Tinkered Treasures is a how-to craft book that demonstrates how everyday mundane items can be transformed into charming & unique items. Elyse Major has created over 35 projects using objects that can easily be found or that you might already have. She refers to these transformations as 'tinkering' as it perfectly describes her style of embellishing repurposing & altering things without the need for any specialist tools & equipment or techniques. Tinkering is not about constructing
- it's about appreciating the flaws but seeing the potential in little details. Each craft project in this book is designed for complete beginners
- there are no particular skills involved. Measuring often gives way to estimating & many of the simple techniques are repeated from project to project. The book shows how to tinker all sorts of household & craft items to create a range of gorgeous gifts treasures & trinkets from clothespin dolls & tiny picture frames to favour baskets bunting fabric garlands bookmarks & more. If you are new to crafting have no fear because simple instructions along with a tools & techniques section are provided. All the projects in this book can be adapted to your own tastes
- with a simple colour or pattern change you can create items to suit any style or home.


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When Crowner John is summoned to the bleak Devonshire moors to investigate the murder of a tin miner he has little idea how difficult this new investigation will prove to be. The victim is a trusted & well-loved overman of Devons most powerful & successful mine owner Walter Knapman. There seems to be only one possible motive
- to sabotage Walters business. But the tinners have their own laws & they are none too pleased at Crowner Johns interference. Especially as their main experience of officials has been with Sheriff Richard de Revelle whose notoriously high taxes keep them in a permanent state of fury & near rebellion. & then Walter disappears. Stephen Acland Walters business rival wastes no time in comforting Walters beautiful wife Joan who appears remarkably unmoved by her husbands disappearance. Meanwhile Walters brother is going frantic with worry.. .or could it be guilt? A decapitated body a missing tinner a disgruntled band of miners & a mad Saxon intent on the destruction of all things Norman. How on earth can Crowner John sort all this out when his wife hates him his mistress has spurned him for a younger man & his clerk is in the grip of a suicidal depression? Only Gwyn Crowner Johns indispensable right-hand man seems to be of any help at all until he is arrested for murder & put on trial for his life.
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Fergal is a self-confessed nerd with an eccentric hobby: tin collecting. He likes the lucky dip aspect of buying tins that have their labels missing
- after all you never know what might be inside. It's Fergal's idea of living dangerously. That is until the day he innocently opens up a tin to find...a bloodied human finger. Everyone thinks it's a joke. But not Fergal
- & when his next tin discovery is a note with the word ' Help' scribbled on it he feels compelled to track down the factory responsible for these mysterious & macabre products. Fergal might be hungry to play detective but has he opened a can of worms...? This Dahl-esque black comedy will have readers squirming on the edge of their seats. Funny frightening & totally gross
- Alex Shearer taps into the repulsive-but-appealing tradition of urban myths that are perennial playground fodder.


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In an interview shortly before his death Herge wrote of the last Tintin adventure: The plot revolves around a tale of forgers.. . The book is set in the world of contemporary art. The narration itself is in the course of evolution. I am still doing my research & I honestly don't know where this story will lead me." Sadly the tale was never completed but this unique book gives an insight into the work Herge had done on the project before he died. At the end Tintin is about to be cast into a living sculpture by a mysterious enemy
- one last cliffhanger for the world's best-loved boy journalist."
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The world's most famous travelling reporter gets caught up in a revolutionary adventure. Bianca Castafiore has been imprisoned by General Tapioca! Also accused of threatening Tapioca's dictatorship Tintin Calculus & Haddock jet off to the jungle HQ of the revolutionaries & hatch a plot surrounding the upcoming carnival & Haddock's sudden & mysterious disgust for whisky... Join the most iconic character in comics as he embark on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical & political events & thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100 000 copies every year in the UK & having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg & Peter Jackson in 2011 The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 80 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then an estimated 230 million copies have been sold proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children & adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th. ...

