Making Jewellery with Gemstone Beads From gorgeous necklaces & bracelets to eye-catching earrings learn how to make beautiful gemstone bead jewellery with this collection of over 100 bead project designs from best-selling author Barbara Case. This book is packed with easy-to-follow jewellery making techniques as well as information on the features costs & availability of 32 precious semi-precious & ornamental stones including birthstones. Discover the fascinating lore legend history & meanings behind each type of gemstone bead & make unique personalized jewellery items for friends & family or even just for yourself! Clear artworks & stunning photography throughout along with expert advice from Barbara Case ensure flawless results every time. Inside Making Jewellery with Gemstone Beads: Each chapter focuses on a different type of semi-precious stone &

Includes:: full information on appearance & colour bead prices bead sizes & a buyers guide as well as simple instructions for making your own beautiful gemstone bead jewellery. Stones include: Agate
- Amazonite
- Amber
- Amethyst
- Aquamarine
- Azurite & Malachite
- Blue Lace Agate
- Carnelian Agate
- Citrine & Smoky Quartz
- Crystal Quartz
- Emerald
- Fluorite
- Garnet
- Hematite
- Jade
- Jasper
- Labradorite & Moonstone
- Lapis Lazuli
- Opal
- Pearl
- Peridot
- Rose Quartz
- Ruby
- Sapphire & Iolite
- Sodalite
- Tiger Eye
- Tourmaline
- Turquoise




























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Mechanical toys transcend categories of age with their universal appeal. Whether the mechanism is hidden or revealed simple or complex the cycle of movement means that you can simply turn a handle & see the magic work. Making Mechanical Toys" explains how to make these wonderful & fascinating toys through a variety of bright & exciting projects. 17 original "gallery" mechanical toys have been designed & made especially for this book which

Includes:: step-by-step instructions with over a 140 color photographs & plans for making the toys. Advice on tools & materials priming & painting & tricks of the trade draw upon the authors wide experience."

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Everyone loves handmade books & these adorable mini volumes are generally easier to craft than their larger counterparts! Some even require only folding & stapling. This charming collection

Includes:: beautiful leather-clad journals block print notepads accordion-fold mini-zines & others that feature interior pockets unique closures colourful stitching & eye-catching bindings. An invaluable illustrated stitch guide provides the essential info for every binding.

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Everthing you need to know to create an entire miniature market & incredibly realistic produce in polymer clay. Master modeller Angie Scarr has perfected the craft of creating fruit vegetables meat fish cheeses bread pastries & gateaux in marvellous detail
- right down to the earth on her potatoes & delicate veining on cabbage leaves & orange segments
- & setting them in context by building market stalls complete with striped canopies wooden fruit boxes punnets & other display items. Polymer clay modelling techniques include: simple caning; colour blending; stacking; advanced caning; combination techniques; advanced ideas; Step-by-step colour photography shows you how to create your own mouthwatering masterpieces of miniature art. Full plans & construction techniques for all the projects. Out of the dolls' house & into the street
- bringing miniature hobbyists to a wider panorama for their craft.


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Whether making buildings to complement a garden railway creating an entire model village or simply one st&-alone structure there is something immensely satisfying in seeing your model building standing proudly outside where it truly belongs in all weather conditions & throughout the seasons. ...

' Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one'. The banks are facing a crisis & this time it's too serious even for the old boys' club to sort it out
- this time they've sunk to government intervention. But opening the vaults to public scrutiny brings a whole host of problems for those at the top: people want to know where the money's gone they want loans reasonable interest rates & much much worse
- accountability. The fortress of high finance is crumbling & it may be time for a change of management
- before it's too late.


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Its an offer you cant refuse. Who would not wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morporks Royal Mint & the bank next door? Its a job for life. But as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning the life is not necessarily for long. The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire. Theres something nameless in the cellar (and the cellar itself is pretty nameless) it turns out that the Royal Mintruns at a loss. A 300 year old wizard is after his girlfriend hes about to be exposed as a fraud but the Assassins Guild might get him first. In fact lot of people want him dead. Oh. & every day he has to take the Chairman for walkies. Everywhere he looks hes making enemies. What he should be doing is.. . Making Money! ...

This book helps you learn how to combine needle-felting free-motion quilting & wet-felting techniques for an amazing finish to any quilt. Now needlecraft artists everywhere can take their designs to the next level with this superb new book. Featuring step-by-step instructions that make mastering the fundamentals quick & easy even if youre a beginner alongside 8 colour-drenched projects
- including a wrap bag & pillow
- this will become a firm favourite with all quilters.

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Kids can journey back to Ancient Egypt to learn the secrets of mummification by embalming a hot dog in an easy-to-assemble sarcophagus. The hieroglyphic curse-o-matic wheel creates warning signs for trespassers into tombs (or even bedrooms) of doom. This title also

Includes:: instructions on carving shrinking heads from apples. Possibly the most out-there Klutz" book yet is the perfect gift for the Haloween season."

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This is a 1901 novel for adults about a young woman who married a Marchioness & the melodrama that follows. Part one the original Marchioness is in the Cinderella tradition while part two called The Methods of Lady Walderhurst is an absorbing melodrama
- a realistic commentary on late-Victorian marriage. Unjustly out of print for years this neglected classic deserves its place alongside Pride & Prejudice" & " Jane Eyre"."
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