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Mosaic Floors 500 Piece Puzzle

Vendor: Chronicle Books Type: Puzzle Price: 13.99 The Mosaic Floors 500-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle from Galison is just the right level of challenge and includes a puzzle insert with the full puzzle image for reference. The beautiful grid design features 16 ornate floor patterns. Everyone will enjoy watching the beautiful image slowly come together! The Details: 500 Piece Puzzle Completed puzzle measures 20” x 20 Recommended for ages 8+ Continuous quality control checks ensure there is virtually no puzzle dust, each piece is printed with no-glare & non-toxic inks 

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Kumiki Japanese Woodworking | How to Repair Buildings without Nails

Kumiki is a puzzling phenomenon for the traditional Westerner. Wooden pieces fit together like jigsaw puzzles held with nothing but pure pressure. If you want to broaden your horizon in woodworking, this article is for you! RELATED: Building Shelter Without Tools In this article: What is Kumiki? History and Origin of Kumiki What Makes Kumiki Japanese Woodworking Unique? How to Build and Repair Buildings without Nails What Makes Kumiki Japanese Woodworking Tools Special? Basic Kumiki Japanese Woodworking Tools Your Essential Guide to Kumiki Japanese Woodworking What is Kumiki? Kumiki is a traditional Japanese woodworking technology. Instead of using nails, carpenters use elaborate grooves to combine wood. By carving interconnected patterns, wooden pieces could fit together perfectly. This eliminates the need...

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9 Top Trends in Flooring Design for 2022

Sebring Design Build Modern gray wood floor can make an instant statement to your house. Flooring trends change throughout the years as homeowners acquire new tastes and technology allows a larger variety of flooring designs for their remodeling project. Medium brown tones struck the right note with homeowners. Flooring finishes ranging from ebony to driftwood became very popular. Another trend that picked up and could continue is allowing flooring imperfections such as the mineral streaks and knots to serve as part of the aesthetics and create a more natural feel. It was also a big year for faux flooring. Tiles that look like wood were especially in trend. 2022 is bound to bring with it new and exciting trends. Trend #1....

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Gushing about Poetry Books

Hello, my poetry-nerd friends! Today I can’t help gushing about poetry books I’ve read recently and loved.  First off, I want to talk about the poetry collection What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer. Then I want to delve into a classic book on poetry as a craft, A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver. We’ll follow that up with a quickie poetry prompt for your writing practice pleasure. Sounds good? Excellent, let’s go! What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer A New York Times bestseller published in 2020, Kate Baer’s debut poetry collection is both remarkable and relatable. As a mom of two young kids, this collection hit home for me. We’re struggling here and Kate captures the mood of...

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