Book review: The Crafter Culture Handbook
“The Crafter Culture Handbook” By Amy Spencer Marion Boyars Publishing 287 pages I just got this book as a present for my birthday and I am in love, love. Basically,…
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Review: The Cardmaking Kit
Did everyone receive all sorts of great treats over the holidays? I sure did. This got me to thinking… “Lish, just how can I send the proper ‘thank you’ without…
Book Review: “All Wrapped Up!”
All Wrapped Up! Groovy Gift Wrap of the 1960s By Kevin Akers 253 pages Chronicle Books, 2005 Paperback When I first saw “All Wrapped Up!,” I was preparing myself for…
Review: Craft magazine
I know I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of my issue of Craft, brought to us by the makers at, well, MAKE. At 160 pages and $14.99 an issue, Craft…
Book Review: “Sublime Stitching”
Sublime Stitching By Jenny Hart 224 pages Chronicle Books, October 2006 Paperback, $19.95 I’m blaming Sublime Stitching for my new-found addition to embroidery. Curses! In all honesty, I should be…
Book Review: “The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts”
The Craftster Guide to Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts: Fifty Fabulous Projects from the Fifties and Sixties By Leah Kramer Ten Speed Press, June 2006, 184 pages $17.95, paperback You…
Book Review: “Sew Subversive”
JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM Sew Subversive: Down & Dirty DIY for the Fabulous Fashionista By Melissa Rannels, Melissa Alvarado, and Hope Meng Taunton Press, September 2006, 186 pages $14.95, paperback…
Book Review: ‘Tease’
JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM Tease Sarah Sockit, editor Penguin Books, April 2006, 176 pages $15.95 It seems like T-shirts are the DIY reconstuctors’ object of choice these days. Maybe it’s…