Posts Categorized: Reviews

Review: Easter Eggs… 40 Fabulous Projects for the Whole Family

Easter Eggs 40 Fabulous Projects for the Whole Family By Matthew Mead 7 x 8 in; 96 pp ; full-color photographs throughout Paperback Published in January, 2007 Looking for a…

Review: Peeps! Recipes and Crafts to Make with Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat

Recipes and Crafts to Make with Your Favorite Marshmallow Treat By Charity Ferreira Photographs by Liz Wolfe 7 x 8 in; 96 pp ; 28 color photographs Paperback Can you…

Product review: Martha Stewart Photo Frame Kit

Photo snapped before peeling. This is what I get for buying something on clearance. I keep buying these Martha Stewart craft kits to review hoping that the quality control will…

Holiday Gift Idea: Cath Kidston Mending Kit

Cath Kidston Mending Kit By Cath Kidston $24.95 Chronicle Books I often have a hard time finding sewing gifts for my mom because she has SO many sewing-related things. But…

Book Review: The Guerilla Art Kit

  By Keri Smith Chronicle Books 144 pages, $17.95, hardcover August 2007 Last year, Steph and I went to the Allied Media Conference and sat in on a fun guerilla…

Review: Pretty in Punk

Book Review: Pretty in Punk 25 Punk, Rock, and Goth knitting projects By Alyce Benevides and Jaqueline Milles Chronicle Books 119 pages, $19.95, paperback 2007 Woohoo to punky craft books!…

Product review: Micheal’s Martha Stewart Autumn Wreath Kit

GRRR! I have such a love-hate relationship with the Martha Stewart Craft Collection from Michael’s. I love them because the projects are indeed cute. But I tend to hate them…

Book review: Softies

…Simple Instructions for 25 Plush Pals… The info: By Therese Laskey (with an introduction by Leah Kramer) 120 pages with 10 instruction pages, color, paperback July 2007 Chronicle Books, $19.95…

BlogHer coverage coming soon!

Make sure to check back next week for my report on all the unexpected craftiness at this year’s BlogHer event in Chicago. From the photo I posted already, I met…

Product Review: Sunblooms Stationery

Sunblooms Stationery By Amy Butler 30 sheets & envelopes March 2007, Chronicle Books $14.95 Ahh, we somehow missed spring here in the Mitten and went flying into summer. But I’m…