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 enlarge | Author: Tone Finnanger
Publisher: David & Charles
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 33941
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0715327496
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.21
EAN: 9780715327494
ASIN: 0715327496
Publication Date: August 26, 2007
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 Disappointed April 19, 2008
57 out of 61 found this review helpful
It seems everyone loves this book and I ordered it based on the cute cover and the great reviews, but on receiving it was very disappointed. True, it is definitely "eye candy" - nice photography, beautiful pastel fabrics (heavy on the pinks), everything displayed in cutesy rooms, like so many pictures I've clipped and saved from Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion magazine for years. Don't get me wrong - I like cutesy!
As a craft book, however, it doesn't seem very meaty to me. While fun to look at, I didn't find that it offered much that I liked enough to bother making ... well, maybe if I had a lot of extra time on my hands, but few of us have that luxury, now! There just doesn't seem to be much new here. Very simple stuffed dogs, cats and bears, and the garden angels with the very skinny arms and legs have been done so many times over. I decided that, for me, the pretty fabrics and combinations of pastel colors, well displayed, were the factors that made this book seem interesting, not the projects themselves.
I guess I must just be at the stage where I want things to be a bit more practical. Although stuffed fabric hearts, strawberries and pears can be darling if made with pretty and expensive fabric, I don't know how long something like that would interest me, just sitting around.
Here are some of the other projects: simple fabric floor mats, slippers, simple table mats, several wall hangings with embroidery, pin cushion, needle case, simple bag for buttons, simple zippered make-up bag, hot water bottle cover, sleeping masks, very simple square chair cushion, fabric tags, boxes and wall pouches.
Also, this is a UK publication, but the work was originally published in Norway. As someone else mentioned, I think there are some translation issues. It just doesn't read well to me and the instructions seem awkward and confusing at times, even though the projects are quite simple.
All that being said, the bamboo-handled bag is cute, would be useful and a breeze to make and the fabric rose is a neat idea and looks nice pinned on the bag or a blue jean jacket. I'd only hoped to get more out of this book. If you love pink, enjoy making cute little stuffed things, or embroidery, you'll probably love this book. I just wanted to warn some of the other jaded old crafters that they might be disappointed.
 Wonderful Eye-Candy April 8, 2008
The presentation of the projects in this book is so beautiful that it's fun just to flip through it and daydream. As a bonus, they are simple and look beautiful in whatever colors appeal to you. A great book for using up some favorite fabrics in your stash.
Great Craft Book! April 3, 2008
I have about every crafty book ever made in my library.
This book is by far top on my list of crafty how to books.
The pictures are fantastic, the book offers simple projects as well as
creative crafts for the seasoned crafter.
If you're looking for a how to book of cute crafts, look no further, this is the one.
Great book! March 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I bought this book I was very excited and when I received I got more excited this book really exceeded my expectations, the nice soft colors of the crafts, the great ideas, the crafts in this book are very easy to sew and they do not involve materials that are hard to find. I think this book gives a lot of great ideas for children rooms decoration. The book is worth the money.
finally a craft book worth the money! February 18, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After buying so many craft books that I was disappointed with, I have to say this one is really nice. Perhaps a bit cutesy but the patterns and ideas are well done and well explained. A few translation issues...but over all it works, and her style is not mine but I enjoyed the ideas very much. A sleeper, and I hope the other books she has out will be just as good.
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