Fantasy Crafts
I’ve always fantasized about being a great crafter. However if the craft involves any real skill, I’m not your go to person. I fancy myself to have found a few fun crafting books for teens and young adults. Here’s the short list:
Plush You!: Loveable Misfit Toys to Sew & Stuff by Kristen Rask
Plush-O-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults by Linda Kopp
Super Crafty: Over 75 Amazing Craft Projects
Alternacrafts: Hi-Style Low Budget Crafts to Make by Jessica Vitkus
Amigurumi: Super Happy Crochet Cute by Elisabeth Doherty
Mr. Funky’s Super Crochet Wonderful by Narumi Ogawa
When assessing the quality of these titles I was judging them from an aesthetic point of view. If the pictures were nice and the projects looked cool they made the list. Some of these books got pretty bad reviews by serious crafters.
If there’s anything that will convince me to give crochet another try, it’s amigurumi. We were looking at the Doherty book a few days ago. So cute! The pig! The cupcakes!
I have always liked Hardwear: Jewelry From a Toolbox by Hannah Rogge. 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim, and Tie Your T-Shirt into Something Special by Faith Blakeney is also very popular. I love buying these sewing and craft books for the library because they are so frequently checked out.
Sheryl: Me too!