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Write for Children
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Write for ChildrenWrite for Children

Writing for children is not about writing little stories. It is about writing big stories, shorter. Based on the author's own successful MA course, this short guide to creative writing for children provides guidance on every aspect of the process of writing for children. This book goes far beyond the 'how to' format to help writers learn the finely balanced craft of writing for children. It will be an indispensable handbook for aspiring and practicing children's authors.
 
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Building Cabinet Doors & Drawers
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Building Cabinet Doors & DrawersBuilding Cabinet Doors & Drawers

Here is a virtual encyclopedia of cabinet door and drawer styles and instruction for designing, constructing, and installing them. Slab, MDF, simulated and true raised panel, frame and panel, arched frame and panel, mitered panel, cope and stick, glass, and tambour: all of these types of cabinet doors—and the drawers to match—are illustrated and explained with step-by-step construction notes and measurements.
 
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Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls
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Traditional Knitted Lace ShawlsTraditional Knitted Lace Shawls

Timeless and beautiful shawls from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in an array of shapes with openwork, textured stitches, and lace edgings. Everything you need to know to design and knit your own shawls is provided, including detailed instructions for eight shawls.
 
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Origami Jewelry: More Than 40 Exquisite Designs to Fold and Wear
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Origami Jewelry: More Than 40 Exquisite Designs to Fold and WearOrigami Jewelry: More Than 40 Exquisite Designs to Fold and Wear

With precise instructions and vivid, four-color photographs, Ayako Brodek shows readers how to create 40 elegant and unusual pieces of jewelry. Each project includes a list of materials, illustrated step-by-step folding and finishing instructions, a beautiful photo of the completed piece, and suggested color variations, paper designs and embellishments to make each piece exciting and unique.
 
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Traditional Fair Isle Knitting
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Traditional Fair Isle KnittingTraditional Fair Isle Knitting

Well-known, definitive guide shows how any circular method knitting technique can yield the popular Fair Isle patterns. More than 70 pages of designs include patterns for mittens, jerseys, jackets, hats, and more. Practical advice on design and color provides endless variations and adaptations. 31 halftones and 17 color illustrations
 
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