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Turn those inexpensive clay pots and saucers into something truly wonderful! The sequel to a favorite Jazzy Pots is bursting with over 40 even more clever and more imaginative projects. Using simple techniques such as painting, decoupage, stenciling, stamping, and distressing you'll learn how to make not only some of the most beautiful planters you've probably ever seen, but also: cake stands, caddies for kitchen tools, lamps, windchimes, place card holders and many more ideas. Some projects can be made with just one pot, others require a whole stack-all are easy to complete thanks to step-by-step instructions, assembly diagrams, color photos, and patterns where needed.
Supplies -- Jewelry & fashion projects -- Projects for the home -- Metric conversion chart.
This guide contains an overview of existing successful appraisal practices and practical suggestions for both those managing and undertaking appraisal. The book takes into account up-to-date policies and changes in appraisal.
"Students in decorative painting classes as well as people trying painting on their own will find this a useful guide. A good selection."--Library Journal Take a decorative painting course right at home! This entry in the popular series walks you through the basics of decorative painting and carefully builds skills with a collection of sequential projects. Practice making scrolls on a filigree platter, and see how to use the chiseled end of a brush to make a palm trees bathroom set. Work with splattering on a snowman candy dish, and stippling on a honey bear plate. A selection of more complex projects helps you move beyond the basics.
“This book’s combination of interviews and history makes for an entertaining study of the heart of American roots music.” —Library Journal In industry circles, musicians from Kentucky are known to possess an enviable pedigree—a lineage as prized as the bloodline of any bluegrass-raised Thoroughbred. With native sons and daughters like Naomi and Wynonna Judd, Loretta Lynn, the Everly Brothers, Joan Osborne, and Merle Travis, it’s no wonder that the state is most often associated with folk, country, and bluegrass music. But Kentucky’s contribution to American music is much broader: It’s the rich and resonant cello of Ben Sollee, the velvet crooning of jazz great Helen Humes, an...
This volume brings together an international group of linguists from a diverse range of research backgrounds to explore the cycles of change in the world's languages. Historical linguistics does not solely focus on reconstructing a language's linguistic past and exploring the mechanisms underlying previous language changes; it also addresses broader questions concerning the development and ongoing evolution of language. The chapters in this book draw on data both from languages from the distant past, such as Hittite, Proto-Turkic, and Proto-Bantu, and from present-day languages including Akan, Cantonese, Kuuk Thaayorre, Selis-Ql'ispé, Nivaclé, and Spanish. The contributions showcase current research in historical linguistics and exemplify the dynamism and inherently interdisciplinary nature of the field.
The President's Daughter This book tells the story of Jennifer Franklin, Daughter of President Robert Lloyd Franklin and her family. And the trials she goes through when she falls in love.
A holiday on the Mexican Baja draws an unsuspecting American student into the dark and terrifying white slavery trade that thrives just below the glamorous surface of this high-end playground of the rich. The young girl's parents are close friends of President Hunt who sanctions a covert CIA action to bring the young lady home. Alec Caldwell is assigned the task, and in rescuing Katherine, stumbles on a well organized drug smuggling operation linked to the kidnapping. Its existence is unknown to the DEA. Fearing exposure of their ties to the illegal drug trade, President Hunt and his Mexican counterpart conspire to have Caldwell disappear. A daring military raid frees Alec who ultimately tak...
From Glory to Glory encourages scriptural/communal prayer as a path not only to personal holiness but to helping the community achieve its mission of reaching out to others. It offers abundant practical advice about starting a prayer group based on biblical readings and provocative discussion questions. Texts are selected from the Gospel of John and the Letters of Paul. "Woven like a fine tapestry of historical context, theological reflection and practical advice for guided prayer and reflection, From Glory to Gloryis a wonderful resource for anyone seeking to deepen their friendship with God. Sr. Rea is a teacher for our time, revealing the ways in which Paul and John connect us to the Spir...