by Site Owner | May 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
Fun Quilting Designs By Trine Bakke Skyhorse Publishing, $24.95, 99 pages How do you display quilts you make yourself or receive as gifts? Are they scattered around the house for people to enjoy or are they folded away in a dark cabinet? Avid quilter,...
by Site Owner | May 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Crafts & Hobbies, Reference
A World of Colorful Possibilities By John Barber Barron’s, $14.99, 192 pages As a professional artist, an art student, or someone who works with paint just for fun, gaining a better understanding of how the color wheel works will increase your...
by Site Owner | May 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
Go Global with Your Jewelry By Natalio Martin Arroyo Harper Design, $60.00, 600 pages If you are looking for an anthology featuring hundreds of unique jewelry pieces made by today’s leading designers, look no further than Natalio Martin Arroyo’s newest...
by Site Owner | Apr 21, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
Blow Your Mind with Duct Tape Crafts By Richela Fabian Morgan Quintet Publishing Limited, $14.99, 128 pages I envision myself as a crafty, creative person, but in reality I have little talent in the crafting world. Yet, Morgan’s Tape It & Make It...
by Site Owner | Apr 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
75 Inspirational Ideas for any Knitter By Lesley Stanfield St. Martin’s Griffin, $21.99, 128 pages 75 Floral Blocks to Knit is a beautiful book full of inspiration and ideas. Chapter one focuses on techniques such as equipment, yarn choice,...
by Site Owner | Apr 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
A Fair Guide to Fair Isle Knitting By Lynne Watterson St. Martin’s Griffin, $22.99, 144 pages Sooner or later, most knitters will decide to try a colorwork project. Many will choose to do a beautiful type of color-pattern knitting called ‘Fair...