Congrats Sarah, you are the winner of our Fall Book Review Giveaway!

#10 Sarah: “One book that I want but it isn’t out yet is Big Book of Knitted Monsters by Rebecca Danger and also The Big Ass Book of Crafts.”

Thanks to everyone else who entered. Happy crafting, and thanks for reading!

Read the original post here: Congratulations Sarah!

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To wrap up this week’s series on crafty books, I’m giving away a $25 gift card to Amazon! To enter simply leave a comment on this post with your favorite craft book, or one you’d like to buy if you win. I’ll randomly draw a winner next weekend.

Only one entry per person. No entries after midnight Pacific time, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2010.

Read the original post here: Crafty Books for Fall: A Giveaway!

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5. Congratulations Sarah!

Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts &
Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts
by Martha Stewart

No crafter’s library would be complete with out Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts, and now her new book Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts. Both of these books are full of lessons, tips, step-by-step projects and even downloadable templates and patterns.

Buy these books: Crafts, or Sewing Crafts

Handmade Home
by Amanda Blake Soule

This book is full of ideas for the whole family, projects for you, projects for your children, and projects for you to do together.

Buy this book

Make It! Hardware Store Decor
By Curbly

Available in both full color print as well as downloadable PDF, this book shows you how to make amazing interior decor pieces from stuff you can buy at any big box hardware store. Twelve budget-friendly makeover projects, with step-by-step instructions and pictures.

Buy this book

The Gentle Art of Domesticity
by Jane Brocket

This is not your typical craft book with how-to’s and patters, but rather, a collection of essays, that read like a letters from a good friend, detailing moments of creative inspiration found through family, books, movies, art, baking, traveling, gardening, fabric, and yarn.

Buy this book

Read the original post here: Crafty Books for Fall: Part 4 – All-Round Craft Books

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Zombie Felties
by Nicola Tedman and Sarah Skeate

What could be better than a book full of adorable creatures of the undead? This book includes a full-color photograph of the each of the finished project,s as well as an illustrated, instructional overviews, pattern diagrams, and a convenient list of everything needed to complete the projects. These 16 sinister projects make great Halloween decorations, party favors, and wonderfully original, offbeat gifts.

Buy this book

Fa la la la Felt
By Amanda Carestio

It’s never to early to start crafting for Christmas… and well this book is full of wonderful ideas for the holidays! With more than 45 Christmas projects, from festive ornaments and stockings to home decorations, you’d better get started soon as I’m sure you’ll want to make most of these.

Buy this book

Hand Stitched Felt
by Kata Golda’s

A cute little book full of simple projects, most of which can be completed in under an hour, ranging from children’s finger puppets and a tooth-fairy pillow to photo, brag books, messenger bags, and curtains and blankets.

Buy this book

Tomorrow… books for the all-round crafter!

Read the original post here: Crafty Books for Fall: Part 3 – Felt Craft Books

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5. Felt Bat Pillow

Knitting 24/7: 30 Projects to Knit, Wear, and Enjoy, On the Go and Around the Clock
by Veronik Avery

Designed for the busy knitter, this book is full of small, simple patterns that are easily stopped and started so you can knit any time you have an extra five minutes.

Buy this book

Knit Green: 20 Projects and Ideas for Sustainability
By Joanne Seiff

Learn how to recycle fabrics and garments into usable yarns – and then what to make with them! This non-preachy book shares some fresh projects and patters as well as teaching you aout using recycled, sustainable or fair trade produced yarns. Also available in E-book.

Buy this book

Knitting Mochimochi
by Anna Hrachovec

Can you say cute? This book contains 20 patterns for cute and quirky knitted toys and includes tutorials and tips for beginners and intermediate knitters, plus a section on how to design your own knitted toy!

Buy this book

Coming tomorrow… Books on Felt Crafts!

Read the original post here: Crafty Books for Fall: Part 2 – Knittng Books

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Over the next few days I’ll be posting some fabulous books sure to inspire, wether you’re a sewer, a knitter, or an all-round crafter, I’ve got something for you, so stay tuned all week.

Fist up Sewing Books:

Seams To Me
24 New Reasons to Love Sewing
by Anna Maria Horner

Full of beautiful photography, this book contains step-by-step instructions, patterns, basic terminology, and lots of great projects involving delicious color palettes and irresistible patterns.

