A Quilt Retrospective

Victoria Findlay Wolfe - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Hardcover

Take a deep look inside the evolution of one of today's most important modern quilt artists. Always fascinated by color, pattern, and design, Victoria Findlay Wolfe found her life's true joy in quiltmaking. Her diverse and exciting body of work stirs quilters worldwide to dig deeper,...
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The Ultimate Thread Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Choose the Perfect Thread for Every Project

Becky Goldsmith - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

The best thread guide you'll ever ownAlways choose the right thread! This amazing reference guide features a handy thread use key (organized by thread manufacturer) that shows the most common uses for the wide variety of threads commonly used by quilters and sewists. This valuable information...
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Fresh Fat-Quarter Quilts: 12 Projects for Your Favorite Fabrics

Andy Knowlton - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

How many fat quarters does it take to make a quilt? 6, 8, 10, 12, or 14--the choice is yours! America's favorite fabric cut gets a fun makeover in a dozen all-new patterns from popular blogger Andy Knowlton. In her happy color palette, Andy shares easy-to-sew quilts that will inspire...
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Mending Life: A Handbook for Repairing Clothes and Hearts

Nina Montenegro - Sasquatch Books
Format: Hardcover

Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love. It is also an exploration of how mending can be a gently healing practice in our daily lives and a small act of rebellion in a world where many things are discarded without...
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Knit Shawls & Wraps in 1 Week: 30 Quick Patterns to Keep You Cozy in Style

Marie Greene - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Easy, Beautiful Wraps for Every Season It's all about the layers in Marie Greene's new collection of 30 stylish, versatile shawls, wraps and cowls. Back from her must-have debut Seamless Knit Sweaters in 2 Weeks, Marie has created gorgeous shawls that knit up in as little as 1 week...
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Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 More Small Paintings: Pick Up the Skills, Put on the Paint, Hang Up Your Art

Mark Daniel Nelson - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Rejoice in this second volume of 50 mini paintings from Mark Daniel Nelson to practice your painting techniques and add to your portfolio of small works. Actively learn all you need to know about acrylic painting as you create these all-new projects following the illustrated step-by-step...
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Soul of the Home: Designing with Antiques

Tara Shaw - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Past meets present in this stylish guide to decorating modern homes with heirlooms and antiques Designer and antiques dealer Tara Shaw is a respected supplier of French and European antiques for a host of AD100 and Elle Decor A-listers, including Bobby McAlpine, Mary McDonald,...
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Craft Lab for Kids: 52 DIY Projects to Inspire, Excite, and Empower Kids to Create Useful, Beautiful Handmade Goods

Stephanie Corfee - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

With Craft Lab for Kids, help your kids tap into the fun and empowerment of creating their own custom designs to wear, decorate with, and give.
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The Complete Book of Clean: Tips & Techniques for Your Home

Toni Hammersley - Weldon Owen
Format: Paperback

The follow-up to the bestselling Complete Book of Home Organization, the Complete Book of Home Cleaning is a complete, eco-friendly guide to cleaning your home. From establishing routines, making schedules, and DIYing green cleaning solutions to help keep every area of your home neat, safe...
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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard

Douglas W. Tallamy - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

"Doug Tallamy is a quiet revolutionary and a hero of our time, taking back the future one yard at a time. In Nature's Best Hope, he shows how each of us can help turn our cities, towns and world into engines of biodiversity and human health." - Richard Louv, author...
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Punched: Techniques and Projects for Modern Punch Needle Art

Stacie Schaat - Interweave
Format: Paperback

Discover the primitive craft of punch needle as seen through the eyes of a contemporary artist giving the technique fresh, modern appeal. Yellow Spool's Stacie Schaat shares all you need to know to take a stab in Punched. With Stacie's guidance you'll learn: Simple tools and basic...
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Sew Cute Quilts and Gifts: 30 Lovely Bags, Quilts and Accessories to Stitch, Applique & Embroider

Atsuko Matsuyama - Zakka Workshop
Format: Paperback

Sew Cute Quilts and Bags is a colorful collection of quilts, bags and accessories from beloved designer Atsuko Matsuyama. Originally published in Japan, Sew Cute Quilts and Bags showcases the author's inspiring use of color and retro design style. With over 30 projects to choose from,...
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Tilly and the Buttons: Make It Simple: Easy, Speedy Sewing Projects to Whip Up in an Afternoon

Tilly Walnes - QUADRILLE
Format: Paperback

Sewing doesn't have to be complicated, and you don't need lots of time to make your own clothes. While life is speeding up, this book will help you slow down and squeeze in time to get your creative fix.
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The Ultimate Guide to Preserving Vegetables: Canning, Pickling, Fermenting, Dehydrating and Freezing Your Favorite Fresh Produce

Angi Schneider - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Practical Methods & Recipes for Creating a Treasure Trove of Preserved Foods . When veggies are at their peak of the season, this preserving compendium covering nearly every vegetable is your one-stop source. Brimming with 100 recipes, beautiful full-page color images, step-by-step preservation...
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The Making It Guide to Crafting

Creators of Making It - Abrams
Format: Paperback

A compendium of crafting inspiration and instruction from the competition series Making It on NBC With the all-star duo of Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman leading the way with puns, advice, and good vibes, Making It became the competition series we didn't know we needed, stealing...
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Labor of Love - Scrappy Quilts at the Heart of Home

