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Tricks and Treats

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What I found really weird about this book was (besides having nothing really new or interesting in it) was that it was essentially a Christmas craft and gift book with a Halloween theme overlay.

What I've always enjoyed about Halloween is that it is a time to do fun and goofy things that you don't normally do during the rest of the year - dress up like a rock star, dangle fake bodies in your yard, make food that looks like trash.

I feel like this book misses the spirit of Halloween while relying on the basic expectations of the Christmas holiday to do alot of hand-made gifts, and annoyingly complicated recipes.

If you are an accomplished craft maker or seamstress, you might get some ideas from this book, but for the average person hosting a Halloween party or dressing your kids lookng for new ideas, I'd look elsewhere.

The majority of this book is simply country kitsch, costume patterns, and patterns for a crocheted pumpkin vests complete with applicaques... scary and not in the good way. The photography also seems very dated, like it may have been compiled in the 80s. Maybe some would find this book "ever-so-charming" or even "oh-my-stars-delightful", but its not for the modern Halloween enthusiast. I'm a huge fan of the Martha Stewart Halloween book and I keep looking for other good books on Halloween.

I was disappointed in this book. It didn't have anything good in it at all. Too county and crafty to even look good. I wouldn't recommend any serious Halloween decorator buy this book.