Make something new every day of the year! Craft-a-Day offers daily inspiration along with weekly themes to kick-start your creativity. Make magnets, cupcake toppers, garlands, cards, wall art, finger puppets, and more! With 52 different themes, from rainbows and snowmen to ladybugs and groundhogs, you’ll find fun and cuteness on every page. Author Sarah Goldschadt provides whimsical projects for easy crafts that require no advanced skills or crazy tools. Complete with handy patterns and how-to photos, Craft-a-Day challenges you to make something special, every day of the year.
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“Find seasonally themed designs in Sarah Goldschadt’s charming, down-to-earth Craft-A-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects.”—Better Homes and Gardens
“...delightful...”—Saturday Evening Post
“365 fantastic, budget-friendly, and creatively fun projects pack this book with ideas that you—and your kids or students—will love making!”—Crafts ‘n Things
“Some books arrive on my front porch, and I can’t stop staring at them because they’re so beautiful...Talk about an artful pleasure...The author offers a year’s worth of adorable little projects that will bring friends and family together while they have some fun...Goldschadt offers a crafters paradise for all skill levels.”—Parents.com
“We love DIY craft projects, so we're clearly going crazy for the new book Craft-a-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects, by Sarah Goldschadt.”—RachelRayMag.com
“Fun, simple crafts for the mom without a lot of time on her hands—which is every mom.”—Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine
“There is little the kids or adults won’t find to do for even more than 365 days.”—Publisher’s Weekly
“...delightful...”—Saturday Evening Post
“365 fantastic, budget-friendly, and creatively fun projects pack this book with ideas that you—and your kids or students—will love making!”—Crafts ‘n Things
“Some books arrive on my front porch, and I can’t stop staring at them because they’re so beautiful...Talk about an artful pleasure...The author offers a year’s worth of adorable little projects that will bring friends and family together while they have some fun...Goldschadt offers a crafters paradise for all skill levels.”—Parents.com
“We love DIY craft projects, so we're clearly going crazy for the new book Craft-a-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects, by Sarah Goldschadt.”—RachelRayMag.com
“Fun, simple crafts for the mom without a lot of time on her hands—which is every mom.”—Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine
“There is little the kids or adults won’t find to do for even more than 365 days.”—Publisher’s Weekly
About the Author
Sarah Goldschadt is a Danish American freelance graphic designer and crafter who loves to make things, travel, and take pictures. Her work has appeared in Oprah, Better Homes & Gardens, Martha Stewart Living, Food Network Magazine, Do It Yourself, and Kids' Rooms. She lives in New York City and blogs at sah-rah.com
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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was very excited to purchase the book as I am an avid crafter and homeschooler. The book is beautiful, well laid out and explained well. The disappointment though lies in the crafts. With a 365 day craft book I expected to receive a very varied collection of crafts that would be unique. Unfortunately the book consists of about 7 crafts (plush, cupcake topper, garland, card, gift tag, .... see I can't even think of more) done OVER and OVER and OVER again with different shapes. You will basically see how to take the same fox shape (for example) and put it onto all of those things, each one counting for a day. Then you'll see how to put a kitten shape on all of those things... and on it goes.
I'm super disappointed and feel like I wasted my $25. I would have saved a lot of money and found myself much more inspired by spending 20 minutes on Pinterest.
I'll give it 2 stars because it is beautiful and will look nice on my craft room shelf but as for content it would achieve one star.
I'm super disappointed and feel like I wasted my $25. I would have saved a lot of money and found myself much more inspired by spending 20 minutes on Pinterest.
I'll give it 2 stars because it is beautiful and will look nice on my craft room shelf but as for content it would achieve one star.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By denisel
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm sending my book back. It's misleading. It's not actually a different craft to make everyday. It's one craft, lets say a paper penguin. Day one, cut out paper penguin, day two, paste Popsicle stick on your paper penguin. Day three glue a magnet on back of your paper penguin. It's a lame book. Save your money!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The last week I've been at 898 reviews, then today reviewed a set knitting needles to bring it up to 899 so this could be my 900th review. Simply because for that personal milestone, I wanted to review something truly special. This was it.
Craft-A-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects by Sarah Goldschadt lives up to it's title. The projects are simple. They don't take a big investment in time or materials. They fit into busy lives well, and are ideal for craft parties or crafting with young people.
It's a lovely book, the projects are very well photographed, not crammed all together on the pages, at 426 full color pages, each project gets it's own page with well written instructions. They are charming and put me in mind of zakka type crafts from Japan, which makes sense. A lot of the zakka craft movement is inspired by Scandinavian crafts and the author of this volume draws a lot of her inspiration from the same background. Simple shapes, bright folk colors and easy techniques done well make simple projects. The style is a clean, bright appealing look. Or if I can stop being a grown up for a minute-It's so cute! I lovelovelovelove the projects in this book.
She breaks down the year into weeks, and each week has a theme. Some of the themes are shapes, and she does clever things with just circles or squares. But a lot more of them are things. Animals, flowers, rainbows, mustaches, ghosts and trees for example. 52 weeks to the year, so 52 different themes. The projects come with complete instructions and templates you can trace or copy for patterns. For the sake of simplicity, the projects use similar construction methods which make it easy, you could work through this whole book in an hour or less a day every day for a year.... Read more ›
Craft-A-Day: 365 Simple Handmade Projects by Sarah Goldschadt lives up to it's title. The projects are simple. They don't take a big investment in time or materials. They fit into busy lives well, and are ideal for craft parties or crafting with young people.
