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1 Back to Basics : How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills
Susan Miller Cavitch

Current:
9.6
"Voluntary simplicity" has become a catch phrase for what seems to be a yearning for a simpler, more self-sufficient and economical way of living in the late 20th century. This book, first published in 1981 and recently updated, w ... [more] [Submit]
2 The Soapmaker's Companion : A Comprehensive Guide With Recipes, Techniques & Know-How
Susan Miller Cavitch

Current:
9.6
In response to fans of Cavitch's popular The Natural Soap Book, she now presents this "big book on soapmaking, " the most authoritative, comprehensive handbook around for making natural, vegetable-based soaps. Two-color throughout. Line dra ... [more] [Submit]
3 The Complete Candlemaker : Techniques, Projects, and Inspirations
Norma J. Coney, Deborah Morgenthal

Current:
9.4
In Norma Coney's comprehensive guide to candle-making techniques, handsome color photos and detailed text illustrate how to make 40 different kinds of candles, a number of them unusual (marbleized, tie-dyed, carved--even appliquéd). ... [more] [Submit]
4 Good Things : The Best of Martha Stewart Living
Martha Stewart

Current:
9.4
Martha Stewart's decorating ideas are deceptively simple. The materials are readily available and the instructions are easy, masking the sophistication it takes to realize the simplistic beauty of a plain white plate with a single maple lea ... [more] [Submit]
5 The Robot Builder's Bonanza : 99 Inexpensive Robotics Projects
Gordon McComb

Current:
9.4
A collection of tested and proven projects that can be mixed and matched to create a wide range of highly intelligent and workable robot creatures. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. more] [Submit]
6 The Candlemaker's Companion : A Complete Guide to Rolling, Pouring, Dipping, and Decorating Your Own Candles
Betty Oppenheimer, Deborah Balmuth

Current:
9.4
"Please, please, please, burn candles!" pleads Betty Oppenheimer. "Too many people save them, keep them wrapped up in a drawer or forever in the same centerpiece holder, never to be burned." If that isn't enough incentiv ... [more] [Submit]
7 The Ashley Book of Knots
Clifford W. Ashley

Current:
9.4
The Ashley Book of Knots takes us back to a time when knots saved lives and put dinner on the table. Whether out at sea or in a pioneer cabin, knots were a part of daily life, one that is nearly lost today. But in this attractive, we ... [more] [Submit]
8 Making Soap for Fun and Profit
Linda C. Inlow

Current:
9.3
Making Soap for Fun and Profit delivers step by step instructions for making soap. Spiral bound for easy use, it provides more than 40 recipes, a list of supply resources, ideas for cutting and wrapping, a brief history of soap as well as a ... [more] [Submit]
9 The Foxfire Book : Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moon
Eliot Wigginton

Current:
9.2
In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material ... [more] [Submit]
10 Winning Low-Limit Hold 'Em
Lee Jones

Current:
9.1
This is the book for holdem novices and low-limit veterans alike. It doesnt overwhelm you with tables or statistics, and doesnt spend a lot of time on sophisticated plays. It simply gives you good solid strategies and tactics that will cons ... [more] [Submit]
11 Built-In Furniture
Jim Tolpin, Jim Toplin

Current:
9.0
With Built-In Furniture Jim Tolpin has put together an idea book, a lushly illustrated look at built-in furniture through history and in modern homes, from Shaker attic storage systems to Frank Lloyd Wright room designs to contempora ... [more] [Submit]
12 Joy of Scrapbooking
Lisa Bearnson, Gayle Humpherys

Current:
8.9
"Creating Keepsakes", the bestselling magazine on scrapbooking, brings crafters a collection of the top ideas, plus tips on good design, taking better pictures, creative lettering, using stickers and rubber stamps, journaling and more. ... [more] [Submit]
13 Chihuly
Donald Kuspit

Current:
8.9
For more than 30 years, Dale Chihuly's work, principally in glass (but occasionally including such unconventional media as neon and ice), has challenged traditional distinctions between craft and art. Chihuly's oeuvre is notable for its vib ... [more] [Submit]
14 Birds and Butterflies Stained Glass Pattern Book : 94 Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Ed, Jr. Sibbett

Current:
8.9
Stained glass workers can brighten and animate their stained glass projects with imaginative kingfishers, eagles, jays, toucans, hummingbirds, cardinals, penguins, parrots, butterflies, and more with this matchless array of 94 charming bird ... [more] [Submit]
15 Creative Glass Techniques : Fusing, Painting, Lampwork
Bettina Eberle, Chris Rich

Current:
8.9
Glass is one of the hottest topics in the world of crafts. This handsome how-to book introduces three essential and accessible techniques that have endless creative potential. CREATIVE GLASS TECHNIQUES covers 30 projects, from a simple plat ... [more] [Submit]
16 Prairie Designs for Stained Glass Windows
Alex Spatz

Current:
8.9
A book of 48 original designs by Alex Spatz in the Prairie Style of design for stained glass windows. Designs vary in size, shape and complexity. Read more ... [more] [Submit]
17 Bevels and Jewels Stained Glass Pattern Book : 83 Designs for Workable Projects
Ed, Jr. Sibbett

