Miss quilting but not how much time it usually takes to create a patchwork masterpiece? The Weekend Quilter is the perfect book for those who love to quilt, but don’t have time for long, laborious projects. Featuring 26 step-by-step projects for traditional and modern quilts that are easy to make in a single weekend, create beautiful patchwork designs using...

DIY for Renters Don’t Call the Landlord is a complete repair and maintenance guide for everyone who rents—not owns—their home. It’s designed to help apartment and house renters perform common repairs and upgrades that are economical, safe, and don’t conflict with tenant/landlord agreements. Also included are tips on taking down and removing upgrades when...

An absolute must-have guide for beginners, this is an interactive workbook designed to teach you how to create gorgeous lettering with any pen on any surface, no brush pen or calligraphy nib necessary! You’ll learn how to draw letters, words, inspirational phrases, and bible verses in multiple alphabet styles by practicing outlining letters and thickening...

The first-ever comprehensive guide to creating wooden jewelry, learn and practice several woodworking skills - including jointing, turning, steaming, polishing, staining, painting, beveling, inlaying, and more - to discover a brand new art perspective! Combining wood with other media, from silver to silicon, you’ll create 20 beautiful and accessible jewelry...

Bust out your binoculars! Hidden Picture Puzzles at the Zoo is filled with 50 black and white hidden puzzle pictures, all from inside the zoo. With more than 400 secret items and animals for children to find within each illustration, from cute monkeys to tough lions, they’ll be on the prowl for hours! They’ll also learn while they play by reading the mini...

Fiber Animals for the Backyard and Hobby Farm Raising backyard fiber animals is rising in popularity, as more and more people seek traditional textiles for yarn-focused crafts like knitting, crocheting, and weaving, as well as spinning, embroidery, needlepoint, needle felting, wet felting, and fiber dying. This book offers an essential reference for anyone...

The ultimate pocket guide to quilting by nationally-known quilting authority Penny Haren, this book is packed with expert tips and tricks on equipment, short cuts, organization, color, patterns, machine quilting, and more! Providing 101 great tips for beginning quilters but also filled with new information for experienced quilters, there’s tricks for...

When it comes to the game-day tailgate, be it at home or at the stadium, there's no playing around!

The perfect gift for sports fans who love great food, this cookbook contains 150 tailgate-ready recipes, from kick-off appetizers to victory-dance desserts, that are sure to score big.

Tailgating and viewing parties are events in and of themselves, and this...

Use Dingbatz to add flair to whatever you're working on—they provide a wonderful complement to any hand lettering, scrapbook, or art journaling project. Small enough to provide a sense of instant gratification when you make them, these "Zenbellishments" require few materials, making them accessible to all skill levels from beginner to advanced. This book...

Exciting, simple, and full of fun! This is an engaging book for kids to learn how to draw 28 cartoon animals, from crocodiles and cats to sea horses and sharks! With step-by-step, trace-and-draw instructions and plenty of room to practice, they’ll be able to draw animals all by themselves in no time. Author and former teacher Vicki Whiting is the founder of...

Pizza is a weekly staple dinner simply because it’s delicious, easy, and fun to personalize, no matter your food preference. The ultimate DIY guide to making pizza at home, this recipe book provides more than 70 creative topping and crust ideas from traditional favorites to new flavor combinations that are perfect for meat-lovers, vegetarians, fish...

Discover what dinosaurs were REALLY like in this myth busting book! Find out how the real dinosaurs actually lived, what they looked like, and how they sounded in this fascinating book. While popular Hollywood movies have given us a simplistic view of these magnificent creatures, the latest scientific research is changing assumptions and providing a far...

True accounts of one man’s long-distance trucking career that began in the late 1960s, these adventurous anecdotes are told by one of the first pioneers in long-distance trucking to the Middle East, Ivor Whittall. From traveling overseas to Kuwait, driving the desert trek between Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and surviving the infamously dangerous (and sometimes...

Grow beautiful fruits, vegetables, and flowers with rich soil you produce yourself! Whether you have experience with compost or have always wanted to learn more and see how you can incorporate it into your lifestyle, this book provides everything you need to know. From understanding what compost is and how to make it to using and storing it, this guide...

Light and decorative yet strong and robust, wire art is the perfect way to add an eye-catching accent to any room. With Easy Wire Art, you'll learn a fun, easy, affordable craft to make your own personalized wire art projects!

Simple and quick to make, these projects use inexpensive floral wire, available everywhere crafting materials are sold. The book...

Chickens Are Smarter Than You Think Your chicken can do anything a dog can do if you train it right! Hens and roosters can be ordered go to the coop, perch on your arm, come when called, and generally respond and behave as you wish. This book presents an effective training program to get domesticated chickens to follow a variety of commands. Animal...

Roll Up Your Sleeves and Build a Better Farm! Loaded with complete plans and easy-to-follow construction tips, this book offers a creative mix of both practical and decorative projects for working and hobby farms. Veteran family farmers and 4-H alumni Samantha and Daniel Johnson present 20 essential projects for aspiring homesteaders. From log jacks...

In Macramé for Home Decor, you'll discover the 12 essential knots you need to create gorgeous macramé. 40 stylish projects range in skill levels from easy to advanced, so there's something here for everyone! This book is filled with cool, contemporary, creative ideas for using natural macramé craft cords for rugs, throws, coverlets, room dividers, boho...

Packed with practical advice from leading cultivation specialists, this concise, easy-to-use book covers virtually every aspect of garden design and maintenance—from choosing a plot to selecting plants, maximizing space, and building raised beds.

Plant Combinations for an Abundant Garden shows how to create productive gardens by selecting the perfect plant...

This book is filled with easy-to-knit projects you'll want to make for the baby in your life. Top knitwear designer and author Val Pierce presents 22 simple patterns for practical but adorable baby knits, from booties to hats to blankets.

Whether it's a kimono-style jacket that you don't have to pull over a newborn's head or drawstring mittens that keep...

From renowned National Wildlife Federation naturalist and TV host David Mizejewski comes a new book to show you how to create a magical ecosystem right in your backyard! Invite beautiful songbirds, colorful butterflies, buzzing bees, and other fascinating wildlife by nurturing a wildlife habitat garden. With more than 200 high-quality photographs, lists of...

This book will teach you how to make spell-binding statement jewelry with a unique look and individual style. Wow Jewelry is packed with pretty, attention-grabbing jewelry projects that you can make yourself in one sitting. Award-winning jewelry designer Sugar Gay Isber shows how to create head-turning DIY fashion jewelry to wear to work, special events...

Grow Healthy Winter Produce Grow your own keeper crops for the chilly days of winter—and you'll be sure of putting the freshest, tastiest produce, packed with goodness, on your kitchen table! Growing Winter Food is the essential gardening guide for those who want to enjoy their garden's output all year round. This easy-to-follow book shows you how to grow...

Sharpen your search and find skills by locating BigFoot at his favorite metropolis. It won't be easy! BigFoot is visiting ten major cosmopolitan destinations, from Chicago and Sydney to Prague, Shanghai, Edinburgh, and more.

This handsome hardcover book presents each urban oasis as an immense two-page visual puzzle, full of teeming people and creatures...

With information on how to forage responsibly and suggestions on sources for the best wood to use, Geoffrey Fisher shows how the natural bounty of woodland can be used to stunning effect. Whether building a bee hotel or an insect house to help your garden's ecosystem thrive, crafting a slingshot, whistle, jump rope or cup and ball game to give away, or...