The young reporter Tintin & his faithful dog Snowy set off on assignment to Africa. But a sinister stowaway follows their every move & seems set on ensuring they come to a sticky end. Tintin & Snowy encounter witch doctors hostile tribesmen crocodiles boa constrictors & numerous other wild animals before solving the mystery & getting their story. First published in book form in 1931 (in black & white only) Tintin in the Congo reflects the colonial attitudes of that period in its depiction of African people. Herge himself admitted that he was influenced by the bourgeois paternalistic stereotypes of the period. This is also true of the treatment of big-game hunting & the attitude towards animals. All copies of the book will be displayed with a belly-band advertising its content. ...

For many years author Michael Farr was a reporter like Tintin. He covered many of the same countries or at least their real-life counterparts. He came to know Herge himself & for this book was given access to his immense archive. The leading British expert on Tintin Michael has created the ultimate guide to Tintins world. ...

Lets face it who has the time or inclination to topple a government these days? I mean with daily obligations like video games & heavy drinking its hard to find the time to even get a parking ticket overturned. Never fear Tiny Acts of Rebellion" will show you hundreds of ways to revolt against the tedium of everyday life. Whether its making rude gestures to a hotel clerk under the desk or making your own Do Not Disturb sign that says Come In If You Like Swordplay Rich Fulchers inventive collection will allow you to unleash your rebellious side
- without getting arrested including: unlatching your safety belt before the plane has fully stopped; squeezing a spot in the ATM camera; driving through a lonely red light in the dead of night; & leaving a handful of coppers as a tip for bad service."
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A Tiny Bit Marvellous is comedian Dawn French's hilarious pageturner. Everyone hates the perfect family. So you'll love the Battles. Meet Mo Battle about to turn 50 & mum to two helpless hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for like Everything & Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling & marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere keeping quiet is Dad.. .who's just well... Dad. However Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusually wild & selfish which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice. Will the family fall? Or will they when it really matters be there for each other? A Tiny Bit Marvellous is the number one bestselling novel from one of Britain's favourite comic writers. Praise for A Tiny Bit Marvellous: Funny really enjoyable highly recommended. A wonderful writer
- witty wise poignant". (Wendy Holden). "A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny enriching.. .page after page I laughed out loud". (Mail on Sunday). " Beautifully observed. Makes you laugh on every page". (The Times). "A brilliantly observed very funny novel of family life". (Woman & Home). Dawn French has been making people laugh for thirty years. On purpose. As a writer comedian & actor she has appeared in some of this country's most long running cherished & celebrated shows including French & Saunders The Comic Strip Presents... Murder Most Horrid The Vicar of Dibley Jam & Jerusalem Lark Rise to Candleford & more recently Roger & Val Have Just Got In. Her bestselling memoir Dear Fatty was published to critical acclaim in 2008. Her first novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous was also a great success going straight to No.1. Dawn's second novel Oh Dear Silvia is out now."
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Dawn Frenchs number one bestselling novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous" is a hilarious pageturner that will have you gripped from the first page. Everyone hates the perfect family. So youll love the Battles. Meet Mo Battle about to turn 50 & mum to two helpless hormonal teenagers. Theres 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for like everything & Peter who believes hes quite simply as darling & marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere keeping quiet is Dad.. .whos just well... Dad. However Mo is having a crisis. Shes about to do something unusually wild & selfish which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice. Will the family fall? Or will they when it really matters be there for each other? A " Tiny Bit Marvellous" is the number one bestselling novel from one of Britains favourite comic writers. Praise for "A Tiny Bit Marvellous": " Funny really enjoyable highly recommended. A wonderful writer
- witty wise poignant". (Wendy Holden). "A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. Funny enriching.. .page after page I laughed out loud". (" Mail on Sunday"). " Beautifully observed. Makes you laugh on every page". (" The Times"). "A brilliantly observed very funny novel of family life". (" Woman & Home"). Dawn French has been making people laugh for thirty years. On purpose. As a writer comedian & actor she has appeared in some of this countrys most long running cherished & celebrated shows including " French & Saunders" " The Comic Strip Presents..." " Murder Most Horrid" " The Vicar of Dibley" " Jam & Jerusalem" " Lark Rise to Candleford" & more recently " Roger & Val Have Just Got In". Her bestselling memoir " Dear Fatty" was published to critical acclaim in 2008. Her first novel "A Tiny Bit Marvellous" was also a great success going straight to No.1. Dawns second novel " Oh Dear Silvia" is out now."
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