The Nature Corner: Celebrating the Year's Cycle With a Seasonal Tableau
by M. V. Leeuwen and J. Moeskops
Paperback, 88 pages, with diagrams & colorful photographs
Whether you have a Seasonal Table or not, you will find this to be a valuable addition to your craft library. First published in Dutch, and now available in English, this translation is a joy to read. The photographs alone are inspiring! Learn to make small dolls, animals, gnomes, objects in nature, and more. The instructions are well written, often giving more than one method for completing a project. Sewing, knitting, dollmaking -- this book has it all!
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Feltcraft
by Petra Berger
Paperback, 88 pages, with diagrams, patterns and color photos
I had seen this book in other catalogs, but the description never captured my attention -- and then I held one in my hand and flipped through it. Wow! What a wealth of excellent information and varied felt projects! I couldn't wait to start crafting and sewing with my children. Some noteworthy projects are many adorable tiny dolls, stuffed animals, finger puppets, gnomes and fairies (and that's only the beginning). I'm sure you'll find this book as useful as I did!
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The Art of Feltmaking
By Anne Einset Vickrey
Paperback, 144 pages with index
Just looking through this book motivated me to gather my carded wool and start felting! It's so incredibly easy, even young children can do it with very little assistance. This comprehensive guide starts with the basics, such as dyeing wool with soft drink powers, felting ropes, beads and balls. Then it gradually moves into more advanced projects, such as creating dolls, a menagerie of small animals, puppets, mittens, hats, slippers and more. The photographs are informative, colorful and exciting. A must for anyone even mildly interested in this traditional craft!
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Magic Wool: Creative Activities
with Natural Sheep's Wool
By Dagmar Schmidt and Freya Jaffke
Paperback, 78 pages
It's hard to describe, but you only have to sink your fingers into natural wool to appreciate its magical qualities. It's a tactile experience that is not only appealing, but also sparks creativity and imagination. This fine book offers many craft and project ideas using this delightful medium. The brightly colored photographs are inspiring in themselves! The first part of the book deals with creating wool pictures, including techniques and many examples of classic stories. Next are projects for making woolen dolls, gnomes and animals, some with a wire substructure that gives them flexibility. The last chapter gives practical advice and techniques for using unspun sheep's wool in a group setting with young children and includes a puppet script. A motivational and useful addition to your craft library.
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You Can Weave! Projects for Young Weavers
By Kathleen Monaghan and Hermon Joyner
Hardcover, 96 pages with index
I've been on the lookout for a good instructional book about weaving for children and teachers for a while - and I finally found it! From simple paper weaving to basket weaving, this excellent guide and project book takes you step-by-step through each project and technique. Both color and black-and-white photos, along with illustrations and diagrams, clearly illustrate each project. Learn how easy it is to weave patterns and pictures on a loom, make a bookmark or belt utilizing the drinking straw weaving method, design your own plaid cloth, weave a bead bracelet, or create a basket - it's all in here. No special or expensive equipment is required (you can make a loom out of a piece of cardboard). The last chapter tells you how to make a frame lap loom and bead loom, if you want something more permanent. This is the very best available. Recommended for ages 8+ and teachers.
This one isn't a repeat of the first book in this series -- not at all! Instead it focuses more on creating small figures, toys, dolls, fairies and landscapes for a Seasonal Table. The photos of the projects are breathtaking, although very easy if you understand the basics of felting and winding wool. It also contains a short, but detailed section on dyeing wool using plants and other natural materials. (Even if you don't dye your own wool, you'll appreciate the process.) The hand-felted interactive play mats, complete with hidden spaces, are a completely new idea that children will enjoy using with their new felted animals and dolls. There are so many delightful ideas in this book; you and your children won't know where to start!
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Making Fairy-Tale Wool Animals
By Angelika Wolk-Gerche
Hardcover, 80 pages
As the author points out in her introduction, "the figures created with unspun wool always have soft, slightly hazy edges and contours that are pleasing to the eye and to the touch. One views them as if through a soft-focus lens. They harmonize with one another but remain vivid, yet never obtrusive." What a beautiful description of the enchanting animals that can be created with this book! From household pets, to farm animals, to storybook animal characters, this book offers a comprehensive selection of projects. (Click on the book cover to see an enlarged photo of the front and back cover, showing more examples of finished projects.) In addition to step-by-step instructions and colorful photographs, games, songs and other activity suggestions are listed with each project! This is a wonderful book for the beginning or seasoned wool crafter or teacher. Recommended for ages 6 to adult. Also, techniques can be adapted for needlefelting, as well.
