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Home, Garden, and DIY November 2017
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Beginner's Guide to Pottery & Ceramics: Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Beautiful Ceramics
by Jacqui Atkin
With this practical guidebook, learn all the skills you need to start creating your own beautiful ceramics. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions will guide you through the core techniques, including pinching and coiling and throwing and trimming. Discover inspirational projects as your skills progress, from simple coiled vases with painted decoration to marbled clay boxes with transparent glazes.
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Knits in a Day: 40 Quick Knits to cast on and Complete in Three Hours or Less
by Candi Derr
Sometimes when you realize you need a new hat or mittens--- It's going to be freezing tomorrow and I'm going hiking! It's my best friend's birthday and I don't have a gift! --- you need it NOW!
This is the book you can turn to again and again for just the right pattern, knowing that every project in it can be completed in a matter of minutes or hours.
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| ThriftStyle: The Ultimate Bargain Shopper's Guide to Smart Fashion by Allison Engel, Reise Moore, and Margaret EngelIf you have high fashion taste and a thrift store budget, ThriftStyle might keep you from going broke while still dressing in style.This fun guide for fashionistas follows three experienced thrifters through dozens of stores; it's "as if your cool aunts took you along to their favorite Salvation Army shop" (Library Journal)! But not everything they find is perfect, so they cover tailoring, dry cleaning, stain removal, and more. |
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Handmade Birdhouses and Feeders: 35 Projects to Attract Birds into Your Garden
by Michele McKee-Orsini
Learn everything you need to know to create a safe haven for your feathery friends, with 35 different designs to choose from, and useful tips on how to make your handiwork as bird-friendly as possible. Michele McKee-Orsini will take you through basic woodworking skills and show you how to decorate your birdhouses using a range of techniques and materials.
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101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook before You Die: Discover a New World of Flavors in Authentic Recipes
by Jet Tila
This collection of authentic Asian recipes for the home cook from the celebrity chef and television personality features such dishes as kung pao shrimp, Korean spicy grilled chicken, spicy tuna roll, and Vietnamese crispy imperial rolls. The dishes are authentic and approachable --- with simplified techniques. Jet Tila's first book presents his best versions of the best dishes from Asian cuisine.
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| Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties that Are Really Fun by Ina GartenWho better to go to for advice on fun yet easy parties than the Barefoot Contessa herself, Ian Garten? In this breezy cookbook full of color photos, she offers hosting advice ("a good party is not about the food, it's about the people") and promotes a relaxed style of cooking while offering a wide array of themes (pizza party, afternoon tea, autumn dinner, etc.) and seasonal recipes for each (such as California pizzas, ice-cream sodas, and tea sandwiches). It was published over a decade ago, but its tips and recipes will always be appreciated. Looking for her latest? Cooking for Jeffrey came out last year. |
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| The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie KondoThis popular little book offers a thoughtful guide to decluttering and organizing your living space. With a bit of New Age philosophy (such as verbally thanking the objects you remove) and a lot of no-nonsense advice, expert Marie Kondo shows you what to do and explains the impact that an organized home can have on your life. No time to go full-on before your guests arrive? Do what you can now and then spend time in January working your way through the process. |
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| The Unexpected Houseplant: 220 Extraordinary Choices for Every Room in Your Home by Tovah Martin; photographs by Kindra ClineffMaybe you're a pro at decluttering, making drinks, and hosting parties; what else can you do to prepare for visitors? Liven things up with unusual houseplants! Forget ficus trees and Boston ferns, and try out conifers, fruit trees, and carnivorous plants, as well as more familiar favorites. With detailed information on each plant's flower, foliage, and cultivation needs, this beautifully photographed book also offers helpful troubleshooting tips. |
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How to Set a Table
by Potter
Whether you live in a small apartment or sprawling suburban kitchen, How to Set a Table features stylish, modern ideas for welcoming family and friends in your home. This serves as a practical step-by-step guide to entertaining--with extra information on etiquette, place setting basics, centerpieces, mixing and matching, essential glassware, and napkin folds. With unexpected ideas for using all the great tableware you can find at flea markets, chain stores, or around the house, How to Set a Table updates a classic topic for a new generation of hosts.
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Flipster! Family Handyman - Digital Magazine
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The Family Handyman Find inspiration and step-by-step instructions for projects and tips for your kitchen, bath, closets, garage and workshop. Plus bonus content in each issue with seasonal storage ideas and "Hall of Fame" ideas from the Family Handyman readers. Click here to check out this magazine,
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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Carrollton Public Library 1700 Keller Springs Road, Carrollton Texas 75006 4220 North Josey Lane, Carrollton Texas 75010 |
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