Craft & Hobbies

Learn to make your own custom lenses for Snapchat!  With the introduction of Lens Studio, anyone can build and publish high quality augmented real...

Celebrated on November 1 and 2, Day of the Dead honors the memory of departed souls, welcoming them back to celebrate the best of life. Families de...

You have GOAT to be KIDDING me! This crowd-pleasing trend is undeniably hilarious, udder-ly ridiculous, and best of all, FUN. We promise that you ...

Celebrate the Irish countryside and create one-of-a-kind knitted projects The patterns found in Contemporary Irish Knits showcase traditional Aran ...

This fun, funky guide helps you find your style and create great hand-knit clothes and accessories that express it. Easy-to-follow instructions wi...

The art of felting, the process of working wool fibers together to form felt, is the ultimate in craft creativity because no two items turn out exa...

Forget the fair young maiden painstakingly embroidering pillowcases for her hope chest. Picture a liberated lass (that would be you) creating chic ...

Black Matte Hard Cover | Lined | 8.5 x 11 inches | 50lb White Paper | 192 Pages Organize and Preserve your creative thoughts, your life, and your t...

Newly updated and expanded, Diamonds gives you all the information you need to buy, collect, sell―or simply enjoy―diamonds with confidence and kno...

The book couples in love have been waiting for. . .revised and updated! Engagement & Wedding Rings takes the fear and anxiety out of buying an...

Newly updated and expanded,COLORED GEMSTONES gives you all theinformation you need to buy, collect, sell―or simply enjoy―sapphires, emeralds, rubi...

Explains in non-technical terms how to use the SSEF Diamond-Type Spotter and SSEF Blue Diamond Tester to identify diamonds, and how to separate ...

The first book devoted exclusively to the spectroscope and its use in gemstone identification. Until 1933 the refractometer and the microscope wer...

Explains in non-technical terms how to use the ultraviolet lamp to identify diamonds and colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imi...

Know What You Want,Know What You’re Buying,Learn the Secrets to Get the Most for Your MoneyFinally! Everything you need to buy beautiful pearls wi...

Newly Updated and Expanded Critical and up-to-the-minute information for the novice, advanced collector, jewelry dealer, curator and appraiser―for...

Explains in non-technical terms how to use the loupe and dark-field loupe to identify diamonds and colored gems, and how to separate natural gem...

Explains in non-technical terms how to use the Chelsea filter and synthetic emerald filter to identify diamonds and colored gems, and how to sep...

All the information readers need to buy beautiful colored gemstones with confidence, now updated and expanded! With more varieties than ever befor...

The premier book of its kind, revised, updated and expanded. A comprehensive guide to the standards, procedures and ethics of appraising gems, jew...

Explains in non-technical terms how to use the refractometer to identify diamonds and colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitat...

Explains in non-technical terms how to use the dichroscope to identify colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitations, treated g...

Updated 6th edition with new sites & museums!Learn Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals SOUTHWEST Arizona • Calif...