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Readily available in a dazzling array of bright colors and fun shapes, inexpensive craft foam produces none of the mess that goes along with painting and other activities. Filled with fantastic projects for young children, Foam Crafts for Kids provides all of the foam craft projects that readers could possibly want to do with their kids. Any boy or girl ages 4 to 10 can complete any of these easy projects with minimal supervision. Kids will learn...
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Move over rubber bands, here's the next hot trend for kids! Parachute cord now comes in an array of fashion colors for making super-cool crafts. This book shows how easy it is to make your own awesome paracord gear for school, for sports, for play, and just for FUN! Learn to weave classic survival bracelets, lanyards, necklaces, headbands… and more. This book pushes the envelope on paracord possibilities. Discover wild and wacky new ideas for dragonflies,...
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Arts and Crafts are a diverse and creative subject that allows kids to explore ideas or concepts and then express it by making something. Today arts and crafts are a great pastime and educational tool for kids. It can not only keep the tiny tots busy and entertained on a rainy day, but also extend a child's fine motor skills, develop concepts like color or numbers and see scientific processes like gluing and paint drying in action. It also helps to...
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Children are the future of any nation, as we all know. They have a very sensitive mind and a brilliant IQ, right from their birth. The only thing is to develop their minds by exercising their brains on a regular basis in a systematic manner and Activity Books are a great help in doing this. The sole aim of this book, Children's Big Book of Activities is to arouse the reading interest in kids between the age group of 3 to 7 years and attract them to...
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Continuing the Instructables series with Skyhorse Publishing, a mammoth collection of projects has been selected and curated for this special best-of volume of Instructables. The guides in this book cover the entire spectrum of possibilities that the popular website has to offer, showcasing how online communities can foster and nurture creativity.
From outdoor agricultural projects to finding new uses for traditional household objects, the beauty...
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A Bookbinder's Guide to Sewing contains information on the methods and equipment of bookbinding. It is intended to illustrate aspects of bookbinding and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context.
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This early collection on leather craft includes articles that would be both expensive and hard to find. It contains easy to follow instructions on making leather bags, and is accompanied by illustrations and photographs of the designs and techniques involved. This is a fascinating work and highly recommended for anyone interested in learning the art of leather craft.
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Knitting enthusiasts and historians will find a wealth of cute patterns for babies' clothes in this illustrated guide. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
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This book contains a detailed guide to the materials, frames, and tools necessary to successful lampshade making. Complete with a wealth of information and detailed images, this text is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in embracing the exciting world of lampshade making as a hobby. Chapters contained herein include: 'Materials', 'Sheepskin or Decorative Parchment', 'Parchment-Oiled', 'Old Deeds', 'Real Vellum', 'Buckram', 'Flock Paper',...
12) Hot/Spicy Homemade Christmas or Unexpected Anytime Gifts Cookbook: Christmas on Georgia Plantations
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Sharon Hunt, a freelance writer and a retireed from a Historically Black College and Universities(HBCUs), writes cookbooks and children books. In her books, she includes learning scenarios for children as well as adults. For her children books, she introduces ideas about subject- matter centered around their learning environment. For her cookbooks, most of her work is about Georgia and African-American history. The recipes represent different regions...
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These vintage craftwork projects date from a simpler time, when people were more likely to make their own amusements rather than buy them. Drawn from Popular Mechanics magazines of the 1940s, The Boy Mechanic features a tremendous variety of well-illustrated projects. They range from the practical to the fanciful, comprising everyday items such as birdhouses and bean shooters as well as unusual ventures, including ice gliders and magnetic theaters....
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This book contains a fantastic collection of fretwork designs for the making of furnishings and accessories for the home. Including such items as 'A Miniature Mirror', a 'Letter Rack' and a 'Handy Box For Buttons', this book would make an excellent addition to the reading list of any handyman.
17) The Tools and Equipment of Bookbinding: A Selection of Classic Articles on the Sewing Press, Cut
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This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of bookbinding. The titles in this range include "A History of English Bookbinding" "Account Book Binding" "A Bookbinder's Guide to Sewing" and...
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This handy book contains step-by-step information to making a range of lampshades from parchment and paper. It is extensively illustrated with black and white drawings forming a complete how-to guide for the home crafter. Contents Include: How to Make Parchment Shades, How to Decorate Parchment Shades, How to Prepare and Lacquer Papers, Three Lampshades Made with Parchment. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The...
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