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In this book, I don't tell you how to make beautiful candles in few steps and then give you a few recipes to try, so you can start your own candle making business. You can find that information anywhere, don't have to buy my book to learn that. Wait! Oh! I did that in this book. I did explain how to make beautiful candles. I also did give you a few simple recipes, too.

Between tending to the whims of her seven-year-old and the demands of her boss, Viv barely gets a moment to herself. It’s not quite the life she wanted, but she hasn’t run screaming for the hills yet. But then Viv’s husband, Andy, makes his midlife crisis her problem. He’s having an affair with his (infuriatingly age-appropriate) colleague, a woman who - unlike Viv - doesn’t put on weight when she so much as glances at a cream cake. Viv suddenly finds herself single, with zero desire to mingle.

In This Golden Fleece, Esther’s unwavering fascination with this humble material takes her on an enchanting journey across the British landscape, as she unveils exactly how wool has shaped the island’s people, economy and imagination. From Fair Isle, Yorkshire, the Cotswolds and beyond, she explores the forgotten traditions, trade secrets and steadfast communities all shaped by this unique fibre. With warmth and curiosity, Esther cleverly gathers the threads that connect us to the past and each other, detailing the why, how and who behind this ancient craft.

Ireland – North and South – has sustained significant change in the last 100 years, accelerating at the end of the 20th century with the legalization of contraception, divorce, gay marriage, the end of the ‘Troubles’, and freedom to choose abortion and reproductive autonomy. This collection of specially commissioned essays tells the stories of cloth, clothing, textiles and materials that have been actually or symbolically stained by blood or other bodily fluids in Ireland’s last 100 years.

What if the house of your dreams is the home you have? Meet Melissa Michaels, creator of the popular blog The Inspired Room and the best contentment coach you'll ever meet. With humor and candor, Melissa reveals how to transform your rooms (and your life) from plainly livable to fabulously lovable.

Read by the authors. Declutter your life and create the peaceful sanctuary you desire with these 100 organizational tricks from Meg DeLong and Ea Fuqua, cofounders of The Tidy Home. This foolproof, room-by-room guide is the book you need—so easy and fun, everyone can join in! Joy and peace are...

Art and Craft is a diverse and creative subject that allows kids to explore ideas or concepts and then express it by making something. Today arts and crafts are a great pastime and educational tool for kids. It can not only keep the tiny tots busy and entertained on a rainy day, but also extend a child's fine motor skills, develop concepts like colour or numbers and see scientific processes like gluing and paint drying in action. It also helps to develop the creative instincts of a child, who is ever so enthusiastic to learn and create something new.

Where is the fun in your family's life? Have you sunk so deep in the day-to-day crunch of life, you've forgotten how to make things fun? What The Fun?! answers every parent's question, "What can I do to make my family happy?" Creating more fun in your days will make you a joy to be around and you'll be a great example to your children. They will learn how to find their own happiness. What more could you want for your kids?

The Nature of Fashion is an epic sweep through history, revealing how plants have been used to make and dye our clothes. Textiles have transformed the human world–and the natural world. Now we need to re-root clothes-making in plants, rather than plastic, to find a new material future. Fashion is at a turning point–to look forward, we need to look back.

Nähen lernen für Anfänger - Wie Sie im Handumdrehen individuelle Meisterwerke aus Textil erschaffen und mühelos zum Näh-Profi werden! Wollen Sie Ihre eigenen wunderschönen Kleidungsstücke oder originellen Accessoires nähen, anstatt sie zu kaufen? Suchen Sie ein neues Hobby, bei dem Sie sich kreativ ausleben können? Möchten Sie in der Lage sein, kaputte oder unpassende Kleidung selbst zu reparieren oder anzupassen? Dann haben Sie jetzt das perfekte Hörbuch gefunden.

¿Qué te atrae de la apicultura? ¿Es la perspectiva de producir tu propia miel y tener el delicioso producto natural fresco en tu mesa del desayuno cada mañana? ¿O es la fascinación por el organismo "abeja", que destaca como obra maestra de la evolución? Quizá sea una mezcla de ambas. Cuando tengas este libro en tus manos, ¡te espera un viaje apasionante! Quizá las primeras abejas ya estén zumbando en tu jardín y volando desde la colmena para recolectar abundante miel. O tal vez estés empezando a pensar en adquirir finalmente una colonia.

動物、虫、植物、体、食べ物、宇宙まで、身の回りから星の世界まで、不思議あれこれを、おもしろく解説した雑学の本です。問われてみれば、不思議でわからない、子どもの「なぜ?」にも上手に 答えらます。

大好評の「坪内忠太の雑学の本」、今回は「動物のナゾ」をクイズにしました。知ってるようで知らない、聞かれてみれば、「あれ?わからない」という出題がてんこ盛りです。

大好評、「子どもにウケるたのしい雑学」の第2弾！！聞かれてみたら、そのことがらの「ワケ」はわからない、今まで気づか なかったコトの真実は、意外なことだらけの「たのしい雑学」の本。

いいコースって何だろう、知ってるだけで、ゴルフが変わる！Choice誌伝統企画「日本のベスト100コース」で40年前から“いいコースの条件”を掘り下げてきた著者が教える、コース鑑識のイロハ！

知っているようで知らない、日本のあんなこと、こんなこと。聞かれてはじめて「あれ？なぜだろう？」「そういえば何だろう？」と思う、日本にまつわる294項の「雑学」を集めました。

大好評、「子どもにウケるたのしい雑学」の第2弾！！聞かれてみたら、そのことがらの「ワケ」はわからない、今まで気づか なかったコトの真実は、意外なことだらけの「たのしい雑学」の本。

Full of practical action items, The Story of Your Home is your room-by-room guide to creating a home that reflects the personality and purpose of the people who actually live there. So often the designs in magazines and on Pinterest just aren't quite . . . you. You want your home to tell your story, to function well for your family, to make your guests feel at home.

C'est une vérité communément admise qu'un auteur en possession d'un peu de temps et d'une idée n'a besoin de rien de plus urgent que la motivation. Maintenant, si vous me pardonnez d'adapter cette citation de Jane Austen aux circonstances, je vais vous exposer ma pensée : Vous pouvez avoir à la fois une idée révolutionnaire et tout le temps du monde, mais cela ne sert pas à grand-chose si la motivation fait défaut. Si celle-ci est également présente, des questions peuvent surgir, qui dépassent quelque peu les nouveaux auteurs.

Es una verdad universalmente reconocida que un escritor en posesión de algo de tiempo y de una idea no necesita nada más urgente que la motivación. Ahora, si me perdonas por adaptar esta cita de Jane Austen a las circunstancias, permíteme explicar mi pensamiento. Puedes tener tanto una idea rompedora como todo el tiempo del mundo, sólo que de poco sirve si falta la motivación. Sin embargo, si ésta también está presente, pueden surgir preguntas que pueden resultar un poco abrumadoras, especialmente para los escritores noveles.