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Unlock your potential in pottery, regardless of your skill level. This guide simplifies the craft, making it accessible and enjoyable.

Dreaming of a vibrant retirement? Say goodbye to stereotypes and embrace a life filled with adventure and fulfillment!

Magnus Ritzman describes how chess began in ancient India and progressed through Persia and Europe. The walks through the fundamental rules of chess and how to play its most significant chess openings.

The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them.

Embark on a journey into the world of natural soap making with our comprehensive guide, designed to empower you to create beautiful and nourishing soaps using simple ingredients and traditional methods. Whether you're a seasoned soap maker or a curious beginner, this guide is your essential companion for mastering the art of soap-making with natural ingredients. From basic cold-process soap making to more advanced techniques like swirls and embeds, each method is carefully explained with step-by-step instructions and helpful tips to ensure success.

In 1993, author Jacqueline Tobin visited the Old Market Building in the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, where local craftspeople sell their wares. Amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts, Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams and the two struck up a conversation. With the admonition to "write this down," Williams began to tell a fascinating story that had been handed down from her mother and grandmother before her.

Do you have a passion for making beautiful soaps and candles? If so, consider turning it into a profitable business. Starting your own soap and candle business from home is an exciting way to make money doing something you love. How to Start Your Own Soap and Candle Business From Home will guide you step by step to start as an entrepreneur in the world of soap and candle making, and go over the steps involved in setting up a successful business. From choosing the right equipment to marketing your products, this book provides tips for success and highlights common challenges you may ...

Best-selling author Jennifer Chiaverini has captivated fans around the world with her beloved Elm Creek Quilts novels, which have even spawned a line of fabrics inspired by the series. In this moving tale, Bonnie’s quilting shop goes out of business just as her divorce approaches. But Bonnie gets a chance to escape when her old friend Claire invites her to Hawaii to help launch a new quilter’s retreat at a charming bed and breakfast.

Unleash your inner adventurer: how to plan the ultimate retirement that's anything but boring. Inside this jam-packed audiobook, you'll find hundreds of ideas to spark your imagination for planning an exciting, active, happy, healthy, and mentally sharp life after work.

The Art of Jewelry Making Are you thinking of giving jewelry making a try? Do you want to channel your inner creativity? If the answer is yes, you should definitely give this book a read. It will serve as a brief introduction into the world of jewelry making, which can be very overwhelming if you don’t have a lot of background knowledge. Learn about the basic supplies you need to invest in to get started, different techniques, and the options you have at disposal for creating your own jewelry at home. After all, who knows? In time, you may very well turn into a skillful jewelry maker.Buy ...

Crochet for Beginners Pursuing a hobby such as crochet can bring immense satisfaction, providing a good way of relaxing and unwinding from daily stress. However, do you have what it takes to start crocheting? If you are new to crochet, you might not know where to start, which is where this book comes in – serving as a good introduction for those who are eager to pursue this relaxing hobby. You’ll find out everything, starting from the early history of crochet and the way in which this hobby gained popularity, to the tools and materials you need in order to get started, alongside other ...

Introduction to Ceramics Ceramics can be such an enjoyable hobby if you’re looking for a relaxing way to spend your time. That isn’t to say pursuing ceramics isn’t demanding. It requires time, determination and skills. But this is a hobby that will make you foster your creativity. It will allow you to channel your creativity in the right direction so that you can see what your hands are capable of creating. Ceramics can never be boring, as there are always more opportunities to explore, to create, to try. There are no limits to what you can do. If you’re ready to enter the ...

The Fine Art of Candle Making Candle making is a very interesting hobby to have. Candles can be used to bring light into a dark room, but they can also work well as decorative objects. They can fill a room with color, or they may engulf it with a beautiful scent. Plus, they have always been the perfect gift – from ancient times to the present. When making candles, you have to pay attention to a variety of things like: The design of the candle The type of wax The wick Nothing can be left to chance. This is why you need to learn everything about this hobby before picking it up. Don’t ...

A book unlike any other, Women in Clothes is essentially a conversation among hundreds of women of all nationalities - famous, anonymous, religious, secular, married, single, young, old - on the subject of clothing, and how the garments we put on every day define and shape our lives. It began with a survey. The editors composed a list of more than 50 questions designed to prompt women to think more deeply about their personal style.

Cricut crafting is exciting, but with so much jargon-filled information and not-so-helpful “how-to” guides out there, it is also confusing for Cricut newbies. You’ve probably felt like you were drowning in an ocean of information every time you wanted to create your first project. Cricut for Newbies has your back! This all-in-one is a treasure trove of Cricut knowledge with step-by-step instructions on how to use a Cricut machine and more! Even if you’ve never made crafts before, you’ll gain skills, confidence, and the guidance you need to create your first projects.

Are you ready to uncover your personal style recipe? Have you taken style quizzes with results that don't add up? Are you confused and unsure about your personal style because you don’t fit perfectly into a predefined category? If so, then this is the book for you! Prepare for a new approach to clarifying your personal style preferences. In An Imperfect Style you'll uncover your unique personal style formula and identify the clothing that complements you best allowing your outward appearance to mirror your inner self. This is the ultimate practical guide to help you understand why you are...

Use this guide to begin forging your ironclad existence, powered by your own hands and ingenuity, in this unpredictable world. "Survival Projects for Off-Grid Living" is your indispensable guide to establishing independence and resilience in a world fraught with unforeseen challenges. This book contains over 200 illustrative diagrams.

Once an essential skill, the ability to build a clinker boat, first innovated by the Vikings, can seem incomprehensible today. Yet it was the clinker that afforded us access to the oceans, and its construction has become a lost art that calls to the do-it-yourselfer in all of us. John Gornall heard the call. A thoroughly unskilled modern man, Gornall set out to build a traditional wooden boat as a gift for his newborn daughter. It was, he recognized, a ridiculously quixotic challenge for a man who knew little about woodworking and even less about boat building.

I, Elizabeth Hawes, have sold, stolen, and designed clothes in Paris. I have reported on Paris fashions for newspapers and magazines and department stores, and I've worked with American buyers in Europe.

In this definitive book on Japanese woodworking, you'll discover a methodical, beginner-friendly approach to mastering Japanese woodworking without being an apprentice for years, from choosing the right tools to mastering the foundational techniques for creating beautiful and strong joints.