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From flower-arranging and candle-making to working with wood and metal, these books offer details on an exciting array of hobbies.
Recommendations... Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs
by Tunstall Small, Christopher Woodbridge
Forty plates of meticulously rendered hinges, grilles, railings, latches, door knockers, and more — selected from English chapels, tombs, castles, and other structures — span more than 600 years of metalworking history.
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 Easy-to-Make Candles
by Gary V. Guy
Learn how easy it is to make all kinds of decorative candles. Step-by-step instructions. 82 illustrations. Index.
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| |  Old-Time Farm and Garden Devices and How to Make Them
by Rolfe Cobleigh
Handy tips for building everything from a cheese press, hog house, and bicycle-powered washing machine to advice on the proper way to split wood, sharpen scissors, and paper a room. 200 black-and-white illustrations.
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 Tools and Their Uses
by U.S. Bureau of Naval Personnel
Teaches correct operation of all the basic hand and power tools, fasteners, and measuring devices you are likely to need. 329 illustrations.
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| |  Old-Fashioned Ribbon Trimmings and Flowers
by Mary Brooks Picken
Fold and sew ribbon strips into daisies, grape clusters, rosebuds, dahlias, violets, much more. Over 30 projects. Illustrations and simple instructions.
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Products in General Crafts | | |  | 25 Kites That Fly
by Leslie Hunt
Detailed instructions for creating standard two-stick kites, six-point stars, figural kites, balloon kites, tetrahedral kites, box kites, and many other varieties. Includes directions for making tails, reeling and stringing, and much more. 70 illustrations.
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|  | Angels Arts & Crafts Fun Kit
by Dover
Over 50 stickers including many that glitter, 21 tattoos and stencils, 16 art cards, 2 coloring books including a stained glass edition, crayons, plus Full-Color Angels CD-ROM featuring 307 royalty-free images.
 WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. CAUTION–Staples contain functional sharp points.
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|  | Blacksmithing Projects
by Percy W. Blandford
24 projects for novices and experts include door latches, garden tools, tables, fences, weather vanes, and more. Includes lists of materials, step-by-step instructions, and suggestions for variations. 80 illustrations.
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|  | Butterfly Arts & Crafts Fun Kit
by Dover
Butterflies and Flowers to Paint or Color, 4 stained glass coloring sheets, over 100 stickers including many that glitter, 6 precut stencils, 11 x 16 1/2 Color Your Own poster, and Full-Color Decorative Butterfly Illustrations CD-ROM and Book.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. CAUTION – Staples contain functional sharp points.
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|  | Christmas Crafts Fun Kit
by Dover
28 origami projects and 48 sheets of origami paper, 60 paper snowflake patterns, over 100 stained glass paper ornaments, plus Full-Color Decorative Christmas Illustrations CD-ROM, featuring 362 designs.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD–Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. CAUTION–Staples contain functional sharp points.
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| | Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs
by Tunstall Small, Christopher Woodbridge
Forty plates of meticulously rendered hinges, grilles, railings, latches, door knockers, and more — selected from English chapels, tombs, castles, and other structures — span more than 600 years of metalworking history.
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|  | Country Tools and How to Use Them
by Percy W. Blandford
Profusely illustrated guide to early tools and their functions depicts and describes scores of devices — from hammers, planes, and saws to tools for blacksmithing, weaving, and baking.
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|  | Dried Flowers: How to Prepare Them
by Sarah Whitlock, Martha Rankin
Complete instructions on how to use silica gel, meal and borax, perlite aggregate, sand and borax, and glycerine and water to create attractive permanent flower arrangements. 12 illustrations.
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| | Easy-to-Make Candles
by Gary V. Guy
Learn how easy it is to make all kinds of decorative candles. Step-by-step instructions. 82 illustrations. Index.
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|  | Hand Puppets: How to Make and Use Them
by Laura Ross
Simple instructions, diagrams, and traceable patterns for creating puppets from paper bags, papier mache, and other materials. Directions for writing and staging your own original show.
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| |  | Kites for Everyone: How to Make and Fly Them
by Margaret Greger
Easy-to-follow illustrated instructions show how to create more than 50 awesome, airborne objects — everything from simple bag kites to Vietnamese, Snake, Dutch, Dragon, Bullet, Delta, and Flowform flyers.
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|  | Making Bead Flowers and Bouquets
by Virginia Nathanson
Simple instructions and scores of illustrations for assembling African violets, sunflowers, miniature irises, tea roses, and many other glittering beauties. Also, suggestions for table decorations and festive Christmas ornaments.
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by Helen Fling
More than 400 illustrations supplement easy-to-follow directions for making puppet heads and bodies, stringing marionettes on one- and two-hand controls, operating the puppets, and putting on your own show.
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|  | Metalwork and Enamelling
by Herbert Maryon
Written by a prominent expert in the field, this authoritative guide examines every aspect, from basic tools to filigree work, inlaying and overlaying, metal casting, hallmarking, more. 367 illustrations.
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by Emil F. Kronquist
Illustrations and detailed instructions for 55 projects. Information on tools and processes, and over 60 other plates.
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| | Old-Fashioned Ribbon Trimmings and Flowers
by Mary Brooks Picken
Fold and sew ribbon strips into daisies, grape clusters, rosebuds, dahlias, violets, much more. Over 30 projects. Illustrations and simple instructions.
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|  | Old-Time Camp Stoves and Fireplaces
by A. D. Taylor, Paul Dickson
This Depression-era guide provided safe recreation for visitors to national parks. Finely crafted drawings and plans offer a window into a bygone era of handyman activity and plenty of still-useful information.
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| | Old-Time Farm and Garden Devices and How to Make Them
by Rolfe Cobleigh
Handy tips for building everything from a cheese press, hog house, and bicycle-powered washing machine to advice on the proper way to split wood, sharpen scissors, and paper a room. 200 black-and-white illustrations.
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by Virginie Fowler Elbert
Easy-to-follow instructions for decorative boxes, mirror frames, soap dishes, jewelry, napkin holders, paperweights, much more. Profusely illustrated. Includes list of supply sources.
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