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When Cleo and Dylan find each other at a Christmas party, will they be able to make the necessary choices in order to find happiness and love for themselves?

You have started your own candle business; everything is going well...you’ve nailed down the perfect recipe and your candles are ready to sell. Then disappointment looms. No one, except family and friends, buys your candles. You never anticipated putting so much time and effort for no sales. Here’s the problem: If you don’t market your business properly, no one will buy from you, simply because they don’t know you exist. But with an array of digital and offline marketing strategies, you could exponentially increase your sales every month.

This audiobook has been made to empower you to get started on crocheting or to improve your skills further! Learning or improving doesn’t need to be hard and dull; we have designed the audiobook to be user-friendly with step-by-step instructions.

Throughout history, across cultures and countries, silk has reigned as the undeniable queen of fabrics, yet its origins and evolution remain a mystery. In a gorgeous and sweeping narrative, Silk weaves together its intricate story and the indelible mark it has left on humanity.

The Home Distiller’s Workbook tackles the often misunderstood and misrepresented world of moonshine and distillation and reduces them to such simple concepts that even a first time "Shiner" can understand. The HDW will introduce you to the three basic steps in making your own artisan-crafted spirits: brewing, distilling, and ageing. We will be tackling these steps one by one in a way that will have you saying "I just can’t believe it was that easy." And the truth is that it’s even easier then that. If you can follow a recipe to make a cake then with the help of the HDW you could be making anything from Moonshine to Vodka.

Whether she’s playing an “age-defying” book editor on television or dazzling audiences on the Broadway stage, Sutton Foster manages to make it all look easy. How? Crafting. From the moment she picked up a cross stitch needle to escape the bullying chorus girls in her early performing days, she was hooked. Cross stitching led to crocheting, crocheting led to collages, which led to drawing, and so much more. Channeling her emotions into her creations centered Sutton as she navigated the significant moments in her life and gave her tangible reminders of her experiences.

"Woodcraft" is a quite poetic guide to the wild by Nessmuk. Canoeing had been popularized by Scottish lawyer John MacGregor in the 1860s, but the typical canoe trip of the day employed expert guides and heavy canoes. Nessmuk, who was 1.60 m tall and 47 kg, had a 2.7 m long, 4.8 kg solo canoe. He named it the Sairy Gamp (the name of a Dickens character) and in it he completed a 428 km journey through the central Adirondacks. He was 62 years old and in frail health (tuberculosis and asthma) at the time.

An intimate memoir and a recounting of the exciting coalescence of a vibrant and extraordinary community. Joe Wilcox documents from its beginnings, the formation of an unwitting community that demonstrates the enormous power of bringing together outsiders into a space of celebration—and in the process, explores the insights of creating deeply connected relationships that formed in the process. Wilcox fully examines the core idea of weaving connections in the structure of crafting communities.

Want to try a new and exciting hobby that has the potential to become your future vocation? Then turn your home into a fragrant workshop of joy with this soap and candle creation manual!

Take a step into the exciting world of coin collecting and seamlessly navigate your numismatic journey, even if you are a complete beginner! Are you intrigued by the rich history encapsulated in coins, but unsure where to start? Do the numerous coin types and their values overwhelm you? Are you concerned about scams and want to ensure your new-found passion also results in profits? If so, this handbook is just what you need.

Are you good at working with your hands? Do you love creating things? Would you like to start a profitable side hustle, but don’t know where to begin? Maybe you already make and sell your own soap, but you don’t know how to find new customers. No worries: My book, Ultimate Guide to Building a Soap Making Business Empire can give you the knowledge and inspiration to start making and selling your own unique line of handmade soaps.

Cricut crafting is exciting, but with so much jargon-filled information and not-so-helpful “how-to” guides out there, it is also confusing for Cricut newbies. You’ve probably felt like you were drowning in an ocean of information every time you wanted to create your first project. Cricut for Newbies has your back! This all-in-one is a treasure trove of Cricut knowledge with step-by-step instructions on how to use a Cricut machine and more! Even if you’ve never made crafts before, you’ll gain skills, confidence, and the guidance you need to create your first projects.

Traditional jewelers are struggling, more so now than ever before. The Internet has opened up a near-infinite supply of products, sending consumer spending far and wide. To thrive in this fast-changing world we find ourselves in today, you must now become a digital jeweler. It’s no longer acceptable to continue with the same strategies you’ve had from as little as 10 years ago. Simply put, the world has changed, and so should you.

Out of all the trees in the world, the ash is the most closely bound up with who we are. From tool handles to arrows, wheels and bowls to furniture and baseball bats, humans have made more and varied use of ash than any other kind of wood. Journeying across the English-speaking world, Robert Penn meets craftsmen with rare skills and a knowledge of the properties of ash developed over millennia.

Two manuscripts in one audiobook! In part one of this audiobook, you will learn the basics of candle-making, discover different candle-making techniques and find out how to turn your hobby into a business. In part two, you will master the art of making soap using different methods, learn about the equipment required to start a soapmaking business, learn how to stay safe and have fun while making your favorite soap, and more. Add this audiobook to your cart now to learn more about how to make candles and soap, and how to make a business of it!

The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some adopted puppies. Others stress-baked. Peggy Orenstein, a lifelong knitter, went just a little further. To keep herself engaged and cope with a series of seismic shifts in family life, she set out to make a garment from the ground up: learning to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, then knitting herself a sweater.

The rhythm, ritual, and pleasure of knitting are celebrated in this new collection for lovers of both knitting and literature. In Knitting Pearls, two dozen writers write about the transformative and healing powers of knitting. Lily King remembers the year her family lived in Italy, and a knitted hat that helped her daughter adjust to her new home. Laura Lippman explores how converting to Judaism changed not only Christmas but also her mother's gift of a knitted stocking.

In this utterly charming volume, Stephen Fry excavates his epic collection of neckties and shares the stories behind them. From the traditional "egg and bacon" colors of the Marylebone Cricket Club to the exuberant Dalmatian pattern of a 1980s Nicole Miller design, each tie tells a story.

Discover how to dress effortlessly chic like the most beautiful french women and create your unique capsule wardrobe. French Chic - This audiobook is a complete guide to dress elegantly and live effortlessly chic. You will find the essential principles of French chic, elegance, makeup, skincare, and capsule wardrobe and you'll learn how to create your unique style. You'll discover how easy it is to look gorgeous and, most importantly, feel confident and beautiful.

Handmade is a profound meditation on the eternal value of manual work, creativity, human fallibility, and the stubborn pursuit of quality work. Rogowski tells his life story of how he became a craftsman and how years of persistent work have taught him patience, resilience, tolerance for failure, and a love of pursuing beauty and mastery for its own sake.