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Perfect for creating gifts for baby showers, naming ceremonies, or first birthdays, Made for Baby contains more than 50 projects to make by hand, ranging from simple gift tags to gorgeous heirloom quilts.Covering the most popular handmade crafts, including sewing, knitting, embroidery, scrapbooking, and paper crafts, every project in Made for Baby is explained step by step, with beautiful photographs of key steps and the finished project.

Tips and projects for group sewing events, on or offline: “All of the ideas here are accessible, well-designed, and clearly explained and illustrated.” —Publishers Weekly In this guide, the team at Generation Q Magazine shows you the best way to organize and run a virtual or in-person swap. To help get you started, they recruited some crafty friends to share 25 inspiring projects. All of the projects can be easily adapted to your taste, style, and skill level. Whether you're looking to have fun, learn new things, or exchange some fabulous gifts with friends, this easy-to-use book is your go-to resource for this popular community sewing activity.

“Lovely gifts in luscious yarns... that will never go out of style” that can be completed in about 10 hours or—way—less (Planet Purl). Today's knitters are chic, smart-and busy. Although they love to knit and enjoy making gifts for family and friends, they're constantly faced with the challenge of finding enough time to actually finish what they've started. Last-Minute Knitted Gifts solves this problem. Joelle Hoverson, owner of Purl, the hip knitting supply store in downtown Manhattan, has designed more than 30 fun, fresh, beautiful patterns, most of which can be made in less than ten hours—some in as little as two! Known for her keen sense of color, Hoverson includes instructions for classic gifts like baby booties and bonnets, sweaters, and scarves, plus imaginative options like a cashmere tea cozy, a felted yoga mat bag, floor cushions, and a poncho—surely something for everyone on the gift list. And to make each present extra-special, Hoverson offers easy tips on how to incorporate knitting and other yarn embellishments into the gift wrap.

Handmade Gifts is a how-to collection of handmade gift ideas that will help you create thoughtful, unique presents at home. Handmade Gifts covers all the popular crafts such as sewing, knitting, paper-crafts, candle-making, and crochet, in addition to kitchen projects like making jam and baking. You're sure to find something that inspires you to get crafting!Handmade Gifts contains over 70 craft projects with step-by-step instructions and photographs along with variations to ensure your item is unique and personal. From homemade cards and teacup candles to crochet blankets and chocolate egg truffles, it's full of ideas for every occasion, including birthdays, seasonal gatherings, housewarmings, and baby showers. Suggestions for green and up-cycled gifts as well as clever tips on how to wrap and present your handmade crafts are included. Plus, 20 technique lessons are featured throughout, including how to melt soap, cast on and off, and how to make simple embroidery stitches.Handmade Gifts is the perfect craft book for anyone who wants to make beautiful, affordable, and unique gifts for friends and family.

Awesome Projects from Unexpected Places features more than thirty projects designed by the users of instructables.com. These users have repurposed and reused everyday items they've found around their homes, in their backyards, or even in local junkyards to create unique furnishings and decorations for their homes and meaningful gifts for others. Equipped with the vision to not only see the latent potential and beauty in common items, but also the skills necessary to transform those objects into creative and new applications, these projects are at the core of the maker movement and can inspire us all.Readers of Awesome Projects from Unexpected Places will learn how to construct:Bottle cap tablesConcrete lamps3D string artSand fire gardensScrew-nut and wooden ringsParacord braceletsCigar box guitarsWooden beer mugsTest tube spice racksMetal rosesAnd more!

Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.