With easy-to-follow instructions on canning, drying, and pickling, you’ll enjoy your backyard bounty all winter long. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.

    With its sleek design and edgy tone, Super Crafty is the ultimate hipster’s craft guide, with a wide array of accessible projects suitable for all skill levels. The book offers dozens of projects for the home (Easy Etched Glass), wardrobe (One-Afternoon Skirt), body (Flirty Floral Pasties), family pet (Greta’s Tail Warmer), and more. Organized by genre, each chapter uses a rating system to indicate difficulty, cost of materials, and age-appropriateness. "101" sections offer basic instruction in sewing, working with vinyl, jewelry making, and other crafts. A resource guide helps locate supplies, tools, and further inspiration. The authors also contribute thoughtful pieces on the underlying aspects of craft, from activism to therapy, as well as lighthearted vignettes on crafting disasters and favorite art supplies.

    This fully illustrated manual covers everything from nifty electric cable management to ingenious cooking methods and much, much, more. Remember: if life throws you a curveball – HACK IT!

    Karl E. Lutzen and Mark Stevens guide you through the best tools for all your brewing needs, from DIY homemade versions of commercial brewery equipment to simple devices that make brewing easier and safer. Learn which gadgets and gizmos work best for measuring, mashing, bottling, kegging, and more. With the proper tools close at hand you’ll save both time and money, leaving you free to focus on enjoying your homebrewed beers.

    Written and compiled by Holly Becker, founder of the hugely popular design blog Decor8, and Joanna Copestick, acclaimed lifestyle writer, this intensive home dcor program combines beautiful inspiration with nuts-and-bolts how-to for stunning results. More than 500 gorgeous color photographs provide motivation while line illustrations, checklists, shortcuts, and floor plans make it easy to get started. For those looking to make the most of their home and create stylish interiors, Decorate is the start-to-finish resource to keep on the bookshelf for years to come.

    simplify your life and make it more beautiful with a little help from fabric and quilt designer camille roskelley and her quilts for the modern home she shows you eight quilt projects plus four pillow patterns to make using pre cut jelly rolls charm packs fat quarters and more each project features step by step directions and colored illustrations so even new quilters can learn camilles simple yet modern techniques. author camille roskelley. softcover 110 pages. imported.

    There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

    Regularly priced at $4.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device.This book contains proven steps and strategies on how you can do your own household maintenance activities without seeking help from professionals. This book contains tips ranging from the manufacture of your own cleaning and hygiene products, stain removal and odor control. There are also some home and garden projects, as well as home improvement and craft ideas you'll find interesting and useful. This book teaches you simple DIY techniques and tricks that can be easily done by the average person. There are even some simple projects included that can be done at home which would not only be cost effective but financially rewarding as well! Here is a preview of what you'll learn: *DIY Home*DIY Cleaning Solutions*DIY Gardening*DIY Furniture Restoration*DIY Odor Management*DIY Personal Hygiene Products*DIY Solutions to Clothing Problems*DIY Crafts for Homeowners*And Much, Much More! Would you like to know more? Download the book now and start saving money today!Scroll to the top of the page and select the "Buy" button.Tags: do it yourself magazine, do it yourself home improvement, do it yourself books, do it yourself free kindle books, DIY projects, DIY furniture, DIY books

    Here, Wolf outlines her basic rules for saying goodbye to the stuff crowding up your space and hello to new habits that free you up for the things you’re passionate about. And it can all be done in as little as a few minutes a day. Learn how to:• create productive to-do lists• stem the flood of paper • downsize digital clutter and social media • arrange your space to spark creative juices • curb your desire to accumulate • collaborate and connect with others for support • embrace imperfection• keep up the momentumWolf also shares her favorite productivity apps and resources for donating your many, many items. From the outer clutter of your home to the inner clutter of your chatty mind, this handbook will help you make room for artistic inspiration and invite you to treat yourself to less.

    Sherri Brooks Vinton includes recipes that range from the contemporary and daring — Wasabi Beans and Salsa Verde — to the very best versions of tried-and-true favorites, including Classic Crock Pickles and Orange Marmalade.

