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The Art of Toymaking
by Ulrik Pilegaard, Mike Dooley
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» A waste of money. This is a well done instruction book that motivates you to build the design and then stops. There isn't a parts list and since it doesnt give you the Lego parts numbers, neither is...
» This book is not useful!!!! Great ideas, but no parts numbers listed. Too hard to find the pieces necessary to make the models. Pictures are not detailed enough to redesign the machines yourself. ...
» I've enjoyed with this book not only creating some of the creations it has, but also reading the LEGO design-related stories, guidelines and ideas the authors have written through all the chapters.
» We bought this book for our 8 year old lego-fantatic son. He really enjoyed reading the book and looking at the designs. But as for doing the projects...as others have said, there aren't that many a...
» the boook is fine, but you only get five "projects". for $17 dollars new, you'd think there would be more ... guess i should have reviewed the table of contents before purchasing. also, the pieces a...
by William Gurstelle
Amazon Price: $11.53
Customer Reviews:
» Fantastic little book! Full of historical little tidbits and notes, mixed in with common sense instructions about a lot of fun "guy" projects that even girls could have fun doing! Loved it. Bought o...
» While I'm not handy with my hands, my sister-in-laws husband is, and they have a son that I got this for. It has a lot of really good projects that can be done with things like PVC pipe, and that boy...
» I just bought this, based on experience of Gurstelle's other books ("Art of the Catapult" and "Backyard Ballistics").
I wasn't disappointed at the content, though anybody who has spent ti...
» I just received this book in the mail and was so excited that I did a quick scan to see what I could "put together" NOW! There were so many fun things to do in this book. Very inventive. I love the...
by Marie-Noelle Horvath
Amazon Price: $10.36
Customer Reviews:
» Lately, I've been researching various crafts and hobbies to learn what is involved in them. Finding helpful information for beginning needle felting proved to be a bit more of a challenge than origina...
» The pictures in this book are painfully cute. The directions are clear and easy. I was pleasantly surprised how quickly these little guys come together. Great craft for a few free hours.
» This book is for absolute beginners. The techniques show how to needle-felt simple, but cute, very basic animals.
If you are interested in learning how to make more realistic dog breeds...
» This is a great book for making little felted creatures, very easy yo read, good examples & the photos are great! I highly recomend it!!
» Create adorable miniature animals with this collection of easy needle-felting techniques and some basic tools, and the instructions of an author who tells how to use wool roving to make fun little ani...
by Paul Jackson
Amazon Price: $16.50
Customer Reviews:
» I returned a popup book which didn't fulfill my needs. I received a full refund. I'm very happy with Amazon, and have bought mny thing over the years. Thanks for all you do.
» I like trying all types of crafts, and a few years ago I came across OA and pop-up cards. I learn most of my crafts from books rather than craft classes, so a lot of my learning depends on finding the...
» I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it! It features all kinds of fun projects that you can create as the book shows or use as springboards for your own ideas! You can use these pop-u...
» Unusual additions to cards, and scrapbooks! Eye catching to say the least! Never knew how easy a pop up could be!!!!
» I became the shipment very quickly. The book is good for someone who never had make paper creations with pop-up techniques before.
by Joan Hinds
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Reviews:
» This book was great for ideas and general instructions. However, I found the patterns to be way too large for the 18" dolls, and I found several errors in the construction directions. As a seasoned ...
» This book contains full size patterns that sew beautifully. Great selection of outfits and complete insructions that are very easy to follow.
» My daughter (who is 10 years old) got her American Girl doll for Christmas this year...and after spending all that money on an 18" doll, I wasn't about to pay $24 per outfit.
I have some sew...
» I have made most of the clothes presented in Hinds "Sew the Contemporary Wardrobe" and been very pleased with the results. Her instructions are clear and complete and allow for personal variation. My ...
» Joan Hinds provides an excellent choice of patterns with which to create indoor outdoor fashions for 18" dolls. The patterns are timeless. They can easily be modified to reflect most style periods f...
