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A Year of Crafting

Need a resolution for the new year? How about a commitment to make something? With these crafting books, the possiblities are endless. Whether you want to make something once a month, or every single week of 2019, the ideas and inspiration found in these titles can help make it happen.

A year in crafts : 52 seasonal projects to delight and inspire by Clare Youngs
Whatever the time of year, whether you begin in January with a handmade diary so you can start the year fresh and organized, or in March when you can revamp your home for the annual spring clean with a colorful rag rug or a vintage handkerchief throw, you'll find plenty of inspirtation in A Year in Crafts.


A year between friends : 3191 miles apart : crafts, recipes, letters, and stories by Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes
In this celebration of friendship, modern Makers Maria Alexandra Vetesse and Stephanie Congdon Barnes share their secret to living a simpler, sweeter and more creative life. Arranged month by month, the book features hundreds of photographs documenting everyday beauty and simplicity. It also offers crafts to make, seasonal recipes to try and inspiring ideas for filling each day with quiet luxury.

A year of dishcloths : 52 designs to celebrate all four seasons with everyone on your gift list! by Maggie Weldon
Stitch a dishcloth a day for the next year! 52 designs to crochet include textures, stripes, circles, and flowers. We've divided our offering into the four seasons and know you'll find many, many designs that are perfect for your kitchen or gifts for all of your friends and family to enjoy!


State of craft 
Features interviews and contributions from all the hottest international craft megastars including Tatty Devine, Urban Cross Stitch and DIY Couture. Clearly explained, step-by-step craft ideas range from homemade underwear to pompom necklaces and angle poise lamps made with jars. Craft has inspired a whole generation of hipsters, and has come a long way in the past ten years.


Supercraft : easy projects for every weekend by Sophie Pester, Catharina Bruns
52 creative craft and sewing projects easy enough to complete in just one weekend, designed to keep crafters busy all year long. Supercraft is packed with DIY craft and sewing projects that use everyday materials and innovative techniques so you can upcycle your way to creating something new and stylish. Embroider a notebook, print fabric with starfruit, make a hanging garden for your bathroom, and much, much more.
 

The year of cozy : 125 recipes, crafts, and other homemade adventures by Adrianna Adarme
From the author of the popular blog, A Cozy Kitchen, comes a beautifully photographed one-stop-shop book with all the recipes and projects you'll need for some cozy inspiration this holiday season-and all year long. You'll love Adrianna Adarme's easy-to-follow instructions and will enjoy getting lost in her warm and comforting photographs.
 

The knitter's year : 52 make-in-a-week projects-- quick gifts and seasonal knits by Debbie Bliss 
This book is the avid knitter's dream, with 52 original projects specially chosen for each season of the year. Unique garments and accessories are yours to be had or given away, each of them charming, useful, and simple enough to make in one week or less. 

 


 

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