Current:
8.9
Artist Ed Sibbett, Jr. is noted for his unique approach to stained glass. The wealth of his patterns featured in this volume makes it easy to achieve the exquisite beauty and fire of jewel-cut glass. One-of-a-kind patterns incorporate bevel ... [more] [Submit]
18 Ornamental Flower Stained Glass Pattern Book : 83 Designs for Workable Projects (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Ed, Jr. Sibbett

Current:
8.9
Stained glass workers at every level of expertise will welcome this array of 83 charming floral patterns rendered by master craftsman Ed Sibbett, Jr. Patterns range in complexity from simple flowers with under 20 parts to a challenging lily ... [more] [Submit]
19 Stained Glass Mosaics: Projects & Pattern
George Shannon

Current:
8.7
All in color! From small bits of brightly colored glass, put together magical mosaics! Starting with the basics of selecting and cutting glass, moving on to methods of copying and transferring patterns and to fresh ideas for setting up a sa ... [more] [Submit]
20 Art Nouveau Stained Glass Pattern Book : 104 Designs for Workable Projects
Ed, Jr. Sibbett

Current:
8.6
Well-known stained glass craftsman Ed Sibbert, Jr., has created these patterns from actual examples of Victorian work and adapted them to make the translation to glass as easy as possible. Among the 96 designs included are exquisite leaf pa ... [more] [Submit]
21 The Complete Book of Gourd Craft : 22 Projects, 55 Decorative Techniques, 300 Inspirational Designs
Ginger Summit

Current:
8.5
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22 The Basement Book : Upstairs Downstairs : Reclaiming the Wasted Space in Your Basement
Thomas Carpenter

Current:
8.4
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23 Craftsman Bungalows : 59 Homes from the Craftsman
Gustav Stickley

Current:
8.4
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24 159 Celtic Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)
Amy L. Lusebrink

Current:
8.3
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25 The Handmade Soap Book
Melinda Coss, Emma Peios (Photographer)

Current:
8.1
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26 The Natural Soap Book : Making Herbal and Vegetable-Based Soaps
Susan Miller Cavitch

Current:
8.0
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27 Transparent Soapmaking: A Complete Guide to Making Natural See-Through Soap
Catherine Failor(Illustrator)

Current:
7.9
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28 Cover to Cover : Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals & Albums
Shereen Laplantz

Current:
7.8
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29 The Furniture of Gustav Stickley : History, Techniques, Projects
Joseph J. Bavaro

Current:
7.7
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30 Making Bits & Pieces Mosaics: Creative Projects for Home & Garden
Marlene Hurley Marshall

Current:
7.7
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31 Deerskins into Buckskins : How to Tan With Natural Materials A Field Guide for Hunters and Gatherers
Matt Richards

Current:
7.6
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32 Stained Glass Basics: Techniques, Tools, Projects
Chris Rich

Current:
7.5
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33 390 Traditional Stained Glass Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Hywel G. Harris

Current:
7.5
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34 Mosaics : Inspirational Ideas and Practical Projects (The Weekend Crafter Series)
Martin Cheek

Current:
7.5
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35 Making Glass Beads
Cindy Jenkins, Leslie Dierks

Current:
7.3
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36 Encyclopedia of Mosaic Techniques (Encyclopedia of Art Techniques)
Emma Biggs

Current:
7.3
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37 162 Traditional and Contemporary Designs for Stained Glass Projects (Dover Pictorical Archive Series)
Joel Wallach

Current:
7.2
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38 How to Work in Stained Glass
Anita Isenberg, Seymour Isenberg

Current:
7.2
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39 Kaleidoscopes : Wonders of Wonder
Cozy Baker

Current:
7.2
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40 Decorative Doorways Stained Glass Pattern Book : 151 Designs for Sidelights, Fanlights, Transoms, Etc.
Carolyn Relei

Current:
7.2
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41 Stained Glass Craft Made Simple : Step-By-Step Instructions Using the Modern Copper-Foil Method
James McDonell

Current:
7.2
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42 Stained Glass : Projects & Patterns
George Shannon, Pat Torlen

Current:
7.2
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43 The Kaleidoscope Book : A Spectrum of Spectacular Scopes to Make
Thom Boswell

Current:
7.2
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44 Caro's Fundamental Secrets of Winning Poker
Mike Caro

Current:
7.1
The world's foremost poker theoretician presents the essential strategies and secret winning plays of poker. Players learn how to adjust their play to win more from weak players, how to equalize stronger players, and how one should bluff a ... [more] [Submit]
45 Sidelights, Fanlights and Transoms Stained Glass Pattern Book : 180 Designs for Workable Projects
Ed. Jr. Sibbett

Current:
6.9
Stained glass workers at every level of expertise will welcome this array of 83 charming floral patterns rendered by master craftsman Ed Sibbett, Jr. Patterns range in complexity from simple flowers with under 20 parts to a challenging lily ... [more] [Submit]
46 Victorian Stained Glass Pattern Book : 96 Designs for Workable Projects
Sibbett, Ed, Jr. Sibbett

Current:
6.8
Well-known stained glass craftsman Ed Sibbert, Jr., has created these patterns from actual examples of Victorian work and adapted them to make the translation to glass as easy as possible. Among the 96 designs included are exquisite leaf pa ... [more] [Submit]
47 120 Traditional Stained Glass Patterns
Ed, Jr. Sibbett

Current:
6.6
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48 415 Original Designs for Stained Glass (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
Michael Gowen

Current:
6.6
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49 Dictionary of Glass : Materials and Techniques
Charles Bray

Current:
6.6
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