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Beading

Beaded Collars: 10 Decorative Neck Pieces Built with Ladder Stitch
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    Beaded Collars: 10 Decorative Neck Pieces Built with Ladder Stitch

    Beaded Collars: 10 Decorative Neck Pieces Built with Ladder Stitch
    Julia S. Pretl , author of Little Bead Boxes and Bead Knitted Bags , has created a collection of beaded neckpieces, inspired by broadcollars, the...Read more
  2. Little Box of Beaded...

    Little Box of Beaded Necklaces and Earrings

    Little Box of Beaded Necklaces and Earrings
    Turn a handful of beads into spectacular jewelry to show off! Twenty necklace and earring sets feature what's hot on today's fashion runways....Read more
  3. Little Box of Beaded...

    Little Box of Beaded Bracelets and Earrings

    Little Box of Beaded Bracelets and Earrings
    Give your wrists new shine and shimmer with glamorous beaded bracelets! With a handful of beads and a few trusty tools, anyone can create these...Read more

Kid Projects

D.I.Y. Kids
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    D.I.Y. Kids

    D.I.Y. Kids
    All over the world, parents are raising kids to get active and embrace the design-it-yourself spirit of homemade arts and crafts. D.I.Y. Kids...Read more
  2. The Big Book of Bible...

    The Big Book of Bible Crafts

    The Big Book of Bible Crafts
    100 crafts using economical, easy-to-find supplies. Every craft relates to a specific Bible story or character. The book is divided into sections...Read more
  3. Memory Makers Magazine

    Memory Makers Magazine

    Memory Makers Magazine
    Memory Makers Magazine,Features over 100 inspirational designs in each issue complete with supplies lists and easy-to-follow instructions, the...Read more

Fashion, Sewing

$100 & A T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest
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    $100 & A T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest

    $100 & A T-Shirt: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest
    Anyone who has ever picked up a zine knows well that the unique freeform style of these DIY publications can make for some pretty exciting...Read more
  2. Generation T: 108 Ways to...

    Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt

    Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt
    Make it yours . This inspirational guide with DIY attitude has everything you need to know about the world s great T-shirt how to cut it, sew it,...Read more
  3. Altered Clothing: Hip...

    Altered Clothing: Hip Fixes and Transformations with a Needle and Thread

    Altered Clothing: Hip Fixes and Transformations with a Needle and Thread
    A treasure for sewers, crafters, and creative fashionistas. Sewing, like all of domestic arts, is experiencing a renaissance of interest,...Read more

Scrapbooking

Designer Scrapbooks with Sandi Genovese (Create with the Designers Series)
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    Designer Scrapbooks with Sandi Genovese (Create with the Designers Series)

    Designer Scrapbooks with Sandi Genovese (Create with the Designers Series)
    Crafters already know Sandi Genovese as the host of the popular TV show DIY Scrapbooking which runs daily and has 5,000,000 viewers and one of the...Read more
  2. Designer Scrapbooks with...

    Designer Scrapbooks with Sandi Genovese

    Designer Scrapbooks with Sandi Genovese
    Sandi Genovese, the host of the popular TV show, DIY Scrapbooking , and one of the most respected names in paper crafts, creates a magnificent...Read more
  3. Scrapbooks on the Go:...

    Scrapbooks on the Go: Collect and Create while You Travel

    Scrapbooks on the Go: Collect and Create while You Travel
    •Crafters can create pages while traveling ready to show off when they get home
    •Handy supply lists for packing take-along craft kits...Read more

General DIY

Retro Graphics: A Visual Sourcebook to 100 Years of Graphic Design
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    Retro Graphics: A Visual Sourcebook to 100 Years of Graphic Design

    Retro Graphics: A Visual Sourcebook to 100 Years of Graphic Design
    Retro Graphics makes it easy for DIY designers to mimic the most prominent styles of the past hundred years. A plethora of authentic design models...Read more
  2. Make Magazine: The First...

