SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Eco Gifts: Upcycled Gifts You Can Make

by Mari BOLTE
9781491452028. ea vol: 32p. (Make It, Gift It). photos. websites. Capstone. 2015. lib. ed. $27.32.
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Gr 8 Up—Eleven enticing, professional-looking projects per volume—striped votive candles or a calendar made from colorful paint samples—will have readers running to the craft store for supplies. But beware: inconsistencies between photos and text coupled with instructions that occasionally jump ahead will require interpretation by a master crafter. Experimentation will yield satisfactory results, but these books are for next-level practitioners with access to specialized craft supplies.
VERDICT Possible options for more advanced crafters.
Ideas for creative gift-wrapping opens this volume of homemade projects including edible items, jewelry, home-decorating projects, and more. Lists of supplies, step-by-step instructions, and color photos of some steps in creating final products are included; several projects require unusual ingredients (birthday cake–scented fragrance oil) and skills beyond average novice crafters (sewing and using a frosting piping bag). Reading list.
Reviewed by Paula Willey , Nov 01, 2015

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