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Happy Home Around The World Book
$6.00
Jennifer Paganelli designs one of the most popular fabric lines in the marketplace. In this gorgeous collection, she shows readers how to whip up twenty-one beautiful accessories to transform their space into a sunny, happy home. Each project showcases Jennifer's fresh, whimsical style-from luxe drapery to cheery tablecloths and napkins. Featuring simple step-by-step instructions, a comprehensive glossary of techniques, pattern sheets tucked into a handy front pocket, and lush color photos, this book makes it exceptionally easy to pretty up every room in the house.
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Quilting: 200 Q&A Book
$6.00
Both new and experienced quilters will find a wealth of information on their chosen craft in this book. An introductory section discusses different types of quilts and presents a short history of quilting
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The Knitted Alphabet Book
$6.00
Give a personal decorative touch to knitted projects by adding an inspiring message, a special date, a beloved name or initials. This book shows readers how to hand knit every letter of the alphabet, plus numbers and punctuation marks, in 26 different fonts - from simple classic lettering to more ornate calligraphy and contemporary handwritten styles.
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Edwardian Era Miniatures In 1:12 Scale Book
$6.00
The Edwardian Era (1901-1910) looms larger than life in the imaginations of those who love rich décor and fabulous furniture. This delightful book contains 40 carefully researched, tried-and-tested Edwardian miniature projects, perfect for truly authentic-looking dolls' houses. Divided by room, it features furnishings for every area in the home, from the hallway to the attic. Templates, history, and helpful advice make this an invaluable sourcebook for a bygone age.
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Kindergarten Writing & ABCs Workbook, Star Wars
$6.00
Take learning to another galaxy! Colorful, supplemental workbooks are designed to support your educational objectives through clear instruction, star wars characters and themes, and common core standards. From the creators of brain quest, each consumable workbook includes various activities and an answer key. Perfect for any family wanting to provide additional topical or afterschool practice, summer fun, or to occupy siblings while mom works with other children.
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Manga Makeovers: Create Amazing Drawings Of Yourself Book
$6.00
Manga characters are beautiful, beguiling…and easier to draw than you think. With help from Manga Makeovers, you can take your personal photos and "Manga" every part of your world. Learn styles and techniques to draw: A cute self-portrait, Chibi style. A drift racing car. Yourself as an anti-hero with supernatural powers. A magic bus, and more. This fun-filled approach to the famous Japanese comic style will help you inject some Manga magic into your everyday life. Through this series of easy-to-follow exercises, sketching challenges, inspirational galleries, and scenarios, you'll soon be drawing people, pets, things--or even yourself--Manga-style!
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Home Sewn Home: 12 Gorgeous Projects Book
$6.00
There is something extra special about the things that we have taken the time to make by hand, carefully stitching them with patience and originality. And with modern life having taken a nostalgic twist, many of us have been left wishing we had paid more attention when our grannies offered to teach us how to knit, crochet, embroider and sew. But take heart, it is never too late to learn. Home Sewn Home teaches you how to make a variety of practical handmade items to really make your house a home. This booklet includes 12 simple sewing projects suitable for beginners, along with a tools and techniques section, carefully outlining the fundamental skills and equipment required, as well as offering advice on how to source the right materials to achieve an authentic vintage feel. The projects reflect the key areas of the home – the living room, kitchen and utility, bedroom, bathroom – and together they provide a delightful mix of items that the whole family can enjoy.
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Sew A Bag: A Beginner's Guide To Hand-Sewing Book
$6.00
Sewing is a time-honored tradition that’s functional and purposeful, and is the foundation for almost all clothing and accessories as we know them today. While most books dedicated to this topic focus on machine-sewing, there’s a simpler side to this craft, and learning the techniques and skills needed to hand-sew open up a wide world of possibilities from hemming your own garments to sewing on buttons to repairing beloved closet items to making your own new pieces, like the fold-over clutch featured here. Sew a Bag will introduce readers to hand-sewing, focusing on the basics and the techniques most applicable to sewing that can then be extended to a wide variety of projects in the future. Establishing the building blocks here will encourage crafters to try new ideas and develop their own style as they progress, but it all will start with a simple pattern.
