Victoria Romantic Touches: Charming Handmade Projects for Every Room ("Victoria")

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Turn an ordinary house into a delightful home with little handmade touches in the inimitable Victoria style.

Charming cushions, curtains and scented sachets; cream-edged organdy tablecloths and white-ribbon-tied pillowcases: Victoria knows lovely things such as these make a house a home. Give every room that special touch with 25 beautiful and easy-to-make projects from the experts who know romance. Each item is featured in an exquisite full-color photograph, accompanied by simple instructions that will inspire even the most nervous crafter. Consider reviving a well-loved chair with an elegant slipcover, perhaps in organdy. Personalize pretty napkins for a special holiday table setting. Use basic stitchery to whip up a fabric headboard, gathered lampshade, or linen cutlery holder. Whichever you choose, the techniques section will teach the skills you need, and templates will guide you. A Main Selection of the Homestyle Book Club.

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Step-by-step project book by VICTORIA MAGAZINE.......2007-09-01

As my title said, this is a step-by-step project book written by the editors of VICTORIA MAGAZINE.

The book has very pretty photos at the very beginning of every project, and then it provides step-by-step instructions which have diagrams following each step to the project making.

There are not that many projects though, so that's why I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 stars.

Charming !.......2006-12-30

I may not make all of the projects suggested inside but they are lucious to look at. I like adapting ideas to suit my particular design style and needs. I usually purchase books published more than 2 yrs old from the Used sellers.

Romantic Touches: Charming Handmade Projects for Every Room

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Romantic Touches: Charming Handmade Projects for Every Room

Manufacturer: Hearst
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Decorating | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

General | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 1588166171

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Charming cushions, delicate curtains, scented sachets, cream-edged organdy tablecloths, and white-ribbon-tied pillowcases: lovely, handmade details such as these help turn a house into a romantic home. Give every room that special touch with 25 beautiful and easy-to-make projects from the experts who know romance. Each item is featured in an exquisite full-color photograph, accompanied by simple instructions that will inspire even the most nervous crafter. Consider reviving a well-loved chair with an elegant slipcover, perhaps in organdy. Personalize pretty napkins for a special holiday table setting. Use basic stitchery to whip up a fabric headboard, gathered lampshade, or linen cutlery holder. The techniques section teaches all the necessary skills, and the templates will guide you.
A Main Selection of the Homestyle Book Club.

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Bevel Window Designs: Patterns, Photos, & Drawings Featuring Bevel King Clusters
Randy A. Wardell , and Judy Wardell
Manufacturer: Wardell Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Instructional & How-To | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
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Glass & Glassware | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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Windows | Interior Design | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0919985076

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A small gem of a book. A collection of memoirs and en passant advice/therapy for writers...[that] should inspire anyone who struggles with words -- Publisher's Weekly

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Great little book!.......2002-09-21

No, "Surviving a Writer's Life" is not about how to write. It's about a writer's life. And the author does a great job at giving potential or even established writers a glimpse into her world -- and I honestly would love to read more about her. Her life is interesting in itself, and her literary life is even more interesting.

This book is inspiring on many levels to me -- I get to see a person's world as a worker in the publishing world and as a writer, and how one person deals with life as it's happening as well as the past. I really enjoyed reading about Lipsett's college and after college years. She's experience quite a lot and has been through several if not many tragedies, yet she seems to keep a pointed focus in telling her tale that the reader never feels sorry for her. In fact, I really don't think she wants you to. She's almost too subtle in some areas, so much so, that I had to go back and re-read in order to understand what happened to her.

All in all, this was a great little find. I love her sense of humor and her honesty, and I'm also interested in her work (author, editor, ghost writer, etc.) so that's just an added bonus. If you're a writer or an aspiring one, and you're just plain interested in interesting people, then you should read this book.