Sherri L. McConnell - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Like you, Sherri McConnell loves to quilt and fill her home with special creations. Online influencer, fabric designer, and quilt designer Sherri reveals her fresh and simple approach to scrap quilting in step-by-step instructions for a dozen splendidly scrappy projects. From s
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Patchwork Picnic: Simple-to-Piece Blocks That Celebrate the Outdoors

Gracey Larson - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Let's go on a picnic . . . and return inspired to quilt! Sew cute critters, fancy flowers, birds and bugs, trees and turtles, and other odes to the out-of-doors with 30 adorable quilt blocks, each in two sizes: 6" and 12" square. The secret to making these charming designs?...
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The Organic Artist for Kids: A DIY Guide to Making Your Own Eco-Friendly Art Supplies from Nature

Nick Neddo - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Immersed in the natural world, The Organic Artist for Kids inspires creativity by connecting kids and their adults to ouer wilderness roots. In addition to offering a wide variety of fun, collaborative projects using nature as a source for art supplies and inspiration, this book also introduces...
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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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Artisanal Small-Batch Brewing: Easy Homemade Wines, Beers, Meads and Ciders

Amber Shehan - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Home Brewing Just Got Easier and More Exciting with 1-Gallon RecipesAmber Shehan makes home brewing a breeze for beginners and experts alike with smaller 1-gallon (3.8-L) recipes that reduce the time, money and energy needed to create delicious brews all year long. Enjoy the nuanced flavors...
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Anniversary Edition: The Original Manual for Living off the Land & Doing It Yourself

Carla Emery - Sasquatch Books
Format: Paperback

This is an update of the #1 best-selling title on the Sasquatch Books list with an incredible backlist rate of sale that shows this book's ability to constantly appeal to new audiences. The Encyclopedia of Country Living is the original manual of basic skills and country wisdom for living...
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Vogue® Knitting The Ultimate Quick Reference

Vogue Knitting magazine - Vista Partners Inc.
Format: Flexibound

The most trusted on-the-go knitting reference of the past 20 years gets a thorough update, featuring the many advances made in knitting since its original publication. A companion to the completely updated and revised edition of Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book, this quick reference...
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25 Days to Better Machine Quilting: Hands-On Learning to Improve Your Skills

Lori Kennedy

Machine-quilting pro Lori Kennedy has taught hundreds of quilters how to start and, more importantly, how to improve their machine quilting. Now she's packed her vast knowledge, and more than 150 up-close photos, into 25 hands-on lessons you can turn to anytime you need guidance.
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Vintage Hand Lettering: Create Beautiful Fonts with Old Time Flourish

Lisa Quine - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Create Stunning Artwork Inspired by Stylish Typefaces of the PastIn this one-of-a-kind lettering workbook, Lisa Quine -- internationally renowned illustrator and hand letterer extraordinaire -- teaches you how to draw a range of old-school fonts, like elegant victorian, chic art deco,...
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Green

Ula Maria - Mitchell Beazley
Format: Hardcover

Simple gardening ideas for transforming an outdoor space with containers, furniture, lighting and other low-maintenance elements.'Spending so much time outdoors in my childhood made me think of a garden as a natural extension of my home - an inseparable part of everyday life.
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Be, Awake, Create: Mindful Practices to Spark Creativity

Rebekah Younger MFA
Format: Paperback

"The Artist's Way for the twenty-first century." - Nancy Coleman, PhD, clinical psychologist, writer, facilitator, and teacherSettle your mind, connect with the moment, and unleash your creativity with this unique and mindful art journal. In our demanding, fast-paced...
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The Art of Circular Yokes: A Timeless Technique for 15 Modern Sweaters

Kerry Bogert - Interweave
Format: Hardcover

Knit a masterpiece! Discover the how yarn and needles become artistic tools when you work on the beautiful canvas of a circular yoke. The timeless technique of knitting sweaters with nearly invisible shaping allows for painterly colorwork, illustrative lace, beautifully chiseled cables,...
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Modern Crochet: Patterns and Designs for the Minimalist Maker

Teresa Carter - Paige Tate & Co
Format: Hardcover

Modern Crochet: Chic Patterns & Designs for the Minimalist Maker brings crochet to a new generation of makers!Teresa Carter, the creator behind Debrosse (@debrossenyc) makes crochet accessible, teaching basics like how to select the proper tools and yarn and how to read a pattern....
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Patchwork USA: 24 Projects for the Perfect Sewing Getaway: Daytrips, Weekend Retreats and Long Summer Vacations

Heidi Staples - Lucky Spool
Format: Hardcover

Planning a sewing getaway? Heidi Staples of sewing blog Fabric Mutt presents everything needed to have a successful trip, including helpful packing and organizing tips. Each section of this fun, colorful book is organized with travel in mind, offering small, medium, and large projects...
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David Austin's English Roses

David Austin - Acc Art Books

Informative, accessible and stunningly illustrated, David Austin's English Roses introduces the reader to the world of rose propagation and care. The book focuses on English Roses, bred by David Austin to combine the sumptuousness of Old Roses with the strength and practical virtues of Modern...
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The Guide to Woodworking with Kids: Craft Projects to Develop the Lifelong Skills of Young Makers

Doug Stowe - Blue Hills Press
Format: Paperback

The Guide to Woodworking with Kids is a culmination of craftsman Doug Stowes four-decade career in woodworking and nearly twenty years of working with students K-12 in his Wisdom of the Hands woodworking class at the Clear Spring School in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. This comprehensive...
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