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Your one-stop guide for all things crafting and fun for the whole family! Crafty Family Ideas will show you tons of simple crafts, recipes, and other ideas for a creative life. Featuring 55 delicious recipes and playful DIY projects to make as a family – from a bubblegum machine and homemade bug spray to a pumpkin pie garland and Christmas cookies – this engaging and entertaining guide is jam-packed with endless fun for every season and every occasion! With an aim to inspire and entertain, this book is perfect for parents looking for fresh ideas and instill a love of crafting in their kids. Written in her relatable and humorous style author Kristin Gambaccini is known for from her popular blog Perfectly Destressed, Crafty Family Ideas is a creative, must-have resource for every busy parent looking to juggle it all while having stress-free fun!

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Great for gifting and even better for playing, combine your love for chess, Christmas, and woodcarving into a stunning masterpiece! Perfect for both beginner and advanced woodcarvers, this guide includes simple caricature carving techniques and step-by-step instructions for each piece. Featuring 6 full-size patterns, you’ll reindeer knights, elf pawns, North Pole rooks, snowman bishops, Mrs. Claus as Queen, and Santa Claus as King! Also included are instructions for finishing and painting your carvings. Woodcarving a Jolly Christmas Chess Set is the ultimate way to spread the holiday cheer into a classic game of chess while building your woodcarving skills! Author Dwayne Gosnell is an award-winning carver and president of the Catawba Valley Wood Carvers, as well as a member of the Caricature Carvers of America, making him the perfect instructor for this exciting new take on a timeless game!

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Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Revised & Expanded Second Edition is a complete sourcebook of working shop drawings for 61 classic pieces of American furniture. Whether known as Craftsman, Arts & Crafts, or Mission, these sturdy, straightforward and immensely popular designs have graced American homes for more than 100 years. The author, a master cabinetmaker, measured original Craftsman antiques to create these detailed plans. This revised new paperback edition is compiled from three of his previous books: Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture; Shop Drawings for Craftsman Inlays & Hardware; and More Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture. Every type of furniture is represented here: from trestle tables, love seats, and nightstands to corner cabinets, rockers, tabourets and more. With perspective views, elevations, sections, details, and cutting lists, this book gives woodworkers the heart of the Craftsman aesthetic, along with all the information needed for workshop success. A bonus section on inlays and hardware offers original designs that add color, lyricism, and a graceful flourish to ever-popular Craftsman furniture.

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With mile-long supermarket aisles lined with cans, jars, and boxes, today's consumer has no need to can food to survive, and yet the popularity of home canning continues to rise. For those green-minded locavores seeking fresh foods from farmers' markets and people wanting greater control over what they are eating, Canning Essentials opens the lid to a whole new world of delicious, sustainable options. Offering a modern perspective on this traditional kitchen art, Jackie Callahan Parente, a writer and lifelong home canner, provides useful advice on the various aspects of canning, freezing, and so much more, with an emphasis on safety and troubleshooting the problems that stand in the way of success for many beginners.

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The complete reference handbook for DIY home woodworking, this is an absolute must-have guide for beginners and even experienced craftsmen. Every tool you'll need is laid out with guidance on safety measures, care instructions, and how and when to use it, from gauges and shaping tools to clamps, drills, and more. Every technique you'll use is described and detailed, from constructing to finishing. You'll know what type of woods to use for certain projects, how they cut, and their durability. After learning the crucial fundamentals of woodworking, you'll complete 5 step-by-step projects that are beautiful and useful items for everyday use, ranging from a dining room table to a bedside cabinet. Concise and practical, and useful even for experienced woodworkers, Woodworker's Handbook will help you practice and improve your skills--and learn new ones!

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Whether you have a backyard or only a terrace, you bet you can grow beautiful heirloom tomatoes! From the host of NPR's You Bet Your Garden, Mike McGrath will teach you everything you need to know about choosing tomato varieties, germination, planting, staking, caging, food, water, maintenance, pest control and diseases, and harvesting. You Bet Your Garden: Guide to Growing Great Tomatoes is filled with expert insight, fascinating tomato lore, and Mike's signature witty and conversational tone, making this essential guide to tomato gardening even more fun to read. Understand all the benefits of growing your own tomatoes and learn tips and techniques to doing so from the leading authority in the field!

