Denise Peck

It contains pictures, instructions and everything! In great condition.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Florida

50 Unique Jewelry Designs

Featuring original ideas from top jewelry designers, this collection covers a range of contemporary and stylish projects, such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and pendants. Beginning with a primer on basic tools and techniques and covering fundamental wire-working skills in detail, including wire-wrapping, weaving, coiling, chain-making, hammering, texturing, and oxidizing, this guide helps jewelry makers of all skills levels develop a range of talents. Each project includes a comprehensive materials list and step-by-step instructions that guide crafters through a variety of projects, including wrapping found objects with wire, making chain mail, creating spirals, straightening wire, making jump rings and ear wires, and creating clasps. Constructed with many different materials--from precious metals to plated and colored wire--these striking creations are a mix of funky and fabulous wire designs combined with stones, beads, and cords to create an interesting and eclectic jewelry collection.

Wire Style - 50 unique jewelry designs

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Erin Bried

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew

Shares step-by-step instructions for more than 100 basic domestic life skills from building a fire and hemming pants to rolling a pie crust and planting a vegetable garden, in a guide that includes tips for saving money through do-it-yourself activities. Original.

How to Sew a Button

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Published in 19790. This book is in good vintage condition. No obvious damage, but it does show wear and has a musty smell from age. 

Comes with the original casing! 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

North Carolina

The Vogue Sewing Book

Randy A. Wardell

Wisconsin

A Teaching Manual

Introduction to Stained Glass is designed to be used as a do-it-yourself manual or to supplement an instructional course. If you wish to learn how to make stained glass objects, you will find that this book provides all the step-by-step information on tools, supplies and techniques necessary to learn on your own. Full size patterns are included for sun catchers, windows, lamp shades and three-dimensional projects, all specifically designed for the beginning crafter. All projects are shown in colour and have specification and material lists, assembly illustration and colour suggestions.

Introduction to Stained Glass Bundle

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There is writing on inside front cover. Book is in excellent condition.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Montana

The Complete Serger Handbook

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Texas

There is nothing lovelier than a hand-knit garment, no nicer gift than a crocheted afghan, few things quite as eye-catching as a one-of-a-kind quilt. The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Needlecrafts makes mastering these timeless handicrafts & many more easier than ever before. The book contains over one thousand step-by-step photographs & precise instructions, which will transform even an unseasoned novice into a skilled needle artist in no time. Each chapter opens with a brief description of the craft & the many enticing ways it has been used -- & fresh, new ways of enjoying it. Next comes an illustrated guide to the necessary equipment & materials, followed by techniques & step-by-step instructions. In addition to the how-to pages, each chapter contains attractive, practical projects (with complete instructions) that let you put your new skills to good use immediately You'll also find valuable tips for finishing, washing, & caring for handmade items. Finally, each chapter contains a detailed glossary of the most important stitches, giving you a virtual encyclopedia of needlecraft techniques that will serve as a handy reference long after you've mastered the basics. The experts at the Good Housekeeping institute have selected the color samples carefully, making it easy to see every aspect of the technique & achieve the most professional results. From simple knitted scarves & lacy crochet blankets to classic fisherman's sweaters, colorful braided rugs, & Log Cabin patchwork quilts, this hard-working, user-friendly, & beautifully illustrated book puts mastery of all the needle arts well within your reach.

The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Needle Arts

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Shelly Down

Sewing soft dolls has never been easier with these adorable patterns from Gingermelon designer Shelly Down!

The eagerly anticipated first book by popular toy designer Shelly Down, My Felt Doll shows sewers of all abilities how to make adorable soft dolls using the most basic of materials and skills.

With just felt sheets and a handful of simple notions, you will learn how to sew the simple yet delightful doll pattern and then discover 11 imaginative variations on the design, plus over 40 accompanying accessories - from a mermaid to a witch, from a princess to a superhero and from a ballerina to a bride - guaranteed to delight little girls everywhere.

With no hems to sew and all the stitching done by hand, My Felt Doll makes a great entry point to sewing dolls for beginners and even children.

Full-size templates make life easy - trace straight from the page with no need to enlarge.

My Felt Doll

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New York

Art, music, drama/theater

A companion to Healton's Look What I Made : Creative Crafts Ages 6-8, this book is designed for preschoolers, providing guidance to adult caregivers by helping them match specific projects to children's educational levels and needs.

Me, Too! Creative Crafts for Preschoolers

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Melissa Cable

Great pictures and instructions for leather jewelry making. Great condition.

Timless Techniques for Today's Trends

Melissa Cable has a knack for taking traditional jewelry-making techniques and applying them to various materials in an upscale, modern way. In Beautiful Leather Jewelry, she shares new methods for altering leather to create unique textures and patterns in a variety of necklaces, bracelets, cuffs, pendants, and more. Proper finishing techniques, such as snap setting, will ensure polished, professional results. Aspiring leather jewelry designers will appreciate learning how to combine familiar materials such as Swarovski crystals, metals, wood, felt, and resin with leather cuffs, cords, and more. This is leather jewelry like you’ve never seen before!

