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Home, Garden, and DIY March 2017
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| A Touch of Farmhouse Charm: Easy DIY Projects to Add a Warm and Rustic Feel... by Liz FourezThough magazines and Pinterest may make the weathered-wood-and-whitewash look seem impossible, rustic country chic isn't beyond the reach of dedicated DIYers. Blogger Liz Fourez ought to know -- she's spent years renovating her old farmhouse with DIY furniture, décor, and crafts, and now she's sharing her experiences in this breezy, accessible book. Step-by-step instructions for each project will help to keep you on point, while hundreds of photos overflowing with burlap, wood, and wire offer ample inspiration. No matter where you live or what your skill level, A Touch of Farmhouse Charm delivers on the promise of its title. |
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Junk Gypsy : designing a life at the crossroads of wonder & wander
by Amie Sikes
Sisters and stars of the popular Texas-born brand Junk Gypsy and the HGTV show share stories of roadside treasures found and down-home design projects inspired by epic makeovers for friends like Miranda Lambert, in a tribute to all the rowdy gypsies, crafty junkers, free-spirited romantics and true-blue rebels who have ever dared to dream big.
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Traditional Stickmaking
by Charlie Walker
Stickmaking is an age-old craft that is just as absorbing and rewarding today as ever. This book describes some of the customs and practices used in traditional stickmaking. It encourages beginners to get started with a simple staff, but also explains advanced techniques, such as making sheep and cow horn handles, for the more experienced.
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The Permaculture Book of Diy
by John Adams
Permaculture is a low cost, environmental and creative approach to living. The Permaculture Book of DIY presents over 20 practical projects that show you how to cleverly recycle materials into useful and unique objects at low financial and environmental cost. Some projects can even be completed for free. Want to spend more time enjoying your home and garden? With this diverse range of projects you could be growing vegetables in your own geodesic growdome, relaxing on a recycled wooden pallet garden bench whilst enjoying a cider from your very own cider press, or generating your own power with a self-installed solar panel! Each project has been carefully tried and tested and is clearly laid out with step-by-step instructions and supporting photography and diagrams. It is suitable for anyone who wants to learn DIY skills, have fun and involve their kids too. Learn how to make your own: Solar food dryer Self-watering raised bed Pallet furniture Wood-fired pizza oven Rocket stove hot tub and much more!
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Natural beauty
by Susan Curtis
Demystifies the process of how to identify natural and organic beauty-care products that work, providing ingredients and recipes for making items ranging from face masks and creams to deodorants and balms.
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Spa-Mazing! : Discover Your Own Way to Relax and Pamper Yourself With Activities, Quizzes, Crafts - and More!
by Carrie Anton
Use this book to get your mind, body, and spirit back in balance. You'll find page after page of activities, tips, treatments, and tear-outs to put you on a pampering path that will have you refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready for whatever comes your way. It's a great starting place for creating an at-home spa day to share with friends or family, too - and getting everyone reenergized!
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The complete guide to creating oils, soaps, creams, and herbal gels for your mind and body : 101 natural body care recipes
by Marlene Jones
Newly updated, this book will walk you through process of creating your own oils, soaps, creams, and gels. You will learn how scents interact with each other in the form of oils. You will learn how to start using essential oils and how to recognize the properties of pure essential oils. You will learn about common and uncommon essential oils, what they entail and how to start blending them. Equipment you will need, carrier and base oils, solutions, and dilutions used are outlined. The top experts in aromatherapy and natural body care were interviewed, and alongside the recipes are a number of tips that help you to know exactly how to use each recipe and which variations you can make.
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Organic body care recipes : 175 homemade herbal formulas for glowing skin & a vibrant self
by Stephanie L. Tourles
Presents complete formulas and instructions for dozens of natural, homemade, and effective beauty products that use safe ingredients to pamper the body, including a wide range of shampoos and conditioners, lotions, toners, ayurvedic oils, shaving cream, nail treatments, herbal salves, and more. Original.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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