Download or read book My Ideal Bookshelf written by Thessaly La Force and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.
Download or read book Collecting Costume Jewelry Christmas Tree Pins written by Kathy Flood and published by . This book was released on 2008-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 500+ Xmas trees patriotic plastic textile metal rivoli topiary craft theme (angels houses Santas etc) Author Things, Warman's Costume Jewelry Figurals; journalist, veteran collector, jewelry historian
Download or read book Christmas Jewelry written by Mary Morrison and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas costume jewelry produced in the last fifty years has never before been so carefully explored. Here are Christmas tree pins, wreaths, ornaments, Santas, snowmen, and other decorations set with rhinestones mounted as earrings and pins. Over 340 dazzling photographs display over 900 different jewelry pieces by noted manufacturers, some common and some so rare they are found in only a few collections. This is a book you will want to have when you daydream and take with you when you shop. With a revised Price Guide reflecting current values.
Download or read book Strangeling written by Jasmine Becket-Griffith and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares reproductions of the artist's fantasy-themed paintings along with personal insights and a discussion of her characters' histories.
Download or read book GraceLaced written by Ruth Chou Simons and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2018 Christian Book Award® This Journey Is as Perennial as the Seasons GraceLaced is about more than pretty florals and fanciful brushwork—it's about flourishing. With carefully crafted intention, this beautiful volume of 32 seasonal devotions from artist and author Ruth Chou Simons encourages readers in any circumstance to become deeply rooted in God's faithful promises. GraceLaced extends a soul-stirring invitation to draw close to God while... resting in who He is rehearsing the truth He says about you responding in faith to those truths remembering His provision to sustain you, time and time again More than 800 individual pieces of art came together in the crafting of this book, including dozens of new, hand-painted Scripture vignettes that Ruth is known for. Who we are and who God is never changes, even though everything else rarely stays the same. Let this book point you to truth as you journey through the changing seasons of your heart.
Download or read book The Black headed Pins written by Constance Little and published by New York : Popular Library, [193-?]. This book was released on 1938 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Read My Pins written by Madeleine Albright and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Jewelry isn’t ordinarily a tool of political persuasion, but in this beautiful book, Madeleine Albright, American ambassador to the United Nations and then the nation’s first female secretary of state, tells the compelling story of how these small objects became part of her ‘personal diplomatic arsenal.’” — The Chicago Tribune From New York Times bestselling author and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, Read My Pins is a story and celebration of how one woman’s jewelry collection was used to make diplomatic history. Part illustrated memoir, part social history, Read My Pins provides an intimate look at Albright's life through the brooches she wore. Her collection is both international and democratic—dime-store pins share pride of place with designer creations and family heirlooms. Included are the antique eagle purchased to celebrate Albright's appointment as secretary of state, the zebra pin she wore when meeting Nelson Mandela, and the Valentine's Day heart forged by Albright's five-year-old daughter. Read My Pins features more than 200 photographs, along with compelling and often humorous stories about jewelry, global politics, and the life of one of America's most accomplished and fascinating diplomats.
Download or read book Christmas Tree Pins written by Nancy Yunker Trowbridge and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many people, decorating for Christmas includes wearing jewelry with seasonal designs. The range of Christmas tree pins, shown in over 1,200 beautiful color photographs, described, identified, and valued here, will astound you. Over 1,100 different pins, from the mid-20th century to the present, made by more than 200 designers and manufacturers, are alphabetically ordered for easy reference. The identifying marks, company dates, and materials are listed for each pin. Beauty distinguishes many of the designs, and the rhinestones, enamels, and metalwork are of the finest quality. The hunt for Christmas tree pins is a year-round persuit, and this book will certainly inspire you to start your own collection.
Download or read book Birds in Toyland written by Becky Goldsmith and published by C&T Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-25 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appliqué a whimsical Christmas quilt, pillow, and wall hanging with Piece O' Cake Designs! Choose colorful cotton fabric or felted wool and sew a project in two merry colorways. Includes detailed instructions for wool appliqué and needle turn appliqué.
