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Become the master of your domain and enjoy yourself to the fullest at home. Decorating, drink-making, arts and crafts, music, and more — these books, games, and puzzles will make you want to stay home.
Safe and Sound
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Hardcover
$33.99
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
Don't panic--Mercury Stardust, AKA The Trans Handy Ma'am is here to help!
For too many people, the simple act of contacting a plumber or repair person can feel like a game of chance. As a transwoman and a professional maintenance technician, Mercury Stardust has discovered (the hard way) that we live in a world with much to fear. If you've ever felt panicked about opening your home to strangers in order to fix a maintenance issue, this book is for you.
Renting a home can be a complex process--from finding a safe and affordable space, to hiring help for moving in and out, and of course, managing any repairs that come up during your stay.
You deserve to feel empowered to take matters into your own hands--and it's not as hard as you might think. In this book, Mercury will show you how to tackle the projects that need improvement in your home--from how to properly fix a clog in your bathroom sink and safely hang things on your walls to patching small and medium drywall holes.
Safe and Sound includes:
Guidance for over 50 simple home maintenance projects, such as replacing your showerhead and troubleshooting a faulty garbage disposal.Chapters covering basic and handy repairs for your plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and safety needs. Advice tailored to renters to minimize permanent changes.Helpful illustrations and QR code links to videos to help you on your journey.
Remember--a little bit of knowledge can go a long way toward making you feel more safe and in control of your own life.
My Hygge Home
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Hardcover
$34.95
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The author of the New York Times bestseller The Little Book of Hygge, helps you turn your home into your happy, cozy safe place.
The urge to nest and control our close environments has never been stronger. We spend more time in our homes than anywhere else--but the way in which our homes impact how we feel has remained relatively unexplored until now.
Backed with Danish design principles, years of research, case studies and a sprinkle of hygge, Meik Wiking has created the ultimate guide to turning your home, office, or wherever you may be, into your happy place.
The Hygge Home will teach us all how to create a much-needed cozy safe space in our homes into which we can retreat to escape the tough things going on in the outside world. Meik will explore the size of our spaces, the way we decorate our homes, the amount of natural light coming in, how much access to green space we have and how we can extend these design principles from inside our homes to our neighbourhoods and beyond.
Meik is guaranteed to help you create a home and safe space where you can both live and thrive.
How To Make The Best Coffee At Home
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Hardcover
$28.99
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A world-leading coffee expert shows how to make barista-level coffee at home
We all expect to be able to buy an excellent cup of coffee from the many brilliant coffee shops available. But what about the coffee we make at home? Shouldn't that be just as good?
Coffee expert James Hoffmann is the cofounder of Square Mile Coffee, as well as creating extremely informative, and popular, kit and coffee reviews for his YouTube and Instagram channels. In his latest book he demonstrates everything you need to know to make consistently excellent coffee at home, including: what kit is worth buying, and what isn't; how to grind coffee; the basics of brewing for all major equipment (cafetiere, aeropress, stovetop etc); understanding coffee drinks, from the cortado to latte; and the perfect espresso.
Menno-Nightcaps
- S L Klassen 
, Michael Hepher
Hardcover
$26.00
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"This book is hilarious. In contrast to the humorous tone, the cocktails themselves are decidedly serious." --Country Living
A satirical cocktail book featuring seventy-seven cocktail recipes accompanied by arcane trivia on Mennonite history, faith, and cultural practices.
At last, you think, a book of cocktails that pairs punny drinks with Mennonite history! Yes, cocktail enthusiast and author of the popular Drunken Mennonite blog Sherri Klassen is here to bring some Low German love to your bar cart. Drinks like Brandy Anabaptist, Migratarita, Thrift Store Sour, and Pimm's Cape Dress are served up with arcane trivia on Mennonite history, faith, and cultural practices.
Arranged by theme, the book opens with drinks inspired by the Anabaptists of sixteenth-century Europe (Bloody Martyr, anyone?), before moving on to religious beliefs and practices (a little like going to a bar after class in Seminary, but without actually going to class). The third chapter toasts the Mennonite history of migration (Old Piña Colony), and the fourth is all about the trappings of Mennonite cultural identity (Singalong Sling).
With seventy-seven recipes, ripping satire, comical illustrations, a cocktails-to-mocktails chapter for the teetotallers, and instructions on scaling up for barn-raisings and funerals, it's just the thing for the Mennonite, Menno-adjacent, or merely Menno-curious home mixologist.
The Art of Whittling
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Hardcover
$27.95
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Whittling is more than just a way of busying idle hands - it is a pastime for those who love the texture of wood and a way of life for those who feel a special connection between people and trees.