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» I bought the Cute Book and loved it so I decided to buy this one as well. Same characters and a few new ones only bigger. Great instructions and photos. Any one who loves to make cute thing will love ...
» This is the first doll book I've been interested in. The instructions are funny, simple and easy to follow. I've made the spacey bear and the panda and both are just adorable. Planning on making them ...
» This is a fabulous book for making cute two-dimensional dolls! Since the recommended fabric for these dolls is jersey knit- I use old t-shirts to make them! Recycling and crafting all in one! Most of ...
» I have really enjoyed looking this book over, and have chosen more than one pattern to try. the patterns and directions are clear and concise.
» In "The Cute Book", readers were treated to patterns for making small felt versions of many of the Aranzi Aronzo characters (if you aren't familiar with the Aranzi Aronzo characters, check out the Aro...
by Therese Laskey
Amazon Price: $24.95
Customer Reviews:
» First off what's the diff? Both have some of the same projects, both have instructions on individual projects, both have basic embroidery how-to's and both come with patterns, but that's about it.
» The softies kit is filled with ridiculous items that I would not make - such as ice-cream sandwich. I was expecting more dolls instead of food items. This was disappointing for me. I should have bough...
» I have the book and the kit and they are not the same. As it says in the description, there are 15 patterns--10 new, 5 from the book. The new patterns are:
Japanese Cherry Cake, which i...
» a few of the projects are also in an other book, but there are very cute things to do. i love it!!!
» I liked the kit very much! It's great because have nice explanations, the patterns ate cute and it's fantastic to get started at softies. As a suggestion, I would like to have more pictures/designs fo...
by Zoe Mellor
Amazon Price: $13.59
Customer Reviews:
» The patterns are interesting, colourful and different. The toys are simple, old-fashioned characters with a modern twist. They are easy to knit as specified (beginners patterns). BUT
- the pa...
» This item was exactly as advertised and shipping was very fast. I am quite satisfied.
» Lots of cute patterns, adorable ideas. This book for the advanced knitter. It gives almost no instruction on how to finish the pieces and there are LOTS of little pieces to sew together. It also as...
» it's hard to find a book with lots of designs that are modern and worthwhile to buy (with lots of likeable patterns). this is one such book I'd recommend.
» I just got this book a week ago, and I'm so pleased with it! I have just started making knitted & crocheted toys, and this book makes me excited every time I look at it - I can't wait to make each toy...
by Joan Hinds
Amazon Price: $15.63
Customer Reviews:
» This book was great for ideas and general instructions. However, I found the patterns to be way too large for the 18" dolls, and I found several errors in the construction directions. As a seasoned se...
» This is a lovely book with great patterns for making doll clothes. I am still enjoying making clothing for my friends' girls' dolls.
» While the fashions are super (per my 9 year old daughter), the patterns do not seem easy to follow for someone with somewhat limited sewing experience.
» I ordered this book because I've made scores of clothes using Hinds' EXCELLENT book, "Contemporary Wardobe for 18-inch Dolls," which has very fine instructions. I like "Today's Fashions" except for on...
» I absolutely love this book. My daughter got her American Girl doll from Santa last Christmas, and she keeps asking for outfits for her. At $25 per outfit on average, it will get too expensive so so...
by Lark Books
Amazon Price: $16.47
Customer Reviews:
» I LOVED this book. I loved the fact that it is full of fantastic pictures of art dolls- not just traditional dolls. I loved the fact it has assemblage pieces, clay, polymer and wood- not just cloth. I...
» This book is a wonderful collection of art dolls and would appeal to guests in the home as a "browse" book. I love it!
» "What exactly is a doll?" With that question doll artist Akira Blount begins her introduction to the book. By the end of the book we have been shown 5oo possible answers but left with the impression t...
» I bought this book for inspiration and ideas. I can't say enough how pleased I am with the book. I look through it almost every day. I highly recommend for any doll artist or collector.
» A compendium of figurative art, 500 Handmade Dolls opens the door to a facinating subject and the artists who work in the human form. Highly recommended.
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