    Make Magazine: The First Year

    Make Magazine: The First Year
    From out of nowhere, MAKE has rapidly become one of the hottest new magazines to hit the newsstands. Often coined the bible of the Tech DIY...Read more
  3. DIY: The Rise of Lo-Fi...

    DIY: The Rise of Lo-Fi Culture

    DIY: The Rise of Lo-Fi Culture
    Since the 1990s thousands of individuals have embraced the zine revolution and DIY music-making. Amy Spencer champions the unsung heroes and...Read more

Decoupage

Decoupage the Easy Way
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    Decoupage the Easy Way

    Decoupage the Easy Way
    The world s largest manufacturer of craft supplies shows how using the newest products eliminates the hard work from this popular and beautiful...Read more

Pottery

Wheel-Thrown Pottery (DIY): An Illustrated Guide of Basic Techniques from the Hit DIY Show Throwing Clay (DIY Network)
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    Wheel-Thrown Pottery (DIY): An Illustrated Guide of Basic Techniques from the Hit DIY Show Throwing Clay (DIY Network)

    Wheel-Thrown Pottery (DIY): An Illustrated Guide of Basic Techniques from the Hit DIY Show Throwing Clay (DIY Network)
    Anyone who has ever imagined plunging bare hands into cool, moist clay and shaping it into a vase, platter, or tile can now experience the...Read more
  2. Extra Powder AirDry Clay,...

    Extra Powder AirDry Clay, 4 lbs.

    Extra Powder AirDry Clay, 4 lbs.
    You are sure to be on a roll!

Home & Garden

Doggie Homes (DIY): Barkitecture for Your Best Friend
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    Doggie Homes (DIY): Barkitecture for Your Best Friend

    Doggie Homes (DIY): Barkitecture for Your Best Friend
    Bow WOW ! Man s best friend deserves a home of his own. Build one good enough to prove to your puppy that being in the doghouse can be a wonderful...Read more
  2. How To Diy Complete Set

    How To Diy Complete Set

  3. Rescue from Domestic...

    Rescue from Domestic Perfection: The Not-So-Secrets of Balancing Life and Style

    Rescue from Domestic Perfection: The Not-So-Secrets of Balancing Life and Style
    With slogans such as Life over Style and Real life is gorgeous, makeovers not allowed, Dan Ho plans to save the DIY audience from...Read more

Bookbinding

The Craft of Bookbinding
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  1. The Craft of Bookbinding

    The Craft of Bookbinding

    The Craft of Bookbinding
    Profusely illustrated step-by-step guide to binding books, paperbacks, periodicals, etc. Updated list of suppliers. 254 illus. Profusely...Read more

Plexi Glass Projects

Plexi Class
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    Plexi Class

    Plexi Class
    Mixed-media artists and DIY crafters will be excited about all the endless possibilities of working with a variety of plastic materials such as...Read more

Screen Printing

Print Liberation: The Screen Printing Primer
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    Print Liberation: The Screen Printing Primer

    Print Liberation: The Screen Printing Primer
    Print Liberation is a comprehensive DIY guide to screen printing for both novice crafters as well as experienced artists. The book begins by...Read more

Zines & eZines

Stolen Sharpie Revolution: A DIY Zine Resource Guide
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    Stolen Sharpie Revolution: A DIY Zine Resource Guide

    Stolen Sharpie Revolution: A DIY Zine Resource Guide
    A brief, but engaging, and eminently useful guide to doing a zine. From tools, to layout, copying, printing, trading, promotion, ordering,...Read more

Marketing Your DIY Wares

Creating Do-It-Yourself Customers: How Great Customer Experiences Build Great Companies
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    Creating Do-It-Yourself Customers: How Great Customer Experiences Build Great Companies

    Creating Do-It-Yourself Customers: How Great Customer Experiences Build Great Companies
    Call it rugged individualism, call it the denunciation of professionalism, but the fact remains that do-it-yourself (DIY) started out hot and has...Read more
  2. D. I. Y. Direct Marketing:...