Surviving a Writer's life.......2001-12-08

In Surviving a Writer's Life, Suzanne Lipsett tells the story of her life and evolution as a writer. This book is not a how-to about writing, it is one writer's story about life.
From a brief try at creative writing in high school, to an eye opening trip to Africa, to a life long love of books, to a career as an experienced editor, it was not until the age of 39 that Lipsett decided to write her first novel. Lipsett's book explores the themes of loss, struggle, and an eventual cycle of healing that begins with love and writing. Her depictions of places and situations have a quality of clarity that is enhanced by her use of detail. The reader is able to feel a connection to her writing, to understand her emotions. One of the weaker points of clarity in Lipsett's writing comes from her use of long sentences. Some of her sentences last for entire paragraphs and consist of fifty-word ideas interspersed with frequent commas and dashes. This book is not for readers seeking advice on how to improve their writing skills, but it is a book that gives hope for writers who feel that they have some sort of disadvantage in their field. Lipsett felt discouraged by her gender, her age, and her tendency to draw material straight from life. Her story is one that serves to inspire discouraged writers, to assure them that with time and effort they too can find their voice.

Meant To Be.......2000-12-08

Overcoming adversity is something everyone has to face at one point in his or her lives. How one handles these struggles determines the way an individual goes about their daily lives. Suzanne Lipsett writes of her own personal struggles in her novel, Surviving a Writer's Life. Through the trails and tribulations of her life Lipsett is continually trying to find herself as a writer. Trying to find the time and energy to write is Lipsett's biggest problem. She is married and a mother of two young boys, which take up a large portion of her time. She works as an editor of manuscripts to make ends meet while she pursues her writing career on the side. Waking up at 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. to write for a few hours before the rest of the family gets up is what she had to do to keep her writing career going. The first half of this novel Lipsett writes about how she became interested in writing and some of the struggles she encounters along the way. I enjoyed how she described her troubled relationship with her father. A relationship in which he would never release the secrets of her mothers death in order to protect her from the pain. Lipsett also reaches deep inside her to write on the painful memories of two cases of rape, which she was, the victim off. Cancer was the third major obstacle Lipsett was to overcome on her way to becoming a successful writer. The first half to three-quarters of this novel really kept me interested in the story and her a person. In the end she trails off and starts talking about all these women's groups and how they helped her through everything. All in all I enjoyed the novel and would suggest this piece to anyone.

a sleeper, a gem.......1998-08-30

I don't know why this wonderful book is not better known. Splendidly written with in-depth autobiographical material interwoven with meditations on writing. Moving yet unsentimental, and the writing aspect comes at you sideways, through her own stories rather than "advice." Stirring, at times harrowing, ultimately affirming.

Remembering Lucy Maud: Lucy Maud Montgomery's only surviving housekeeper recalls life with Canada's most famour Presbyterian author.: An article from: Presbyterian Record

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Remembering Lucy Maud: Lucy Maud Montgomery's only surviving housekeeper recalls life with Canada's most famour Presbyterian author.: An article from: Presbyterian Record
John Congram
Manufacturer: Presbyterian Record
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Presbyterian Record, published by Presbyterian Record on November 1, 2000. The length of the article is 645 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Remembering Lucy Maud: Lucy Maud Montgomery's only surviving housekeeper recalls life with Canada's most famour Presbyterian author.
Author: John Congram
Publication: Presbyterian Record (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2000
Publisher: Presbyterian Record
Volume: 124 Issue: 10 Page: 19-20

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Surviving a Writer's Life
Suzanne Lipsett
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFBJ9M

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Surviving a Writers Life
Suzanne Lipsett
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFAPEC

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Mark and the Snow People
Ray L. Ruby illustrated by Lori Horton
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1419617699
Release Date: 2005-12-05

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Adventure and mystery in the snow covered Northwest mountains.

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Not well written and hard to read........2006-11-17

The very least I would expect from the author of this, his twentieth book (the previous 19 being all fiction) is an understanding of grammar and punctuation - something which is sadly lacking in this work.

As a general rule, we do not start sentences with "And" or "But" and, although occasionally acceptable, there are too many instances here. Just as a capital letter commences any new sentence, so a capital letter is the first to appear after a colon - but not in this work. Furthermore, I found too many instances of digression when try to make a simple point.

All of which is off-putting for the serious reader.

