CRAFTS/HOBBIES/GAMES
HOUSE-LIFE & HOMES
click for Crafts/Hobbies/Games--below
BACKYARD BIRD WATCHER. by George H. Harrison.
The classic guide to enjoying wild birds outside your back door. Convert any backyard into a bird sanctuary: set up feeding stations, bird houses, and water areas; solve pest problems; treat sick and injured birds; photograph wild birds. Includes a month-by-month planning and preparation calendar to aid bird-watching enjoyment all year. Detailed drawings of projects and over 200 black-and-white and color photographs. 284 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-671-66374-7. 1979.Order #:SISC9651 paper$12.00.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF WOODBURNING STOVES. by David Ivins.
Tells how to select the right stove and
install it, maintain it, types of firewood to burn, stove safety, stove accessories. Discusses kinds of stoves: Franklin or airtight, downdraft, double-chamber, parlor, box, potbelly, barrel and more. Covers chimneys, flues, and other accessories. Woodburning stoves not only provide heat at similar or less cost but give ambiance to colder and wetter times as well.
Illustrated, 158 pages, bibliography, index.
ISBN: 0-8069-8242-X. Order #: STER3230 paper$6.95.
COUNTRY LAND--and its uses. by Howard Orem & Suzen.
Selecting land, developing water, organic gardening--how to be a modern day homesteader including clearing land, building a house and fence, cooking and heating with wood, growing your food. Diagrams, 310 pages, index.
Inventory = 6; otherwise out of print.ISBN: 0-89761-030-1. Order #: NAGR0932 paper$9.95.
ENERGY BOOK #1: natural sources & backyard applications. edited by John Prenis.
Myriad ideas about developing alternative sources of energy: wind, solar, tidal, wood, ocean thermal power,
and many more for exploration, experimentation, and application. Ideas both practical and theoretical such as shapes of reflecting surfaces, experiments with hydrogen, methane and bio-gas experiments, tidal power, soap-bubble heat collector, ocean thermal power from structures that have pipes deep into the sea, and more. Illustrated, 112
large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-914294-21-0. 1975. Order #: RUNN3001 paper$7.95.
ENERGY BOOK #2: more natural sources & backyard applications. Prenis.
Anthology of alternate sources of energy explains what energy is and gives do-it-yourself projects for
non-conventional power. Illustrated, 12 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-914294-51-2. Order #: RUNN3002 paper$5.00.
LEARNING ABOUT NATURE THROUGH INDOOR GARDENING. by Virginia W. Musselman.
For adults to help teach children to appreciate plants through experience with growing and caring for 74 of the most familiar houseplants. Use of kitchen throw-aways--seeds, pineapple-tops, beans--to become new plants. Onion-like plants astonish with leaves and flowers. Gives opportunity for hours of do-together fun for kids and adults. Drawings, 126 pages, index of plants.
ISBN: 0-8117-0945-0. 1972. Order #: STAC5192 cloth$3.95.
MORE
POTPOURRI. by E. Gretchenn Vandermeer.
Old recipes, cures, remedies and little-known hints. Cook apple grunt; get rid of bed bugs, weave flour sacks into rugs, dress a duck, cure meat, bring the bloom of health to sallow cheeks, use salicylic acid, make a paste for scrap books, and almost you-mame-it. Illustrated with historic drawings/ 54
large-format pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: CAMB0251 paper$4.50.
THE PELICAN GUIDE TO PLANTATION HOMES OF LOUISIANA. Calhoun.
Contains brief sketches of over 200 architecturally and significant homes. Those open to the public as well as private
residences of note are covered in easy-to-follow tours. Photos, map, 128 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-91116-50-8. 1980. Order #: PELI2812 paper$7.95.
THE PELICAN GUIDE TO THE GARDENS OF LOUISIANA. by Joyce Yelldell LeBlanc.
A guided tour of the historic gardens of Louisiana, including Longue Vue, Avery Island, Vieux Carre, Afton Villa, and more. Gives locations, histories, seasonal factors and special features, See water lilies, egrets, blooming dogwoods, tulips. Maps, color photographs, 64 pages.
ISBN: 0-88289-003-4. 1974. Order #: PELI1895 paper$7.95.
