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144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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English
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"Tactile and sensuous felt is at the heart of Val Hughes' extraordinary textile artwork. Explore her stunning collections of wearable art, while she leads you through the history, landscapes and imagination that form her inspiration. Using just simple wet felting, nuno felting and needle felting techniques, you can learn to use your hands to make gorgeous three-dimensional wall hangings"--Page 4 of cover.
42) Making mosaics
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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English
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Provides step-by-step instructions on making mosaic crafts, using paper, felt, tiles, and found items to create such crafts as an animal mat, picture frames, a jewelry box, and a school bag.
46) Off balance: getting beyond the work-life balance myth to personal and professional satisfaction
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The research upon which this book is based shows overwhelmingly that people want satisfaction much more than they want balance. And yet, one of the dominant topics in the area of personal and professional development for the past twenty years has been work-life balance.
“Off Balance” is more than just a book. It presents a system that Matthew Kelly uses with his Fortune 500 clients, his team, and himself to drive increasing levels of satisfaction...
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xxiii, 257 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"In this motivational handbook -- both a business how-to and self-help guide -- the New York Times bestselling author of Dot Complicated takes on the fallacy of the 'well-balanced' life, arguing that the key to success is learning to be well-lopsided"--Publisher's annotation.
"Work. Sleep. Family. Fitness. Friends. Pick three. In an increasingly demanding world, we've been told that we can do it all -- maintain close friendships, devote ourselves...
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xx, 268 pages ; 22 cm
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"We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? Despite our constant search for new ways to "hack" our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. This manifesto helps us break free of our unhealthy devotion to efficiency and shows us how to reclaim our time and humanity with a little more leisure"--
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Learn about the basics of fiber arts while creating cool stuff. The Cool Needle Felting for Kids title teaches the first steps of how to needle felt. Activities will help kids use what they learned to make a fun bracelet, a tiny bowl, a cuddly penguin and more. Custom how-to photos and easy step-by-step instructions make crafting a blast. Don t wait to get cool crafting! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard...
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What began as an Instagram hashtag and project collection (#CrafttheRainbow) that quickly went viral has become a showstopping book, offering a rainbow of completely new project ideas. Learn how to make playful party decorations, luscious flowers, amazing cards, and sophisticated wreaths, garlands, centerpieces, and more than you can imagine--all with nothing but the creative power of paper. Sought-after designer Brittany Watson Jepsen is known for...
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287 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York magazine's work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to navigating 200 difficult professional conversations -- featuring all-new advice! There's a reason Alison Green has been called "the Dear Abby of the work world." Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don't know what to say....
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144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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English
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Kathy Cano-Murillo, the Crafty Chica, is not a seamstress--she is a thread artist. Here, she shows how to harness the power of her fearless kamikaze sewing style--just dive in and give it 100 percent. Here you'll not only find out the nuts and bolts of sewing, but learn to have confidence to blaze your own sewing trail with confidence and flair. (And glitter!) The Crafty Chica is here to bring out the thread artist in you. Whether you can hardly sew...
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256 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Handmade cards are gifts, creative expressions, keepsakes, and relationship builders. Beneath the cardstock and embellishments is deep emotion from the card maker -- encouragement, celebration, commemoration, and love. Unlike many store-bought cards that are thrown away, handmade cards are cherished and displayed. They spark connections, express feelings, evoke laughter, and warm the hearts of friends, relatives, and coworkers. There's joy in the...
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xviii, 333 pages ; 22 cm
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Award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Combining powerful stories with cutting-edge findings, Friedman shows leaders at every level how they can use scientifically proven techniques to promote smarter thinking, greater innovation, and stronger performance.
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112 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
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English
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"Paper marbling is a beautiful craft with a long history that can be traced back to Japan in the twelfth century. This practical book introduces traditional patterns and explains the techniques that are used creatively today"--Publisher's description.
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"Since the publication of Lisa Niven Kelly's first book on metal stamping, the craft has undergone a revolution, with more design stamps available than ever before. This hotly-anticipated follow up, authored together with Taryn McCabe, gives you even more new ways to create personalized stamped jewelry. Inside you will learn fresh techniques such as mandala stamping, and find patterns for more than 20 projects: a trendy chevron necklace, chandelier...
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