In short, this book is hard to review because it is most difficult to read and if it can't be read - then there really is no point in it being reviewed in the first place.

Poor showing - especially after all that research.

NM

Glimpse of the Past.......2004-06-18

Not a book about the major battles of the Napoleonic era, although there is some minor coverage of them in the author's effort to present reference for his real topic. The author makes a grand effort to characterize frigate captains of the Napoleonic era by presenting pseudo biographies of a half dozen men from the era. All of the names come from the roles of the British navy - Pigot, Cochrane, Hoste, Pellew, Hornblower (fictional). To these main few he adds generous material on other captains from the British navy as well as that of the Americans and French.

The author alternates painting detailed pictures of the selected captains' careers, as well as using broad strokes to describe the events and attitudes for the period of the 1790's - 1815. While the focus of the book is the selected captains, the author does an admirable job of describing related topics like ship development, the British method of naval advancement/promotion, political climate and crew treatment.

I was pleasantly surprised by the entertaining content and writing style. The only negative comment I have is that the book could have used a generous sprinkling of maps to help the reader better envision the situations described.

For additional reading on frigate captains try The Sea Warriors: The Fighting Captains and Their Ships in the Age of Nelson by Richard Woodman.

Explains what a frigate "Man-of-War" is really like........1998-05-31

After reading a few of the books by any of the great Naval fiction/historical authors, this is the book that explains some of the terms you may not quite understand. After reading this book, keep it on hand while you read all the others. That way you can refer to chapters herein that can lend a bearing. Good Stuff !!!

Great insights for Patrick O'Brian readers........1996-10-30

For avid readers of Patrick O'Brian's "Aubrey - Maturin" series, this book provides intruiging insights into the real-life frigate captains whose exploits are the source material for O'Brian, and the other imitators: Kent, Pope, Parkinson, Forester, et al. While the material is fascinating, the writing style takes a bit of work: Mr. Price is a master of the convoluted, parenthesized, run-on sentence. But once you get a handle on his writing style, the tales of the almost larger-than-life frigate captains like the rash but incomparable Cochrane, and the incredible Hoste, will put Jack Aubrey in a different light. His adventures and achievements -which sometimes seem so heroic as to be farfetched - are simply re-told tales from the adventures of these real-life fighting captains. In summary: terrific background for understanding the naval aspects of England's Napoleonic Wars, and the American action in the War of 1812

The Eyes of the Fleet A Popular History of Frigates and Frigate Captains, 1793-1815

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The Eyes of the Fleet A Popular History of Frigates and Frigate Captains, 1793-1815
Anthony Price
Manufacturer: W.W. Norton & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J2ZPZE

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Not well written and hard to read........2007-05-04

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Thyme oil is among the world's top ten essential oils, displaying antibacterial, antimycotic, antioxidative, food preservative and mammalian age-delaying properties. Recently an increased demand has lead to new winter-hardy, high yield cultivars being developed for commercial cultivation in Canada and North America. This comprehensive volume covers all aspects of the biology, cultivation, pharmacology, chemistry and industrial processing of the genus Thymus. Thyme: The Genus Thymus is the most up to date overview of current knowledge in thyme use, and will be an invaluable reference source to those interested in medicinal plants, natural products, pharmacy, pharmacognosy and agronomy. Contributors Francisco Sáez, Universidad de Murcia, Spain, Ramón Morales, Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, CSIC, Spain, John D. Thompson, CNRS, Montpellier, France, Antonio Zarzuelo, Universidad de Granada, Spain, Esperanza Crespo, Universidad de Granada, Spain, Petras R.Venskutonis, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, Charles Rey, Station Fédérale de Recherches Agronomiques de Changins, Switzerland, Roser Vila, Universitat de Barcelona, Brian M. Lawrence, Bowman Gray Technical Center, Winston-Salem, USA, Arthur O. Tucker, Delaware State University, USA

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The scientific and technical profile of the genus Thymus: Botany, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, genetics, ecology, cultivation, quality control, processing & commerce
Wudeneh Letchamo
Manufacturer: W. Letchamo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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