A Review of Highly Recommended Craft Books

Craft books are valuable resources for improving creativity, learning new skills, and having fun. 

Craft books are filled with photos or images, step-by-step instructions, illustrations, diagrams, and occasionally, patterns, making the process of crafting as seamless as possible.

Why Are Craft Books Good Investments?

• Craft books offer advice, tips and techniques, which help boost a crafter's creativity. 
• Through well-illustrated pages and step-by-step instructions, craft books help inspire self-expression from a crafter.
• There are books that offer tips on recycling and upcycling, and making your own craft materials, so you can cut back on costs.
• Crafting can help relieve tension and stress. 
• Craft books make excellent gifts, and recipients can have them displayed as coffee table books.

Check out the following list of highly recommended craft books:

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Carnival of Feltmaking by Gillian Harris

After successfully launching Complete Feltmaking, Gillian Harris now draws from a carnival atmosphere. 

By crafting the delightful felt projects in this book, you can add charm to your home and wardrobe.

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DK Stitch by Stitch by Jane Bull

If you'd like kids to be creative and get started on textile pieces, including quilts, pocket purses, shoulder bags, and embroidered pictures, this book is for you.

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Snug as a Bug from Melly & Me

This is basically a sewing book filled with various projects that will delight kids of all ages. All designs were made using Melly's Snug as a Bug fabrics.

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Paper Transformed by Julia Andrus

What would a collection of craft books be without something about paper crafts? 

Since paper is a bountiful and inexpensive resource, it can be turned into fabulous works of art once touched by a skilled paper crafter or designer's hands. 

Paper Transformed offers step-by-step illustrated instructions for hundreds of styles of beautiful, handmade paper.

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Super-Cute Felt by Laura Howard

In this book, Laura Howard offers plenty of cool projects using a really versatile material: felt. 

The fact that felt doesn't fray when cut makes it a really easy material to work with. It also comes in a lot of great colors. 

With Super-Cute Felt, you'll learn how to craft, sew, and make all sorts of chic accessories and items you can give away as presents.

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Halloween Spooktacular by Matthew Mead

Want to get into the boo-tiful and spook-tacular spirit of Halloween, but still want to keep things minimal and fuss-free? 

In this book, holiday style pro Matthew Mead offers inventive makeovers for that "haunted home" look, quick-and-easy ways to reinvent store-bought cookies and candy, and ideas for awesome themed parties.

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In the Nick of Time

After a boo-tiful and spook-tacular Halloween comes the festive holidays. In the Nick of Time is filled with eye-catching illustrations and great ideas for crafting and holiday recipes.

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The Merry Christmas Activity Book by Jane Bull

Just like Stitch by Stitch, The Merry Christmas Activity Book is another slam dunk of a craft book. 

If you want to wean the kids away from activities that involve a screen and get them into the world of creative play, the detailed photographs as well as clear instructions in this Christmas-themed book will make that easy enough.

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Art Attack: How to Make Puppets

This book belongs to a series of Art Attack books by Neil Buchanan. While other books focus on cardmaking, paper mache, collages, drawing, etc., Buchanan focuses on making puppets out of different craft materials this time.