I Felt Awesome: Tips & Tricks for 35+ Needle-Poked Projects
I Felt Awesome: Tips & Tricks for 35+ Needle-Poked Projects
By Moxie
Gifted by North Light Books
www.northlightshop.com
Reviewed by Jennifer Bendix, Editor of AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com
Felting is a fun and versatile crafting method, perfect for felt-lovers of any skill level. With over 35 different felting tutorials, this book is perfect for long-time felt crafters looking for fresh and fun ideas. Moxie's book, I Felt Awesome: Tips & Tricks for 35+ Needle-Poked Projects, will provide you with ideas and hints to keep you felting all year round. Plus, with an author as quirky and entertaining as Moxie, you'll feel the need to read this crafting book from cover to cover.
This book will provide you with 36 different needle-poked projects that range from wearable to decorative crafts. Moxie writes each one of her felting tutorials in great detail, allowing you to easily understand every step to each project. The 13 different wearable tutorials in this book include a section of bracelets, broaches, and clutches. Some of the decorative crafts featured in Moxie's book are more practical than others, which are simply just for fun. Take her felted Mr. Faux-Tato Head as an example of one of the goofy and playful projects in her "Playables" section, which boasts 12 projects.
Moxie includes a wide range of photographs, which help explain each project in a step-by-step manner. Her third section, "Form Not Function," includes a variety of decorative felting crafts for around the house. From felt fruit to kitchen wall art, I Felt Awesome: Tips & Tricks for 35+ Needle-Poked Projects will show you that there is no limit to what you can create with this fun crafting technique. Felting is an inexpensive technique that you can easily take on the road with you. You'll only need your wool, felting needles and a soft foam pad to get crafting on one of these 36 funny and fantastic felting projects.