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Toymaking with Children
By Freya Jaffke
Paperback, 158 pages with index
This greatly expanded and reformatted edition is filled with many excellent ideas for making a variety of toys, including wooden boats, log trains, Waldorf dolls, dollhouse dolls, puppets and soft knitted animals. Learn the secrets of how to make some Waldorf favorites, such as the Tumbling Gnome doll; rustic wooden doll furniture, wooden play stands; building logs and tree blocks; silk-covered fairy houses and more! You will be inspired by the beautiful, detailed color photographs throughout. Directions and patterns are included. The opening section of the book is entitled, “The Nature of Play,” which will be very helpful to any parent or teacher wishing to provide natural toys and a creative environment to their children. Highly recommended!
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Painting with Children
by Brunhild Muller
Paperback, 48 pages with index
A child’s active imagination and creativity often comes through his/her art work. This book is filled with ideas for encouraging self-expression through water color painting. Essentially practical, this guide covers preparation, colour stories and poems, painting moods of nature and seasons of the year. Imported from the U.K.
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Fairy Cooking
by Rebecca Gilpin & Catherine Atkinson
Paperback, 32 pages
Whether you’re hosting a fairy or slumber party, or just looking for some cooking adventure, this excellent book will make food preparation fun! It contains 16 delicious recipes for the most requested fairy fare, such as Pretty Fairy Fudge, Marzipan Toadstools, Mini Fairy Savory Pastries, Chocolate Cobweb Cookies, Little Cheese Scones, adorable Butterfly Cupcakes, and a variety of other tiny fairy cakes, muffins and cookies. Simple, colorfully illustrated, step-by-step directions are provided for every recipe. This is a great beginner cookbook for the fairy lover in your house. For ages 8 and up, or younger with adult help.
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Christmas Fairy Things to Make and Do
by Rebecca Gilpin, Usborne Publishing Ltd.
Paperback, 32 pages and includes lots of silver stickers
Glittery star chains, fairy tree decorations, Christmas Fairy wings, Spangly Star Wand, Ice Fairies, Snowflake Fairies, Tree-Top Fairy, Fairy Crown and more fill the pages of this exciting craft book! Don’t be deceived by the title because this isn’t strictly a holiday book. Any of the ideas easily can be adapted for winter or, to be honest, other seasons as well. (If you’re planning a Fairy Birthday Party in the middle of winter, this would be the perfect guide!) The projects are cute, clever and very simple to make from materials you probably already have around the house. Recommended for ages 4 and older. Imported from the U.K. and otherwise not available in US bookstores.
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Pirate Things to Make & Do
By Rebecca Gilpin, Usborne Publishing Ltd.
Paperback, 32 pages with stickers
Take a leap into the swashbuckling world of pirates as you tackle the projects in this exciting activity book. Follow the simple, step-by-step, colorfully illustrated instructions to make a shining cutlass sword and pirate hook, a treasure chest, money bags filled with coins, an ancient treasure map, pirate hats, pirate flags, a telescope, ship rats, and more! It also includes over 150 shiny gold stickers. Without a doubt, this would be a useful guide to creating a themed birthday party for some lucky pirate! Crafts suitable for ages 4 and older. Imported from the U.K.
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Indygo Junction’s Needle Felting:
22 Stylish Projects for Home & Fashion
By Amy Barickman
Paperback, 77 pages with full-size patterns
Are you new to needle felting or looking for some fresh inspiration? This comprehensive guide tells you about the tools, tips and techniques for both hand and machine needle felting. Learn how to embellish ready-to-wear clothing for a unique look, create beautiful and functional home décor, make your own buttons and jewelry – you probably didn’t realize how versatile this craft can be! No longer will you be limited to toy or dollmaking, but you will discover ways to make beautiful needlefelted treasures for yourself or to give as gifts.
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Fast, Fun & Easy Needle Felting
By Lynne Farris
Paperback, 48 pages
Besides the basics, this book demonstrates eight different needle felting techniques with easy projects for creative results in minutes! Needle felting as an appliqué embellishment, making beads or jewelry, needle felting with wool yarn or felt, “painting” with fleece and color blending are some of the techniques explored. The projects are fast, fun and easy – just like the title of the book suggests!
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Fairy Houses…Everywhere
By Barry and Tracy Kane
Hardcover, 56 pages
The tradition of building fairy houses has its roots on several islands off the coast of Maine. For decades families have been inspired to create these whimsical habitats made from pieces of nature for the fairies to visit. (This idea was the motivation behind the picture book Fairy Houses by Tracy Kane, which started a phenomenon!) Fairy Houses Everywhere contains detailed and inspirational photographs of all types of fairy houses made by real children, families and even some grown ups using only the natural materials at hand in their environment. It will spark your imagination and encourage you to get out and create a fairy dwelling in your garden, park or while on a walk in a nearby natural setting. All ages, both children and adults will enjoy this book!