    D. I. Y. Direct Marketing: The Essential Guide for Beginners

    D. I. Y. Direct Marketing: The Essential Guide for Beginners
    D-I-Y Direct Marketing is the most straightforward guide ever to be published on the subject. In a refreshingly clear and unpretentious manner,...Read more

Crafting

Crafting with 4 Supplies
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    Crafting with 4 Supplies

    Crafting with 4 Supplies
    Each chapter features several projects that use the same four supplies Creative ideas for flowerpots, beads, colored wire, paper, ribbon, stamps,...Read more

Fiber Arts, Spinning, Dyeing

The Whole Craft of Spinning from the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn
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    The Whole Craft of Spinning from the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn

    The Whole Craft of Spinning from the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn
    The Whole Craft of Spinning from the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn

Resin

Art of Resin Jewelry: Layering, Casting, and Mixed Media Techniques for Creating Vintage to Contemporary Designs
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    Art of Resin Jewelry: Layering, Casting, and Mixed Media Techniques for Creating Vintage to Contemporary Designs

    Art of Resin Jewelry: Layering, Casting, and Mixed Media Techniques for Creating Vintage to Contemporary Designs
    In the first book on the medium, Sherri Haab shows readers how to create beautiful necklaces, bangles, bracelets, pins, earrings, and rings with...Read more

Polymer Clay

Artists at Work: Polymer Clay Comes of Age
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    Artists at Work: Polymer Clay Comes of Age

    Artists at Work: Polymer Clay Comes of Age
    In addition to a short biography, the artists describe their favorite tools, their studios or work spaces, how they experiment to develop their...Read more
  2. Making Polymer Clay Cards...

    Making Polymer Clay Cards and Tags

    Making Polymer Clay Cards and Tags
    These original designs for 24 card and six matching hang-tag designs use the hottest medium in crafting: easy to work with, colorful, and...Read more
  3. Polymer Clay: The Art of...

    Polymer Clay: The Art of Clay Modelling in over 25 Beautiful Projects (Craft Workshop Series)

    Polymer Clay: The Art of Clay Modelling in over 25 Beautiful Projects (Craft Workshop Series)
    With this marvelous medium for molding and modeling you can make intricate Millefiori Beads for jewelry, or larger objects such as picture frames,...Read more

Stamping

Art Stamping Workshop: Create Hand-Carved Stamps for Unique Projects on Paper, Fabric, Polymer Clay and More
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    Art Stamping Workshop: Create Hand-Carved Stamps for Unique Projects on Paper, Fabric, Polymer Clay and More

    Art Stamping Workshop: Create Hand-Carved Stamps for Unique Projects on Paper, Fabric, Polymer Clay and More
    This inspiring guide takes stamping to a whole new level of artistry. Ideal for the rapidly growing number of rubber stampers, fabric artists,...Read more

Metal Clay

Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry: Innovative Projects Featuring Resin, Polymer Clay, Fiber, Glass, Ceramics, Collage Materials, and More
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    Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry: Innovative Projects Featuring Resin, Polymer Clay, Fiber, Glass, Ceramics, Collage Materials, and More

    Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry: Innovative Projects Featuring Resin, Polymer Clay, Fiber, Glass, Ceramics, Collage Materials, and More
    Clay that turns into silver-does it get any more magical? Now it does-with Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry! Sherri Haab, author of the...Read more

Knitting & Crochet

Knit and Crochet with Beads
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    Knit and Crochet with Beads

    Knit and Crochet with Beads
    Handknitting and crochet are taken to a whole new level with the fashion-savvy designs provided in this book. Stitch techniques for knitting and...Read more
  2. Knitting with Beads: 30...

    Knitting with Beads: 30 Beautiful Sweaters, Scarves, Hats and Gloves

    Knitting with Beads: 30 Beautiful Sweaters, Scarves, Hats and Gloves
    K nit one and bead too: these patterns combine two favorite crafts for breathtaking results. Thirty gorgeous projects for intermediate to advanced...Read more
  3. New Knits on the Block: A...