This beautiful and practical guide to the art of whittling offers the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life and a means of getting back to basics and creating unique items from scratch. Inside you will learn about the ancient art of whittling as one of the earliest forms of artistic expression; the different types of wood to use in your work; the simple tools you need to get started; and the various cutting techniques.
The Art of Whittling also preaches the idea of Danish hygge - translating to coziness and being with friends and family in a warm atmosphere. Here, author Niklas Karlsson gives us an insight into why the Danes are considered the happiest people in the world - and how you can bring some hygge into your own lives.
More than just a manual, this book offers a contemplative view on a skill that is more popular than ever.
A Book That Loves You
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Hardcover
$40.50
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Slow down, celebrate the flaws, own the good stuff, and focus on learning to love and appreciate yourself. These themes of self-compassion and self-care are hugely popular, and Flow® has a unique and creative take on them. Now, following A Book That Takes Its Time, with 205,000 copies in print, A Book That Loves You offers a message that will resonate in its simplicity: Be sweet to yourself, no matter what kind of day you're having. (In fact, the challenging days are the days you'll most want to pick up the book.)
Discover the comforting effects of a daily ritual, like drinking tea. Why it's okay--and even beautiful--to stumble now and again. Embrace the art of being alone. Release the reins on your schedule. And learn to love yourself with all your imperfections--including your over-productive mind. The book combines Flow's signature scrapbook-like look and feel, focus on mindfulness, and high production standards. Sprinkled throughout the essays, illustrations, and sayings are paper "goodies," designed to help readers put what they read into action: A "slow down" sticker puzzle, a pullout "My Own User Manual" map, a DIY flower to assemble and enjoy.
It's a delightful gift for yourself or someone you care about--a book to peruse and engage with, using creativity and intention.
How Not to Kill Your Houseplant
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Hardcover
$18.99
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You had one job: watering your new plant. But it's been a week and it's already dying.
Fear not! This helpful guide is here to show you how to rescue your plants. Follow the survival tips outlined in this book and you'll be on your way to having your home brimming with green life.
It's absolutely possible not to assassinate your houseplant - all you need is this book! From identifying exactly what's in the pot to helping it flourish and grow, this is your guide to creating an oasis of happy, flourishing houseplants.
With over 50 different types of popular houseplants, this book summarizes what type of care your plants do (or don't) need. Find out which types of plants will thrive in your living space. You'll also discover how to keep a cactus alive, where to hang air plants, and how to repot succulents. Understand how much light, water, heat, and humidity your plant needs. Whatever your horticulture woes, this book will explain and fix it.
Yellowed leaves, drooping leaves, and dried leaves - learn to spot the danger signs and how to take the proper action to rescue your sick plant. Packed with helpful tips, pictures, and information panels, How Not to Kill Your Houseplant will equip you with the skills necessary to raise a healthy plant.
Give Your Plants a Chance!
If you're horticulturally challenged and can't keep a house plant alive to save your life, then this book is for you! This practical guide to raising indoor plants equips you with the know-how you need to care for your plants.
Inside the pages of this comprehensive gardening book from, you'll discover:
Tips on watering and feeding plants.
Advice on how to choose the perfect house plants for your unique space and needs.
Helpful survival tips and simple ways not to kill your plants.
Everything you need to know about lighting for house plants, from natural to artificial lighting sources.
Learn to spot the danger signs in unhealthy indoor plants and the effective techniques on how to rescue them.
How to Draw Fun Stuff Stroke-by-Stroke
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Trade paperback
$25.99
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A fresh and exciting drawing guide for young artists who seek projects that are out of the ordinary.
Are you tired of drawing the same boring stuff? Artist and author Jonathan Stephen Harris shows you how to draw almost anything with 40 fun and exciting projects that are anything but boring. You'll learn how to create crazy trick art, amazing 3D objects, mind-blowing anamorphic illustrations, and brain-twisting optical illusions. Every project features detailed, step-by-step instructions and illustrations that use color to help teach you exactly how to do it. You'll start by learning the basics of drawing, what tools you need, and the basic techniques you need to know so you can create your own amazing drawings. Soon you'll be creating works of amazing art that is out of this world!
Here's what's inside:
40 exciting drawing projects that will thrill young artists of all levels of ability.Detailed, step-by-step instructions that take readers through every drawing from start to finish, using color to illustrate new lines so the reader can clearly see the next steps.Simple tutorials for basic drawing skills like shading as well as creating textures and surfaces so readers can learn drawing the right way.Tons of creative ideas that will inspire you to create your own amazing works of art.
Floriography
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Hardcover
$29.99
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A charming, gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic, local witch, bride-to-be, or green-thumbed friend.
Floriography is a full-color guide to the historical uses and secret meanings behind an impressive array of flowers and herbs. The book explores the coded significances associated with various blooms, from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy.
