Product Description

The crafts scene is thriving as Gens X and Y embrace hobbies (rejected as too middlebrow by their baby boomer parents) in order to create something beautiful, functional, and unique. With its sleek design and edgy tone, Super Crafty is the ultimate hipster’s craft guide, with a wide array of accessible projects suitable for all skill levels. The book offers dozens of projects for the home (Easy Etched Glass), wardrobe (One-Afternoon Skirt), body (Flirty Floral Pasties), family pet (Greta’s Tail Warmer), and more. Organized by genre, each chapter uses a rating system to indicate difficulty, cost of materials, and age-appropriateness. "101" sections offer basic instruction in sewing, working with vinyl, jewelry making, and other crafts. A resource guide helps locate supplies, tools, and further inspiration. The authors also contribute thoughtful pieces on the underlying aspects of craft, from activism to therapy, as well as lighthearted vignettes on crafting disasters and favorite art supplies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47608 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781570614507
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

For Crafters with a Sense of Fun and Style
Favorite parts of this book were the sweater clips, forget-me-not shrine, the four-project sweater, and the *entire* vinyl section. Many of these ideas involve repurposed or recycled materials, which is great for those of us tired of crafts that require Martha Stewart Living sized budgets. And the few sections that didn't apply to me or weren't my style (like the few pages for pets - little friends aren't allowed in my apartment!) I could easily see using for gifts. Almost everything can be adapted for children.

Great diagrams, schematics, as well as crafty basics. This book is for crafters who like to experiment and have fun with their work while also making something they can be proud of and use.

One of the BEST crafty books of 2005!
I have a huge obsession with craft books. I have two walls full of them! By far, this is one of the best books that came out in 2005. Yes, it has extremely innovative and spirited projects, useful tips and such, but what makes it so appealing is that it has so much personality. If you are among the new wave of crafters who want to have fun with your projects, this is a must-have book! Congrats to PSC for such great work!!

Super Crafty and Super Fun
I consider myself an enthusuastic but inexpert crafter. I like fast projects because I'm an instant gratification kinda gal. This book is exactly what I've been looking for.

I adore this book, and so do my crafty cohorts. With 75 ideas, there is something for everybody no matter how long they have been crafting. We're planning a Craft-ernoon to make some of the projects, but we can't decide which one, because they are all so cool.

There are also plenty of projects that I can use with the Guide group I work with, because so many of the projects use recycled items that are cheap and easy for anybody to get hold of.

My family have also enthused over which projects they like and "placed orderers" for birthday and Christmas. I just hope I can deliver in the same way the PDX Supercrafty have !