A Year in Crafts: 52 seasonal projects to make and give - Hardcover

Youngs, Clare

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9781782491415: A Year in Crafts: 52 seasonal projects to make and give

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782491414 ISBN 13: 9781782491415

Publisher: CICO Books, 2014

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Here are 52 beautifully simple step-by-step ideas to get you crafting throughout the year. Start in January by making a handmade diary so you can start the year fresh and organised, while in March you can revamp your home for the annual spring clean with a new chair seat or a vintage-inspired embroidered tablecloth. In April there are Easter decorations to make, and you can start getting ready for the planting season with a container full of your favourite herbs for the garden. Get inspired in July with an outdoor garland and pretty paper butterflies and moths. If you're going on holiday in August, prepare by making a recycled luggage label so you can spot your suitcase at the airport, and in September make a lunchbox or pencil case to keep those back-to-school blues at bay. In October, it's time for Halloween again, and you can celebrate by carving mini pumpkins and squash to hang in a tree outside your house. November is the best time to start preparing for Christmas, so start making your presents now and you won't have to be in a rush at the last moment.Make a beautiful gilded star for your tree in the first week of December, as well as unique decorations to make your home look festive. You'll be truly inspired with Clare Youngs' lovely projects, so whether you want to make each project as the year progresses, or dip in and out of the book, you'll never be bored with A Year in Crafts.

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Start in January by making a handmade diary so you can start the year fresh and organised, while in March you can revamp your home for the annual spring clean with a new chair seat or a vintage-inspired embroidered tablecloth. In April there are Easter decorations to make, and you can start getting ready for the planting season with a container full of your favourite herbs for the garden. Get inspired in July with an outdoor garland and pretty paper butterflies and moths. If you’re going on holiday in August, prepare by making a recycled luggage label so you can spot your suitcase at the airport, and in September make a lunchbox or pencil case to keep those back-to-school blues at bay. In October, it’s time for Halloween again, and you can celebrate by carving mini pumpkins and squash to hang in a tree outside your house. November is the best time to start preparing for Christmas, so start making your presents now and you won’t have to be in a rush at the last moment. Make a beautiful gilded star for your tree in the first week of December, as well as unique decorations to make your home look festive. You’ll be truly inspired with Clare Youngs’ lovely projects, so whether you want to make each project as the year progresses, or dip in and out of the book, you’ll never be bored with A Year in Crafts.

Review:

'you ll be truly inspired...whether you want to make each project as the year progresses or dip in and out of the book, you ll never be bored!' -- Making, 1 January

'beautiful photographs, plenty of mini patchwork projects and sweet, diary-like tabs give it just the right touch' --Love Sewing, 1 February

'if you only buy one book in 2015, make sure it's A Year in Crafts' -- Your Home, 1 January 2015

'So many fun and beautiful ideas you'll be buzzing with creativity all year long' --Inside Crochet, 1 December 2014
'accessible and achievable at home' --Reloved, 1 December 2014

'Find DIYs for every season, in four handy chapters guaranteed to last the whole year through' --Mollie Makes

'52 step-by-step makes inspired by the changing seasons' --Prima Makes

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