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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2019
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Milk Soaps: Making Milk-Enriched Soaps, From Goat to Almond
by Anne-Marie Faiola
What's inside: step-by-step directions for creating 35 soaps (labeled beginner, intermediate, and advanced) using a plethora of milks, including cow and camel, coconut and rice, as well as details about the soapmaking process and the chemistry behind it all.
Recipes include: Shea and Aloe Bars with Yogurt; Cupcake Soaps with Whipped Cream; Layered Coffee and Cream Bars; Shampoo Bars with Hemp Milk and Apple Cider Vinegar; Super Rainbow Swirl.
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Year-Round Gardening : Growing Vegetables and Herbs, Inside or Outside, in Every Season
by Lena Israelsson
Want to get home-grown spices in the middle of winter? Eat fresh vegetables in the spring? Sow in the summer to harvest in the fall? Lena Israelsson's book, Year-Round Gardening, is a practical guide for those who want to extend their growing season. And double, perhaps triple, their harvest. Growing year round is possible, and this book can teach you the best methods to do it the right way.
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Painting with Bob Ross : Learn to Paint in Oil Step by Step!
by Bob Ross
With this guide, you can learn to paint a happy tree in seconds, just like Bob Ross! Painting with Bob Ross introduces you to the tools and materials you need to paint beautiful landscapes, as well as basic painting techniques, such as how to load your brush and how to paint with a knife.
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Conscious Creativity : Look, Connect, Create
by Philippa Stanton
There is creativity in all of us, but it can easily be buried beneath our everyday concerns, or need a spark to bring it back to life. Whether you’ve lost your mojo or just need some fresh ideas, artist and photographer Philippa Stanton’s lively guide will stimulate your imagination and reinvigorate your creative life.
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Bug-free Organic Gardening : Controlling Pest Insects Without Chemicals
by Anna Hess
Are you sick and tired of pesky insects in your garden? Do you want to stay away from pesticides and harmful poisons that could be hazardous to your garden and your health? If you answered yes to both of those questions, Bug-Free Organic Gardening has all the answers to your troubles.
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Cozy : the art of arranging yourself in the world
by Isabel Gillies
"New York Times bestselling author Isabel Gillies picks up where our cultural fascination with hygge leaves off in this fresh and inspiring look on the subtle art of cozy: Part manifesto, part lifestyle guide, part memoir, Cozy shows readers that true comfort comes from within."
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Shed Manual : Designing, Building and Fitting Out Your Prefect Shed
by John Coupe
Covering topics such as getting started, shed styles, materials, foundations, hardware and finishing, The Haynes Shed Manual provides step-by-step instructions and wide-covering advice on all aspects of planning and building sheds. Written by two shed experts, it's for the enthusiastic DIYer and those considering taking on a project.
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Family foraging : a fun guide to gathering and eating wild plants
by Dave Hamilton
Foraging for wild food is one of the most exciting ways to get kids interested in the world around them--a day gathering wild blackberries and dandelion greens gets their hands dirty and uses all of their senses. This accessible, engaging guide gives families the tools they need to accurately describe each plant and how to tell it apart from any harmful lookalikes. This book also includes simple, seasonal recipes that readers of all ages can make with their delicious wild edibles.
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Project Collage : 50 Projects to Spark Your Creativity
by Bev Speight
Collage is the art of reinvention. This magical and tactile process invites you to collect, experiment, combine and transform. These creative mashups don't require specialist equipment, only everyday materials. It is an art form for everyone and every budget.
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In miniature : how small things illuminate the world
by Simon Garfield
Encouraging us to find greatness in the smallest of things, the author, focusing on miniatures—and bringing together history, psychology, art and obsession—explores the what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modelers and fans.
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