365 Easy Projects for Every Occasion (Simply Handmade) [Hardcover]

Carol Dahlstrom (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Simply Handmade | Publication Date: September 15, 2000

Simply inspired, simply beautiful, simply handmade.

Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection.

The second book in the successful Simply Handmade series.

365 projects and ideas to celebrate every major holiday and special occasion throughout the year.

Projects ranked by level of difficulty, including: Good Ideas, Make in Minutes, and Step-by-Step.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Meredith Press; 1st edition (September 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696210371
• ISBN-13: 978-0696210372
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #782,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great variey of easy projects, June 25, 2003

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Amy Hilliard (VA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 365 Easy Projects for Every Occasion (Simply Handmade) (Hardcover)

There is a reason that the words "simply" and "easy" are in the title of this book. The crafts are easy to do. For someone such as myself, who is just begining to learn about the world of crafts, this is a good thing. So really, what you get out of this book will depend on your experience level and how well you can extrapolate from the projects in the book to your own, perhaps more advanced, projects.

As for the style of the projects, they are predominantly country and kitschy, but most of them could be made more sophisticated by choosing other colors or materials. However, there are some elegant projects in the book that can be made without any changes. One such project describes using foam leaf stamps to decorate glass bottles. The examples in the book look handpainted rather than stamped. I was glad to see the project on how to create and add "festive" bows and other embellishments to presents. I especially like the wooden box that was covered with sheets of music. I also like the project that describes how to sponge paint and embellish a tray with pressed flowers.

Most of the projects have step-by step instructions and photos. Some projects are just listed because you don't need in-depth instructions to do them. All the projects are listed by season, but some projects can be changed to fit more than one season. The book also gives you two variations on every major project.

As a bonus, the book has quotes scattered throughout its pages, such as "No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration."

If you are interested in learning the basics of a variety of crafts, this book is for you. If you are a more advanced crafter, the ideas within the book might still be inspiring, but you probably already know the basic techniques presented in the book. I would recommend this book to anyone, but realize that not everyone will derive the same amount of enjoyment from its pages.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 3 M's (My Money Maker), September 5, 2000

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Cathy Smith (Tracy, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 365 Easy Projects for Every Occasion (Simply Handmade) (Hardcover)

If you enjoy crafts and making money at the same time, then you'll enjoy this great 5 star book "365 Easy Projects for Every Occassion, Simply Handmade". I also own the "365 Easy Gifts & Decorations you can Make, Simply Handmade". If you don't own them get them now and you will never regret the money you spent on them. I have touched so many lives with the simply pleasures of what I've learn to make from these 2 books, which has something for every hoilday. Thanks Meredith Publishing group for reconizing a great books..........keep them coming!!!!!!!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Simply Tacky!, August 25, 2005

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Noel M. Fabbri "NoelFab" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 365 Easy Projects for Every Occasion (Simply Handmade) (Hardcover)

I have to agree with a previous poster that most of the projects in here are pretty tacky. Examples- decorating a pumpkin with mardi gras beads, or putting glitter on coin rolls to hand out for Halloween. And there must be 7 or 8 diferent examples of the same painting of candle holders, just for different seasons of the year. In all I found 3 or 4 itmes I may be interested in making. Not very creative. Not worth buying in my opinion.