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AlternaCrafts: 20+ Hi-Style Lo-Budget Projects to Make | 
 enlarge | Author: Jessica Vitkus
Creator: Brian Kennedy
Publisher: STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 44900
Media: Spiral-bound
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 8.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1584794569
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5
EAN: 9781584794561
ASIN: 1584794569
Publication Date: March 1, 2006
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Product Description
First came indie rock bands and indie movies. Now, thanks to Jessica Vitkus, the indie movement has reached the world of crafts, where traditional techniques such as knitting, mosaic, embroidery, metalwork, sewing, and collage are being used in brave new ways.
With an emphasis on recycling, improvising, and making things from scratch, AlternaCrafts offers more than 20 projects that provide this newest generation of crafters with the skills they need for the self-expression they crave. Whether they want to turn their beat-up T-shirts into a shaggy rug, an old sweater into a cozy hat, yesterday's newspaper into a bouquet of flowers, or their jeans into a new skirt or bag, this exciting book tells them how to make the transformations with a minimal amount of money and no experience whatsoever. Smartly priced and boldly designed to attract teenagers and twentysomethings, this book will also appeal to older crafters seeking newfangled twists on their favorite pastimes.
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 if you're crafty, you should buy this book February 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. There are a variety of projects and most of them consist of "recycling" items.
I also really appreciate the fact that this book has ring bindings and is able to lay flat. That makes it so much easier to follow instructions while you're working on your craft.
 OK... December 12, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I didn't love this one. There were a few really great things, but then some that were just a little much. I would definately recommend for a teenager just starting to get into crafting or maybe even a college student, but for someone who likes a little more polish or is maybe a little more experienced and/or older (like me :-), it's probably not the best option.
It's ok. October 24, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I liked a few of the ideas in this book very much. Mostly though the ideas seemed very simple and designed for a younger crowd. I guess I was just looking for something a bit different.
This book was amazing! November 13, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
If you're crafty, sometimes you get in a funk and can't think of things to make. This book will get you started on some new ideas. I had seen the shaggy dog rug in another book, but I liked this one even better. I didn't use it for my dog, but even better: a bath mat! It took a long time, but it was easy, and I get compliments on it all the time.
Has provided me many hours of crafting goodness! August 27, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
The projects here are varied and so great (the curtains made from bandanas? Love!), there are color photos on practically every page, the directions are clear, and it is spiral-bound--this is such a plus with craft books.
All in all, this is probably my favorite craft book that I've seen.
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