This Deluxe Gift Edition of You Can Do It: The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls comes with the best-selling book PLUS the You Can Do It Workbook. The book has inspired legions of women to pursue their dreams. We all have something we've always wanted to try, used to love, or are just plain curious about – from camping to stand-up comedy to getting in shape. You Can Do IT presents sixty exciting activities plus expert, step-by-step guidance and warm encouragement from women who actually did it, giving you all the practical information, how-to support, and kick-in-the-pants motivation you need to accomplish your dreams Inside the companion You Can Do It Workbook you'll find space for journaling, plus inspiring exercises that will help you identify your passions, harness your energy, and overcome obstacles. Hundreds of ideas for badge activities ensure you'll never be without your next exciting opportunity, and the Want-To-Do list provides a space to keep track of your big plans. With roomy pockets for brochures, cards, clippings, and snapshots, plus a contacts section for your support network, this creative journal will help hold your dreams close in hand. You Can Do It is the vision of Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, begun a year before she died on September 11, 2001, aboard Flight 93. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas Foundation, which was established by Lauren's family and friends to support charitable causes and scholarships for women. Book specifications: paperback, 512 pgs., 7 1/2 in. x 9 in. Workbook specifications: wirebound

Advanced Origami provides unparalleled instruction in how to create master-class level paper folding projects. The origami designs are challenging-they require considerable folding experience-but the results are more art than craft-you'll create projects that you can display or give as gifts. Sophisticated origami or paper crafts fans will appreciate the ten unique origami designs included in the book-with complete how-to instructions and photographs. The book also features information on paper selection and preparation, advance techniques such as "wet folding," and making your own paper. Hardcover book with jacket measures 8 1/2 in. x 11 in., 144 pages with full-color photos and diagrams throughout. Tuttle, 2005. ISBN: 0804836507

Knitting is simultaneously trendy and traditional. We're pleased to present here the easiest how-to-knit kit you'll ever find. Knitting takes you from how to hold the needles and yarn to finished projects you'll show off shamelessly. The book comes complete with yarn, knitting needles, a crochet hook, two buttons and a sewing needle. Learn to knit a long skinny scarf, a cozy hat, a sunglasses case, a cell phone sock and more. With its simple, clear illustrations, beautiful color photography and energetic style, Knitting renews the ultimate traditional pastime for today's generation. Written by Anne Akers Johnson. For ages 10+. Boxed set measures 8 in. x 10 1/2 in. with paperback book measuring 8 in. x 8 in., 91 pages. Klutz, 2004. ISBN: 1570548617

Minigami is a step-by-step guide to 50 miniature origami projects. It's packed with great new origami designs using all the popular new forms of miniature origami, such as tea-bag folding and Iris folding. These unique modular forms can be used as home accents, decorative display pieces, greeting cards, gift tags or decorations. The book includes practical advice for choosing the right paper and also explains the standard folding symbols. The projects range from those for absolute beginners to pieces for intermediate and advanced artists. Step-by-step instructions illustrated in color enable artists of any skill level to create almost any miniature design. Book specifications: paperback, 144 pgs., 8 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in. Publisher: Firefly Books, 2005.

Interpret the human figure with a variety of distinctive paper dolls, using a creative assortment of materials, including personal photos, scanned hardware parts, or mixed-media elements. Some of the projects are static; others are jointed. Fashion is the focus of a few. And several are featured as part of an altered book or a one-of-a-kind sculpture. These are not the paper dolls of your childhood Book specifications: hardback, 144 pgs., 8 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. Publisher: Lark, 2006.

This handsome box contains everything needed to get started in the popular craft of paper folding. A handy bone folder and 20 sheets of decorative origami papers are beautifully presented in a giftbox, together with a 64-page guide to making 22 imaginative origami creations. Book specifications: paperback, 64 pgs., 7 1/4 in. x 7 1/4 in. Publisher: Firefly, 2006.

