Craft Book

Original Craft Book

I found this wonderful craft book and wondered why I had not seen it before as it has been around for several years. Do you know it?  It is called ...

Crafty Chica's Guide To Artful Sewing

 by

Kathy Cano Murillo

I loved the simple projects

I was captivated by the first page

This amazing lady really sparkles
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This book is a lovely soft cover big book with over one hundred pages full of wonderful ideas for recycling and upcycling and easy ideas to add a sparkle to your crafting. There are also numerous templates and plans and ideas for craft projects. The style reminded me very much of  Angela and Tina at   Expedition Art Quilts   and  Sweetypie50   - perhaps they know of it?

Pretty purses

Kathy calls herself a thread artist and loves stitches, colour, glitter and sparkle and along with interesting fabric conjures up some amazing wearables, purses and gifts. This book is suitable for the beginner and the expert alike as it is really a book of ideas and inspiration.

Colourful projects and simple tips

Exotic projects and colourful photos

Wow!

Crafty Chica and her amazing glittery works appear to be well known in the USA but until yesterday I had never read a word about her and her empire built on glitter and sparkle! Her book is available via Amazon for £14.99

Craft Book

Everything Alice
by
Hannah Read Baldery and Christine Leech

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'Everything Alice' craft book
by
Hannah Read Baldery and Christeen Leech

I found this wonderful craft book today in  Waterstones  (£14.99) and absolutely fell in love with it. It is a craft book with tutorials for everything related to Alice in Wonderland, and particularly the Mad Hatters Tea Party. There are over fifty different projects, each of them weird and wonderful.

Excellent tutorials for toys

Strange ideas for the teapot

Super cake crafts

Amusing makes for the table

Easy aprons to wear

Wizardry with old china

Easy templates

Zany tea cosy

Marvellous mobiles

The very best bunting

Oh this book is wonderful. It has so many original ideas covering all areas of crafting. I love it!From simple Wonderland cookies, to Alice crown name placemats to playing card bunting and tea cup candles  -  I love every silly idea. I imagine (along with my previous post on bunting) it could be invaluable when planning a street party.

This book is awesome!

Why not organise your very own street party for the Golden Jubilee or for the Olympics based on the very wonderful 'Mad Hatters Tea Party'?  Please don't forget to invite me along! Simply everything you need to make a successful party can be found in this book. Do buy it and have fun.

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Mad Hatter Tea Party
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These are so beautiful for your dancing shoes - I want one!