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Discover how easy it is to use the natural goodness of plants with over 50 homemade beauty recipes that can help you feel better, look better and have a healthy year! Make your own homemade remedies using plants and herbs from gardens and hedgerows, including camomile bath soak, chocolate lip gloss, witch hazel spot gel, cold treatments and more!

Over 25 fun and simple projects to make with ready-made wool felt. As well as flat felt and felt shapes, some of the projects include ribbons, buttons, beads and wool roving for needle-felting. There are projects for every age, theme and occasion, from jewellery and kid's toys to home accessories and decorations.

Discover a colourful world of adorable bugs and pretty flowers with this fun collection of sewn gifts! Whether it's a pretty butterfly mobile for a new arrival, a cute snail toy for a boy or a handy ladybug bag for a girl, all of the designs are easy to create and made using Melly's Snug as a Bug fabrics.

Learn how to make gorgeous sugar flower cake toppers and embellishments to create 7 stunning, easy-to-achieve celebration cake designs, mini cakes, cookies and cupcakes with this stunning booklet of sugar flower techniques from the bestselling The Contemporary Cake Decorating Bible.

Knit letters from A to Z-in 3D-for creative personalized projects.Knit the Alphabet is the only book on the market to focus on 3D knitted letters. Features twenty-six unique knitting patterns with three size variations and three bonus patterns-ampersand, star, and heart.The knitting patterns are quick and easy to make, and are made as one piece-so no need to sew a seam! Every letter can be made in three sizes, approximately 3.5, 6.5, or 11 inches high, simply by changing your needle and yarn size.Completed letters can be used individually or combined to make words or phrases-great to use to decorate your home or as personalized accessories, jewelry, and gift wrapping.Includes full basic knitting techniques, perfect for beginners and more experienced knitters alike!

Progressing from a simple introduction to composition to a discussion of more challenging concepts such as using disharmony, eidetic images and the Gestalt Theory, this book leads you through the theory, skills and techniques needed to achieve beautiful compositions.

A collection of classic sampler quilt block patterns from Lynne Edwards. Features stepinstructions for creating 9 classic quilting blocks which can be quilted as yougo. Includes techniques for finishing, quilting and how to turn them into asampler quilt or wall hanging.

A collection of quick and easy quilting projects including designs by authors such as Lin Clements, Marion Elliot and Tacha Bruecher from Fat Quarterly. The projects include home decoration notions such as hanging hearts, quilted oven gloves, table mats and cushions. Every project is quick and easy to do even if you've never quilted before.

Create your own beautiful floral table arrangements with expert advice from this team of master florists. Featuring over 35 designs in a wide variety of styles, each arrangement is shown step-by-step making it simple to create stunning floral designs at home.

Ford's legendary Sierra and Escort RS Cosworths changed the face of performance road cars, making them as desirable to keen drivers as they are to classic collectors. This title aims to help buyers select the best car, pay the right price, and avoid the potential pitfalls. It also includes at-a-glance tips, and real-world cost considerations.

Ford's Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts (1967 to 1980) are collectable classics. This guide aims to aid potential buyers or restorers through the purchasing process. It includes at-a-glance tips, illustrated inspection guidance, valuation data, specifications, modifications you should avoid, real-world cost considerations - and even checks for spotting a fake.

Millions follow Mike and Edd's collectable car adventures on Discovery Channel's Wheeler Dealer series, now in its ninth year and shown all around the world. Here's the book to accompany the series.

From elegant tiered lace and floral cakes to amazing jewellery box and sewing machine shaped novelty cakes, 10 incredible cake designs accompanied by two smaller designs for vintage-inspired cupcakes, cookies, fondant fancies and more. Includes all the cake recipes you need, simple step by step instruction for essential cake decorating techniques.

Helps readers capture the essence of fairy land with a variety of fantasy friends and fairytale scenery including characters such as Titania and Tinkerbell. This volume covers techniques of transferring and combining the images to give readers the encouragement and confidence to go on and develop their own ideas.

With the author's experience of training and riding at international level, this guide covers the essentials on handling, breaking and training the young event horse. It shows what to look for when buying, discusses training problems, suggests exercises and advises on preparation for competition.

Readers will get 8 crochet hat patterns from up-and-coming independent pattern designers. Yarn is carried by JoAnn's.

A visual voyage through the world of retro caravans, exploring the exterior and interior design of these classic icons and revealing the resurgence of interest in modern-vintage caravans - whether used for touring or as creative backyard spaces - with practical advice on restoring and styling.

Quilt your own home with this collection of inspiring designs for quilts, wall hangings and cushions. Choose from townhouses to quaint cottages, seaside beach huts, converted barns and even shepherd's huts.

Buying a classic and iconic E30 BMW 3 Series can be just the start of a wonderful adventure. This book explains how these fantastic cars can be modified to suit a vast range of applications, from fast road use to race and rally.

A fantastic selection of knitting patterns for blankets and throws from established designer and best-selling author Claire Crompton, author of The Knitter's Bible and Knitter's Bible project books. Featuring strong blanket and throw designs across a range of styles for the new-to-knitting market.

A fantastic selection of knitting patterns for hats and scarves from established designer and best-selling author Claire Crompton, author of The Knitter's Bible and Knitter's Bible project books. Featuring strong hat and scarf designs across a range of styles for the new-to-knitting market.

A fantastic selection of knitting patterns for cushions from established designer and best-selling author Claire Crompton, author of The Knitter's Bible and Knitter's Bible project books. Featuring strong cushion designs across a range of styles for the new-to-knitting market.

This unique book will show you how to knit all of the most famous New York people and places, as well as some unique accessories inspired by life in the "Big Apple" itself. Created for city chicks who don't like rules but love knitting, the projects are simple enough for beginners, yet bonkers enough to inspire more seasoned knitters.

Anyone thinking of starting their own creative business will find this book an invaluable resource. Doug Richard takes the reader through ten clear steps of shaping and then launching their business, with real-life examples of a huge range of creative start-ups to bring the information to life.

Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert at your side. Benefit from Nigel Thorley's years of Jaguar experience, learn how to spot a bad car quickly, and how to assess a promising one like a true professional. Get the right car at the right price!

A collection of fresh, Spring-themed sewing projects using Tilda fabrics and embellishments. It allows you to choose from a variety of sewing and papercraft designs, including bags, soft toys, fabric boxes and unique decorations. It uses colour palette such as shades of red, pink, white, pale green, azure blue and cyan.

16 gorgeous cake decorating projects that are impressive and stylish, but use small cakes in various sizes to keep the baking elements simple and allow you to really focus in on learning how to decorate a cake. Bridges the gap between decorating cupcakes and cookies and decorating larger tiered cakes for beginner to intermediate decorators.

Learn how to make beautiful quilts with this comprehensive guide to patchwork and quilting for beginners. Covers all aspects of quilting from piecing and patchwork to quilting and binding. Includes quick and clever techniques with step-by-step illustrated instructions. Choose from 16 small and large projects including bed quilts, bags and wall hangings. Features a quilting glossary explaining common quilting and sewing terms.

Following his dismissal from a job he never should have had, the author packs a tent, some snacks, and a suit, and sets out on a two-wheeled adventure across Europe. With no idea where he's going, and only two very large and confusing maps to rely on, he heads out to prove that planning and forethought are the very antithesis of a motorcycle adventure.