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Make Your Own Beauty Products is your must-have guide to living a natural and organic lifestyle - both inside and out. Whether it's growing your own herbs to cook and use in your beauty products, to making your very own beauty treatments and makeup, this is the perfect accompaniment to a more natural you.Containing more than 50 recipes for cleansers, toners, face masks, hair care and body treatments, you'll find something to suit you and your skin care needs.Whether you're looking to treat dry skin, problematic skin or just want to have your very own spa day, Make Your Own Beauty Products will show you how to be the most naturally, beautiful you.

This beginner's guide to growing your own food is the perfect introduction to homegrown planting and growing. Whether you live in a flat or a field it will furnish you with all the information you need to plant the seeds of your first vegetables and gather the eggs from your pet chickens. It is a jam-packed, how-to, step-by-step guide on how to grow food and keep chickens, which will set you up with everything you need to begin your journey.It is important to note even with this book at your disposal, growing vegetables is still a process of trial and error. But don't let that put you off, because every trial and error is a wonderful learning curve. Eating homegrown food is one of the most rewarding, delicious experiences, and no food tastes better than your own homegrown food. Let's not forget the sense of triumph felt watching seeds grow into plants and the plants provide food to harvest. You don't need to be an experienced gardener to grow vegetables, you simply need the basic components of pot, soil, seed, light and water, then you can watch your seeds grow into delicious edibles. Everything you need to know to kickstart your new hobby is in this handy sized guide.

The primary aim is to create an accessible and practical guide to home brewing, covering all aspects of the process. The intended outcome is that somebody following the guide, would be able to brew a number of different style of beers of good quality and take pleasure from both the process and the end product.Practically, the book will also offer some introductory, but very useful, information on other issues that are relevant to the home brewer; equipment and the cost versus benefit of different types, beer styles and flavours and an understanding of key, quality ingredients.The photography will fit this approach in that images will be useful and show helpful details but also be professionally shot and be more than just functional; they will be good to look at.The style of the book will be engaging and personal, in that it is intended to guide the reader through the process as something enjoyable, rather than approach it in a purely step by step approach. It is also intended to be light-hearted and, above all, readable and so could be enjoyed by someone actually brewing beer or someone who just wants an interesting way into the topic.

Even a quick walk in the countryside or Sunday stroll along the beach can yield the most interesting and attractive materials for making beautiful decorations for the home. In this book Becci will show you how to form simple wreaths out of foraged elements, with an emphasis on recycling and using sustainable materials. Basic techniques for a variety of seasonal projects are demonstrated, and these can then be used to create smaller garlands, such as napkin rings and candle table centres.Becci focuses on commonly found elements, foraging for plants and foliage and sourcing inspiration from nature; you don't need to be a trained florist to design gorgeous wreaths and garlands for yourself or your friends.The featured projects will cover wreaths for all seasons, from scented lavender hearts to harvest festival straw circles, and we will explore how to make them from more unusual materials such as pool noodles. The emphasis will be on recycling too, so you will be able to create a garland that can be changed throughout the year to suit your decor and mood.

This book will show you how to create silver jewellery using everyday tools, easy to obtain materials and following simple step-by-step instructions. You will explore the amazing possibilities that the combination of silver metal clay and traditional silversmithing techniques has to offer, and will learn basic aspects of design in order to develop your own unique style.You will be able to create silver pieces which capture and celebrate nature by the inclusion of botanical details, or create graceful pieces with echoes from history; you can create contemporary pieces or add a touch of whimsy to your designs. Whether you favour traditional or modern designs, when you make your own silver jewellery, the possibilities are endless.The book is full of easy to follow projects, with photographs, detailed instructions and inspiring examples. Working with silver has never been so easy!

A simple, easy pirate ship scene to create from the cover and insides of the book. Simply fold out the ship on the cover, slot in the sails and flags and add the press-out background waves. Then have lots of fun colouring!

Build your very own table-top model of a coral reef by folding out the back cover of this delightful activity book. Colour in and cut out 24 sea creatures, fish and corals to complete the marine scene while reading fascinating facts about coral reefs and how they are endangered. There are simple instructions for making a fishing game and a shell box plus a handy glossary of tricky words. Facts, colouring and press-outs make excellent value for money. Read about coral reefs and learn while crafting. Perfect to do together as adult and child or with friends and siblings.

Build your very own table-top model of a fairy garden by folding out the back cover of this delightful activity book. Colour in and cut out the 26 figures to complete the magical scene while reading enchanting stories about fairy lore. There are simple instructions for making a wand and flowers plus a handy glossary of tricky words. Excellent value for money!

Create your very own princess palace with this magical activity book. Fold out the cover, add the press-out sides of the palace and slot in the turrets. Colour in and cut out the black and white fairy tale figures. Set the scene and use them to tell your very own Princess fairytale.

Build your very own rainforest with this tropical activity book. Colour in and cut out the figures to complete the scene with animals, insects, snakes and even explorers! Plenty of facts and information about rainforest animals and endangered species. Great fun for wildlife-mad boys and girls.