Hit the Road and leave your comfort zone behind. Step aboard a four-wheeled home that allows you the freedom to stay wherever you want, whenever you want, and however you want. Watch the passing landscapes, follow the desire to see what is just over the horizon line, and escape from modern monotony. Be it the story of a couple that traveled across Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom in a Volkswagen T4 on a journey to enrich their culinary education to a trek from one tip of Canada to the other behind the wheel of a Honda Element with the aurora borealis as a guiding light to a group of friends who perseveringly drove a Porsche 944 from England to Cape Town: Hit the Road welcomes you to follow these nomads and their journeys with stunning photography and details of their intrepid transportation. Rides range from classic Volkswagen Bullis to refurbished Airstream trailers and unstoppable 4x4s. From the deserts of Africa to the snow-capped mountains of Mongolia: prepare to hit the road.

美国园艺作家对花园芳香的一次带插图的完整概述。 受欢迎的园艺作家Ken Druse在一部充满新知识的重要著作中对花园的芳香进行了全面概述。他将我们熟悉的和不同寻常的园林植物、灌木和树木分成12类，为园艺师们提供了类别广泛的香味供他们探索和享受，他还提供了能给人带来和谐香味愉悦感的花园设计实例。Ellen Hoverkamp贡献了由她拍摄的在文章中讨论的花卉和植物的巧妙的植物图像。这些配上Druse获奖的花园照片，创造出一本外观漂亮，富含信息量又引人遐想的书。 A complete illustrated survey of fragrance in the garden by America s leading garden writer Popular garden writer Ken Druse offers a complete survey of fragrance in the garden, in a major work filled with new knowledge. He arranges both familiar and unusual garden plants, shrubs, and trees into 12 categories, giving gardeners a vastly expanded palate of scents to explore and

Renowned bead embroidery artists Heidi Kummli and Sherry Serafini share their secrets for creating beautiful beadwork. This inspiring book is perfect for those who want to learn to create gorgeous jewelry and art pieces and those seeking design ideas. Discusses tools, adhesives, and materials and has an illustrated guide to favorite stitches, fringes, and finishing techniques.

Learn how to make the most of available space, set uppractical anti-clutter systems, organize hot spot storage and findstorage space in places you never dreamed of.

This is the ultimate all-in-one guide to the art of cleaning.Top-notch professional cleaner Don Aslett shares the secrets of thepros as he leads you through basic training -- over 600alphabetized entries dealing with specific problems, with acomprehensive reference for everything from the anatomy ofhousekeeping to safe storage of cleaning chemicals and tools.

Bonsai trees, with a strong heritage in Japanese tradition,are the artistic miniatures of the plant world. Combining thenatural and the artificial, they are as intricate as they aredelicate. Each bonsai, in addition to resembling a full-size tree,must adhere to Japanese aesthetics of design and presentation,determined by centuries of example. In other words, bonsai areliving sculptures. In this book, acclaimed photographer Jonathan M.Singer showcases over 300 photographs of bonsai taken in some ofthe most respected private and public collections in the UnitedStates and Japan. Most notably, Singer was granted specialpermission to photograph the collection of the Omiya Bonsai ArtMuseum in Japan, considered the Mecca of bonsai, where photographyis normally prohibited. He is the first (and only) photographer inthe world to shoot the most famed bonsai trees in Japan, some ofwhich received the coveted Prime Minister's Award. Singer also hadthe opportunity to capture the work of Masahiko Kimura, thought tobe the mo

Nan-C & Company presents a treasury of dazzling ideas for creating custom-made cards and tags for a variety of occasions. Paper crafters and scrapbook enthusiasts will have all the hottest trends and techniques at their fingertips.

THE ACCESSORIES WE DISPLAY, THEIR COLOR AND TEXTURE, abundanceor restraint, similarity or variety, combine to establish a uniquepersonality for each room. The way we put them together is art.Focusing on tablescapes, wall decorations, mantels, and fabrics,Charles shows not just the results, but the wonderful journey andprocess of giving a room its soul and identity. Charles Faudree wasnamed one of America s top 100 designers. He maintains a retailshop and his Charles Faudree Collection of fabric is marketedthrough Vervain. He s the author of four previous books publishedby Gibbs Smith. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jenifer Jordan hasbeen a photographer of home interiors and architecture for morethan 25 years. She has photographed all of Charles Faudree s booksand also Modern Country. She lives in Tulsa. Finishingaccessories-by far the most important part of decorating

Fashionary Bag Design book is the most practical bag encyclopedia, a complete handbook for bag designers and bag lovers. Differential from ordinary bag design books, the Fashionary Bag Design is a complete handbook focusing on the practical needs of handbag designers.,

This resource gives novice knitters easy-to-follow instructions and tips for creating beautiful picture knits the first time out! With more than 50 color designs and motifs, knitters will discover a variety of fun and simple projects in this guaranteed guide to success. Row-by-row instructions and color charts easily lead knitters through motifs of varying difficulty. This unbeatable reference features motifs of geometric shapes, birds, flowers and childhood themes, which can easily be incorporated into purses, bags, sweaters and wall hangings. -More than 50 full-color illustrations easily guide knitters through projects -Level of difficulty indicator helps knitters prioritize projects -Easy-to-follow instructions suit any level knitter

The ideal accompaniment to every store's silk floral section, this guide shows crafters and home decorators how to create beautiful and timeless silk floral arrangements that make every holiday even more special. From garlands and table arrangements to door decorations, it features 19 step-by-step projects for a range of festive holidays, including Easter, Valentine's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Each project includes complete materials lists, numbered steps and in-depth instructions that guarantee gorgeous results. Inspiring beauty shots show every arrangement in glowing detail, and a special "Getting Started" section covers basic techniques and supplies. Best of all, floral styles range from traditional to contemporary, providing the perfect project for every decor.