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Make Your Own Playdough, Paint & Other Craft Materials
By Patricia Caskey
Paperback, 155 pages
When I was a teacher, and later a mother of a preschooler, I had a collection of recipes that my friends would call for often. My playdough recipe was the best and highly sought after! This excellent book contains not only my favorite recipes, but more than 100 more, such as many kinds of paint, pastes and glues, a variety of craft doughs and clays, bubbles, papier-mâché, window clings, sidewalk chalk, homemade bath salts and much more. Many of the recipes are easy and safe enough to make that children can be involved in the process. This is an indispensable recipe book that parents, teachers and child care providers will love!
Using a combination of needle felting and embroidery makes a stunning embellishment and this book shows you how! You get a complete introduction to the hottest craze in wool crafting (needle felting), plus you can try out your poke-and-punch skills in five gorgeous, but quick and simple projects: a beginner bookmark, a book cover, pillow, candle rest, and a beautiful table mat. The step-by-step instructions are easy to understand and the colorful photographs will motivate you into trying this new, exciting craft.
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Designer Needle Felting
By Terry Taylor and Candie Cooper
Hardcover, 128 pages with index and project templates
I LOVE this book, but am a little disappointed in the cover! Although the black & white “Bubble Pillow” is a cute design from the book, it hardly represents the wide variety of colorful, exciting projects that can be found within (so don’t judge this book by its cover). This needle felting book covers a broad range, from stylish two-dimensional embellishments on clothing and lovely decorative accents for the home to adorable 3-D sculptures and jewelry – it has it all. The contents are divided into these categories: Hearth & Home Projects, Wearables, Jewelry and Accessories, and Just for Fun (ornaments, toys, and gifts). The fun project titles are enticing, such as Tutti Frutti Baubles, Hot Tamale Scarf & Hat, Lollipop Bag, Pigs Do Fly, Adorned Denim Vest, Stained Glass Pincushion (a great needle felting accessory), Oooh la la Berets, Suiting Bangle (beautiful bracelet), and many more! These should keep you busy felting for quite a while!
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Needle Felting by Hand or Machine
By Linda Turner Griepentrog and Pauline Wilde Richards
Paperback, 126 pages
This book contains 15 easy, but very creative projects that can be done by hand or with a felting machine. (A felting machine looks similar to a sewing machine, but has 5-8 felting needles instead of a sewing needle.) Some of my favorite projects are needle felted buttons (that incorporate a button form) that can be used as buttons or to create jewelry, an adorable “Sheep Thrills” throw blanket decoration that combines needle felting with a simple sewing machine technique that adds texture and dimension, and a beautiful handbag that begins with tapestry fabric and is highlighted with needle felting to “color inside the lines.” The valuable lessons to be learned from this book are the exciting and different combinations of needle felting and simple sewing to create a distinctive and truly unique look to your projects! Not only needle felters, but also sewers will enjoy this book.
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Puppet Theatre
By Maija Barić
Hardcover, 95 pages
With wit and ingenuity, the author shows how to transform wooden spoons, pieces of string, holey socks, outgrown clothes and other scrap materials into beautiful, durable, and functional theatrical puppets. When your puppets are ready to perform, discover how you can bring them to life. You'll learn to build staging, scenery, and props and how to create sound effects and devise performances. Your puppet creations will bring real magic into the everyday world. Use them to transform storytelling at home or in the classroom; ease children’s bedtime rituals; and make a birthdays and other occasion truly special. This is a great activity with your children, who will certainly want to create characters and stories of their own. I highly recommend for teachers and care providers and children age 6 and up. Imported from the United Kingdom.
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Fairies and Angels: Memories of a Lifetime
By Nancy Rosin
Paperback, 114 pages with downloadable images on CD
This book is a fabulous collection of copyright-free decorative art images that you can download onto your computer from the enclosed CD, photocopy from the book, or cut directly from the easy to remove perforated pages. The author has scoured flea markets, vintage design books and other sources for old-fashioned, hard to find images that can be used in any craft project. You will be delighted with the wide variety of high-quality color images, ranging from small to large and also includes detailed borders – hundreds of page-filling elements for scrapbooking. They are also excellent for other paper and fabric craft projects, such as quilting, card making, decoupage, altered books or shadow boxes. Also included is an illustrated gallery of great project ideas. The possibilities are endless!
