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Container spells are used for all sorts of purposes and, despite their antiquity, are an increasingly popular style of spellcasting. Ingredients are generally found in the home and are personal to the creator. Containers may be portable, such as mojo hands or charm bags. They may also be stationary, such as honey jar spells, which involve placing items into a jar, covering them with honey, closing the lid, and then burning a candle on top of the jar.

The richly illustrated story of a woman who, late in life, copes with the buried trauma of her childhood as a Holocaust survivor by becoming a master needlework artist like her mother, who saved both their lives in the camps with her seamstress skills.

'Clay contains infinite possibilities in its transmutations, evidenced on the shelves of our homes, our galleries and museums. Every time we make something with clay, we engage with the timelines that are in the material itself, whether it was dug from a clifftop, riverbed or pit. In firing what...

At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate "Quilts of Souls." Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their clothing into breathtaking quilts for their families.

In this charming volume, authors including leading industry professionals and lifelong gamers from all walks of life tell us in their own words what board games mean to them. From stories of friends and loved ones met through games to how others came to make careers and livelihoods out of them, from the story of how an academic strike in Nigeria led to the founding of the first board games convention in Sub-Saharan Africa to how board games helped one autistic child discover his dream job, the essays in this volume lift the lid on how games have changed lives in the most remarkable ways.

The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them.

"Till death do us part" comes way too soon for newlywed Kiki Lowenstein. A very pregnant Kiki Lowenstein and her fiance Detective Chad Detweiler are trying to race the stork to the altar, when their vows are interrupted by a shoot-out. Kiki and the children hide in the shed with their local neighborhood donkey! When the all-clear sounds, everyone's worried about the expectant mother. But the problem isn't hers. It's Detweiler's, and he's been seriously hurt.

Kiki is eight months pregnant and trying to cram as much ho-ho-ho into the holidays as possible. When a customer drops dead during an offsite event, this intrepid scrapbooking sleuth is left holding the bag. After her name is cleared, Kiki isn't one to sit around while her friends are threatened with false imprisonment. Instead, she vows to wrap up this case and tie it with a bow. Leave it to Kiki to determine who was nice, and who was very, very naughty, indeed. A nasty Christmas Grinch is targeting one of Kiki's friends—and that's just not kosher.

Ein hübsches Blumenrelief, Figuren für die Weihnachtskrippe oder eine abstrakte Statue als Blickfang im Wohnzimmer? Schnitzkunst ist nicht nur unendlich vielfältig, sondern begeistert seit Jahrtausenden Menschen auf der ganzen Welt – und wenn Sie damit gerne selbst Ihre Kreativität fließen lassen möchten, dann zeigt dieses Buch Ihnen step-by-step einen unkomplizierten Weg zum Holzkünstler.

Want to learn how to make more ethical fashion choices? Sustainable Fashion For Dummies will teach you how to pick up new habits that align with a more sustainable future. The rise of fast fashion in recent years has contributed to unsafe work environments, unfair wages, and toxic pollution. With sustainable fashion, you can have groovy clothing and accessories that are produced in an ecologically and socially responsible manner, using quality products and long-lasting materials.

著者の共用品推進機構は、長年、障害者に対して、日常生活で感じている「不便なモノやコト」「良かったモノやコト」を調査してきた。そこに寄せられた多くのナマの声を紹介。

Wann ist ein Mann ein Mann? Haben Sie sich diese Frage auch schon einmal gestellt? Thomas Matiszik ist jedenfalls kein typischer Vertreter seines Geschlechts. Er kann mit seinen Händen, die er liebevoll "Häpken & Dösig" nennt, mehr zerstören als erschaffen. Finger weg! Aber, und da ist Matiszik Vorreiter, vielleicht sogar Pionier, er hat kein Problem, darüber zu schreiben. Im Gegenteil: Finger weg! ist eine äußerst humorvolle Abrechnung des Autors mit seinen eigenen Unzulänglichkeiten im Bereich der – im weitesten Sinne – handwerklichen und praktischen Fähigkeiten.

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。