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Shibori Knits Book
$6.00
"Shibori Knits" highlights the intersection between shibori and knitting, offering 20 patterns that utilise this transformative technique. Internationally acclaimed knitwear designer Gina Wilde guides knitters through three dynamic ways to add shibori to knitting. The first method uses physical resists (marbles or corks) that prevent specific areas of knitting from felting; where there are no resists, the garment does felt, creating unique fabric with bobbles and dimensionality.
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My Indian Kitchen: 75+ Authentic, Easy and Nourishing Recipes for Your Family Book
$6.00
Enjoy your favorite Indian foods with faster cooking times, accessible ingredients and exciting flavors with this gorgeous, inspiring guide to modern Indian cuisine. Swayampurna Mishra, founder of Lapetitchef, invites you into her kitchen to share unforgettable meals made convenient for today’s busy home cook. With her poignant writing and lush photography, this cookbook will have you swooning over each page―soon you’ll be filling your home with the comforting aromas of warm, rich spices and fragrant simmering sauces.
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The Vegetable Gardener's Cookbook: 75 Vegetarian Recipes That Will Help You Make the Most Out of Every Season's Harvest Book
$6.00
Danielle Majeika’s vegetarian recipes harmonize the garden with the kitchen for the best-tasting veggie dishes all year round. These simple plant-based meals show you how to use every part of your produce in recipes that let the vegetables shine, including: Autumn Slow Cooker Minestrone with Kale, Butternut Squash and Cranberry Beans
• Butternut Squash Galette with Caramelized Onions and Blue Cheese
• Stuffed Poblanos with Farro and Pinto Beans
• Ember-Roasted Beets and Their Greens with Calabrian Chili Aioli
• Parmesan-Baked Parsnip Gnocchi with Marinara
• Fresh Pea Soup with Arugula Salsa Verde -
Knitting Everyday Finery Book- 128 Pages
$6.00
Knitting is an art where you can make something that is both functional and an outlet for your creative expression. Wearing a beautiful handmade accessory makes you feel special, and they are wonderful gifts. Quick-to-finish, accessories are always popular with knitters.
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Kata Golda's Hand Stitched Felt Book
$6.00
With no more than felt and thread, Kata Golda creates toys and practical items for the home that are undeniably charming, stylish, and sweetly imperfect. Her whimsical creations have been selling at high-end boutiques for several years, and now, in Kata Golda's Hand-Stitched Felt, she shows crafters of all skill levels how to make 25 of her favorites.
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Easy Paper Projects: 60 Crafts You Can Wear, Gift, Use and Admire Book
$6.00
Learn just how versatile paper can be when creating fun, colorful crafts. Whether you have plain printer paper, a rainbow array of cardstock or just a few scraps of construction paper, you’ll be able to create inventive paper crafts that require only a few materials you already have, making them a thrifty and accessible alternative to more complicated projects.
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New American Knits Book
$6.00
New American Knits offers garments that are casual but polished, equally appropriate whether running errands, at the office, or socializing with friends. Author Amy Christoffers takes her inspiration from the clean lines and elegant functionality of American sportswear and creates projects that have a classic nostalgic feel. In designing her fashionable modern uniform, Amy focuses on beautiful everyday sweaters, tops, and pretty accessories.
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Cats: 20 Jewelry and Accessory Designs Book
$6.00
If you’ve a favourite feline friend then this book will help you immortalise them in a piece of jewellery! Taking inspiration from our bewhiskered companions, big and small, this book is packed with gorgeous jewelry and accessories to make. This inspiring new title in the Magpie series shows how to make 20 stunning items, all with a cat motif, with clear step-by-step photography and instructions. With projects including cat charm earrings, tiger stripe pendant, wire cat face ring and lion face brooch, there’s something to appeal to all tastes. Starting with an easy-to-follow techniques section, the book is packed with inspiration and is designed to cater for all skill levels, especially the novice crafter and those on a budget.
