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Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills
by Raleigh Briggs
Staff Pick
Proof that good things come in small packages, Make Your Place packs a wealth of DIY know-how into a pocket-sized paperback. Hand-written and illustrated by Raleigh Briggs, this compendium of tutorials for non-toxic cleaning, natural body care, and... (read more)

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Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter: Scaling Back in the 21st Century
by Lloyd Kahn
Staff Pick
The house I grew up in (with my sister, my two parents, a constant but ever-changing assortment of critters, and all the associated clutter one might expect) was 800 sq. ft. In a word: tiny. But the homes in Lloyd Kahn's Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter give... (read more)

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Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials Into New Family Treasures
by Amanda Blake Soule
Staff Pick
Handmade Home is my favorite craft book of the year! Amanda Blake Soule doesn't just want you to get crafty, she wants you to think differently about the objects in your life. Soule's projects are no-fuss but classy, always incorporating reusable and... (read more)

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Who's Your Dada?: Redefining the Doll through Mixed Media
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Staff Pick
Who's Your Dada? will challenge you to clean out your junk drawer and create never-before-seen dolls! Linda and Opie O'Brien give detailed techniques for using rubber stamps, metal, polymer and paper clay, and epoxy, and even give instructions for... (read more)

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Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People
by Amy Sedaris
Staff Pick
Very few people could pull off a book like this, but, rest assured, Amy Sedaris has. Featuring craft projects for crab-claw roach clips, countless pompon-related items, and everything in between, this hilarious book is a perfect gift for the DIYer with a... (read more)

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Sewing Green: 25 Projects Made with Repurposed and Organic Materials
by Betz White and John Gruen
Staff Pick
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