Using her 15 years of experience as an interiors writer & stylist Clare Nolan walks you through your home & helps you achieve the beautiful balanced individual space youve always dreamed of but never quite attained. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs Making a House Your Home"

Includes:: chapters on Chaos to Calm Making the Most of What Youve Got & Be a More Considered Shopper. With expert tips on how to avoid needless stress & expense it

Includes:: simple projects to work on & gives step-by-step guides to all you need to know from buying key last-a-lifetime items to the finishing touches; the flowers fripperies photos & fragrance that make a house a home."



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In September 2003 James Ash Ashcroft a former British Infantry Captain arrived in Iraq as a gun for hire. It was the beginning of an 18-month journey into blood & chaos. In this action-packed page-turner Ashcroft reveals the dangers of his adrenalin-fuelled life as a security contractor in Baghdad where private soldiers outnumber non-US Coalition forces in a war that is slowly being privatised. From blow-by-blow accounts of days under mortar bombardment to revelations about life operating deep within the Iraqi community Ashcroft shares the real unsanitised story of the war in Iraq
- & its aftermath
- direct from the front line.

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Meadow-making helps preserve our fragile environment from further decline but it requires knowledge & skill to create a successful meadow. In this timely book Pam Lewis's passion for traditional pasture management & the preservation of our native species of plants & her extensive meadow-making experience are translated into an easy-to-read informative & highly practical text on creating & preserving wildflower meadows
- from the smallest garden meadow to large-scale field projects.
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More cheese please! Artisan cheese is all the rage & this new book gives you the instruction to make your own whether it is as a present for entertaining friends or just for your own enjoyment. Cheese once the bad boy of the fat-free world is now a delicacy & people are starting to enjoy the world of specialised cheeses more than ever. Cheese making is easy & artisan cheese can make any dinner or cocktail party feel special & sophisticated. ...

This title helps to make floating candles herbal soaps & even a home spa. Discover the secrets of color shape & scent the fun & easy way. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned craftperson this fun book offers everything you need to make beautiful professional-looking candles & soaps at home. You get practical tips on dyeing & scenting wax using unusual molds adding embellishments to candles working with soap ingredients & even turning your hobby into a business! Discover how to: stock a safe & efficient work area; work with all types of wax; add color & scent to your projects; make melt-&-pour soaps; & turn a hobby into a business. ...

In 1913 an ambitious young businessman named William Morris converted a derelict military college on the outskirts of Oxford into an assembly hall for motor vehicles. He thus opened the first chapter in one of the most extraordinary success stories of the British motor industry becoming Lord Nuffield & a multi-millionaire in the process. From Morris Motors & Pressed Steel via the British Motor Corporation & British Leyland to its role as part of BMW & their successful manufacture of the new Mini car manufacture at Cowley has been a significant player. Though the old factory chimneys have given way to more modern developments Oxford today would be a very different place without its influence. Most of the photographic material in this book is taken from the comprehensive archive collections of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust located at the Heritage Motor Centre Gaydon. Now in this revised & fully updated edition new illustrations & text seek to show further how important Morris was to Cowley. ...

Containing unique images from the official company archive this book charts almost one hundred years of car-making at Longbridge near Birmingham. The Austin Motor Company was founded here by Herbert Austin in 1905 & it has since been home to the British Motor Corporation British Leyland Rover Group & latterly MG Rover. Its products include some of the most famous British models ever produced: the pioneering Austin Seven of the 1920s; the classic Mini introduced to the world in 1959 with in astonishing production run of 41 years & a final tally of over 5 million; the Austin Metro trumpeted as the British Car to Beat the World; & in later years the best-selling MG TF & elegant Rover 75. The factory has been a major employer & an integral part of the local community since its foundation. The sad events of April 2005 when MG Rover went into administration will radically change the landscape. But the area is now looking to the future never fogetting its long & proud tradition of manufacturing. ...

Using just a few simple sewing techniques discover the easy way to create fun & stylish outfits for young children (0-5 years). By combining a few easy-to-learn stitches with great fabrics & trims expert seamstress Emma Hardy explains how to make beautiful yet practical clothes for your children. Choose from 25 different projects including party frocks & pinafore dresses simple shirts & elasticated trousers sleepwear & accessories such as hats bibs bootees & aprons. There are clothes for young boys & girls toddlers & babies plus full-size paper patterns that can easily be scaled to suit different ages. Packed with useful tips & sewing techniques Making Children's Clothes" provides a comprehensive guide to creating fantastic items that your child will love to wear." ...

LOLAs is Londons most fashionable cupcake bakery. Victoria Jossel & Romy Lewis the creators of the company spent weeks testing cupcake recipes & experimenting with piping bags & sugar sprinkles to create the most beautiful & delicious cupcakes. At the end of 2006 LOLAs was born & their bakers have been baking & decorating fresh batches of simple sophisticated handcrafted cupcakes every day since then. Now you too can make cupcakes with LOLA with this irresistible cookbook. There are more than 60 mouth-watering recipes for everything from the LOLA signature flavours (including Vanilla Peanut Butter Red Velvet Lemon & Rocky Road) to deliciously original ideas like Chocolate Sundae Toffee Apple Salted Caramel Cappuccino Wafer Mint Hot Chocolate & Mango Berry Swirl. ...

Cushions are a great way of brightening up a room & giving it your own personal touch. They can be luxuriously decadent or homely & comforting; inject colour & fun into your life or be soft & seductive. Whatever your style Debbie Shore has a cushion cover that is perfect for you. In this sumptuous book there are twenty-six gorgeous designs to choose from with ideas & inspiration for many more all with clear step-by-step photographs & no-fuss easy-to-follow instructions. Debbies designs have a fresh contemporary appeal & you will be amazed at how easy they are to make. & you dont have to spend a fortune either. You can achieve a designer look at a fraction of the price youd pay in the shops & with her firm belief in recycling Debbie has incorporated childrens old clothes grown-out-of jeans pretty dress fabric unused table-cloths or even last years bedding into many of her designs. Be inspired
- add your own flair & individuality to the cushion covers you make & before you know it you will be designing cushions of your own!
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