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The smallest window sill, the tiniest balcony, or a sliver of space on a bookcase can now be adorned by thriving greenery! This book is the inspiration you need to add decorative greenery to your small living space and contains 50 projects for creating and maintaining a wide variety of charming and low-maintenance mini indoor gardens. Whether you prefer succulents, cacti, greenery, flowering plants, vegetables, or orchids, the chosen plants within these pages are all easy to find at your local garden centers. Like a visual recipe book to modify and create your own mini garden, transform unique items into decorative plant containers, grow inspired with the beautiful photography and helpful tips, and awaken the creative gardener in you!

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Written by the author of London’s most popular cycling blog and using years of experience and contributions from readers, it offers more than 30 leisurely routes covering both inner and outer London. Each itinerary is described in detail with a series of points of interest also pinpointed on an accompanying route map. Boxed information with each route shows at-a-glance the start point, likely duration, and some suggestions for where to eat and drink along the way. The book also covers important practical information on cycling, such as choosing the right bike for your style of cycling; tips on urban cycling, social cycling, and cycling with children; and guidance on security and insurance as well as information on accessories and clothing. This best selling guide to cycling in London is completely updated with new routes, maps, and colour photographs. It also includes full details of Santander Cycles, London's public bike sharing scheme.

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Omlet's easy-to-clean, safe and stylish Eglu chicken houses became an instant design icon when they were launched in 2004. Omlet quickly became most popular brand among chicken keepers, appealing to a new generation of people wanting to keep chickens as pets in their back gardens. This complete guide covers everything a novice chicken keeper needs to know, and reimagines the way you live with and look after your chickens. From helping you select the right variety of chicken to buy and setting up your coop, through to training them, rearing chicks and even showing them at events, this really is a one-stop guide to becoming a confident and expert owner. As well as background history on the chicken, there is a wealth of information on eggs and delicious recipes for cooking your eggs perfectly. Questions posed by Omlet's chicken-keeping customers are all answered here, with special emphasis on how to look after your chickens, dealing with common pests and diseases, and a year round planner to help you keep on top of the little maintenance jobs. With advice on practical matters such as runs and coops, to what and how to feed your chickens for maximum fowl fitness, this eggcellent guide from Omlet aims to ensure you have the happiest chickens on the planet.

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A learn through play activity sticker book for young children. Children will discover and learn about different objects and animals found on a farm and in the ocean through a series of colorful illustrations. Each illustration depicts different objects or animals with spaces for the child to place one of the included stickers. Children will also learn fun facts about each object or animal as they complete each sticker activity page. This interactive activity helps young minds to develop observational skills, hand/eye coordination and problem-solving

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A learn through play activity sticker book for young children. Children will discover and learn about different shapes and colours through a series of vivid illustrations. Each image depicts different objects or animals with spaces for the child to place one of the included stickers. Children will also learn to identify the shapes and the colours in the illustration and find the same shape and colour stickers. This interactive activity helps young minds to develop observational skills, hand/eye coordination and problem-solving

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Combat the I''m bored blues and engage children with an entertaining alternative to technology with this boredom-busting activity book. Children will find the book''s wide array of riddles, coloring pages, labyrinths, spot-the-differences, and search-and-find activities both fun and rewarding. Playful dinosaurs take readers through three chapters of delightful entertainment which increase in difficulty to keep them entertained and challenged throughout. Learning through play with activities that require logic, focus, and critical thinking skills builds self-esteem and confidence and reinforces that learning can be fun.

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Help young learners develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills in a fun and playful way. Doc tells his friend Amelia that he has invented a robot who knows everything but there''s one problem: he didn''t program the right data for 365 STEM-focused questions in the areas of nature, science, math, history, and geography. To fix the problem and successfully reprogram Data the Robot, he needs help in identifying the correct answers. The book is divided into colour-coded chapters with symbols identifying each topic for quick visual identification. Answers are provided in the same color-coded method, making it easy for young children to see if their guesses are correct as they help Doc reprogram Data the Robot. Questions are suitable for children as young as 6 years old and can be enjoyed independently, with friends or as a family activity.

