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Home, Garden, and DIY September 2017
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| Potted: Make Your Own Stylish Garden Containers by Annette Goliti Gutierrez and Mary GrayIf you're tired of trying to find the perfect (and affordable) planter, stop searching and make your own! Projects are sorted by material (concrete, plastics, metals, terra-cotta, and organic materials) and come with colorful photographs and a list of tools and materials needed. Along with step-by-step instructions that detail how to make a tiled cinderblock planter, flying saucer planter, and 21 more planters, the authors also offer encouragement to try your own ideas. |
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The Skirt Emporium : Sew 25 Fun and Fabulous Designs for All Sizes and Ages, With Ideas for Many More
by Madame Zsazsa
This fun, quirky book is packed with 25 gorgeous, colorful skirts for women of all sizes and girls of all ages. All of the projects can be easily customized using the full-size patterns given in the back: all can be made for adults or children, and advice is given on how to create maternity wear. Each design is shown made from several different fabrics and with different trims to inspire the reader to follow their own personal tastes.
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Focus on: Creative Writing
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The Poet's companion : a guide to the pleasures of writing poetry
by Kim Addonizio
Two accomplished poets and teachers offer a poetry primer that includes short essays on the elements of poetry, technique, and possible subjects for writing, along with writing exercises, tips on getting published, and examples of contemporary poetry.
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Travel writing
by L. Peat O'Neil
Describes types of travel articles, and offers advice on organization, travel journals, writing style, research, and travel photographs.
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The art of songwriting
by Andrew West
How do you turn songwriting talent into a professional career? This essential guide tackles that question, alongside many others, taking songwriters through all the developmental phases and commercial experiences along the way in order to inspire and encourage the reader to find their own voice and write successfully within their chosen genre. Collating the best-available expertise with fresh ideas about the industry, Andrew West equips the reader with what every productive songwriter needs to know: how to write communicative songs that express meaning and convey individuality; how to develop songs into records; how the writer can function as a marketer and seller of original work; how domestic and international markets operate; and how to act and interact meaningfully within the culture of those market. Armed with this knowledge, the songwriter is able to engage creatively and financially to make the most of their potential.
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Creating an Heirloom : Writing Your Family's Cookbook
by Wendy A. Boughner Whipple
Do you ever call family members for recipes? Are there fantastic cooks in your family? Are the holidays just not the same without that special dish? Do you want to preserve those recipes for the next generation, but just don't know where to start? Creating an Heirloom: Writing Your Family's Cookbook can help! Whether you make one cookbook or one hundred, whether you come from a small family or a large one, this book will enable you to create your own family heirloom. Using a step-by-step process with lots of tips and suggestions along the way, Creating an Heirloom will show you how easy and rewarding this project can be.
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Memoir writing for dummies
by Ryan G. Van Cleave
Provides writers with the tools and inspiration for honing the craft of memoir writing, offering writing exercises and guidance on unlocking memories, improving the use of figurative language, editing, and finding literary agents.
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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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