Trim the Tree

Author: Annie's
Publisher: Annie's
ISBN: 1573675237
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
When you look at your Christmas tree, which ornaments stand out the most? Chances are it's those that were handmade, either by you or by a loved one. The best things about handmade ornaments are the memories that come with them. This year, why not create more memories by hand making the ornaments in this book? You can make them as gifts or get the whole family involved, spending the afternoon crafting. The book includes 53 designs across a wide variety, from traditional to whimsical, for the very young to the young at heart, and even ornaments for pets. Many of the ornaments are easy to make and can be finished in an hour or two using general supplies found in local sewing and craft stores. If you have a stash of scraps, this is a wonderful way to make good use of these on-hand fabrics. Don't stop with making Christmas ornaments, though. Further your creativity by using these designs to make gift tags, hot pads, cards, coasters, or mug rugs. If you enjoy making ornaments but your list is small, make them by the batch to sell at a craft bazaar or bring a smile to strangers' faces by giving handmade ornaments to your favorite charity. May you have a lot of fun making Christmas ornaments that your family and friends—and perhaps others—will cherish for many years to come.

The Splendid Sampler 2

Author: Pat Sloan
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604689714
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 197

Book Description
More than 28,000 quilters have sewn along with the Splendid Sampler community online. Now Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson return with 100 all-new block patterns to inspire quilters all over the world, all over again! Choose blocks designed by Pat and Jane plus superstar quilters Lissa Alexander, Carrie Nelson, Jenny Doan, Susan Ache, Betsy Chutchian, and many more. Blocks made with patchwork, applique, embroidery, and paper piecing provide plenty of opportunities to try new techniques. You'll discover fun ideas for arranging your blocks in a gallery of sampler quilts. Share your progress online and experience the joys of quilting with this "Splendid" community of quilters!

Mattie

Author: John Roberts
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491799382
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
Joey McClane, a precocious twelve year old south Texas boy, has lived with his grandfather ever since he was orphaned as an infant. Paw Paw, an avid classic car and race car enthusiast, has discovered the 1934 Buick coupe that he had fallen in love with as a childit had been his grandfathers car, and he had called her Mattie. And now Joey sets out on a restoration project that will drastically change the direction of his life. He finds himself thrust into the cars history by way of apparitions and dreams. Over the next few years, as he and Paw Paw work on Mattie, Joey embarks on a mental journey through Matties past and soon finds that history creeping in to his present-day existence. His mind is torn between two very different times, and Mattie begins to take control of Joeys life. Meanwhile, he meets his first girlfriend, develops a friendship with a ghost, and receives visions and understanding of his grandfathers lifelong secrets. But when he becomes a fugitive engaged in a high-speed chase with the police, he knows he must make a decision in order to prevent his two worlds from colliding. This novel tells the story of a boys strange experience with his first car, one that will change his life forever.

Paw and Order

Author: Spencer Quinn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147670340X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Chet and his owner, P.I. Bernie, journey to Washington, DC-- and the dog-eat-dog world of our nation's capital. They plan to pay a visit to Bernie's girlfriend, Suzie Sanchez, who's working on a big story she can't talk about. When her source, a mysterious Brit with possible intelligence connections, runs into trouble of the worst kind, Bernie suddenly finds himself under arrest. Soon Chet and Bernie are sucked into an international conspiracy ... and facing a guinea pig with the fate of the nation in his tiny paws.

Lending a Paw

Author: Laurie Cass
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101630019
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
With the help of her rescue cat, Eddie, librarian Minnie Hamilton is driving a bookmobile based in the resort town of Chilson, Michigan. But she’d better keep both hands on the wheel, because it’s going to be a bumpy ride… Eddie followed Minnie home one day, and now she can’t seem to shake the furry little shadow. But in spite of her efforts to contain her new pal, the tabby sneaks out and trails her all the way to the bookmobile on its maiden voyage. Before she knows it, her slinky stowaway becomes her cat co-pilot! Minnie and Eddie’s first day visiting readers around the county seems to pass without trouble—until Eddie darts outside at the last stop and leads her to the body of a local man who’s reached his final chapter. Initially, Minnie is ready to let the police handle this case, but Eddie seems to smell a rat. Together, they’ll work to find the killer—because a good librarian always knows when justice is overdue. FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!