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Fun and easy sticker painting for little hands, First Fun Sticker Painting: Wild Animals includes animals from the wild that children love like lions, zebras, bears, peacocks and more! Illustrator Ed Miller creates a canvas with subtle prompt that help little ones get started. Each bright and colorful sticker collection has a guide so exacting little ones can create their paintings just like the sample, or budding artists can make their own designs in an abstract or Picasso style. Stickers help little ones improve their dexterity, learn their colors, and entertain themselves building paintings sticker by sticker. Older artists can use the designs as creative inspiration. This adorable activity book will appeal to toddlers and preschoolers alike--all of whom love stickers--and will keep them busy and off tech, which parents love. The design pages are in the front of the book with perforated sticker pages in the back for easy removal.

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Based on the award-winning and parent approved The Paper Girls Show promoting the maker mindset to imagine, design, and create solutions to overcome daily challenges, this book introduces beginner origami and paper crafts to young readers while simultaneously teaching valuable lessons. This special edition comes complete with 100 paper folding sheets and detailed step-by-step instructions for 20 super fun paper folding projects. Join Caily and Reese as they share each project including a QR code link to the Paper Girls show episode where young makers can enter the amazing paper world of Confetti, seeing how each origami project helped solve an important problem. Projects include a fashion dress, mouse, musical note, Fabio the Fish, butterfly and so much more! Kids will be completely enthralled by this unique paper craft book for kids and the amazing world of the Paper Girls Show.

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This book is full of adorable mandala coloring pages packed with fun drawings. Objects, people, animals and numbers that start with the designated letter. Designed in the mandala tradition, they introduce children to the modern appeal of this ancient aesthetic, and a calming sense of rhythm. Chunky colourable letters are paired with each mandala followed by a list of vocabulary words to learn and trace for reading and writing practice. My Mandala Alphabet will positively affect any child''s well-being while teaching them the basic foundations of learning to read and write.

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Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint by sticker book for kids ages 6-10 features a collection of 10 geometric designs of various zoo animals. Using anywhere from 60-100 colored stickers for each animal pattern, place them in the appropriate spot according to its numbered section and watch as the geometric shapes transform into beautiful, crystalized designs. Also included are fun facts to learn more about each amazing animal. An entertaining, hands-on activity for kids, this sticker painting book offers an excellent opportunity for developing their focus and attention span. Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that can easily detach to be displayed or gifted once a painting is completed.

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Do you know why ghosts don't like rainy weather? Because it dampens their spirits! From the creative minds at Kid Scoop®, an award-winning activity page for children that features in more than 250 newspapers from California to Bangkok, comes this hysterical book chock full of jokes, riddles, and puns. Kids will love flipping through these pages and learning over 100 jokes they've never heard before and can't wait to tell. Providing hours of endless laughter, this book is perfect for joke lovers, both young and old.

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Have you ever wondered what life in a bird’s nest is like? This innovative children’s book takes young readers on a unique adventure to see how all kinds of birds build their nests! Featuring stunning illustrations, educational captions, vocabulary words, cut-out accents, and hidden chambers, each turn of the page reveals more and more stunning secrets of nature. From cuckoos and woodpeckers to owls, storks, ducks, and so many more, discover what birds do to make a nest, what different eggs look like, how nestlings hatch, and other super cool fun facts all about birds!

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Through this empowering story kids will learn to always be themselves and join Bee-Bee as he learns the same lesson! While his royal kitty siblings are training, Bee-Bee is self-conscious about his own honey powers -- he thinks they're nothing compared to all the cool things his siblings can do and wishes he was more like them. But when Kitlandia falls under attack, Bee-Bee's honey-sticking powers are exactly what the Ninja Kitties need to save the town and defeat the evil scheme of the Fang Gang. An uplifting Ninja Kitties book that teaches children why comparison is the thief of joy, and to always be themselves because they're unique in their own special way!

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The perfect first baby book to introduce under-4s to colours and words, this charmingly illustrated board book will delight parents and children alike! Featuring dozens of words and pictures for babies to begin making verbal connections to what they see, each spread includes four memorable images of common items in the color featured. With each spread focussing on a single colour with images labeled in an easy-to-read font, babies can begin to learn their first colours and items found in their everyday surroundings. Durable board book pages and rounded corners make this baby-proof book safe, fun, and educational.

