Posted by Beth on Thursday, Sep 25, 2014
ICPL's 3rd Annual Arts and Crafts Bazaar is coming up in December, and we're taking donations now. If you'd like to make something to donate to the bazaar, but need some suggestions, there are a lot of great new crafting books on the New Book shelves on the 2nd floor. The books below were on the shelf this morning:
DIY Mason Jars - 35 Creative Crafts & Projects for the Classic Container by Melissa Averinos. This book actually contains two types of crafts - things you do TO or WITH a Mason Jar, and novel uses FOR a Mason Jar. From creating a vintage looking ceiling light to planting plants in them, Melisaa Averinos 35 craft ideas will fuel your imagination and your creativity.
Beer Crafts: Making the Most of Your Cans, Bottle Caps, and Lables by Shawn Gascoyne-Bowman. With eight pages of hints on how to work safely with cans and bottle caps, followed by 39 surprise craft projects, this is the book for you if you're into both crafting and beer. None of the projects look very complicated - from a string of beer can lights, to bottle cap jewelry, a bird house, fishing lures, and a cowboy hat made from a 12pack box - but they all look like fun.
Duct Tape Discovery Workshop by Tonia Jenny. Duct tape crafts are all the rage, and not just with boys. Duct tape is now available in all sorts of colors and designs, and crafters have come up with lots of great new ways to use it. From versions of the obligatory wallet, to shopping bags, lunch sacks, coasters, luggage tags, and paint brush or knitting needle cases this book as lots of great ideas for using one of America's most popular products.
Never Been Stitched: 45 No-Sew & Low-Sew projects by Amanda Carestio. Not all fabric or fiber craft projects require owning a sewing machine. Carestio has put together a collection of fun projects that, if they require sewing at all its a simple and can be done with a needle and thread. One of her secrets is using fabrics with raw edges that don't ravel like felt, fleece or vinyl. And if you combine that with fusing, gluing, braiding, knotting or tying you'll have some cute craft projects good for both adults and kids (with some assistance).
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