BUFFI’S DRESS DESIGN

Project Runway contestant Buffi Jashanmal shows fashion design fans how to design and sew their own custom-fitted dresses from start to finish. In Buffi’s Dress Design: Sew 30 Fun Styles, beginning sewists will learn secrets to basic patternmaking and sewing. With 27 dress design options in all, plus three ways to revamp vintage dresses, this book is a mini-course on dress design.

THE MOM INVENTORS HANDBOOK

Written for people seeking to turn their ideas into marketable products, the new edition of The Mom Inventors Handbook Expanded 2nd Edition by Tamara Monosoff takes the reader step-by-step through the process, covering the latest, most innovative ways to create, fund, manufacture, and successfully sell products on a wide scale. The new edition covers prototyping, manufacturing, and safety; updated information on patents and trademarks; and alternative sales channels.

DAUGHTER OF THE WHITE RIVER

Lifestyles & Homes guest writer and author Denise Parkinson takes an intimate look at a Depression-era tragedy in the book Daughter of the White River.The once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas’ White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence shocked the people in Arkansas when she avenged her father’s murder in a DeWitt courtroom. For the first time prison records are unveiled to provide a sensational
portrait.

FIVE-PLANT GARDENS

Award-winning garden writer Nancy Ondra’s new book Five-Plant Gardens is for people who have little to no gardening experience as those who have already tried a few flowers but lack the confidence or money to attempt a big bed. Plants have been carefully selected to complement one another and grow well together. Each plan includes plant photos, an illustrated planting map, shopping list and plant descriptions.

RICHMOND

Richmond, from local authors Clinton Drake and Theresa Jach, chronicles the history of Richmond, Texas, from its incorporation in 1837. Images throughout the book depict the well-known stories of the area and shed light on forgotten tales.

MIX & MATCH GUIDE TO COMPANION PLANTING

Josie Jeffery’s The Mix & Match Guide to Companion Planting offers an incredibly useful tool to help gardeners put this time-honored technique into practice. Discover which vegetables, fruits and herbs grow best together (and which do not) with this colorful, visual gardening guide.