Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening is a one-stop, easy to understand, beautifully designed book with step-by-step instructions and photographs for every important gardening and landscaping technique. New homeowners with no prior knowledge of landscape care will learn how to turn their yards from weedy, overgr...

Hang them on Christmas tree branches or evergreen boughs during the holiday season. Use them to dress up holiday packages or a holiday table centerpiece. Or frame these exquisite works of art and give them to friends and family as gifts at any season of the year. This excellent guide shows you how to tat 40 distinct...

Enjoy doing dozens of decorative projects based on the sailor’s art of ropework Decorative ropework, also known as fanciwork, comes ashore in Marlinspike Sailor's Knots and Crafts Inside you will learn how to make all manner of cool, sailorly items: hammocks, block mats, companionway or stair treads, sailor’s bracel...

The world of veterinary medicine is changing. People are realizing that if alternative medicine is better for them, it's better for their pets, too. Dogs are visiting acupuncturists, chiropractic doctors, and homeopaths. Still, many dog owners are unaware that such simple measures as changing their pet's diet and us...

"The Ultimate Guide to Hot Wheels" is the ultimate handbook for anyone interested in the fascinating world of Hot Wheels collectibles. This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to know about collecting Hot Wheels, from identifying the different types of cars to building a collection from scratch. With st...

This practical book provides a detailed guide to drawing your own cartoons, illustrated in over 1000 amazing drawings and 65 step-by-step sequences. Divided into four main sections, the first, Materials and Methods, introduces traditional techniques, such as testing the effects of different pencils on different pape...

New York Times best-selling author Susan Richards calls Equine ER "as thrilling and drama-filled as any of the popular hospital shows on television today." Equine ER explores the power of the human-horse connection through the lens of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, one of the top hospitals...

This compilation from a style-conscious decade features scores of illustrations with their original captions specifying colors, sizes, prices. Items include apparel for men, women, and children ー from lingerie and playclothes to bridal ensembles, Madras jackets, and vinyl slicker coats. Introduction. Over 300 black...

Living in History reveals the architectural diversity of English period houses through the eyes and beautiful hand drawn portraits of Artist Eli Ofir. Each detailed portrait is accompanied by in-depth historical research from House Historians Jane Davidson and Rosalind Chislett, as well as stories and memories from ...

Soft, fashionable, easy to find, and fun to work with, felt is a crafter's dream material. This stylish collection presents 24 simple yet elegant projects to make with feltーchic headbands, sweet flower bouquets, adorable package toppers, gorgeous necklaces, and more. Crafters of all skill levels will be reaching fo...

Ever wonder what to do with all those extra eggs? This little eBook shows you a number of ways to preserve them: freezing, pickling, dehydrating, larding, and water glassing. Also discusses shelf life, off-grid methods of preservation, and how to have fresh eggs all winter long. An excellent addition to every homest...

Here’s another simple and beautiful chain maille design created by XQDesigns. The piece is a double purpose piece because it can be used as a pendant/necklace or earrings. In this tutorial, we have added a bonus on how to use it as earrings. Chain maille is a technique that if you only use your imagination you can c...

This is knitting with attitude. Choose from nearly thirty designs, follow the simple directions, and knit fun, trendy items to dress yourself, your friends, your home, a baby, or even a pet. This guide covers must-know techniques, tools of the trade, customizing designs, and more. Get clicking and express yourself w...

This book presents more than 2,000 illustrations of shoes, hats, and fashion accessories reproduced directly from now rare periodicals and catalogs from the 1850s to 1940. It comprises an invaluable pictorial survey for the fashion historian, designer, and enthusiast, as well as a practical source of illustrations f...

Buntbarsche (Cichliden) sind, wie der Name schon sagt, ebenso bunt wie auch barsch. Im Althochdeutschen hieß der Barsch "bars", "der Stachelige". Die Bedeutung von "barsch", nämlich "unfreundlich" oder "spitz", dürfte darauf zurückgehen – sie passt also auch zu den nicht stacheligen Arten, denn als überwiegend revie...

In Ship Modeling Simplified, master model builder Frank Mastini puts to paper the methods he's developed over 30 years at the workbench to help novices take their first steps in an exciting pastime. You don't need the deftness of a surgeon or the vocabulary of an old salt to build a model. What you need is an unders...