Miller's Antiques Handbook and Price Guide 2010-2011

Known as the "Bible of the Antiques Trade" no buyer, seller or collector should be without Judith Miller's essential and trusted guide to the current antiques scene in the UK. The all colour picture rich price guide includes over 8,000 new items and also has special features explaining why one piece is worth more than another, how to value items, biographies of designers and factories and up to date information on collecting and buying trends.

 

The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making

This delightful book is as much about inspiring the reader to want to work with fabrics and about the history and memories sewn into each quilt, as it is about the actual patterns and instructions, although those are excellent too. Jane Brocket, who many of you will already know from her Yarnstorm blog, wants you to love the wonderful colours, fabrics, places, patterns, gardens, exhibitions, quilters and quilts that are part of her subject and then to join in by using her simple techniques to become part of this history and make a treasure of your own.

 

Tana's Kitchen Secrets

One of those cookery books that after looking through it you just know that you will actually use over and over again. It contains 120 recipes for all ocassions each with a kitchen secret tip to ensure that your food is prepared perfectly. Tana shows you how to make Pineapple Tart Tatin, Asparagus Soup, Honey and Thyme Roast Swede, Perfect Pizza, Best Ever Home Made Chips, Blackberry Ice Cream, Chocolate Heaven Cupcakes, Easy Handmade White Bread, and Home Made Ginger Lemonade in a style that is simple and encouraging. Uncomplicated, tasty, food for family and friends.

 

Get the Most from Your Sewing Machine
Sewing machine sales have risen dramatically over the last couple of years and this book is the perfect companion for new owners or experienced machinists. Full of contemporary ideas for bang on trend clothing makeovers and embellishments, scrap style hairbands, cuffs and belts. There are also modern applique and quilting projects to help you to unleash the full potential of your machine, and the author even puts you in touch with the sewing community in the blogosphere by listing the addresses of her favourite blogs.

 

 

Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache: The ultimate feel-good book of natural cakes that taste naughty

Dreams can come true! Harry Eastwood, presenter of Channel 4's Cook Yourself Thin has created the impossible - healthy cakes. And oh how beautiful they are. Cakes that anyone can eat, whether you need to avoid particular types of food. or are trying to keep trim or just want to feed your body healthy vitamins, fruit and vegetables. Yes fruit and vegetables! Harry's secret ingredients and truly delicious additions to chocolate cakes, scones, muffins and brownies. You will also find recipes for Rosewater Fairy Cakes, Lavender Cup Cakes, Wedding Cake, Birthday Cake, Banana And Toffee Sticky Cake. Get your pinny on!

 

Where to Take Tea: A Guide to Over 50 of the Best Places from Victorian Tearooms to Grand Hotels

This guide to Britain's best tea rooms is truly a joy to browse. The first part covers this history and traditions of taking tea, the world's most popular drink. It covers reading the leaves, tea gardens and parties, afternoon tea, high tea and elegant tea dances at the Savoy. The second part of the book is a directory of where to take tea today, and reviews over fifty of the very best places to enjoy the experience, from small family run establishments to top city hotels such as the Lanesborough, the Ritz and the Savoy and the world famous Fortnum and Mason and Harrods department stores. Full details of each venue give you all the information you need to plan and partake of the perfect afternoon refreshment. A perfect gift for tea lovers everywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Edible Garden: How to Have Your Garden and Eat It

Join AlysFowler from Gardener's World as she attempts to grow enough produce to eat at least one meal a day homegrown from her suburban back garden. Always thrifty and resourceful, Alys mixes food with flowers, growing vegetables, fruits and herbs wherever she has a space, and also meets experts who show her how to preserve, pickle and store her harvest. A collection of seasonal recipes too, ensures that this book earns it's place on your bookshelf. This is a super book for novices and experienced gardener's alike and ties in to the BBC 2 series of the same title.

 

Martha Stewart's Cupcakes

The cupcake craze is still sweeping the nation's tea tables and this super collection of recipes from queen of entertaining Martha Stewart will only fuel the addiction. Cupcakes are perfect for making any occasion special and you will find ideas for frostings, embellishments and decorations to inspire and delight. There are flower cupcakes, sports day cupcakes, rose cupcakes, black forest cupcakes and raspberry marble cheesecakes, as well as Halloween, Christmas and Easter cupcakes. Superb photography and easy to follow instructions, plus gift packaging and display ideas, ensure that mastering these recipes will soon make you extremely popular!

 

Stylish Papercraft: 25 Contemporary Projects for Your Home

Use up some of those scrapbooking and gift wrap papers you have around to make some of these stunning projects, or even recycle newspapers and junk mail in this modern take on a traditional craft. There are clear instructions on how to make gift boxes, lanterns, mobiles, picture frames, photo cubes, 3D letters, paper flowers, Japanese bound notebooks, Christmas decorations, even bowls, with very little equipment just by cutting, folding and gluing. A fabulous and inexpensive way to express your creativity, make wonderful gifts and decorate your home.