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The perfect first baby book to help little ones learn the alphabet alongside amazing animals, for children ages 1-3. Featuring one animal for each letter against a crisp, visually appealing color block background to engage toddlers, letters are displayed in both uppercase and lowercase to help young readers start to become familiar with the alphabet. Children will be introduced to some of the world’s most interesting animals and birds that roam the earth, from their own backyards to the wild jungles, deserts, and oceans around the globe, including sleepy sloths, dapper penguins, sneaky jaguars, and more. The stunning high-impact images paired with each letter of the alphabet make learning your ABC easier, more engaging, and way more fun. A memorable teaching tool, this ABC board book also includes rounded corners for a baby-proof educational experience.

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This on-the-go activity book features dozens of crazy cool secret codes, puzzles, patterns, word searches that will keep kids engaged as they play and learn all winter long. Author and former teacher, Vicki Whiting, is the founder of Kid Scoop, an award-winning weekly activity page that promotes standards-based learning. Parents and teachers around the world use Vicki’s fun activities to stimulate academic success and a joy of learning. With this expansive collection of exercises, kids aged 5-10 will spend hours learning as they complete hundreds of exciting activities.

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Before you buckle up and hit the road, grab a pen and this on-the-go road trip activity book for kids. Perfect for kids who love an adventure, this jam-packed compact activity book has everything kids ages 5-10 need to have as much fun getting there as they will when they arrive.

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Spark your little one’s imagination with this magical coloring book for kids ages 3-6! Featuring page after page of 30 fun illustrations to color, including flying fairies, ballerina bunnies, pretty princesses, mermaids, castles, unicorns, and so much more, this Whimsical Fairies Coloring Book is the perfect creative activity for young children to express themselves and keep them engaged. Using crayons, colored pencils, markers, or any other preferred art materials, kids will love bringing these fantasy-inspired illustrations to life! A luxurious matte cover that’s soft to the touch gives this coloring book a unique, high-quality feel.

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The perfect first puzzle book for kids, First Fun: Mazes is filled with more than 50 simple mazes and vibrant illustrations that children ages 4-6 will love! From finding their way to the moon to fishing with cats, each puzzle page is designed to entertain and engage kids while they learn through play. Also included are fill-in-the-blank prompts for an added educational element for kids to practice their basic spelling skills. Featuring a variety of fun scenes and interactive activities that will pique their interest as they think, problem-solve, write, count, and laugh, this must-have book offers page after page of exciting challenges! Author and illustrator Edward Miller is an acclaimed artist and children’s author of several books, including I Know an Old Lady, The Tooth Book, The Monster Health Book, and several others.

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Learn all about an adorable little zebra! A perfect first baby book, this high-quality finger puppet book is the first-ever designed specifically for babies with its black, white, and red high-contrast art. Help your baby’s developing eyesight make visual connections while also stimulating their focusing skills. With a simple and fun rhyming story about the zebra to introduce your baby to language patterns, included is a soft plush finger puppet to play with as you read to them! Easy wipe clean board book pages with rounded corners are perfect for children as young as six months. Author and illustrator Agnese Baruzzi is also the illustrator of several other children’s books, including the best-selling Find Me! series, The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood, Dining with Monsters, and dozens more!

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This exciting project book for children aged 7-14 combines creative play with eco-awareness, while supporting STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths). Thirty fun ideas range from building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, making green gifts, and more. By cleverly combining creativity with eco-awareness, this timely book encourages children aged 7-14 to put down their mobile devices and get involved. From building a wind turbine and a go-kart to creating light, growing vegetables, and making green gifts, Eco Kids Self Sufficiency Handbook offers a wide range of ways to capture the imagination and make a positive contribution to the world around us. Thirty exciting projects support integrated STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, art, maths). With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and photographs, no project is too difficult for children to complete with adult supervision.

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The benefits of music are monumental! Ukuleles are the perfect first instrument for kids to learn to play, and this book will show them why and how. Filled with basic instructions for holding positions, tuning, basic chords, and more, children will then learn and practice 25 songs, games, and activities. From songs about counting to songs about yoga, each exciting musical activity provides a rich and playful learning experience kids will love! Kid's Guide to Learning the Ukulele is a must-have musical journey for children and parents or teachers alike - no prior experience or knowledge needed!

