Crafts & Hobbies:

Quirk Books Entertains Your Kids
20 Crafts, Recipes, Activities, and More!
Compiled by RAISING QUIRK

Format: eBook, 39 pages
On Sale: May 16, 2013
Price: $0.00

This summer, Raising Quirk’s mission is to keep your kids from ever having to say “I’m bored.” So we’ve rounded up our favorite crafts, recipes, games, and activities from Quirk Books titles and jam-packed them into our funnest, awesomest, and kid-friendliest e-sampler yet. Whether you’re taking your family on the road... Read more >

The Things That Matter

Written by Nate Berkus

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $35.00

Does your home tell the story of who you are?
 
In The Things That Matter, Nate Berkus shares intimate stories from his life, introduces us to people who influenced him and helped him forge his sense of style, and opens up about the remarkable experiences that have left him forever changed... Read more >

The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book
Featuring the World Record-Breaking Design, with Tear-Out Planes to Fold and Fly
Written by John M. Collins

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $16.99

A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes.

Will YOU be the next to break the WORLD RECORD?

Anything is possible with The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book, the newest collection of designs and theories of... Read more >

Knitting Pattern Essentials
Adapting and Drafting Knitting Patterns for Great Knitwear
Written by Sally Melville

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $24.99

Bring Your Vision to Life with Pattern-Drafting Essentials
What’s the number one mistake that knitters make? They follow a pattern exactly! In this comprehensive guide to sweater construction, acclaimed knitting instructor Sally Melville reveals the secrets to creating or modifying a pattern so the finished project looks and fits exactly how you... Read more >

The Handbuilt Home
34 Simple Stylish and Budget-Friendly Woodworking Projects for Every Room
Written by Ana White

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $22.99

Create a Beautiful, Modern Home with One-of-a-Kind DIY Furniture
Beds, organizers, Adirondack chairs, a play table, and more! It's easy to build inexpensive, quality furnishings with this indispensible collection of woodworking projects from Ana White, the popular blogger who has inspired millions of homemakers with her stylish furniture plans and DIY spirit... Read more >

400 Knitting Stitches
A Complete DIctionary of Essential Stitch Patterns
Written by Crown

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $18.99

Whether you're a beginning knitter or advanced, whether your tastes range from simple knit-purl stitching to fancy Daisy or Moroccan screen, a dictionary of stitch patterns is indispensable!
 
Young knitters, old knitters, hip knitters, traditional knitters: they all enjoy different styles. But every knitter from age 5 to 95 needs a... Read more >

Convertible Crochet
Customizable Designs for Stylish Garments
Written by Doris Chan

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $21.99

Dare to Wear Crochet in More Ways Than One
Convertible Crochet is a brand new way to think about crochet fashion, exploded lace motifs, and flattering silhouettes. Award-winning designer Doris Chan helps you get more out of crochet with these endlessly adaptable patterns and techniques that can work with a variety... Read more >

A Victorian Flower Dictionary
The Language of Flowers Companion
Written by Mandy Kirkby
Foreword by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $22.00

“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.”
 
Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollection. Early Victorians used flowers as a way to express their feelings—love or grief, jealousy or devotion. Now, modern-day romantics are enjoying a resurgence of...

Read more >

The Artful Parent
Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity--Includes over 60 Art Projects for Children Ages 1 to 8
Written by Jean Van't Hul

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $21.95


Bring out your children’s creativity and imagination with more than 60 kids' art activities from the creator of www.ArtfulParent.com. 

Art making is a wonderfully fun way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills and developing... Read more >

The Foxfire Book
Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton

Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 17, 1972
Price: $19.95

In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing... Read more >