    New Knits on the Block: A Guide to Knitting What Kids Really Want

    New Knits on the Block: A Guide to Knitting What Kids Really Want
    Not another boring sweater! Vickie Howell, the popular host of DIY network's Knitty Gritty and her group of talented contributors, will make you...Read more

Weddings-DIY

Beaded Weddings: 75+ Fabulous Ideas for Jewelry, Invitations, Reception Decor, Gifts and More
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    Beaded Weddings: 75+ Fabulous Ideas for Jewelry, Invitations, Reception Decor, Gifts and More

    Beaded Weddings: 75+ Fabulous Ideas for Jewelry, Invitations, Reception Decor, Gifts and More
    Wedding ceremonies get the full bead treatment in this handbook of ways to add a decorative, personal touch to nuptials. The more than 75 projects...Read more
  2. DIY Wedding: Celebrate...

    DIY Wedding: Celebrate Your Day Your Way

    DIY Wedding: Celebrate Your Day Your Way
    Goodbye, caterers. So long, wedding coordinators. Here is the bride's guide to thinking outside that robin's egg blue wedding-industry box. In...Read more
  3. DIY Bride: 40 Homemade...

    DIY Bride: 40 Homemade Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-A-Kind Wedding

    DIY Bride: 40 Homemade Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-A-Kind Wedding
    From choosing a delicious menu to assembling the guest list, hundreds of details go into planning a successful wedding. The DIY Bride helps brides...Read more

Jewlery Making

Wear It Tonight! Create Your Own Jewelry Kit (Pink): Includes all the materials you need to make a color-coordinated necklace, bracelet, and earings set! (Wear It Tonight)
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    Wear It Tonight! Create Your Own Jewelry Kit (Pink): Includes all the materials you need to make a color-coordinated necklace, bracelet, and earings set! (Wear It Tonight)

    Wear It Tonight! Create Your Own Jewelry Kit (Pink): Includes all the materials you need to make a color-coordinated necklace, bracelet, and earings set! (Wear It Tonight)
    Contains a detailed, 32-page step-by-step instruction book, as well as the beads, wire, and clasps needed to craft a matching necklace, bracelet,...Read more
  2. Wear It Tonight! Create...

    Wear It Tonight! Create Your Own Jewelry Kit (Green)

    Wear It Tonight! Create Your Own Jewelry Kit (Green)
    Contains a detailed, 32-page step-by-step instruction book, as well as the beads, wire, and clasps needed to craft a matching necklace, bracelet,...Read more
  3. Jewelry Making & Beading...

    Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies

    Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies
    Features step-by-step projects and full-color examples Create unique jewelry to wear with everything from jeans to a ball gown! Want to make your...Read more

Wire Jewelry

Creating Wire and Beaded Jewelry: Over 35 beautiful projects using wire and beads
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    Creating Wire and Beaded Jewelry: Over 35 beautiful projects using wire and beads

    Creating Wire and Beaded Jewelry: Over 35 beautiful projects using wire and beads
    With this easy-to-use guide, jewelry designer Linda Jones shows readers how to create stylish pieces of their own, with just three pieces of...Read more
  2. Wire Jewelry: Crocheted,...

    Wire Jewelry: Crocheted, Knitted, Twisted and Beaded

    Wire Jewelry: Crocheted, Knitted, Twisted and Beaded
    A new trend in jewelry-making! * Introduces readers to innovative techniques for crafting jewelry, including crocheting and knitting with wire *...Read more

Paper Arts

Making Christmas Cards
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    Making Christmas Cards

    Making Christmas Cards
    All the inspiration you need for this year's Christmas card list! From silk painting to beautiful wire and bead creations this book has the...Read more

Books

D. I. Y. Girl: The Real Girl's Guide to Making Everything from Lip Gloss to Lamps

D. I. Y. Girl: The Real Girl's Guide to Making...

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Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts

Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts

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Craft of the Dyer: Colour from Plants and Lichens

Craft of the Dyer: Colour from Plants and Lichens

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