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Line: Adventure Into Your Creative Depths Book- 244page
$6.00
From the revolutionary mind of Wreck This Journal author Keri Smith comes an encouraging guide to discovering and trusting your inner voice, all through the guise of making a simple line. As you move through the pages of this book, you'll be asked to start a line, and then to take it through a series of increasingly interesting and meaningful adventures, from letting your line meander or jump around the pages, to using it to help you explore your past, make decisions, and discover the good in your world.
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Sewing For All Seasons: 24 Stylish Projects To Stitch Book
$6.00
From autumn's bursts of orange and red to spring's lush greens, summer's long-lasting golden light and winter's cool whites and grays, the changing seasons provide endless artistic inspiration. In Sewing for All Seasons, author Susan Beal offers 24 beautiful projects imbued with the spirit of each season. Home sewists will enjoy stitching a cozy patchwork throw for autumn, a bright gardening apron to welcome spring, a colorful picnic quilt for summer, and soft woolen slippers for those chilly winter nights.
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Tie & Dye: Colourful Clothing, Gifts And Accessories Book- 112 Pages
$6.00
One of the oldest dyeing techniques, it is also one of the simplest: just a few basic steps produce brilliant and memorable results, with no two pieces exactly alike. This book shows how easy it is to hand-dye your own items at home, with 15 fashion-forward projects, from statement T-shirts, dip-dye shoe-laces and cosmic babygros, to sophisticated shibori tea towels, tropical bunting and retro woven plant hangers.
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Acrylics: A New Way To Paint Book
$6.00
Beginners in art often find that painting with acrylics is an easy way to get started. This book takes an innovative approach to instruction in acrylic illustration, presenting step-by-step explanations of successive details for beginning students to accomplish in a series of paintings-in-progress. Dual-purpose book covers can be set up to create a miniature easel. Each project for the artist to complete appears as a series of two-page sections with an illustrated explanation of how to proceed on each even-numbered page, and a large illustration of the painting-in-progress on the following odd-numbered page.
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4th Grade Reading And Writing Workbook, Star Wars
$6.00
Take learning to another galaxy! Colorful, supplemental workbooks are designed to support your educational objectives through clear instruction, star wars characters and themes, and common core standards. From the creators of brain quest, each consumable workbook includes various activities and an answer key. Perfect for any family wanting to provide additional topical or afterschool practice, summer fun, or to occupy siblings while mom works with other children.
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Cute and Easy Crocheted Cozies Book
$6.00
Crochet a cozy for your phone, your teapot, your laptop, your favorite books, your passport, and more! Cover all your most precious items with cute and colorful crochet, and then why not make something for all your friends too? Start with simple vase cozies to brighten up your mantel, keep your tablet or e-reader safe with a wave-patterned striped cozy, then move on to more complex designs such as the adorable crocheted flower tea cozy, the pretty lace tea-light votive covers, and the soft and warm hot water bottle cover. Expert crafter Nicki Trench, a crochet teacher and author with over 20 years’ experience has designed a series of patterns that will guide you through making these beautiful projects incorporating a wide range of crochet techniques. There is a comprehensive techniques section that explains all the stitches with clear artworks and instructions, followed by three chapters packed with patterns that will delight and inspire you.
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Dressmaking: 200 Q&A Book
$6.00
The newest addition to Barron's 200 Q&A series for needlecraft enthusiasts employs the easy-reference Q&A format as it provides practical solutions to the 200 most frequent problems do-it-yourself dressmakers encounter. Typical questions with answers and instructions include-- How do I sew a zipper into a seam?
Can I shorten a zipper?
What scissors should I use when cutting out fabric?
What is a seam ripper?
What is a raglan sleeve? -
Embroidery: 20 Projects For Friends To Make Book
$6.00
What could be better than getting together with friends and getting creative? If you fancy stitching up some beautiful embroidery decorations on anything from napkins to chairs to wall hangings then this book from the new Super+Super series is for you. With 20 projects to get your creative teeth into, this quirky step-by-step guide to embroidery is full of fun. Projects include mittens, pillow, denim shorts and bunting.
