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There is something about the smell of wood that makes us want to be around it and create things from it. For thousands of years, our relationship has been one that has existed on many different levels. Wood has been used for building shelters, constructing ships that explored the world, heating purposes, making furniture, and a thousand other things, besides.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Adulting comes a story about how to make something when you’re capable of nothing. Kelly Williams Brown had 700 Bad Days. Her marriage collapsed, she broke three limbs in separate and unrelated incidents, her father was diagnosed with cancer, and...

Time is the one thing money can’t buy – yet we all crave more of it. For any parent or carer, simply getting out of the house can feel like the biggest challenge. But step outside, and a world of adventures, laughter and lasting memories is waiting. Double Olympic gold-medallist rower and...

Create the home--and life--you've always wanted with the help of popular blogger and author of Cozy Minimalist Home Myquillyn Smith (The Nester) as she helps you free yourself to take risks and find beauty in imperfection. Myquillyn Smith is all about embracing reality--especially when it comes...

This audiobook is for people who are in their first lap (zero to three years) of their leather-crafting journey and want to have a holistic idea of processes and tools and need help in their initial projects.

Are you ready to move beyond the basics of your Technician License but feel overwhelmed by the technical concepts in the General exam? You’re not alone. Many aspiring operators share the same ambition, greater privileges, longer-distance communication, and access to more of the amateur radio spectrum, but struggle to find the right guide that truly explains the material. That’s why this study guide was created. To give you the confidence, clarity, and practical tools you need to succeed.

Candle making is the absolute best way to make money from home! Not only is it a low-cost and easy business to start, but the demand for candles just keeps growing. In fact, the candle-making industry is expected to reach nearly $5 billion by 2026 in the US alone. Even if you’ve never made a candle before, you can start a successful candle business in as little as 30 days using the proven framework in this audiobook.

The soaps, shampoos, and household cleaning products that you use are often loaded with chemicals. How can you be sure that you won't end up suffering from the harmful chemicals that these products can bring to your body? You use them every day, and what's more horrifying is that you might be allergic to them without even knowing it. After listening to this book, not only will you be able to make many different types of soaps, but you will be a lot more knowledgeable about skin care.

A hands-on manual and a history and celebration of clothes tending--and it's remarkable resurgence as art form, political statement, and path to healing the planet. For thousands of years, mending was a deep craft that has for too long been a secret history. But now it's back, bigger and better...

The one which binds together has always been special across cultures. Wood joinery has also evolved across various schools of woodworking in their unique ways. For example, in Japanese joinery, the whole wooden house was built on the strength of joinery. Joinery is used for both connecting the wood and also enhancing the aesthetics of the final product.

Creating your own homemade beauty products can be a fun, practical and rewarding hobby. But where do you begin, and how can you create all the products you’re interested in? Inside this ultimate guide, you’ll discover everything you need to know about making all-natural homemade cosmetics, including body lotions, skin creams, herbal balms, whipped butters, and much more! Covering all the basics, from must-use natural ingredients to step-by-step recipes, this book is your ticket to the wonderful world of homemade beauty products!

Become an expert on soap making, produce high-quality soaps and start a profitable business! Do you want to learn how to make soaps exactly right for your skin type? Are you worried about your children using commercial soaps that contain harmful and toxic chemicals? You’ve tried to find instructions on how to make soaps, but were they confusing and not detailed enough? This ultimate guide on soap making is everything you need to start producing high-quality soaps in the comfort of your home!

Cricut Design Space is turning all heads with its impeccable capability to design with creativity. No product is attractive if it is not designed properly. Moreover, it is difficult to design something when the space is not user-friendly. Cricut Design Space helps with flawlessly designing projects without any difficulty. This book is a complete guide to understanding Cricut Design Space. It will help in mastering the tools and functions of Cricut Design Space for a perfect project.

In this must-listen audiobook, Australia’s leading book mentor Natasa Denman shares the proven tips and strategies that will set you up for your book writing success. Natasa has helped hundreds of people just like you, from all around the world, go from uncertain, fearful and confused, to published authors.

You have started your own candle business; everything is going well...you’ve nailed down the perfect recipe and your candles are ready to sell. Then disappointment looms. No one, except family and friends, buys your candles. You never anticipated putting so much time and effort for no sales. Here’s the problem: If you don’t market your business properly, no one will buy from you, simply because they don’t know you exist. But with an array of digital and offline marketing strategies, you could exponentially increase your sales every month.

Late summer heading into early autumn/fall is a such beautiful time of the year. You can feel everything growing still and soft; nature is slowing down and people are getting cozy. The most stunning colours can be found outdoors at this time. Discover strategies for not just surviving, but thriving this winter; on how to have a chic and beautiful winter season and emerge, like a butterfly ready for a gorgeous spring and summer.

Full of helpful resources and inspirational chapters by top fashion bloggers What I Wore, College Fashion, Gala Darling, Second City Style and Corporette, the book is packed with all the advice and motivation you need to take your blogging career to the next level!

Does your home feel like it's working against you instead of for you? You started with the best intentions to get organized and declutter. Every bin, every box, every pile of things set aside for later made sense at the time. But somewhere between the baby gear and the teenage years, the sports equipment and the college send-off, your home quietly fills up with material things, and now it feels heavier than it should. You love your family. You love your home. But managing it all has become exhausting, and you are not sure where to begin.

An ode to the quiet joy of collecting more books than we could ever possibly read - and loving them all the same... Drawing on the evocative Japanese term tsundoku - first coined in the Meiji era to describe the growing stacks of unread books that accumulate around devoted readers - this...

Discover how to bead in just one day with this easy-to-use guide. Welcome to the amazing world of bead making! When you begin making beaded jewelry of your own, you're joining a very long tradition of artists, craftsman, and designers around the world who use beads to make beautiful, wearable pieces of art. Making beaded jewelry allows you to express yourself both through the actual making or creation of the pieces, and through the wearing of it once it's complete.