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Mothers and Daughters at Home: 35 Projects to Make Together

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Finally! A down-to-earth book that deals with real women, not Martha Stewart superhumans, and gives us a real purpose: spending time with the people we love most in the world -- our daughters -- instead of just making our houses beautiful. My 11 year old daughter and I drooled when we first saw the projects she suggests and couldn't wait to get started. And when we tried making one (the teddy bear is our favorite so far), I found her directions easy to follow and appreciated that she leaves room for individuality in every project. What I really liked is that this book is not just another "craft book" -- it's more like friendly advice on how to form a better relationship with our kids and that's something we all could use. I highly recommend Lyons's philosophy and this book!

I have four daughters and even when they were very little we always made our own holiday gifts (napkin stamping, candle rolling, apple wreaths, little journals). My girls are now 15, 13, 12 and 11 and I've begun to run out of ideas! Charlotte Lyons book was given to me as a gift and I have been pouring over it ever since. For one thing, it is a stunningly pretty book to look at and for another, it has craft suggestions that I need -- from the good cheer fairy for the younger ones to the wallpockets for the older ones. They also look like ones I can handle. As my children get older they are certainly more creative but the time we have for such projects grows less and less. I don't think I am alone in bemoaning that fact! Anyway, I am confident that we will have mnay fun hours together this summer because of this book. I wish all of you the same good fortune.

This book is an excellent way to inspire women and their daughters to spend time together. I am Charlotte's daughter, and I cannot emphasize enough how much she has inspired me with art, and how much we bond when we do these things together. It's a perfect mother's day gift!

I recently received Mothers and Daughters at home as a gift. I've only begun to read the opening chapters and it has brought back so many wonderful momories of my grandmother. She was my "craft" mentor. Mothers and Daughters is more than just a 'How to' book, for me it is a book of memories of a simpler time. I look forward to beginning my first project with my grandaughter!

I love this book! It provides clear, step-by-step directions for a large number of projects, many of which are unique, and most of which will become family heirlooms. They vary in complexity (so some will be perfect for virtually every age of chiild). There were several I want to make for myself -- e.g., memory jars, made by covering a container with modeling compound and sticking charms and other saved treasures into the clay, so they will harden there. Although I seem to buy every craft magazine and book on the market, that's the only place I've ever seen this particular project.

My one and only quibble is with the title. IMHO, this would be equally appropriate for fathers and sons, fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, grandparents/aunts/uncles/teachers and any boy or girl -- as well as making things for oneself. Somehow, I'd feel funny giving parents of three sons (no daughters) a book with this title -- yet it would be absolutely perfect for them, as well as for almost anyone with children and/or a desire to preserve traditions/souvenirs.

When TV is so much fun (and easy to use to get a minute away) it's hard to pull my child away and have her expand her mind. My sister found this book for me and it has just turned my afternoons with my child around. I'm a stay at home mom and it's been hard to find new things for her to do to pass the time so she doesn't get bored of me.

This book has given us countless ideas of things to make, as well as tips at how to make the project come together and the supplies you will need. I have bought many books to get ideas on projects, and they seemed like things she'll end up making at school in a few years. "Mothers and Daughters" gives you great craft ideas that not only are fun to make, but fun to make together, and in many cases, help the child to make something that they will really cherrish for many years to come.

One craft in particular has become such a hit that my whole family has piched in with ideas. It's how to turn a simple scrap book or notebook into a cookbook. I now have many family members giving my daughter recipes to make at home and to include in her cookbook. She had lots of fun getting the supplies to make her book and each day, she wants to cook something to put in it. I know that this project will prepare her for many important aspects of life down the road, including fractions, writing skills, and trial and error.

Something else that is great with this book is that each section has a fun anecdote that pulls the book together so well, it's not just about crafts, it's about mother and daughter time (or as my mom says "Grandmother and grand-daughter time) that we take for granted in this busy world.

I recommend this book full-heartedly to any mother, step-mother, any woman for that matter that wants to have some real one on one time with a child they love and want to make memories that will last a lifetime. The only reason I didn't give this book a full 5 stars is because I wish it could have had more craft ideas and hope the writer does another book soon.

Just as described, fast shipping. This book will keep my daughters and I busy for years to come. Projects for all ages

I loved this book since I was looking for really girly things to do with my daughter.