Mini-Mosaic Quilts

Author: Paula Doyle
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607053667
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
Learn easy piecing techniques to create more than 30 different complex-looking blocks and apply them to 14 projects. Celebrate the decorative intricacy of tiled mosaics in your next quilting or sewing project. Paula proves how easy it can be to get perfect precision patchwork on a small scale. Create wonderfully colorful patterns using lots of different fabrics in these miniature quilts, table runners, tote bags, and many other projects. Good things really do come in small packages! • Includes fusible grid guides for either 1/2" or 1" tiles • All of the project designs are fat quarter-friendly

Tangled Magic

Author: Dawn Blair
Publisher: Morning Sky Studios
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
The fate of the world lies in his hands. But is he the redeemer or something far worse? Rivic is terrified of his power. After accidentally killing his parents when he lost control, he fears another tragic accident. But he's forced to embrace his magic after he and his twin sister are swallowed by a dragon and reborn into a new realm… only to have her kidnapped by a menacing tyrant. Discovering the despot can teach him to use his abilities, he accepts the dark ruler's treacherous tuition. But with his sibling using visions of the future to serve his black-hearted mentor and a fellow student pressuring him to join a secret coup, Rivic is torn between protecting his loved ones and fighting evil. Can the young man master his gifts without losing his soul? Tangled Magic is the first book in the enchanting Onesong epic fantasy series. If you like binge-worthy reads, wondrous adventures, and seductive villains, then you'll love Dawn Blair's spellbinding story. Buy Tangled Magic to cross paths with destiny today!

The Wombles Collection

Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526644002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 656

Book Description
Meet the original recyclers, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common, as they make good use of the rubbish humans throw away. For the first time, read all the Wombles stories in one. Follow the young Wombles as they take their first steps outside the Womble burrow to collect rubbish in the big wide world. Marvel at Tobermory's incredible inventions from what humans would consider 'trash'. And discover a whole Womble community as they head off around the world for even more adventures. This collection contains all six of the Wombles books, beautifully illustrated by Nick Price: The Wombles The Wandering Wombles The Wombles at Work The Invisible Womble and Other Stories The Wombles to the Rescue The Wombles Go Round the World

The American Review

Author: George Hooker Colton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 706

Book Description

Body Am I

Author: Moheb Costandi
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262368706
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
How the way we perceive our bodies plays a critical role in the way we perceive ourselves: stories of phantom limbs, rubber hands, anorexia, and other phenomena. The body is central to our sense of identity. It can be a canvas for self-expression, decorated with clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, tattoos, and piercings. But the body is more than that. Bodily awareness, says scientist-writer Moheb Costandi, is key to self-consciousness. In Body Am I, Costandi examines how the brain perceives the body, how that perception translates into our conscious experience of the body, and how that experience contributes to our sense of self. Along the way, he explores what can happen when the mechanisms of bodily awareness are disturbed, leading to such phenomena as phantom limbs, alien hands, and amputee fetishes. Costandi explains that the brain generates maps and models of the body that guide how we perceive and use it, and that these maps and models are repeatedly modified and reconstructed. Drawing on recent bodily awareness research, the new science of self-consciousness, and historical milestones in neurology, he describes a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders that result when body and brain are out of sync, including not only the well-known phantom limb syndrome but also phantom breast and phantom penis syndromes; body integrity identity disorder, which compels a person to disown and then amputate a healthy arm or leg; and such eating disorders as anorexia. Wide-ranging and meticulously researched, Body Am I (the title comes from Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra) offers new insight into self-consciousness by describing it in terms of bodily awareness.