Crafts & Hobbies | Portland Book Review

Cinnamon Bun Dreams by Squishable

by Seniye Groff | Jun 15, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Cooking, Food & Drinks, Crafts & Hobbies

Looking for some food inspiration? Relaxation by coloring? Something to spur your creativity? Something to make you hungry? Behold Cinnamon Bun Dreams by Squishable, a designer of plush toys. Adult coloring books are all the rage and this book will not disappoint. The...

How to Make Awesome Comics by Neill Cameron

by Seniye Groff | Mar 13, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Comics & Graphic Novels, Crafts & Hobbies

How to Make Awesome Comics is truly filled with awesomeness. Cameron has written a book to inspire, instruct, and entertain. Cameron’s characters, Professor Panels and Art Monkey guide and teach the art of comics to children between the ages of 7 – 10, but this book...

A Walk in Eden by Anders Nilsen

by Katie Richards | Mar 2, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies

A Walk in Eden is one of the new crop of adult coloring books released just in time for the holidays by cartoonist Anders Nilsen. Fans of Nilsen’s cartoon works will recognize his subtly odd style that pokes gentle fun at our modern world in every page, while...

Making Stuff and Doing Things: DIY Guides to Just About Everything edited by Kyle Bravo

by Seniye Groff | Dec 5, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies, Home & Garden

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Microcosm Publishing Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Making Stuff & Doing Things is a seemingly random compilation of (sometimes bizarre) ideas...

Edgar Allan Poe: An Adult Coloring Book by Odessa Begay

by Whitney Smyth | Oct 20, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Crafts & Hobbies

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Lark Crafts Formats: Paperback Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound[/alert] As children, most of us enjoyed coloring. It was a break from schoolwork, a way to de-stress, and a way to give physical presence...

Secret Agent Training Manual: How to make and break TOP SECRET messages (Volume 1) by Elizabeth Singer Hunt

by Seniye Groff | Mar 29, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Crafts & Hobbies

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Elizabeth Singer Hunt Formats: Paperback Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble[/alert] If your child wants to learn how to write and even decode secret messages, Secret Agent Training...