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Learn to Needle Felt
By Carol Wilson Mansfield
Paperback, 32 pages
Needle felting is the fast and fun way to embellish sweaters, scarves, knit caps, purses and home décor. The best part is that the technique can be learned in just a few minutes! In this book, you’ll find ideas for all seasons. Easy-to-follow project instructions and full size patterns make it a breeze to turn your needle felted designs into coasters, pillows, purses and eyeglass cases. Decorate Christmas stockings, holiday tree skirts, table runners, fleece blankets, tote bags and so much more. Make easy and creative, everyday and special occasion gifts for yourself, your family and friends!
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Fleece Dog: A Little Bit of Magic Created With Raw Wool and a Special Needle
By Nobuko Nagakubo (a.k.a. SINCO)
Paperback, 80 pages
Create your own adorable miniature dog, either using wool or combining it with combings from your pet’s own coat! Included are illustrated, step-by-step instructions for 20 popular breeds, such as Labrador Retriever, Dachshund, Bulldog, Terriers, Poodle, Husky, Pomeranian, Afghan, Sheepdog, Sheltie, Spaniel, Dalmatian, Papillion, Chihuahua and others. You can include an optional wire frame so they can be posed in different positions. The directions provided are very thorough, easy to understand and the photographs are wonderful. What a fun way to immortalize your favorite pooch!
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Sweet Needle Felts: 25 Projects to Wear, Give & Hug
By Jenn Docherty
Paperback, 128 pages with index & full-size templates
A little wool, a little needle and a lot of sweetness! Sculpt whimsical creatures with fully movable joints, create rich and textured artwork, take a plain t-shirt and turn it into something special – all this and much more fill the pages of this delightful book! Some of the projects included are practical and useful in the home, such as coasters, a basket-weave bowl, a wooly floor rug and a Forest Floor Pincushion (perfect for your felting needles). There is a chapter devoted to wearables, such as several jewelry projects, clothing embellishments and an adorable Folk Belt. Finally there is the fun stuff, including a Dog on Wheels pull toy, pretend fruit for play for decoration, a needle felted doll and the sweetest little wooly animals you’ll ever see! This list is just a sampling of the playful and attractive needle felting projects awaiting you!
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Fuzzy Felted Friends
By Saori Yamazaki
Paperback, 79 pages
Kyuuto! = Cute! Say hello to your new best pals. These felted friends hail from Japan –homeland of all things cute. Inside you’ll find over 25 translated projects that include cheerful photographs, step-by-step directions and helpful how-to illustrations to make it easy to whip up both traditional wet and needle felted creations. Some of the projects include a bird or piglet pouch; an adorable giraffe or jazzy zebra tote; small bird toy rattles for baby; a mother and baby sheep; Jack Russell Terrier, Sheltie, Golden Retriever and Cavalier soft toys; Pony Pull-toy; Mobile Phone or Wine Glass Charms; and a Striped Doggy Pencil Case. Practice with these projects and then adapt the techniques to design your own stable of felted friends!
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Creative Felt
By Angelika Wolk-Gerche
Paperback, 91 pages
“Felting and making toys and gifts” is how this book is described, which isn’t nearly exciting enough to express the wealth of information and abundance of wonderful projects contained in this book. The techniques of traditional wet felting are thoroughly illustrated with step-by-step instructions and excellent, motivating color photos. The projects definitely have a European flair and look to them. My favorite chapters are Felted Things for a Baby and Making Felt with Children with many unusual and fun project ideas, such as bottle covers, fully felted dolls, hand felted clothing and shoes for dolls (I LOVE the shoes!), a recorder case, and toys for all ages. But there are many other appealing projects that aren’t necessarily for children, such as spectacle cases (for eyeglasses), jewelry, book covers, treasure bags, and a beautiful shawl. Certainly many of the projects can be needle felted or combined with the wet method, although it is not suggested to do so. This book takes you through the basics of wet felting and beyond!
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Wool Pets
By Laurie Sharp
Hardcover, 128 pages
Sculpt 20 irresistible creatures from handfuls of fluff and a barbed felting needle! With superb photography and easy-to-follow instructions, this book explains needle felting techniques and tools so you can make your own freeform figures. No need to cut or wet the wool, just shape and needle it, adding details as you go – it’s easy and fun! The projects include a variety of birds, an owl, insects, a bunny, turtle, bat, chicken & chicks, fish, a chipmunk, Border Collie, cat, frog, sheep, pig, giraffe, a mermaid and a gnome girl doll. The basics of needle felting and an overview of tools and materials are included, along with a list of resources. This is a great book for anyone wishing to learn the art of needle felting 3-D figures.
