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        Twisted Cakes

        Deliciously evil designs for every occasion

        by Debbie Goard

        20 deliciously evil, wonderfully decorative cakes to bake, designed for Halloween and beyond. Designs range from an iced gravestone to a Day of the Dead skull and a twisted bridal cake. As well as larger cakes, there are stabbed cupcakes and eyeball mini cakes. Cake decorating with a twist!

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        Twisted Colouring

        A wonderfully wicked creative colouring book

        by Leighton Noyes

        Take up your coloured pencils for some anger management and release the tensions of the day by embracing your dark side – it's a new way to chill (or just shiver!). Discover popular horror themes like skulls, zombies, vampires and werewolves, plus a coven of witchy illustrations that cast a spell. Darkly humourous llustrations for adults to colour in include Dracula decorating a Christmas tree, a zombie bride, a day of the Dead Sugar skull, and a bat-infested witch's bar scene.

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        Cute Felt Bears

        20 easy-to-make felt bear projects

        by Benjamin Rowling

        This delightful bear-themed collection includes charmingly quirky bear toys and cute bear-decorated projects such as accessories, pillows and bags to craft. There are stylised versions of real bears (giant panda, polar, grizzly, black  and sloth bears) alongside a troupe of imaginary bears that include a romantic bear for Valentine's day, a vampire bear for Halloween, and a Christmas Santa bear.

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        Creating Jewellery in Wood

        Skill-building projects and techniques

        by Sarah King

        Taking jewellery design beyond metal, discover how woodworking skills like jointing, bevelling, steaming, inlaying and polishing can open up new perspectives for jewellers. Learn how to combine wood with other media, from silver to silicon. Includes designs for necklaces, earrings, bracelets, cufflinks and rings.

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        Jewellery Solutions

        How to care for, repair and restore your jewellery

        by David McLoughlin

        Discover how to clean and care for a wide range of materials and learn how to repair common faults, restore missing stones, clasps and other elements. With information on everything from clasp types to cleaning fluids, re-stringing beads to storing vintage rhinestones, Jewellery Solutions is packed with real, practical, how-to advice for jewellery wearers and collectors, design students, professional makers, and vintage dealers.

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        Elemental Jewellery

        20 projects conjured form fire, water, earth and air

        by Vicky Forrester

        A combination of design notebook and step-by-step projects inspired by the wonders of nature reveals how inspiration is translated into a final design using intermediate and advanced jewellery-making skills.

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        Sidewalk Canvas

        by Julie Kirk-Purcell

        Street art is not just found on walls. Chalk art displayed on the pavement or sidewalk is revealed in this gallery of the best work from around the world. Also includes insights into how it is executed, where to find it, and how to create it.

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        Figuring Out Fashion

        Balance your wardrobe and your budget

        by Jay Hunt, Barley Massey

        Balance your wardrobe and your budget sustainably. Eco-friendly and practical advice on wardrobe planning, reviving, and altering to fit and flatter. Save your purse and save the planet!

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        The Contemporary Rug Designer

        Learn how to mix and match design elements to create your own custom rug

        by Annie Sherburne

        Discover how to make handmade rugs and how to mix and match different design elements to create your own custom rugs using eco-friendly recycled yarns and fabrics. The artist author has her work in major national museums in London, Paris, New York and Trondheim, as well as in the British Craft Council national collection.

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        Mastering Silhouettes

        Expert instruction in the art of silhouette portraiture

        by Charles Burns

        Shadow art in your hands: how to create silhouette portraits in classic and modern styles. Includes some history of the art. Step-by-step instrucitons for projects guide readers. The author has cut silhouettes of heads of state, actors and sporting celebrities, and has performed at large corporate events for leading international firms in the UK, Europe and the USA.

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        The Steampunk Gazette

        Art, fashion, home decor, music and events

        by Major Tinker and others

        A chronicle of the Steampunk subculture worldwide, including fashion, furnishings, gadgets, events, arts and literature, with more than 500 of the 600-plus photographs exclusive to the work. Influenced by 19th-century steam-age industrial imagery, the Wild West and science fiction, Steampunk followers modify modern objects like computers and filter fashion through a Victorian lens to create a romantic neo-Victorian sepia-tone universe.

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        Stringlopedia

        Unravel the secrets of knots and reel in lashings of twine-related trivia

        by Adam Hart-Davis

        From its early role in building the pyramids to modern scientific applications, string (and by extension rope) is woven into every aspect of our lives. In this fun volume fascinating string facts and trivia are interwoven with practical information, including how to tie knots, lace shoelaces, make a friendship bracelet and do magic with string.

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        Knits to care and share

        25 projects to show you care

        by Gerard Aalt

        25 projects to show you care: craft knits with love for friends, family and the community in need. Projects include sweaters, baby clothes, hats, mittens, socks and soft toys.

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