Artistry in Paper provides exciting, practical, and visual advice and guidance for all papercraft enthusiasts and demonstrates the extraordinary versatility of paper as a creative medium. All the major papercraft techniques are visually described and explained, from origami and paper sculpture to paper mache and papermaking. The book also includes numerous projects to help put theory into practice. Artistry in Paper features inspirational examples of finished work by leading paper engineers and craftspeople from around the world. Book specifications: paperback, 192 pgs., 8 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. Publisher: Kodansha, 2006.

Children ages 4-12 experience and enjoy painting, sculpting, drawing, and building works of art in the styles of the great masters such as Van Gogh, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt. 150 art ideas divided into five main chapters introduce children to over 80 great masters from the Renaissance to the present. Chapters include: Long Long Ago (Renaissance and Post Renaissance), Sunny and Free (Impressionists and Post Impressionists), Wild and Wacky (Abstract and Surrealists), Art Today Everyway (Pop, Op, and Modern), Make It and Play It (Games and Activities Kids Can Make), and a detailed Resource Guide (Indexes, lists of artists' birthdays, and many more things kids will love). Paperback book measures 11 in. x 8 1/2 in., 144 pages. Bright Ring Books, 1996. ISBN 0935607099

Make a mess with this book (Just try to make it an artistic mess.) Sketch a monkey, paint a monster, emboss a bracelet, wrap a mummy, make a fancy letter, make a sun print, weave a picture, create a collage, sticker a masterpiece, and much more The book comes with stylus, paint brush, powdered tempera paint, sheet of copper foil, and sheet of sun-sensitive paper.

The Art of Japanese Papercrafts reveals the traditions of old-style beauty, charm, and delicacy that are the basis of the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. Tokyo designer Mari Ono presents top Japanese paper folding techniques, including origami and embellishments, in more than 30 easy-to-understand projects. Projects range from elegant greeting cards and table decorations to ingenious storage boxes and delicate paper lanterns. Inside you'll find foolproof step-by-step photographs, diagrams, and templates to photocopy. With plenty of helpful tips and variations on projects, crafters will love making these beautiful oriental paper designs. Book specifications: paperback, 128 pgs., 8 1/4 in. x 10 3/4 in. Publisher: North Light, 2006.

Colorful kusudama balls have been a popular craft among Japanese folks who wanted to remove the negative vibes from their homes. In ancient times, such decorative balls were stuffed with natural perfumes such as musk, cloves, or eaglewood. Kusudama was then covered with brocade or fabric florets, just as Westerners would with a pomander. In this origami version, kusudama folding is used to create small basic pieces that can be put together to make 3-D figures such as angels, fairies, clowns, gnomes, and even a fat Santa. Book specifications: paperback, 96 pgs., 8 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. Publisher: Japan Publications Trading Co., 2006.

The Joy of Origami wonderfully reinvents the traditional origami book. Margaret van Sicklen, author of the Origami Page-A-Day Calendar, brings a delightfully fresh twist to the ancient art of paper folding. With 100 sheets of paper featuring bold, often whimsical patterns specially designed to complement the models, it's a jazzy, essential book for every origami hobbyist, whether an old hand at folding or new to the craft. Among the 50 models are a chef's hat adorned with BBQ sauce labels, a “Card Shark” with a card-and-chip motif, and "The Patient Dog," whose spots are little clock faces. There are decorative models (African masks), action models (the Jumping Leopard Frog), models for kids (the Tyrannosaurus Rex), touching models (the Kissing Cranes), and origami disguises (fake noses, mustaches, and eyebrows). The Joy of Origami also includes fun ways to fold a dollar bill, cool napkin folds, awesome newspaper hats, and origami history and lore, including the account of a paper crane with a wingspan of 256.5 feet. Book specifications: paperback, 260 pgs., 8 1/2 in. x 8 in. Publisher: Workman, 2005.