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Making Great Furniture Book
$6.00
Is it possible for newcomers to furniture making to create original, extraordinary projects—beautiful yet practical, from the plans of leading designers? Yes, it is—with this treasury of 25 pieces, inspired by classical, Arts & Crafts, traditional, and contemporary styles. Each project comes with detailed instructions, close-ups of each step, and elegant photographs. A special feature: exploded drawings of cross-sections that peer into places photos can’t see. Some projects are small and quick, such as the rocking chair, cherry table, and retro cabinet. Others use the same techniques to create magnificent works of art: a breakfront bookcase, Shaker writing desk, and Victorian pivot table. Special tips help woodworkers to adapt the techniques to their own personal projects.
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Watercolor Masters And Legends Book- 160page
$6.00
Late 20th and 21st century watercolor artists have transformed the art of watermedia into a golden phenomenon and one of the most significant movements in the history of art. The lives and works of the 34 artists represented here display a multitude of different approaches, philosophies and techniques.
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Knit Monster Nursery Book
$6.00
From the creative mind behind The Big Book of Knitted Monsters comes an adorable collection of 16 knitted toys, clothing articles, accessories, and nursery decorations that you'll love to knit for Baby. Stitch a whole roomful of practical items--including an irresistible monster mobile, baby blankets, blocks, bookends, rattles, hats, and more
Find beginner-friendly patterns that make the most of your precious knitting time
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Sci-Fi Fashion Art School Book- 144page
$6.00
Your guide to drawing sci-fi characters! From post-apocalyptic Earth to extraterrestrial civilizations, get ready to explore the farthest reaches of your imagination and evoke your own original sci-fi worlds.
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Toilet Roll Covers (Cozy) Book
$6.00
Give your bathroom a fabulous retro touch with the most iconic of bathroom accessories: the toilet roll cover. You will discover a wonderful range of knitted novelties in this tongue-in-cheek guide. Toilet Roll Covers features 30 knitted and crocheted projects which are great fun to make and show off. The projects are fully illustrated and the patterns are straightforward to follow. There is a comprehensive techniques section to get you started, so you will find it easy to create your woolly work of art, even if you are an absolute beginner
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Custom Knits 2 Book
$6.00
n "Custom Knits 2", Wendy takes the techniques one step further, presenting patterns, formulas, tips and tricks for customising any type of knitted garment-for women, men or children. Each chapter in Custom Knits 2 begins with a tutorial and is then followed by a selection of patterns on which to practice what you learned
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Comic Book Artist's Workbook Book- 176page
$6.00
Aspiring comic book artists and storytellers will thoroughly enjoy this book! Seasoned author Daniel Cooney shows readers how to draw credible perspective from any point of view for convincing backgrounds and their relationships with the characters that inhabit them. This instructional book works like a journal filled with exercises for creating scenes in the context of storytelling. Practical demonstrations and interactive workbook grids to complete show readers how to enjoy the process as they develop their drawing mechanics and storytelling "chops."
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The Frugal Paleo Cookbook: Affordable, Easy & Delicious Paleo Cooking Book
$6.00
For those on the Paleo diet, one of the biggest concerns isn’t the variety but the price. Luckily, Ciarra Colacino, creator of The Colacino Kitchen, has over 100 easy, wallet-friendly Paleo recipes that will feed the whole family. And this expanded edition includes 25 delicious new recipes that you can add to your weeknight rotation. Ciarra uses flavorful but less expensive cuts of meat in traditional yet approachable cooking methods and shares her roll-forward technique for creating multiple dishes to maximize your time in the kitchen. You’ll love her keys to budgeting, tips for making items ahead of time, 5-ingredients-or-less seasoning blends and other money-saving pointers.
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The Ultimate New Mom's Cookbook: A Complete Food and Nutrition Resource for Expectant Mothers, Babies and Toddlers
$6.00
The Ultimate New Mom’s Cookbook is your guide to navigating this new world of prenatal nutrition, baby purees and picky eaters. Brimming with wholesome, satisfying recipes for every stage from the first day of your pregnancy to those tricky toddler years, this book eases your transition into parenthood and sets the foundation for your child to be a healthy and adventurous eater. Delicious recipes like Tropical Tummy Mango Faux-’Jito soothe an upset stomach and satisfy intense pregnancy cravings, while Soba Noodle and Broccoli Rabe Buddha Bowls keep your energy up for sleepless nights filled with feedings. As your baby transitions to solids, nutrient-packed purees can be easily whipped up and repurposed into flavorful meals the whole family will enjoy, like Southwest Sweet Potato Cakes and Black Bean Salsa Fresca.