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Essential Crochet Dictionary is an incredible reference guide that covers 100 stitches you need to know to be a successful crocheter, including the rosette stitch, honeycomb mesh stitch, iris stitch, Albanian stitch, checkerboard stitch, bobble stich, and so much more! You will be able to tackle any crochet project after mastering the correct stitch for it with these easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and over 150 photos for guidance. Great for beginner, intermediate and advanced crocheters, the stitches are organized by style including full, mesh, open, relief, border, and Tunisian. The stitches have been photographed on a black background, making the details of the stitch easier to see -- and learn! The stitches in this dictionary have been chosen for their diversity, rendering, modernity, and simplicity of execution. It's a must-have for any yarn-lover's library.

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An introduction to Japanese amigurumi, with guidance on choosing a yarn, different crochet stitches, working on tension, fixing mistakes, and reading a stitch pattern. Includes 30 adorable amigurumi patterns for you to create including a teddy bear, bunny, unicorn, triceratops, a mouse, and many others.

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Piece and Quilt as You Go is a must-have beginners' quilting guide. Author, teacher, TV personality, and master quilter Debi Schmitz Noriega offers an introduction to quilting with a historical background of quilting, 8 quilting techniques--including joining strips on the front and the back, sashing, binding edge, batting joined and not joined, heirloom quilt, and crazy quilt; tips from her own quilting experiences; varied quilt designs like bags, scarves, and potholders; and mini patterns throughout her book to excite the quilter and make this book their new quilting favorite. Quilting on the go is a simple way to quilt individual blocks of a larger project and then join them together later without the need of a quilting machine as well as a great way to use up fabrics and incorporate them into exciting designs. Piecing them on the go saves you time as you can quilt anywhere, anytime. Start now and see what beautiful quilts you can make in no time.

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Cute, clever, and fun for all, make super sweet amigurumi crochet projects that are two creations in one. A delightful book of inside-out animal crochet patterns created with traditional and faux fur yarns. Filled with tips, tricks, and techniques to build your skills and ensure success for every design, this exciting guide features seven adorable amigurumi patterns that are reversible and transform into a whole new design. From a fox that becomes a cat, a snowball that becomes a penguin, otters that become seashells, and more, these designs are truly one-of-a-kind and offer something special to the craft of amigurumi crochet. Opening with guidance on tools, yarns, and other necessities, also included are technique tutorials for working with faux fur, making a practice piece, counting rows and stitches, and fixing mistakes.

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If you’re looking for new and inventive projects that go beyond a traditional T-shirt quilt, this book is for you! An inspiring guide that thinks outside the box when it comes to T-shirt quilts. Featuring patchwork-friendly ideas that offer more design interest and an approach that lets you play with coordinating prints, this quilt book includes 15 step-by-step projects and patterns for pillows, tote bags, and quilts – all in varying sizes. Also included are skill-building tutorials on quilting basics, patchwork techniques, and other helpful overviews for quilters of all experience levels. Amelia Johanson, author of Pocket Guide to Fasteners and a licensed Martha Pullen instructor, provides tons of thoughtful and modern projects, as well as expert guidance alongside contributed projects by today’s leading quilt artists, including Stephanie Soebbing, Sherilyn Mortensen, Olesya Lebedenko, and others for an absolutely must-have guide to T-shirt quilting.

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The ultimate source of inspiration, this complete book is filled with knitting patterns for beginners and experienced crafters alike! Featuring more than 300 unique and year-round knitting projects – from clothing and accessories to baby clothes, home décor, holiday décor, toys, and so much more – Knitting Almanac also includes insightful sections on the basics of knitting, knitting techniques, maintenance, materials, knitting stitches, design trends, positioning, and expert tips throughout! The perfect book to not only learn to knit, but also create the most charming and on-trend gifts, clothes, and keepsakes, Knitting Almanac is a must-have project guide that belongs on every crafter’s shelf!

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Whether you've received a beloved family heirloom that needs fixing up or want to repair and renovate bargain furniture, this Ultimate Guide to Furniture Repair & Refinishing is packed with detailed information to help you get the job done! With more than 500 color step-by-step instructions, photographs, and detailed drawings, this authoritative DIY guide will show you everything you need to know to restore furniture, including tips on the tools, materials, and supplies needed. From removing old finishes and refurbishing warped wood to making structural repairs and preserving original finishes on old collectible furniture, you'll learn a wide range of shop-tested and approved methods to furniture restoration. Written by an authority in the field and seasoned furniture repair expert Brian D. Hingley, this book has been updated and redesigned from its previous edition so you can make the most out of damaged or antique furniture and achieve professional results.

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