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Housebuilding for Children - cover

Housebuilding for Children

November 20, 2017 Holly Home and Garden 12 comments

Housebuilding for Children: Six Different Houses that Children Can Build By Themselves Walker 1977 The six houses featured in this book are: The Post and Beam House The Tree House The Factory-built House The Junkyard House The Glass House The

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Woodworking Projects for Women

Woodworking for the Ladies

June 8, 2015 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 11 comments

Woodworking Projects for Women Hendry 2004 Submitter: This beauty hasn’t circulated in over 3 years, and I can’t imagine why! The title and cover alone are horrible, and the projects inside are definitely outdated. Holly: I was surprised this was only ten

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Fancy Coffins to Make Yourself

More Grave Matters

September 10, 2014 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 9 comments

Fancy Coffins to Make Yourself Power 2001 Submitter: This book was weeded from our public library collection because it hadn’t circulated in more than 5 years. The front cover was enough to make me laugh and post a picture to

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Scooters are Groovy

September 28, 2011 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 16 comments

Scooters are Groovy and You Can Build Your Own Brock 1974 This title and cover speak for themselves.  Build that scooter on the cover and let me know how your kids like it.  Those dots and stars throughout the title

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Do it yourself coffins

A Grave Matter…

July 22, 2009 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 41 comments

Do-It-Yourself Coffins: For Pets and People Power 1997 An ALB tipster put me on to this title.  I was DYING to get my hands on it.   With a bit of gallows-type humor (mostly puns), this book details wood carving for

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