PLANTATIONS OF LOUISIANA. by Jess DeHart.
Guides the traveler on tours of homes throughout the state
and offers historical briefs and also introduces the basic architectural styles of
Louisiana plantations (such as Creole Classic, Louisiana Greek Revival, Louisiana Colonial), featuring over 300. Describes architectural styles of Louisiana plantation homes--how to recognize them, their significance, and their locations to help understand this important link with the region's history. Illustrated, 13 maps, 176 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-88289-338-6. Order #: PELI2813 paper$39.00.
#RENEGADE HOUSES. Hoffman.
ISBN: 0-89471-181-4. Order #:
RUNN3463 paper$7.95.
THE SECRET GARDEN: talking beetles and signaling trees; the hidden ways gardens communicate. by David Bodanis.
Marvels of nature that operate in normal gardens; dawn to dusk in the astonishing hidden world of the garden where plants and insects engage daily in epic struggles of survival.. Color photos, some microscopic to show pertinent structures to enable understanding of specialized functions. 186 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-671-86861-6. Order #: SISC8151 paper$14.00.
THIRTY-THREE AND MORTGAGE FREE. by Maureen Jones-Ryan.
A how-to book for personal happiness and freedom. As psychologist, professor, and poet, author shares her own struggle to live without spiritual, social, or material liens. Citing Maslow, she advocates finding your own self-acculization, without "mortgaging" your marriage, career, body, family, education, or money. Extensive reading list, 71 pages.
ISBN: 0-87073-919-0. 1978. Order #: MISC3630 paper$4.50.
THE WALLS TALK: historic house museums of Colorado. by Patricia Werner.
Presents 37 stories of special Colorado houses in Front Range areas and on the western slope: Eaton House, Barney Ford House, Bloom Ranch, Cozens Ranch and Stage Stop, Molly Brown House, Rosemount Museum, Tabor House of Leadville, and more. Includes insights into the lives of those who lived in these now historic places. 239 large-format pages, photographs.
ISBN: 978-0-8654-095-4. Order #: FILT8563 paper$16.95.
WHO ATE THE BACKYARD?: living with wildlife on private land. Craighead.
How to attract, avoid, or simply live in peace with the animals that inhabit the same places we do in the Rocky Mountain region. Practical ways to encourage certain animals to your property, and ways to discourage unwelcome ones.
Covers many species, including moose, skunk, porcupine, elk, beaver, lion, bear. Considerations regarding feeding of wildlife and landscaping for them. Color photographs, drawings, and maps, 104 large-format pages, index.
ISBN: 0-931895-48-0. 1997. Order #: GRTE6602 paper$14.95.
WILDLIFE IN YOUR GARDEN. by Gene Logsdon.
Dealing with deer, rabbits, raccoons, moles, crows, sparrows, and other of nature's creatures in ways that keep them around but away from your fruits and vegetables. Build fences that work, with step-by-step guides, select wild plants most beneficial for animals and insects but also provide human food. Build birdhouses designed for particular species. Learn which wild creatures can be beneficial to your enjoyment of your garden. Enjoy the beauty of backyard wildlife, including a chapter on butterflies. Drawings, 268 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-87857-454-9. 1983. Order #: RODA2378 cloth $14.95.
click for start of "House-life & Homes" listings
ARTS & CRAFTS OF THE CHEROKEE. Leftwich.
Crafts background and material guide for baskets, beadwork, weapons,
pottery, weaving, feather, stone, metal, leather, wood. 146 photos, 160 pages.
ISBN: 0-935741-11-9. Order #: CHER9764 paper$12.95.
BETTY CROCKER'S NEW CHRISTMAS COOKBOOK: celebrate with fabulous food, enticing menus, and creative gifts. Betty Crocker Editors.
Holiday classic. Gives over 350 recipes for cookies, breads, candies, deserts, beverages, and more plus 21 complete menus with timetables for Christmas dinners. Includes section on homemade gifts and decorations to create personalized presents. 85 color photos, 20 illustrations, 320 large-format pages, index.
ISBN: 0-671-79927-4. 1993. Order #: PRHA5336 cloth$18.00.
