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Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
The Dangerous Book for Boys
by Collins (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2007-05-01)

Nancy Bush
Knitted Lace of Estonia: Techniques, Patterns, and Traditions
by Interweave Press (Paperback)

Combining some of the oldest knitted artifacts in Northern Europe with authentic tips and expert advice, this distinctive guidebook demonstrates a wide range of knitting knowledge. Featuring 14 heirloom-quality projects, this savvy reference includes traditional lace-knitting techniques such as the starburst, twig, peacock, and lily of the valley patterns. Modern variations on classic methods and adding lace edges are also explored, and photographs from several Estonian museums beautifully illustrate various completed designs. With accessible graphed and written instructions, the projects include Estonian-style shawls, stoles, and scarves.

Kelly Rae Roberts
Taking Flight: Inspiration And Techniques To Give Your Creative Spirit Wings
by North Light Books (Paperback)

Stretch Your Wings • Learn to Soar • Take FlightIn Taking Flight, you’ll find overflowing inspiration—complete with a kindred spirit in author and mixed-media artist Kelly Rae Roberts. Join her on a fearless journey into the heart of creativity as you test your wings and learn to find the sacred in the ordinary, honor your memories, speak your truth and wrap yourself in the arms of community.Along the way you’ll be inspired by:Step-by-step techniques—learn the most-loved mixed-media methods of the author and seven talented contributing artists, and combine them in fresh and unexpected ways.Thought-provoking prompts and quotes—along with encouraging stories, insights and gentle guidance for finding your bliss, whatever your art or craft.Plenty of eye candy—pages and pages of the author’s endearing artwork, along with the varied works of the contributors.Of course, learning to fly isn’t entirely a step-by-step process—sooner or later, you just need to take a ...

Miyako Kanamori
Happy Gloves: Charming Softy Friends Made from Colorful Gloves
by HP Trade (Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-10-07)

Colorful gloves become adorable creations— from the author of Sock and Glove.Whimsical and endearing, here are nineteen more softy sewing projects in the adorable, quirky aesthetic of Sock and Glove. Because who doesn’t have a few odd gloves lying around—and who couldn’t use another quietly cheerful small friend? Includes complete instructions to make a chipmunk, frog, duck, flower, car, donkey, tiger, and more!

Nancy Eha
Bead Creative Art Quilts
by Creative Visions Press (Paperback)

Miyako Kanamori
Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves
by HP Trade (Paperback)

Easy to make...easy to love! Sock and Glove presents thirteen delightful softy projects that are quick to make-and certain to amuse and delight. Full of individuality and mischief, these stuffed creations are all pieced together from ordinary socks, gloves, and mittens. Step-by-step illustrations and instructions make it easy to craft and dress a whole menagerie, including monkeys, elephants, piglets, bunnies, and even an insouciant fish. Endearing to adults and children alike, these whimsical creatures make perfect gifts and inspiring companions.

Dover
Origami Fun Kit for Beginners
by Dover Publications (Paperback)

This affordable kit includes everything needed by beginners to master the age-old art of paperfolding. • 3 great starter books • 55 fun-to-do projects• Over 1,000 easy-to-follow illustrations• 96 sheets of authentic origami paper in traditional vibrant hues, rainbow patterns, and metallic colored foils

Kay Gardiner, Ann Meador Shayne
Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines: Patterns, Stories, Pictures, True Confessions, Tricky Bits, Whole New Worlds, and Familiar Ones, Too
by Potter Craft (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-09-16)

Dear Fellow Knitter,Welcome! Come on in. Have a seat—we’ve been waiting for you.Ever since our first book, Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters’ Guide, we’ve been exploring techniques and ideas that we once thought were the sort of thing that only brilliant knitters could do.Our conclusion: We are all brilliant knitters! None of this is rocket science! If you can knit a garter stitch scarf, you’ve figured out the hard part. Now it’s time for the fun to start. You hold in your hands the result of our odyssey. It’s a new collection of 30 delicious projects that we hope will take you on your own knitting adventures.Decorating Yourself: A collection of beautiful things to make for your most demanding (and forgiving) client.The Fairest Isle of All: A simple, quick introduction to a sort of knitting you may not have considered, with surprising, modern projects.Covering the Small Human: Pint-sized knits, including baby hats, dreamy dresses, and a cool pullover for ...

Alicia Paulson
Stitched in Time: Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy
by Potter Craft (Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-11-11)

In Stitched in Time Alicia Paulson shares 30 beautiful, inventive, and thoughtful projects that encourage you to take your memories down from the bookshelf, out of the closet, or off the hard drive and bring them into your daily life. Creator of a charming line of handmade gifts and accessories called Posie: Rosy Little Things, Paulson organizes these adorable handmade mementos—each one incorporating unique elements such as photos, drawings, and other ephemera—into three sections: For the Little Ones, For Every Day, and For Special Occasions. Many projects are easy enough for the beginning sewer to complete, and Paulson explains all the necessary techniques, from hand- and machine-sewing to embroidery, appliqué, stenciling, and transferring photos to fabric. In as little as a weekend anyone can create a keepsake for the ages that will be enjoyed every day­—whether it’s a quilt made from outgrown baby clothes, an apron featuring a favorite family recipe, a tote bag ...

Julia Harding, Darrell Gibbs
Sukie Iron-Ons (Sukie)
by Chronicle Books (Paperback)

This work includes a fantastic craft pad that let's you transfer popular Sukie designs onto you bags, T-shirts, anything!

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