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General Craft Books

j745.5 / GOU
Making cool crafts & awesome art.
Roberta Gould. 1998.
This book encourages kids to save things that they might normally throw away, like milk jugs or old clothes, and use them in various craft projects. In addition, many of the projects in this book feature materials from nature, such as branches, cornstalks, and wheat or rye stalks. The book labels each project by its level of difficulty, but kids are encouraged to try any project that interests them.

j745.5 / MCG
Gifts kids can make.
Sheila McGraw. 1994.
Use this book to create handmade gifts for your friends and family members. This book features gifts for babies, children, adults, and even pets. Some of the gift projects included in this book are picture frames, baby toys, apple cinnamon ornaments, rolled-up paper jewelry, and coiled fabric baskets. This book also provides instructions for making wrapping paper and gift bags as well as bows and gift cards.

j745.5 / OWE
The Grolier KidsCrafts craft book.
Cheryl Owen and Anna Murray. 1997.
Among the projects featured in this book are crepe paper flowers, a clown puppet, pasta jewelry, crayon-decorated eggs, tie-dyed bags, painted pebbles, and felt finger puppets. Instructions are provided with color illustrations, and all finished projects are shown in color photographs.

j745.5 / BUT
Creative crafts.
Moira Butterfield. 1995.
Designed for kids from seven to twelve, this book introduces children to a variety of crafting techniques, including stenciling, decoupage, batik, marbling, and collage. Many projects in the book are simple enough for beginners, although some require sewing experience. Each project in this book features color photo illustrations and a list of the necessary supplies. Among the many projects in the book are marbled book covers, mobiles, tie-dyed t-shirts, batik clothes, patchwork bags, friendship bracelets, and clay jewelry.