FINGER WEAVING: INDIAN BRAIDING. Turner.
Techniques and patterns of North American Plains and Woodlands
Indians. 49 illustrations. (26 color), 48pages.
ISBN: 0-935741-13-5. Order #: CHER7278 paper$5.95.
HANDBOOK OF
PLASTIC EMBEDDING of animals, plants and various objects with improved C.M.E. D6 polyester
resins. by Earnest L. Lutz, Sr.
Explains plastics, sources, methods of embedding are clearly detailed for preserving specimens in natural color inside plastic as clear as glass and as durable as stone. 186 pages, color and black-ans-white photographs.
Inventory = 1; out of print.ISBN: 911010-44-0. Covers scuffed.. Order #:NAGR3085 paper$9.95.
HOW TO PAINT LANDSCAPES. by Alwyn Crawshaw.
Learn basic ways to paint landscapes in four art media, (acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels) with techniques for beginners and accomplished artists. Covers equipment; drawing and sketching; tips about each medium; how to paint sky, trees, water, ground, snow; color theory; how to use photographs; step-by-step exercises. Guides you through nine exercises. Color illustrations, 64 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-89586-267-0. 1981. Order #: HPBO6914 paper$6.95.
HOW TO MAKE CHEROKEE CLOTHING. by Donald Sizemore.
Use of rawhide, beads, quills to make traditional Cherokee Indians' clothing.
Detailed instructions and illustrations show and tell how to make traditional Cherokee clothing such as cherokee shirts chief's cloak, fur cape, embroidered vest, breech clouts and aprons, feathered hats of the peace time chief, leggings, belts, skirts, moccasins, headdresses. Also included are hair styles and ornaments, tattooing, body paint, necklaces, pouches, knife holsters. Color drawings, 304 large-format pages.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 0-935741-19-4. 1995. Order #: CHER5621 paper$19.95.
HOW TO PRESERVE ANIMAL & OTHER SPECIMENS IN CLEAR PLASTIC. by Cleo E. Harden.
Instructions
on simple methods for preserving biological and mineral specimens in clear plastic. Easy methods to immortalize creatures in beauty and perfection for hobbyists, school teachers, and zoologists. Illustrated, 64 pages, references, index..
Inventory = 1; otherwise out of print. ISBN: 0-9611010-46-7. Order #: NAGR5002 paper$6.95.
INDIAN DESIGNS: 48 patterns from
Southwest (Hopi, Acoma, Navajo, Apache,
Aztec, Papago, Zuni, more.
by David and Jean Villasenor.
A collection of dozens of striking black-and-white Native
American patterns (for such things as rainbird spirits,
flute players, Father Sky, and turtles). The authentic, exciting 8-1/2" x 11"
Southwest Indian graphics beg to be reproduced through applique, fabric
painting, needlepoint, or any of a number of other crafts projects.
Illustrations, 48 pages, large format.
Check stock.ISBN: 978-0-87961-122-4. Order #: NAGR1974 paper$10.95.
INDIANCRAFT. by McIntosh/Shell.
Clear, concise instructions for acquiring
materials and making many popular Native American handicrafts. Basic
designs for both the plains and woodland Indians, instructions for making both
circular and straight leather strippers, suggestions on where to find rawhide,
leather, fur, and wood. But the title's major emphasis is to present
construction details for such things as the warbonnet and its carrying case, headbands, roach headdresses, men's leather and
ribbon shirts, moccasins, chokers, breastplates, bead and quill work, gorgets
and several types of necklaces. Covered as well are instructions for making bows
and arrows, decorated scabbards, and Hopi rabbit sticks as well as the throwing
stick. Includes items associated with the dance and social gatherings: anklets,
dance bustles, women's cloth dance dresses, dance shawls, beaded baseball hats,
the fan, cuffs, flutes, bullroarers, and the ceremonial lance. Instructions for
the construction of both traditional garments as well as those in contemporary
vogue. 144
pages. Fully illustrated.
ISBN: 978-0-87961-171-2. Order #: NAGR9412 paper$12.95.