It's a lovely book, the projects are very well photographed, not crammed all together on the pages, at 426 full color pages, each project gets it's own page with well written instructions. They are charming and put me in mind of zakka type crafts from Japan, which makes sense. A lot of the zakka craft movement is inspired by Scandinavian crafts and the author of this volume draws a lot of her inspiration from the same background. Simple shapes, bright folk colors and easy techniques done well make simple projects. The style is a clean, bright appealing look. Or if I can stop being a grown up for a minute-It's so cute! I lovelovelovelove the projects in this book.
She breaks down the year into weeks, and each week has a theme. Some of the themes are shapes, and she does clever things with just circles or squares. But a lot more of them are things. Animals, flowers, rainbows, mustaches, ghosts and trees for example. 52 weeks to the year, so 52 different themes. The projects come with complete instructions and templates you can trace or copy for patterns. For the sake of simplicity, the projects use similar construction methods which make it easy, you could work through this whole book in an hour or less a day every day for a year.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By S Carter
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Disappointing, boring - I was led to believe by a magazine review that this was "fun filled w/craft projects of all ages". NOT! They're not even different each day - one theme goes on for almost a week. For small kids only - very limited projects and ideas.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By ninjette
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
One craft concept per day of the week (cake topper, garland, card, etc) - and each week a new, simple theme (cat, heart, dots). This is far from being creative, and i would be surprised to see any kids wanting to do the same 7 craft projects all year long. Even stylistically, it's all based on very simple paper cutout shapes. I had expected true inspiration - even 365 unique ideas - but our family could come up with the 7 core craft concepts of this book in one rainy afternoon. This is a waste of money and going back immediately.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By rebecca
Format:Hardcover
The book is gorgeous. The photography is beautiful and the instructions are clear. But it's boring. Each week has a theme, like snowflakes or butterflies. There is a page of patterns (mostly the same shape in different sizes). There are about 10 different types of projects repeated through the whole book, just with a different theme. These include cake toppers, cards, wall art, felt ornaments or plush toys, stick cards, headbands, onesies, bags, and garlands. None of the projects are very unique. I got it for my 7 yo daughter who loves to make crafts, but I'm going to return it and find something different. This isn't worth the money!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
My daughter is doing a pre- school program with her three year old. These crafts are easily accommodated to the young set. They can also be used by any age.
I like that the direction s are clear and the supply list is succinct. The projects yield sleek but cute items. Templates are provided. ( I hate when directions include the statement "draw a .....". If I could draw, I wouldn't need so many directions.). So the book is fun, helpful, and has cute crafts. What could be better?
I like that the direction s are clear and the supply list is succinct. The projects yield sleek but cute items. Templates are provided. ( I hate when directions include the statement "draw a .....". If I could draw, I wouldn't need so many directions.). So the book is fun, helpful, and has cute crafts. What could be better?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By K. Maver
Format:Hardcover
This book is not worth buying. There are seven or eight really stupid ideas for using 52 templates provided in the book. A very small number of the templates are interesting--fox and gnome are two. Most are just ridiculous--circle, square, raindrop, cloud. Then she uses pretty much the exact same craft ideas for each template--barrette, template on a stick, greeting card, cupcake topper, felt ornament. Over and over and over. Do not buy this $25 book. You have nobody to rip off but yourself. If you MUST, check it out of the library.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
cute and easy crafts for handmade lovers with children
beautiful, clear and projects are cute and affordable
The only thing I found a bit repetitive some of the crafts, just changing theme, but I kenw they were simple crafts and... Read more
The only thing I found a bit repetitive some of the crafts, just changing theme, but I kenw they were simple crafts and... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Paula
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of crafty goodness!
This is a great book for those who need some crafty inspiration! There are craft ideas for each day of the year and they are separated by categories. Read more
Published 2 months ago by misshalloween
1.0 out of 5 stars
don't bother
I bought this book thinking I could do fund crafts with my kids, 365 crafts is an exaggeration. Each week is one craft in many different forms (usually card, place cardholder,... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mom of 2
2.0 out of 5 stars
Did not meet my expectations.
The book's description leads the reader to believe there were 365 distinct crafts, one for each day of the year.
This is simply not so. Read more
This is simply not so. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Brian Loflin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good crafts - I made several of these out of felt and am using them...
Would recommend this for anyone that teaches children - they loved the 3-D Easter Eggs. These crafts look good in both paper and felts.
Published 3 months ago by Jeanette Melton
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome book
Great ideas and very easy to follow instructions. My only complaint is that the patterns for the stuffed animals are a bit small so the finished project is pretty small. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Donna Zimmerman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Overall easy to read, use
Present for my 11year old niece. She is even able to follow along and complete projects
On her own. Read more
On her own. Read more
Published 4 months ago by elizabeth sutherland
5.0 out of 5 stars
Craft-a-Day Simply Great
The book will serve to encourage mother/daughter projects--both love to make things together and this allows them to get to it without delay.
Published 4 months ago by Susan G. Fleming
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for weekend projects with the kids
This is a book filled with very simple projects that look amazing. It was the perfect antidote to a long weekend filled with rain at the end of the summer holidays. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Maria A McLauchlan
5.0 out of 5 stars
My 12 year old daughter loves this book
My 12 year old daughter loves this book--she has been working her way thru the crafts and had a lot of fun with it.
Published 4 months ago by MomofFive
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