Beautiful Leather Jewelry

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Eva M. Sherman

Beth L. Martin

Stunning Pieces Made with Sea Glass, Stones, and Crystals

Showcasing gemstones, crystals, sea glass, and pearls, Organic Wire and Metal Jewelry offers new ways to incorporate raw materials into beautiful jewelry pieces. Clear, step-by-step instructions and detailed photographs teach readers a variety of basic jewelry techniques and guide even beginner jewelry-makers through each project successfully. Crafters can use the suggested materials or choose to substitute stones or other beads as desired for an endless variety of elegant design possibilities. With a wide range of stylish and organic designs and a photo gallery for extra inspiration, Organic Wire and Metal Jewelry provides every wireworker and metalworker with the perfect project.

Organic Wire and Metal Jewelry

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Pleasant Company Staff

Pennsylvania

Activities from the Past for Girls of Today

Felicity's Pastimes

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Reader's Digest Editors

Washington

How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills

With so many urban and suburban dwellers moving toward simplifying their lives, Reader's Digest has updated its popular Back to Basics series to provide the ultimate how-to book. It's packed with hundreds of projects and illustrated step-by-step sequences to help you learn to live more self-sufficiently, with sections on shelter, alternative energy sources, growing and preserving food, home crafts, and even recreation. Includes over 2,000 photos, diagrams and drawings.

Back to Basics

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Literally thousands of ideas and sets of instruction to guide simple to advanced origami and origami gift making. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Best ever book of paper, fun and amazing origami

Kathy Pohl

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Country Woman Christmas 2001

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Vermont

Pom Pom Magazine Winter 2022 issue

Kaori Tsutaya

Amy Hirschman

Cute Handicrafts to Make with Your Cat

Got fur balls?Are your favorite sweaters covered with cat hair? Do you love to make quirky and one-of-a-kind crafting projects? If so, then it's time to throw away your lint roller and curl up with your kitty! Crafting with Cat Hair shows readers how to transform stray clumps of fur into soft and adorable handicrafts. From kitty tote bags and finger puppets to fluffy cat toys, picture frames, and more, these projects are cat-friendly, eco-friendly, and require no special equipment or training. You can make most of these projects in under an hour-with a little help, of course, from your feline friends!

Crafting with Cat Hair

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Ramona Barry

Rebecca Jobson

California

The essential how-to guide to major crafting techniques, including work from more than 150 contemporary artists for inspiration and projects to galvanize your creativity in every medium No longer confined to the domain of the domestic, today craft is prized in almost every sphere of creative endeavor, whether architecture, food, fine art, or fashion. The Handmade Life serves as both inspiration and instruction manual for Etsy entrepreneurs, artists, and hobbyists alike—modern creatives seeking new ideas and techniques, and to sharpen their skills. Organized by theme and featuring thirty-four techniques (such as origami and appliqué), each chapter inspires with the work of contemporary artisans, one big project, and five project ideas, and informs with a short historical overview of each medium, design notes and things to consider before getting started, tools and techniques illustrated with a combination of hand-drawn diagrams and photography, and lists of websites and other sources for further reading. With over 150 artists featured and hundreds of project how-tos, The Handmade Life brings together information on a wide range of media and techniques into one essential manual.

The Craft Companion

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Cirilia Rose

Missouri

A Modern Knitter's Guide to Discovering and Exploring Style

Presents instructions for twenty-five knitting projects from a new knitwear designer, including cardigans, cowls, and hats, with a glimpse behind the scenes of the author's design process.

Magpies, Homebodies, and Nomads

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Beth Stone

Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques

Seed Bead Stitching explores beadweaving techniques using colorful seed beads and beautiful accents such as pearls and gemstones. Step-by-step photographs and illustrations guide readers through the basics of classic stitches and inventive variations. Includes an introduction to the basics of beads, threads, and bead-stitching techniques. Creative variations and lesser-known stitches are sure to inspire intermediate and advanced beaders.

Seed Bead Stitching

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3.5 x 7 inches in size. Good condition, with slight expected age Brooklyn, New York - 19th Century Stereoview Photo - Brooklyn Bridge

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Louisiana

Rare Antique Stereo-View Card

Georgetown CO * “The Loop”  RR Bridge Stereo View 1898 Keystone

Discolored cover and edges from being in attac storage and from being produced ~ the 70s. Not used but has signature from previous owner on front title page. Page can be removed and not affect the book.  Reading pages are crisp and pages within can be used as is for beautiful and very cool vintage framed art. 

Complete How-To Ideas, Techniques, Up-To-Date Styles and Sketches

Sewing Knits

Rebecca Thuss

Patrick Farrell

Martha Stewart

75 Whimsical Paper Flowers to Craft by Hand

Shares step-by-step instructions for making dozens of sophisticated paper flowers, outlining creative projects ranging from wristlets and bookmarks to wreaths and a Mary Poppins-inspired flower.

Paper to Petal

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This set has 5 creative books + 4 bonus projects, 3 handy template cards, and 1 sheet of stencil card

Georgia

Creative Ideas Complete Craft (5 book set)

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