Following the success of The Homemade Home Sania Pell now turns her attention to a younger audience creating a stylish innovative contemporary & child-friendly collection of 50 projects for parents to make with & for their offspring. There are ideas for decorating the nursery & childrens bedrooms with great storage tricks display ideas & decorations ranging from a nautical-themed bed throw to a banner embellished with silk flowers. When its playtime choose from making planes from balsa wood sewing simple yet fun costumes or creating a fabulous play boat from a metal bath tub & a canvas sail. There are suggestions for the garden too including a waterproof picnic rug & a play tent which utilises the washing line rather than cumbersome tent poles. There are even quick ways to customise childrens highstreet clothing by adding collars applique & buttons. If you can thread a needle hold a paintbrush or wield a glue gun you will find this book packed with inspirational ideas. ...

Get out your knitting needles crochet hooks & sewing machines & learn to make something truly original! Complete with step-by-step instructions & beautiful photography these projects
- from knitted fingerless gloves to upcycled vintage summer bunting
- will add individuality to your home & wardrobe & also make perfect gifts. 25 fun & simple projects to make perfect for beginners. Complete with patterns & knitting sewing & crochet basics.

Includes:: a directory of suppliers & resources The content of this book is adapted from Homemade by Ros Badger & Elspeth Thompson first published by Collins in 2009.



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Prevention is always better than cure. This manual provides the information necessary for the treatment & prevention of common & uncommon diseases by homeopathy. The work is an outcome of the experience of the masters & the author himself on homeopathic prevention of infections surgical conditions & other acute complaints. It covers a wide range of diseases with their prophylactic homeopathic prescription. It is organised in alphabetical order for quick reference & lists over 200 illnesses & provides brief descriptions & suggested homeopathic treatment for each one. In todays time when medical bills are always a heavy toll in our pockets this book on prevention comes as a sigh of relief. It features alphabetical arrangement of the diseases with preventive homeopathic treatment. It illustrates the role of homeopathic medicines for each disease condition as preventive as well as curative. It implies remedies for each disease with dosage & potency. It suggests homeopathic medicines that can be used in place of vaccination. It

Includes:: a list of homeopathic medicines which can be used as preventive for side effects of allopathic drugs. It covers pre- & post-operative homeopathic treatment.

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A priceless artefact holds a deadly secret.. . When art historian Dr Miranda Jones arrives home one bitterly cold night someone is waiting for her in the shadows. In a terrifying attack she is held at knifepoint her bags stolen by an unseen assailant. Deeply shaken by the ordeal Miranda is glad to throw herself into a new assignment: verifying the authenticity of a Renaissance bronze known as The Dark Lady. But as Miranda is drawn into the investigation it becomes clear that her attack was no ordinary mugging. Enlisting the help of seductive art thief Ryan Boldari she sets out to uncover the truth behind The Dark Lady
- & a dangerous secret that could jeopardise not only her career but her life.. .
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A seventeenth-century English traveler to the Eastern Mediterranean would have faced a problem in writing about this unfamiliar place: how to describe its inhabitants in a way his countrymen would understand? In an age when a European education meant mastering the Classical literature of Greece & Rome he would naturally turn to touchstones like the Iliad to explain the exotic customs of Ottoman lands. His Turk would have been Homers Turk. An account of epic sweep spanning the Crusades the Indian Raj & the postwar decline of the British Empire Homers Turk illuminates how English writers of all eras have relied on the Classics to help them understand the world once called the Orient." Ancient Greek & Roman authors Jerry Toner shows served as a conceptual frame of reference over long periods in which trade religious missions & imperial interests shaped English encounters with the East. Rivaling the Bible as a widespread flexible vehicle of Western thought the Classics provided a ready model for portrayal & understanding of the Oriental Other. Such image-making Toner argues persists today in some of the ways the West frames its relationship with the Islamic world & the rising powers of India & China. Discussing examples that range from Jacobean travelogues to Hollywood blockbusters Homers Turk proves that there is no permanent version of either the ancient past or the East in English writing--the two have been continually reinvented alongside each other." ...

It is New Year's Eve 1982 & the whole gang is at Victor & Nandini's house. The Godfather is on repeat upstairs. Baila music is blaring from the record player in the lounge. Poppadoms are frying in the kitchen. & Preethi tipsy on youth & friendship & covert cigarettes out the window just wants to belong. But what does that mean to belong? From that New Year's party to a family funeral via ghetto blasters & growing pains through 7/7 & the world according to Charlie Chaplin life in all of its complexity happens to Preethi Nil Lolly Rohan & their tightly knotted Sri Lankan families in south London. ...