Download or read book Christmas Patchwork Loves Embroidery written by Gail Pan and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gail Pan's whimsical, cheerful embroidery style is incredibly easy to re-create, whether you're an experienced stitcher or have never picked up a needle. Finishing is a breeze with projects that are so portable and quick you can stitch while traveling, socializing, or even waiting for an appointment. Gail explains it all: which needles to use, how to choose thread, how to mark the designs on fabric, how to make each stitch, and more Featuring 17 festive designs to bedeck gift tags, pillows, wall hangings, Christmas stockings, table runners, a bag, and much more Enjoy a satisfying and relaxing way to decorate your home for the holidays--or create one-of-a-kind gifts from the heart
Download or read book Disney Villains Enamel Pin Set written by Mary Strong and published by Running Press Miniature Editions. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's good to be bad! Display your love for the darker side of Disney with this exclusive enamel pin set. Includes: Three 1" enamel pins -- one each of Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, and Ursula A mini book profiling twelve classic Disney Villains
Download or read book Pin Pals written by Carrie Nelson and published by That Patchwork Place. This book was released on 2018 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pretty. Petite. Playful. Pinnies! Inspired by a 30-day sewing challenge on Instagram, these patchwork pincushions stitch up pronto and are perpetually addicting--no quilter can make just one. And why would you when they're so easy to create? Simply sew, quilt, turn, and stuff! Best-selling author Carrie Nelson packs these pinnies with personality and shares adorable ways to use and display them as singles or in pleasing piles. You'll want to put a pin in the philosophy behind making Carrie's delightful pincushions: to sew just for the joy of it.
Download or read book Christmas Gifts Under 10 written by Leisure Arts, Inc and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 1997 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are tired of enduring jammed shopping malls and paying high prices at Christmastime, only to end with gifts that don't live up to your expectations, now you can leave that behind ...
Download or read book Country Living written by Country Living and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful holiday volume - filled with inspiring tips, lavish color photographs, and delicious recipes - will help you set the scene for festive celebrations to be remembered. You'll find a stocking-full of wonderful ideas for decorating, entertaining, crafting, and baking that will make this special time of year even merrier and brighter.
Download or read book P I N S written by Black Seed and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ´P.I.N.S´ is truly an each one, teach one' story. Lamont L' Dixon, a 24 year old drug dealer, who is a member of a crew called Saratoga Fam' is busted in a sting operation. Shortly after being placed in the precinct's bull-pen, a thirteen year-old bicycle thief is placed in the cell opposite him, The boy, Aaron Beebo' Brown, is in store for a magnificent awakening. To kill time, the two begin to engage in a light conversation, that quickly becomes an extremely deep one. Lamont, realizing that he is facing hard time, and is basically finished, decides to share his life story with Beebo, who is reluctant to listen at first, but begins to find himself drawn to Lamont's story, which is full of insight, paradox, and street philosophy. Hours of talking between the two creates an incredible bond, as the two are forever changed by their intertwined realities. Finally, Beebo's father arrives at the precinct to pick up his arrested son, and Lamont's crew later bails him out from the courthouse, after Lamont and Beebo promise to look each other up, only after Beebo vows to re-focus educationally. But, tragedy will strike, in a way that gives Beebo new found inspiration to take possession of his life and motivate him to make the vital changes needed to alter his destiny forever. Lamont will go on to redeem himself, and in the process, give Beebo salvation and hope. Told in the language of the streets, and in a, HOW ABOUT SOME HARDCORE' style, Lamont and Beebo take you on a true hood odyssey.
Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul The Gift of Christmas written by Jack Canfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extra long collection of 121 Christmas stories will warm readers’ hearts and spread the wonder of the holiday season with its tales of love, joy, and awe. A great holiday gift. Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas will delight readers with its stories about the joy, wonder, and blessings of the holiday season. This special collection is filled with joyful, heartwarming and merry stories about holiday traditions, family, and goodwill that the whole family will enjoy. Most of these stories originally appeared in a limited edition book called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas.
Download or read book The Keystone written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