    You have an opportunity to learn it quickly and easily in just a few hours.</i></h2><br><p>Adjusting APERTURE, DEPTH-OF-FIELD, SHUTTER SPEED, ISO and EXPOSURE will no longer be sources of stress, and your confidence will be greatly enhanced. With very little time and effort you can be well on your way to taking better pictures consistently. </p><br><ul><li>Do your eyes glaze over when people use terms like ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed, and Exposure?</li><li>Does the term f-stop make your stomach turn?</li><li>Are you enthused about photography but confused by all the technical jargon?</li><li>Would you like to be more consistent with the quality of your images?</li><li>Do you wonder how professional photographers get such great shots?</li></ul><br><h2> Ultimately you will need to understand Exposure and its components Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO — also known as the Exposure Triangle — and how they work together if you want to have any control over your results.</h2><br><p><b><i>Mastering Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, and Exposure: How They Interact and Affect Each Other </i></b> will painlessly provide help and insight with all these topics and more in just a few hours of your time</p><br><p>Without a guide on your path to better pictures, you run the risk of spending a great deal of time and money heading down the wrong road. Frustration and confusion can easily take the wind from your sails and replace excitement with disappointment. </p><br><p>This guide to EXPOSURE builds a solid foundation of photographic knowledge with easy-to-follow discussions of everything that you need to know in order to create better images with confidence. Every photographic term used in the book is clearly defined and thoroughly explained. All terms are also highlighted by using <b>BOLD CAPS</b> so that you can easily find them again to refresh your memory. </p><br><h2>What reviewers have said about Mastering Aperture......!</h2><br><p><b>Despite this book's rather advanced topics, it is perfect for beginners wanting to learn more.</b> Jeff</p><br><p><b>A great guide for all levels of photography, well written and illustrated!!!</b> Albert</p><br><p><b>This is another great book of Al's. He does a wonderful job at explaining all the needed information to better understand photography. Very easy to understand and lots of pointers.</b> DJ</p><br><p><b>As I am about to commence a photography diploma this book has come in handy as a warm up for me.</b> Craig </p><br><h2> By the time you finish reading this book, you will be well on your way to Mastering Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO and Exposure </h2><br><p>To learn about Al's other photography books, please go to his author page at: http://www.amazon.com/author/al.judge </p><br><h2>Why spend any more time “Shooting in the Dark?” Scroll up and grab a copy today for less than the cost of a cup of coffee.</h2>

    How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic shows you how to repair and extend the life of all kinds of solid-state devices, from modern digital gadgetry to cherished analog products of yesteryear.You'll start by selecting the tools and test equipment you'll need and setting up your workbench. Then, you'll get familiar with components and how they form circuits, stages, and sections of a device. Next, you'll learn how to take a product apart, figure out what's wrong with it, replace components, and reassemble it. Real-world case studies help clarify the topics covered. Tips and tricks for specific devices, such as optical disc players, computers, and video recorders, are also included in this practical resource.

    While everyone knew the storm's path, and when it would strike, people and the community as a whole were caught off guard by the devastation. Super storm sandy provides an example of why preparing for the worst-case scenario is the prudent path to take.

    If you’re a budding spy, what better way to conceal your clandestine activities than to miniaturize your secret agent arsenal? MiniWeapons of Mass Destruction 2 provides fully illustrated step-by-step instructions for building 30 different spy weapons and surveillance tools, including:* Paper Dart Watch                 * Pen Blowgun* Rubber Band Derringer          * Mint Tin Catapult* Pushpin Dart                          * Cotton Swab .38 Special* Toothpaste Periscope            * Paper Throwing Star* Bionic Ear                             * And more!Once you’ve assembled your weaponry, the author provides a number of ideas on how to hide your stash—inside a deck of cards, a false-bottom soda bottle, or a cereal box briefcase—and targets for practicing your spycraft, including a flip-down firing range, a fake security camera, and sharks with laser beams.

    In his second book, Fidgen presents more hand-tool woodworking projects for the home and workshop. The projects have a distinctive retro look, recycling designs from our not-so-distant past. He has reconceived the classic library card catalog (converted to use for kitchen storage); a clever medicine chest does double duty as a four-bottle wine tote; and his gentleman’s valet is an elegant clothing stand with a profile that harks back in time. In the opening chapters, Fidgen discusses the benefits of working in an unplugged woodshop, considers the sources of design inspiration, offers advice on the critical importance of sharpening, and even explains how to make hand tools using only hand tools.