If flat-pack furniture & expensive designer pieces arent really your thing & youd rather make your own cushion cover than buy it then Homespun Style is for you. Showcasing inspiring homes around the world the book reflects our growing passion for crafting stitching & painting. These are homes packed with personality & interest full of homemade pieces restored junk-shop finds & one-off treasures. Interiors stylist Selina Lake & writer Joanna Simmons will show you how this homely crafty look has been given a modern twist with vivid colours tactile fabrics & bold combinations. The book begins with the Themes from the basics of modern craft to making colour & pattern work. It also focuses on imaginative ways to recycle & reuse from transforming furniture with a lick of paint to finding inspired new uses for everyday items. Next Details looks at textiles furniture & display while the third section Spaces shows how the style works beautifully in living rooms kitchens bedrooms & bathrooms childrens rooms workrooms & even out of doors. ...

Drawing inspiration from the interiors & fashions of the twentieth century this great new book is packed full of knit & crochet projects which will fit perfectly into any vintage-inspired interior. The craft skills that have traditionally been passed down through the generations from mother to daughter are as popular as ever boosted by the current vogue for all things vintage. Creating your own bespoke home furnishings is now seen not just as an exercise in thrift but as a creative & rewarding activity in itself. Two Tone Chic draws inspiration from the sophistication & elegance of Coco Chanels famous little black dress the drama of geometric art deco shapes & the simplicity of embellishments such as ribbons & lace. Folk Tales introduces the tradition of colour & spontaneity found in Scandinavian & Russian folk art with its recurring motifs from the natural world as well as joyful decorative techniques like bobbles beads pom poms embroidery & applique. Birds & flowers adorn cushions while the bright colours of Russian Dolls provide inspiration for a cosy blanket & a sumptuous floor cushion. Time for Tea brings us to the make do & mend era of the 1950s with its floral frocks & afternoon tea parties. Pretty vintage buttons frills & lace are all in evidence here with floral cushions doilies & table runners. With feature spreads on the inspiration behind each look these projects will help you turn your house into a home. Word count: 40 000 ...

Life was always been just about perfect for Brooke Madison Burke. She was the prettiest most popular girl in small-town St Dennis Maryland a prom queen local pageant star & the pride & joy of her loving parents. She even married the man of her dreams. But the promise of happily ever after fell to pieces when her husband was killed while serving in Iraq. Broken-hearted & longing for the solace of better days she returns to the idyllic world of St Dennis & the familiar comfort of the family farm. Surrounded by her loving family & friends she's determined to build a new life complete with her own cupcake bakery. She's equally determined never to fall in love again. For Jesse Enright life has been a challenge. A fourth-generation attorney he's spent his life fighting to escape the shadow of his irresponsible father. Now he's moved to St Dennis to run the family law practice & he's ready to find the right girl get married & settle down. But his carefully laid plans go out the window when he meets Brooke & finds himself caught between the unbreakable law of attraction & Brooke's resolve to go her way alone
- despite the undeniable feelings Jesse stirs in her. But just like catching lightning in a bottle is it possible to fall head-over-heels heart-&-soul in love all over again?
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Theres no doubt about it: domesticity is enjoying a major comeback with the explosion of stitch n bitch" knitting circles; our sudden fascination with canning cheese-making & grinding our own flour; & a tidal wave of memoirs in the "I quit my corporate job & found fulfillment on a Vermont goat farm" vein. Why are women embracing the labor-intense domestic tasks that our mothers & grandmothers so eagerly shrugged off? Why has the image of the blissfully domestic vintage-clad supermom become the medias feminine ideal? In Homeward Bound Emily Matchar offers an investigation into how New Domesticity is fundamentally reshaping the role of women in society & what the consequences might be. With research spanning from coast to coast Matchar introduces us to a diverse cast of characters-Southern food bloggers "radical homemakers" on the East Coast Etsy entrepreneurs in Provo members of urban knitting circles in Austin & many more. She identifies the negative elements of these trends along with the positive ultimately suggesting that this return to domesticity goes a step too far to the detriment of both men & women alike." ...