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	The Unofficial Book of Cricut Crafts: The Ultimate Guide to Your Electric Cutting Machine (Unofficial Books of Cricut Crafts) 3.75 avg rating — 76 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unofficial Book of Handmade Cricut Crafts: Creating Personalized Gifts with Your Electronic Cutting Machine (Unofficial Books of Cricut Crafts) by Crystal Allen (Goodreads Author), Andrea Marvan (Photographs) 3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caticorn Crafts: 25 Purr-fectly Enchanted Projects 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
― Arnold Lobel

tags: books, reading

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“You help yourself to a hug whenever you want one, sugar. They're warm, and they're free.”
― Diane Hammond

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“Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

tags: life

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“It’s dark now and I am very tired. I love you, always. Time is nothing.”
― Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife

tags: love, time

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message 3: by LaQuita

Apr 17, 2012 03:35AM

Hey Crystal! Popping by to say a quick hello! :)

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message 2: by Hanna (last edited Aug 25, 2016 01:46PM)

Nov 15, 2007 09:41AM

I always knew we be chatting books again!
~Hannah

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message 1: by Patrick (last edited Aug 25, 2016 01:45PM)

Nov 14, 2007 11:23AM

Hello Crystal. Thanks for adding me as a friend.
I look forward to sharing thoughts and ideas with you.
Have an adventurous day.
~patrick

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