The language of flowers was historically used as a means of secret communication. It soared in popularity during the 19th century, especially in Victorian England and the U.S., when proper etiquette discouraged open displays of emotion. Mysterious and playful, the language of flowers has roots in everything from the characteristics of the plant to its presence in folklore and history. Researched and illustrated by popular artist Jessica Roux, this book makes a stunning display piece, conversation-starter, or thoughtful gift.
Modern Crochet Sweaters
- Janine Myska
Trade paperback
$29.99
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Crochet Beautiful Sweaters for Every Shape with Simple, Stunning Stitchwork
Create the crochet wardrobe of your dreams with this collection of classic pieces that are effortlessly stylish. Janine Myska, the designer behind Knits 'N Knots, has created 20 gorgeous, brand-new sweater patterns that focus on style, fit and comfort, including helpful customization tips so you can tailor each garment to your unique proportions. With Janine's keen eye for detail, strong commitment to size diversity and clear, concise instruction, crocheters of every skill level and body type can craft the timeless sweaters they've always longed for.
Experiment with color in the Fifty Below Color Block Pullover or Mountain Peaks striped cardigan. Bundle up in the Infinite Prairies Poncho or let your playful side show with the Champagne Glow Single-Sleeve Sweater. Dress the December Romance Sweater Dress up for a date night out or down for a casual weekend brunch--either way, you're sure to turn heads! With chapters dedicated to closet staples, the warmest sweaters for the coldest of days and even lighter-weight projects for the year-round crocheter, every piece in this collection is sure to be a much-loved addition to your wardrobe. It has never been easier to create beautiful crochet garments that flatter your figure and suit any occasion than with Modern Crochet Sweaters.
Classic Origami For Beginners Kit
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Giftware
$17.95
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Make striking, classic origami designs with this easy origami kit.
From world-renowned origami artist Michael G. LaFosse comes this affordable collection of classic origami paper craft projects--featuring traditional designs, as well as new twists on old favorites. Classic Origami for Beginners Kit has everything you need to learn about this exciting art form! Perfect for origami beginners of all ages and anyone interested in Asian culture and crafting, this kit allows you to make unique handmade gifts for your loved ones.
This kit comes complete with: Full-colored 64-page booklet Clear, step-by-step diagrams and origami instructions 45 fun origami projects 98 sheets of 6 3/4 inch square folding papers 8 different colors and patterns, as well as a sheet of gold foil All of the folds are simple enough to be kid's origami crafts, and are a great way to learn origami techniques.
Origami projects include: Kite Duck Chopstick Rest Sailboat Pinwheel Pagoda Paper Doll And much more...
Textile Artist
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Trade paperback
$34.95
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Transform your ideas on creative fabric embellishment for textile art that's full meaning and astounding texture, in this inspiring book by award-winning textile art tutor and artist Jan Dowson.
Whether it's a landscape, a garden, an animal or a powerful memory of a place or object, Jan shows you how she develops them all into beautifully stitched representations that exude awe-inspiring detail, colour and expression.
Discover Jan's unique sketchbook process, where she stores and collects natural items, and explores different patterns, textures, media and markings to cultivate her final design. See her simple yet effective methods for transforming her fabric for stitching, including dyeing, embellishing and stamping. Then, watch her transform an unassuming square of fabric into a contemporary piece of art brimming with colour, texture and extraordinary stitched markings - all made through the combination of traditional sewing techniques and other media.
Following a fascinating, illustrated step-by step chapter on Jan's key techniques, join her as she takes you through the stages of three types of work for which she is most renowned - the stitched landscape, the memory cloth and the bird sculpture. Each project also includes a break down of the materials, tools and techniques used, so that can understand as well as see the development of her astounding, mixed-media creations. Throughout the book, a gallery of Jan's work complements her techniques and projects, showing how to truly push the limits on your stitcheries. These are stunning pieces that will open your eyes and turn your own creative concepts into original, personal work.
Complete Pottery Techniques
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Hardcover
$39.00
Reader Reward Price: $35.10
Discover how to develop your pottery design skills and bring your ideas to life from start to finish.
Covering every technique from throwing pottery to firing, glazing to sgraffito, this pottery book is perfect for both hand-building beginners and potting pros.
Step-by-step photographs - some from the potter's perspective - show you exactly where to place your hands when throwing so you can master every technique you need to know. Plus, expert tips help you rescue your pots when things go wrong.
The next in the popular Artist's Techniques series, Complete Pottery is the ideal companion for pottery classes of any level, or a go-to guide and inspiration for the more experienced potter looking to expand their repertoire and perfect new skills.
With contemporary design and ideas, Complete Pottery Techniques enables the modern maker to unleash their creativity.
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