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Make It Sparkle Book- 128page
$6.00
Handmade, colorful gem jewellery lends the perfect one-of-a-kind touch to magical, special occasions. This book walks you through the process of creating your own beautiful pieces--earrings, necklaces and bracelets--to capture your inner princess. A little shine--a lot of fun! Stand out from the crowd with the cute and carefree jewellery in Make it Sparkle! Inside, jewellery junkie Lindsay Burke of Fusion Beads shares 25 colorful, sparkling pieces that will make any outfit pop.
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Tasty Cute Amigurumi Patterns Book
$6.00
More and more crochet and knitting enthusiasts are discovering amigurumi! It's the popular new crochet craze from Japan that uses the double ring technique to make tiny, cuddly, and very unusual crocheted toys and novelties. "Tasty Cute, " the latest in author Annie Obaachan's series of amigurumi books, gives detailed directions for making truly unique and absolutely eye-catching crocheted toys that will delight children and amuse friends.
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Sew Your Own Dolls Book
$6.00
In Sew Your Own Dolls there are girl dolls and boy dolls, casual dolls and fancy dolls, and even a doll in pyjamas! There are four basic body and head shapes and infinite possibilities for making them unique. Maggie is going shopping wearing a chic navy dress coat and carrying a glitter clutch bag, Louisa is having a casual day and is dressed in jeans, a flannel shirt and baseball shoes, and dapper Hugo is a cool sailor in a striped top with tattooed arms. There is a doll for everyone, and each one has full-size templates for the body shapes and outfits, and simple step-by-step artworks and instructions to help you on your way – the only difficult part is choosing which one to make first!
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Silhouette Style: Techniques And Template Book
$6.00
Discover the modern versatility of the classic silhouette. The bold lines and strong contrasts of the silhouette are no longer limited to flat, two-color portraits to be hung on the family room wall. In Silhouette Style, silhouette designs take on color, dimension and the 21st Century. Nanetta Bananto teaches you to bring papercuts to life in more than 40 projects incorporating her beautiful, original designs. Create tea-light lanterns, gift boxes, cards, paper dolls and fashion accessories using papercut designs in themes such as sea life, animals, flowers and fashion.
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Everyday Crafting- Crochet Home Book by Tamara Kelly
$6.00
SOFTCOVER 336 PAGES. Whether looking for a plump pouf to add comfort to your living room, unique embellishments for a one-of-a-kind kitchen, or a colorful new throw for your master bedroom, this collection of more than 35 crochet patterns has something for every room in your home. Plus, you'll find quick accessories to keep you cozy, too.
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Quilt Toppings: Fun and Fanciful Embellishments Book
$6.00
Designed with both the hand and the machine quilter in mind, this thorough look at ways to paint, bead, trim, and stitch embellishments onto finished quilts brings together diverse media for the experienced quilter. Modern as well as time-honored materials are used to create new works of fabric art. Hundreds of ideas are presented, using techniques including paint and paint sticks, burnishing, beads and buttons, ribbons, tassels, and embroidery. Prep steps for all methods and post-project care are also covered. An "Idea Gallery" at the end of each chapter is not prescriptive—the projects are jumping-off places for quilters looking to add color, texture, and pizzazz to their repertoire. The emphasis is on creativity, making the book an enduring source of future inspiration.
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Assembled | Transform Everyday Objects Into Robots! Book- 144 Pages
$6.00
A fun collection of figurative assembled art pieces to inspire the reader to scout around their homes for spare everyday objects that can be turned into characterful assemblage art sculptures. Assembled features 25 contemporary assemblage art projects by international artists through before and after shots as well as an additional gallery of inspiring assembled pieces. Each of the 25 projects is shown through the transformation of a group of found objects into finished sculpture with accompanying instructions on project inspiration, assemblage methods and bonding techniques. The projects are disassembled to their very core to reveal not just the easily identifiable elements used in their creation, such as a tennis racket, thermos, or bicycle frame, but also every screw, bolt, thread, rope, or wire used to assemble them.