Buy this book

Also from Anna Maria Horner: Handmade Beginnings – 24 sewing projects to welcome baby

Sewing Clothes Kids Love
By Nancy Langdon and Sabine Pollehn

A colorful book full of imaginative children’s clothing for both girls and boys. The book includes exclusive patterns, and step-by-step instructions, as well as tips for working with variety of fabric styles and decorative embellishment–including embroidery, patchwork, and trims.

Buy this book

Wee Wonderfuls: 24 Dolls to Sew and Love
By Hillary Lang

An adorable collection of lovable toys by popular blogger Hillary Lang. 24 beautiful designs, each with clear illustrations and pattern templates to ensure perfect results.

Buy this book

Style Stitches
by Amy Butler

This new book from Amy Butler has 12 different handbag patterns that can be altered into over 26 different styles. Complete with instructions and patterns, not to mention beautiful photos, this book will definitely keep you busy for a while!

Buy this book

Coming tomorrow… books for knitters!

Read the original post here: Crafty Books for Fall: Part 1 – Sewing Books

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- Buy the book from C&T Publishing here

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I’ve finally gotten around to putting all of my underwater photography from our year in Southeast Asia into a book. Just in time for Blurb’s “Best Books Contest”. Finalists are based on the number of votes so this is where you come in. Please go here and vote for my book! You’ll need to register (so they can make sure people only vote once) but it’s quick and it would mean a lot to me.

- Vote for my book here! (Click the blue ‘Vote’ button on the top left of the page)

You can even purchase it, if you want your very own copy (but don’t worry, it’s not required to vote).

About the book:

Bottom Time
Southeast Asia from below
“After 10 years in the Internet industry, web designer Kelly Hale and developer Mike Schimanowsky sold all their worldly belongings, bid farewell to friends and family, packed a laptop and traded in the daily 9-5 for a life of nomadic freelancing and travel.

365 days, and 90 dives later, these are some of their favorite photos from our year in Southeast Asia.”

About Blurb

For those of you not familiar with Blurb, it’s a great resource for creating your very own book. For Christmas last year, I made a book, for both Mike’s and my families. It was a great gift, since we weren’t gonna be home for the holidays and not only did our parents love it cause it was full of pictures of us, but the quality was really great, and it was easy to create.

All you need to do is download the BookSmart® software (or InDesign® templates if you’re an experienced designer) for either Mac or PC, and start creating. The software lets you import photos from your computer or from photo-sharing sites like Flickr, and Picasa, and it will even slurp your blog for you. It comes with a bunch of templates for layout, as well as backgrounds, borders and themes. Once you’ve created your book you upload it to Blurb, and order away. You have the option of hard cover or soft cover, and can choose premium paper for that extra professional look.

Most people use Blurb to document their vacations, or their wedding, and especially their children and pets. But there are also lots of people out there using Blurb to self publish their photos, stories, or illustrations. Ever wanted to write a children’s book, or publish your photography. Blurb allows you to do this, and gives you a place to sell your book. You set the price (above the production cost) and keep the profits.

The first time around my book was purely for family, but this time I wanted something less personal in hopes of selling a few copies. I chose only my best shots and concentrated on subjects that might appeal to a broader audience. I’ll let you know how things go and if I manage to sell any, but for now, please vote for me!

- Vote for my book here!

Read the original post here: Vote for my Underwater Photography Book!

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In honor of Earth Day, I thought I’d tell you all about this great book from Betz White, Sewing Green: 25 Projects Made With Re-purposed & Organic Materials. In the book Betz talks about choosing organically produced fibers, and reusing things you already have such as cutting up unwanted garments, and saving packing materials. What better way to help make a positive impact on our planet, not to mention engage your creativity and save money!

The 25 cute projects are beautifully photographed and include full-sized pattern pieces, making them super easy to follow. But Sewing Green is not just a project book, it contains a lot of great tips on thrifting and how to avoid some of the pit falls as well as featuring other crafters who bring an eco-friendly approach to their work. Sewing Green hopes to inspire you to choose sustainable or recycled materials for your future projects.

Read the original post here: Happy Earth Day: Sewing Green

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