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Author: Natalie Reilly ISBN: 978-1-74237-942-5 RRP: $17.99 I was looking for a little something to read that wouldn’t take too long and I could slip in between books, and then I discovered this little gem hiding in my box of goodies. That almost-pocket-sized little volume looks like just the thing to read while I’m waiting [...]
The Illustrated Reference of Techniques, Tools and Materials Author: Joanna Gollberg ISBN: 978-1-60059-486-1 RRP: $34.99 Joanna Gollberg is a studio jeweler in America whose work has won numerous awards. She teaches jewelery making at craft schools and she has published other jewelery making books previously. In this book Joanna Gollberg sets about bringing together a [...]
If you love fashion, the new book titled Ultimate Fashionista by Alana Wulff is a must. Alana is an experienced writer, she has been working in the field of entertainment and celebrity ever since she first started writing for TV Hits Magazine. In this book Alana has selected the top trendsetters, each with their own [...]
Author: Roxy Jacenko ISBN: 978-1-74237-757-5 RRP: $24.99 Strictly Confidential is a novel written so well, so convincingly that more than once I was left wondering if these were episodes taken straight from the pages of Roxy’s life. This could be partly because Roxy is a driven young woman who built a Sydney PR company but [...]
Author: Christopher Calderhead and Holly Cohen ISBN: 978-1-4027-3368-0 RRP: $49.99 This book is so many things that I’m not sure anything I say will do it justice. Calligraphy is an ancient art-form that concentrates as much on the form of the writing and the characters as it does on what is actually being written. Calligraphers [...]
Author: Nancy Zieman ISBN: 978-1-4402-1429-5 RRP: $34.99 Nancy Zieman has put together a comprehensive guide of tips and techniques to help with sewing and quilting. My first thought when I started flicking through this book is that there is a certain teenaged budding seamstress that could really benefit from some of the tips in this [...]
Author: Stephanie Dowrick ISBN: 978-1-74237-824-4 RRP: $27.99 Everyday Kindness is the latest book by Stephanie Dowrick and it is a book that I think every person should have by their bedside with a chapter, or a section, mandatory reading before getting out of bed. The chapters are extremely short which makes them super easy to [...]
Author: Lexie Barnes ISBN: 978-1-60342-797-5 RRP: $24.99 Are you looking to take your house from drab to fab? Do you want to liven up your living space but have a small budget? Lexie Barnes brings you the answer in her new book Sew Up A Home Makeover which contains 50 simple sewing projects to transform [...]
Author: Kurt Wenner ISBN: 9781402771262 RRP: $29.99 In this technological age I am sure that everyone has seen the sidewalk paintings of Kurt Wenner. He is an artistic genius who can create 3-D illusions in chalk, on pavement that will make you look twice – or three times – to discover if there really is [...]
I have been itching to get my hands on this ripper little recipe book ever since I heard it was on it’s way to me. I can’t wait to sink my creative little chef genes into this book. The recipe book was created by the team at Weigh It Up, a website designed to help [...]
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