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Splash 17: Inspiring Subjects Book- 144page
$6.00
A revealing gesture, a brilliant quality of light, a particularly perfect bloom... This volume of Splash is dedicated to those glorious sparks of inspiration, and the stories of how 129 artists fanned them into some of today's greatest watercolor paintings. The emotional connection between subject and artist resonates in these pages, delivering the caliber of art and insight that has made Splash a perennial favorite.
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Drawing For Painters Pocket Book
$6.00
The newest title in Barron's Pocket Art Guides series demonstrates various ways to render different forms and shapes when working with color media, including oils, watercolors, acrylics, inks, pastels, and colored pencils. Exercises offer students practice in rendering basic geometric shapes, such as cubes and cylinders. They teach students to outline shapes with paint and brush, ink, or chalks. Titles in Barron's Pocket Art Guides series present practical advice and instruction to art students and devoted amateurs. Each book focuses on a specific aspect of painting or drawing and includes tips that even experienced professionals will find helpful. The books are filled with captioned color illustrations and include notes on how famous artists solved specific problems
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Homemade Holiday: Craft Your Way Through More Book
$6.00
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 edible gift tags, make homemade bath salts, and paint authentic tree ornaments. With last-minute ideas and lots of inspiration, this book will help you wrap up gift-giving and decorating for the holiday season.
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Crafting with Nature: Grow or Gather Your Own Supplies for Simple Handmade Crafts, Gifts & Recipes Book
$6.00
Fuse your love for crafting and the outdoors with this incredible compilation of DIY crafts, recipes and gifts made with natural materials you can grow or gather yourself. Gardening and crafting expert Amy Renea takes you on a journey to collect plant materials from the woods, the backyard, the garden and even the pantry, then craft those items into something special yet easy to do. She provides detailed tutorials and recipes for things like making solid perfume, crafting wooden buttons to accent a hat, preparing natural dye for easy paper flowers, canning your own fruit jam, handcrafting wreaths, using seed pods to create beautifully rustic earrings and even making your own coconut oil for lotions or sea salt for hand scrubs! And throughout the book, you’ll learn new crafting techniques like wood burning, imprinting leaves onto clay and how to infuse oil with herbs for culinary and cosmetic delights.
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Say It With Paper: Fun Papercraft Projects To Book
$6.00
Discover paper's true potential with this book full of exciting projects that enable you to discover new paper arts, such as pop ups, papercuts and 3-D shapes. Learn how paper can be used to communicate ideas, how it can be photographed and lit to great effect and even how it can be animated. Develop skills in construction, tessellation, model making and scene creating, while also working with scale and moving parts. Paper has never been more fun and more intriguing
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Easy Toys To Crochet: Dolls Animals & Gifts For Kids Book- 112 Pages
$6.00
Discover simple patterns for huggable dolls, loveable animals and nursery favourites. Which one will you choose to make first? A racing car, a rocket or a farmyard friend? All the projects are prefect for beginners and make adorable gifts for all to treasure.
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Knitted Flowers: 22 Projects To Make Book
$6.00
Choose from 22 pretty projects, including a pot filled with African violets, a red rose corsage, an Angora-yarn poppy and beaded snowflake flowers.
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Knit Shawls & Wraps in 1 Week: 30 Quick Patterns to Keep You Cozy in Style Book
$6.00
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 and wear like a dream. Easy to memorize and portable, these patterns range from voluminous wraps to cute cowls, making it easy to enjoy the satisfaction of a finished project or last-minute gift, even when your knitting time is limited. With Marie’s signature foolproof instructions, these patterns are perfect for advanced beginners and beyond. Whether you’re looking for a light spring layer, a summer statement piece or a thick toasty shawl, you’ll find a wide array of colors, shapes and yarn weights to complement your style, no matter the weather.