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Home, Garden, and DIY September 2016
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Read uncover - huraina, our new magazine
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| Eat it up! 150 recipes to use every bit and enjoy every bite of the food you buy by Sherri Brooks VintonYou know that last bit of mustard that's impossible to scrape out of the jar? Did you know that shaking it up with some oil and vinegar can turn it into a zesty vinaigrette? That inventive recipe is just one of the many in this deliciously practical volume dedicated to reducing food waste. Leaves, stems, crusts, bones, and all sorts of typically discarded food scraps are transformed into salads, pickles, broths, sauces, snacks…with 150 recipes, the list is long, and will surely be relished by cooks who are concerned about money, the environment, or both. For a more veggie-centric take on the same topic, pick up Tara Duggan's Root-to-Stalk Cooking. |
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| Garden revolution: How our landscapes can be a source of environmental change by Larry Weaner and Thomas ChristopherAnyone with a green thumb and an interest in sustainability can join the revolution led by these authors -- a landscape designer and a horticulturalist -- who argue that traditional landscaping is time-consuming and ineffective. They claim that more environment-specific plant selection and less disruptive upkeep (such as weeding and tilling) yields attractive, easily maintained landscapes. These claims are supported by the solid advice and artful, color-drenched photographs featured throughout the book. While Garden Revolution is best suited to landscapers or gardeners with plenty of space, those looking for scalable projects may appreciate Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy's The Living Landscape or Thomas Rainer and Claudia West's Planting in a Post-Wild World. |
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A banquet on a budget: Cooking for weddings, birthdays and other big parties
by Judy Ridgway
Catering for any large scale celebration can be daunting. Where will you hold the event? How much food will you need? When should you start the preparation? This book passes on the secrets of the trade to ensure that the preparation goes smoothly and that the food is just as good as the professionals can offer. It includes a master checklist for the preparations with general advice on choosing the food and drinks, buying in ready-made items, estimating quantities, hiring staff and equipment and other practical considerations. There are five complete menus and drinks suggestions for each type of event: a drinks party with canapes, a fork buffet, a finger buffet and a sit-down meal, with guests varying in number from twenty to sixty. Menus include full preparation plans and recipes. In total there are 120 plus recipes, some with variations.
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Fascinators: 25 stylish accessories to top off your look
by Hannah Scheidig
A fascinator is a chic little adornment, not quite a traditional hat but more than a headband, that suits any occasion and any time of day. Style mavens in England are credited with setting off an international fascination with fascinators; this smashing headwear now appears everywhere, donning the heads of celebrities and A-listers on the red carpet to today's fashionable brides, who are tossing aside their traditional veils for fascinators bedazzled with crystals and feathers. This is the first craft book of its kind with how-tos for fascinators, floral crowns, tiaras, and more: 25 in all, plus variations on each project there are even sweet projects suitable for little girls.
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The man who made things out of trees
by Rob Penn
Robert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history. Journeying from Wales across Europe and Ireland to the USA, Robert finds that the ancient skills and knowledge of the properties of ash, developed over millennia making wheels and arrows, furniture and baseball bats, are far from dead. The book chronicles how the urge to understand and appreciate trees still runs through us all like grain through wood.
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DIY string art: 24 designs to create and hang
by Jesse Dresbach
This book is full of patterns simple to more intricate designs that help you quickly get to the fun part of the craft the stringing! Jesse walks you through his tool room, and even includes tips on cutting and preparing the right size boards. He shares how to structure the nails using paper patterns and details several stringing techniques. DIY String Art includes simple geometrics, nature-inspired motifs worked on tree slices, zodiac signs, and even patterns for negative space string art where you fill in the entire board everywhere but inside the chosen motif. These are cool, urban designs, some with random string work, some with faceted sections and still others with specific string paths to achieve more uniform results, and they look amazing no matter where you hang them.
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| The crafter's guide to taking great photos: The best techniques for showcasing your handmade creations by Heidi AdnumIn the age of Etsy and Pinterest, your success at selling handcrafted items depends not only on your crafting skills, but also on your ability to display them attractively online. Beginning with a tutorial that will help you find your way around a digital camera, the book also offers clear instructions (and ample examples) of how to set up a shoot, make your own photo accessories, find the right light, and edit your photos for a variety of uses. Additionally, nine separate breakout sections present craft-specific photography tips, ensuring that you're always able to capture the "good side" of anything you make. |
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| How to show & sell your crafts: How to build your craft business at home, online, and in the marketplace by Torie JayneIf you want to make money from crafting but the word "branding" gives you the cold sweats, this helpful how-to guide may be just the reassurance you need. Boasting a stylish design, this photo-rich handbook provides step-by-step instructions for potentially daunting tasks: organising your workspace, getting visible in the marketplace (both real and virtual), merchandising your work, cultivating a social media presence, and (you guessed it) personal branding. Profiles of successful crafters provide positive examples throughout, making this guide ideal for beginning craft entrepreneurs. |
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| Sewing to sell: The beginner's guide to starting a craft business by Virginia LindsayAs the creator of Gingercake, an online pattern store, Virginia Lindsay has plenty of business expertise to share. The real value of Sewing to Sell, however, is its emphasis on the creative process. For instance, Lindsay points out that before you can make your first dollar, you'll need to define your personal sewing style to ensure that it's distinctive enough to anchor a product line -- and that's just the first of many steps toward a profitable and artistically satisfying career. Rounding out this upbeat volume are 16 marketplace-ready projects (complete with step-by-step instructions and permission to sell) for sewists who aren't sure where to start. |
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