Top 10 Best "Crafts" Books

Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts

Martha Stewart Living Magazine

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Super Crafty

Susan Beal
Torie Nguyen
Rachel O'Rourke
Cathy Pitters

Crafts

Super Crafty

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.

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Recycled Crafts Box

Laura C. Martin

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The Complete Book of Arts & Crafts (The Complete Book Series)

School Specialty Publishing

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The Complete Book of Retro Crafts

Suzie Millions

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365 Easy Projects for Every Occasion (Simply Handmade)

Carol Dahlstrom

Books

The Big-Ass Book of Crafts

Mark Montano
Auxy Espinoza

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AlternaCrafts

Jessica Vitkus
Brian Kennedy

Books

The Big-Ass Book of Crafts

Mark Montano
Auxy Espinoza

Books

The Best Craft Book Ever

Jane Bull

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Craft, Inc.

Craft, Inc. is the hipster business primer for entrepreneurial crafters to turn what they do for fun into what they do for money. Pro crafter Meg Mateo Ilasco offers a step-by-step guide to everything from developing products and naming the company to writing a business plan, applying for licenses, and paying taxes. Chapters on sales, marketing, trade shows, and publicity round out the mix. Plus, in-depth interviews with such craft luminaries as Jonathan Adler, Lotta Jansdotter, Denyse Schmidt, and Jill Bliss provide inspiration and practical advice. Accessible, informative, and more than a little spunky, Craft, Inc. paves the way for today's creative minds to become tomorrow's trendsetters.

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Craft, Inc.

Meg Mateo Ilasco

Crafts

The Michaels Book of Arts & Crafts

Lark

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