Fairy Crafts [Paperback]

Heidi Boyd (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up

Explore a world of magic and imagination with Fairy Crafts!

In this book you'll find 23 exciting projects that you and your children can make together. Each one features charming, easy-to-follow instructions that are guaranteed to get your little ones thinking creatively.

Imagine the quality time you'll spend helping your children make these adorable projects and more!

• Lovely fairy dolls small enough to fit in a pocket, along with a colorful summer playground setting
• Dress-up costumes, complete with glittery wings, dainty shoes, flower halos and petal skirts
• Pretty flower invitations, "blooming" tableware and elegant nectar flutes for a magical fairy party
• Beautiful keepsakes and gifts, including shimmering petal purses, charming sachets and exquisite bookmarks

You'll also find fun fairy stories to read together - stories that will engage the imagination and encourage your children to create their own enchanted adventures.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Imagine a hidden world of flower fairies in your very own garden. Your children will embrace this fantasy when they follow the adventures of four charismatic fairies -- Lily, Daisy, Violet, Nana Rose -- and their garden friends. The crafts that follow each story will spur their creativity as they reenact the stories and create their own adventures."

About the Author

Heidi Boyd is a freelance artist, creative designer and photo stylist for several craft publishers, specializing in kids' crafts. She is a regular contributor to Better Homes & Gardens, Crayola Kids magazine and FamilyFun magazine. Heidi has been an art instructor for children in schools and art centers for many years. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; 1 edition (September 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158180430X
• ISBN-13: 978-1581804300
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Heidi Boyd is the author of twelve craft books with North Light Books, most notably the Simply Beautiful series. She crafts at the dining room table where she can keep an eye on the family and dash out the door for the next carpool. Her goal is to make sophisticated design approachable for and easy for all. She has a fine art degree and got her start in professional crafting as a contributor to Better Homes and Gardens books and magazines. Heidi and her husband Jon and their three children actively enjoy the natural beauty of their midcoast Maine home.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Fairy Craft Book Ever!, March 6, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Fairy Crafts (Paperback)

I like to create craft projects and I think this book is very good. It's not just a how-to craft book but a story and picture book. There is a story about four fairy characters, along with many colorful pictures. Each chapter has fairy crafts to do that go with the story. I made a fairy out of wire, beads, fake feathers and fake butterfly wings for my big sister. The book told me how to make it and the directions were easy to understand. It came out great!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fairy Crafts: 23 Enchanting Toys, Gifts, Costumews, and Part, October 21, 2003

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Gwendolyn (Clive, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fairy Crafts (Paperback)

This book makes me wish I had a little girl! We would have the best birthday party!

I teach 5-6 year olds. We studied flowers this fall. We used Heidi's book as part of the imagination phase to our study. The children loved the story that ran throughout the book. The paintings that went with the story were terrific. The story got the children involved and they all wanted to make some of the projects. The directions were easy to follow. All the children, boys and girls, loved making the flower bracelets. This book is a keeper!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, February 13, 2007

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Ami Scott (Moscow, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fairy Crafts (Paperback)

I bought this book, along with Sweet Pea's Garden: Special Things to Make and Do ~ A Flower Fairies Friends Book & How to Host a Flower Fairy Tea Party, to help me with my daughter's fairy birthday party. The crafts are exquisite as well as resonably easy to do. Most items can be easily found around the house or your nearest craft store. I love the crafts in both this and Sweet Pea's Garden. Both books are easy to do although I think Sweet Pea works best for our smaller fairies while this book would be perfect for an upscale girls tea party. I loved the little stories and the illustrations that were woven through the book. The only thing that dissapointed me was that there weren't any recipes. If there had been three or four little recipes that would have rounded out the book perfectly. I fell in love with the little cake in the picture of the table setting at the beginning of chapter three. The crafts included invitations, bookmarks, wings, skirts, fairy dolls with a fairy land playground, jewelry, etc. My favorite crafts were the playground and the blooming tableware. Both were made to decorate my daughters table and they were absolutely beautiful. This made for a magical day. Oh, and there are instructions for a Violet Choker by Heidi Boyd at the DIY website.