National Craft Month
 
The big book of happy crafts : 24 creative projects to infuse your world with style, personality & fun
by Lucia Mallea

"Let's get crafty! Join internationally renowned artist and content creator Lucia Mallea on a fun and colorful crafting journey through 24 stylish projects. From stunning paper flowers and cheerful party decorations to DIY home décor and stylish fashion accessories, you'll learn how to elevate easy-to-find craft supplies into stunning works of art like cake stands, flower curtains, parrot earrings, statement stars, and more"
Crafting with digital cutting machines : machines, materials, designs, and projects
by Libby Ashcraft

Ashcraft explains the components and features of a variety of models of digital cutting machines., as well as the blades, tools, mats, and other accessories used. She details common materials and a variety of crafting techniques before presenting six step-by-step projects that will teach you how to work with fabrics on your digital cutting machine. With helpful tips and tricks to ensure success, Ashcraft will help you see all the creative possibilities that lie before you! -- adapted from back cover
Cut, shape, assemble : easy woodworking crafts for small spaces
by Boo Paterson

Step-by-step projects for all skill levels to spruce up your home, from bookends to breakfast trays to birdhouses. With the right tools, guidance, and attitude, anyone can create beautiful and useful home goods from wood. In Cut, Shape, Assemble, award-winning artist Boo Paterson empowers you to craft with confidence and embark on your own creative journey. 
DIY resin crafting projects : a beginner's guide to making clear resin jewelry, paperweights, coasters, and other keepsakes
by Teodora Petkova

Learn how to create trendy botanical jewelry and keepsakes with resin! If you have something you want to keep forever, whether it's a four-leaf clover, a bird's feather, beautiful blooms from your prom corsage or wedding bouquet, or something your child found in nature for you, this complete guide to making resin crafts will help you preserve it! This beginner-friendly crafting book includes 18 fun projects that are perfect for anyone to make gorgeous resin jewelry, crafts, and keepsakes from memorable moments, places, events, walks, and hikes.
Elevate your scrap sewing projects : 20+ beautiful techniques using your fabric stash
by Sallieann Harrison

"Use your sewing scrap fabrics to make impressive, out-of-the-box sewing projects that will wow! Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects is filled with 10 super cute projects, from wallets and cushions to pouches, baskets, quilts, soft toys, and more, that include step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, and expert tips to ensure success. You'll also learn and practice 20 sewing techniques for basket weaving, angled pleats, patchwork piecing, hand embroidery, tiny applique, and other skills. Usingboth hand and machine techniques to make unique accessories, this is a must-have guide for crafters of every skill level to make something amazing!"
Embroidery now : Contemporary Projects for You and Your Home
by Jennifer Cardenas Riggs

Embroidery Now is a stylish hand-embroidery guide for the modern maker. Author and textile artist, Jennifer Riggs, known on Instagram as @Threadhoney, walks you through the embroidery process. You'll learn about the materials included in the practice, nine different stitch techniques with illustrated step-by-step instructions, and 30 individual projects designed for you to use in your home and wardrobe.
Macrame jewellery : 20 stylish modern projects using simple knots
by Isabella Strambio

Offers twenty different macramâe jewelry projects using five basic knot techniques, including necklaces, pendants, earrings, bracelets, and headbands
Making Pottery Without a Kiln: Happy Little Projects to Make for Your Home by Daniela Schmidt-Kohl
Making Pottery Without a Kiln: Happy Little Projects to Make for Your Home
by Daniela Schmidt-Kohl

Making Pottery Without a Kiln: Happy Little Projects to Make for Your Home is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to work pottery with their hands from home! Inside, author Daniela Schmidt-Kohl, owner of the KlickerKram shop, will help mold you from a beginner to someone who can fashion wonderfully creative pots, trays, jars, and plant holders! Including tips for materials and tools and aids--but never requiring a kiln--Happy Pottering will teach you the joys of crafts you can fashion with your own hands.
Nifty Gifty: Mini Crafts with Major Charm by Alexa Pedrero
Nifty Gifty: Mini Crafts with Major Charm
by Alexa Pedrero

The must-have guide to creating tiny, special, homemade presents for anyone you love. From popular TikTok crafter Lauraleii-- Provided by publisher.
Paper goods projects : coffee filter flowers, doily butterflies, cupcake paper cards, and 57 more crafts
by Jodi Levine

Dozens of fun and simple crafts that can be made from everyday recycled items do not require a trip to a specialty store and include a variety of party favors, cake toppers, greeting cards, children's toys and home décor items. Original.
Pink Eraser Art: The Ultimate Guide to Carving Incredible Eraser Stamps by Serena Rios McRae
Pink Eraser Art: The Ultimate Guide to Carving Incredible Eraser Stamps
by Serena Rios McRae

Create adorable tiny block prints easily with the magic of eraser carving! When artist Serena Rios McRae first shared her pink eraser carvings online she had no idea they would become a viral sensation. Often an overlooked school supply, pink erasers began flying off the shelves as artists discovered they make the perfect canvases for making fun new designs. Now McRae shares all her tips and tricks on eraser carving in this handy, colorful guidebook. Including: - Best materials and practices to get started- Essential carving skills like cutting clean lines, tiny details, curves and letters, and safety tips- How to make stunning prints with your eraser stamps- Fun challenges to join and ideas for finding inspiration Join the artistic movement and start carving mini masterpieces!
Punch needle : tattoo designs : 18 beginner-friendly projects and over 25 additional patterns with style
by Amy Buchanan

"Features punch needle basics, instructions, photography, punch needle patterns, and diagrams to guide you through 17 tattoo art-inspired projects and 50 designs"
Shitty Craft Club : a club for gluing beads to trash, talking about our feelings, and making silly things
by Sam Reece

"Through silly and deeply relatable tales from her life, Sam Reece, founder of the Shitty Craft Club, guides you through dozens of craft projects that give you permission to be as weird, wild, and wonderful as you want to be"
Sustainable crafts, gifts and projects for all seasons
by Becci Coombes

Focuses on upcycling old materials and foraging for new ones, and the majority of materials used can be found at home and repurposed.
Year of Junk Journaling: 52 Creative Prompts to Transform Scraps of Your Life Into Art by Martina Calvi
Year of Junk Journaling: 52 Creative Prompts to Transform Scraps of Your Life Into Art
by Martina Calvi

The number 1 rule of junk journaling is there are no rules. This is a companion to your journaling journey, with 52 weekly prompts and ideas encouraging you to tap into your creative side. Whether you're brand new to junk journaling or already hoard paper scraps and washi tape, this book will gently guide you through a year of playful, imperfect creativity: COLLECT everything that inspires you or reminds you of something you want to remember REFLECT to take a mindful moment for yourself to pause and think about what you are creating CREATE with practical steps to try new crafty techniques in your junk journal You'll find heaps of fun, original ideas for what to include in your scrapbook, as well as tips on how to brainstorm and source materials. The 52 projects are built to inspire you - you'll create a portrait of you, celebrate your favourite snacks, play with textures and colour palettes, send yourself future notes, reflect on meaningful holidays and be encouraged to use your precious sticker stash... Embrace imperfection, expand your creativity, preserve your memories and get stuck in!
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