MAKING NORTH AMERICAN POTTERY. by Michael Simpson. Tells in
easy-to-understand steps, according to traditional methods, how to make several
types of Native American pots. A 'How To' book for constructing coiled, pinched,
and slab pots, which can be fired in your backyard--traditional techniques from
Hopi, Catawba, and Cherokee, plus new ideas. 80 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-87961-191-0. Order #: NAGR2104 paper$9.95.
NAVAJO NATIVE DYES: their preparation and use. Nonabah G. Bryan.
Collection of authentic recipes for rendering dyes from native
Southwest plants for dyeing wool for rugs. Includes guide to identifying plants.
Plants to use, dyeing wool for Navajo rugs. 36 drawings, 75 pages.
Check stock. ISBN: 0-910584-57-5. Order #: FILT0490 paper$5.00.
PUEBLO CRAFTS. Ruth Underhill.
Reprint of a 1944 publication of the Bureau of Indian affairs
covering basketry, weaving, pottery, stone tools, music, and painting of native
Pueblo culture of the Southwest.
Ruth Underhill was born into an upper middle-class Quaker family in New York, in
1884. After a B.A. at Vassar, social work in the Eastern U.S. and service with
the American Red Cross in Italy during World War I, Underhill enrolled in the
Ph.D. program in Anthropology at Columbia University. A feminist, she studied
with Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, and Gladys Reichard before embarking on a series
of field research trips among the Tohono O'Odham.
ISBN: 978-0-910584-51-7. Order #: FILT4260 paper$12.00.
ROCK SCULPTURE: the joy of stone carving for beginners. by Violet Stage.
Basic equipment needed; anatomy of the subjects to be carved; details of hardness, sizes, and shapes of carving stones such as alabaster, ivory, jade, turquoise, amber, opal, soapstone, onyx. Photographs and drawings, 46 pages.
ISBN: 0-87961-167-7. Order #: NAGR9414 paper$7.95.
#SOUTHERN HOME
LANDSCAPING. Smith.
Inventory = 0. ISBN: 0-89586-063-5. Order #:
HPBO3466 paper$12.95. Check stock.
WILDLIFE IN WOOD & DUCK CARVER'S HANDBOOK. by Richard LeMaster.
How to carve lifelike waterfowl--purchasing and using tools,
making patterns, carving the curves, texturing feather details, painting, glazing, and protecting wood. Gives schematics for 25 varieties of puddle ducks and divers in step-by-step series. Includes basic duck anatomy, tips on training your eye to interpret photographs, understanding fine details of feathers, tips on attitude and motion, recreating the duck's changeable colors. Photos, patterns, 256 large-format pages, index.
ISBN: 0-8092-7336-5. 1978. Order #: CONT0351 cloth$37.50.
WILDLIFE WOODCRAFT. Lois Brandt Phillips.
Instructions and designs for carving figurines, plaques, decorative boxes. Covers several animals, birds, and seasonal variances with written steps to recreate nature's designs. Covers paints, sanded wood and other materials to craft these wooden items. Pattern charts, photos, 64 pages.
ISBN: 0-87961-066-2.Out of print. (Cover not scuffed.)Order #: NAGR0938 paper$5.95
WILDLIFE WOODCRAFT. Lois Brandt Phillips.
Instructions and designs for carving figurines, plaques, decorative boxes. Covers several animals, birds, and seasonal variances with written steps to recreate nature's designs. Covers paints, sanded wood and other materials to craft these wooden items. Pattern charts, photos, 64 pages.
ISBN: 0-87961-066-2. Out of print. (Cover scuffed.)Order #: NAGR6783 paper$5.95.
click for start of Cafts/Hobbies/Games listings
END OF "House-life & Homes/Crafts/Hobbies/Games" PAGE--click for TOP
For discounts of 50-90% on related titles click VistaBooks Outlet
click 
for Home/Contents or use links in sidebar
also see Cooking/Wine
This VistaBooks Encore "House-life & Homes/Crafts/ Hobbies/Games" page last modified December 1, 2023. Did you come here from a link on another website? For latest version of this page, click or copy to your browser: https://www.vistabooksencore.com/pages/vbe1hocr.html. Copyright © 2023 VistaBooks LLC.
Need help? email. We want you to find what you want to find.
Thanks for looking!