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Home, Garden, and DIY March 2022
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| New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian by Freddie Bitsoie and James O. FraioliWhat's inside: dozens of recipes celebrating Indigenous foods; cooking tips; pantry must-haves; history; color photos; appealing artwork
Recipes include: Hominy with Bacon Bits; Summer Squash Mash; Chocolate Bison Chili; Golden Chicken Tamales; Summer Peach Crisp
About the authors: Freddie Bitsoie is Navajo and the former executive chef at the acclaimed Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian; James O. Fraioli is a James Beard Award-winning author. |
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| The Crafty Chica Creates! Latinx-Inspired DIY Projects with Spirit and Sparkle by Kathy Cano-MurilloWhat it is: a chatty, vibrant guide to Latin-inspired craft projects that discusses Latin style, encourages project personalization, includes a list of materials and resources, and works for both beginning and experienced crafters who appreciate an upbeat tone.
Projects include: The Two Fridas Beaded Vest; Mis Amigas Greeting Cards; T-Shirt Toss Pillow; Mariachi Tote Bag; Mexi-Cali Mini-Lights |
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| Celebrate with Kim-Joy: Cute Cakes and Bakes to Make Every Occasion Joyful by Kim-JoyWhat it is: an inspiring cookbook with clear instructions and step-by-step photos for creating fun cakes and other baked goods suitable for a wide variety of celebrations, with vegan and gluten-free alternatives.
Recipes include: Vanilla Cake; Valentine's Cherry Millefeuille; Granite Nature Cake; Hurricane Spider Swiss Roll; Hot Chocolate Bombes.
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| Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan SaladinoWhat it is: a thought-provoking look at the dangers of food homogenization plus the history and troubled future of several edibles
Did you know? Humans have consumed over 6,000 plant types, but now mainly eat just nine; one brewer produces 25% of the world's beer.
Reviewers say: "A delightful exploration of traditional foods as well as a grim warning" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing: A Complete Course for the Potter's Wheel by Julia Claire WeberWhat it is: an accessible introduction to creating lovely clay pottery that includes color photos, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step directions for making bowls, mugs, and plates.
Chapters include: Throwing the Basic Forms; Understanding Clay and Trimming; Surface Decoration; Glazing and Firing.
Reviewers say: "excellent...while nothing can replace hands-on instruction, this book comes close" (Library Journal). |
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Putting Pen (or Similar) to Paper (or Similar)
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Hand Sewing Magic
by Lynn Krawczyk
Creative projects include: a boro sketchbook cover, a stuffed toy bunny, a wabi sabi neck scarf, and an embroidered square bowl
Who it's for: beginners and experienced sewers and embroiderers
Learn how to: transfer patterns, organize and care for thread, distinguish thread types, start and end threads, use an embroidery hoop correctly, stitch curved shapes, color shading, and more
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| Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner by Claire Watson GarciaWhat it is: a bestselling drawing book that includes a supply list at the beginning of each chapter and guides new artists through various exercises, building from line drawing to contours to three dimensions, and includes tips, exercises, and homework
Chapters include: Seeing to Draw; Turning Lines into Objects; Adding Accuracy; Expanding Techniques: Charcoal; Drawing the Face: Profile View; Still Life |
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Do-it-Yourself Escape Room Book: A Practical Guide to Writing Your Own Clues, Designing Puzzles, and Creating Your Own Challenges
by Paige Ellsworth Lyman
What's inside: what an escape room is, how to develop theme and plot, how to set up a room, how to structure clues, and how to run the event, plus multiple chapters of clues and challenges to use, including codes, ciphers, mathematics, puzzles, physical objects, and more
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The Art of Chalk: Techniques & Inspiration for Creating Art with Chalk
by Tracy Lee Stum
About the author: noted street painter Tracy Lee Stum holds a Guinness World Record (set in 2006) for the largest street painting by an individual
What's inside: a historic overview of chalk's origins as an art medium, and how its artistic uses have evolved over the centuries plus techniques and inspiration for chalkboard art and pastel fine art
Don't miss: images of impressive work of some of the most prominent artists and intricate, elaborate, mind-bending chalk designs
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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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