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The Big-Ass Book of Crafts | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Montano
Creator: Auxy Espinoza
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  25 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1416937854
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5
EAN: 9781416937852
Publication Date: February 19, 2008
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Product Description
The Big-Ass Book of Crafts is packed with ideas for sprucing up your living space; concocting fabulous, all-natural body products; designing your own unique stationery; and creating countless other crafts that will convince your friends and loved ones that you're the secret love child of Martha Stewart (only much, much cooler). Forget crocheted doilies and itchy knit sweaters -- TLC's While You Were Out top designer Mark Montano has created stylish and imaginative projects that range from a Warhol-esque Ultrasuede iPod case to photo-adorned boxer shorts to African mask patio chairs to wooden night-light boxes. Divided into sections that include Outdoorsy (ideas to enhance your backyard), Dishing It Out (decorating plates using different techniques), You've Been Framed (innovative picture framing ideas), and Can I Have a Light? (creating and decorating lamps, lanterns, and chandeliers), it's as entertaining to read as it is endlessly inspiring. With more than one hundred and fifty inventive and fun projects, The Big-Ass Book of Crafts is the perfect activity book for readers of every mood, budget, and skill level.
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 Crappy, Cheesy "crafts" fit for a Kindergarten Class. December 3, 2008
Sweeter Pea (Portland, OR)
I bought this book as a gift. I'm hoping that who I give it to will appreciate it more than I do.
Naturally, before wrapping it up, I had to look through it to steal some ideas for myself.
Unfortunately, there were about two things that actually caught my eye.
Most of the craft ideas look incredibly sloppy.
I'm sorry, but i'm not one to think that a plastic straw chandelier will look totally rockin' hanging in my house.
Other examples include cutting up a plastic bottle to make into a table lamp, making a geometric shaped lampshade out of popsicle sticks, and a table made out of upside down plastic laundry baskets, wrapped in rope, that his friends mistook for a "very expensive piece."
There is a lot of hideous stuff where it looks like he literally just photocopied a picture, and glued it, in a perfect square, onto a piece of construction paper/shorts/plastic serving tray.
I also found that a lot of the crafts have been done before, and didn't require a lot of common sense. Such as using clear rocks and gluing pictures to the back, to create magnets.
My other complaint is that I DID see some projects that seemed worthwhile, like making a cool headboard, or coffee table. However, the instructions call for things like a drill, skillsaw, access to a laminating machine, etc. I feel like a lot of people living in small apartments who don't have access to things like these kind of miss out on the good stuff.
What I did like--on some of the projects, like envelopes, light switch covers, and "vintage" posters/artwork, he chose really awesome, gorgeous prints. These things were very eclectic and are what caught my eye right off the bat. I liked the day of the dead/renaissance/polka dot and skulls patterns. He even gives some suggestions on where to find cool art prints, which was nice. It's also big, colorful, and comes with pretty thorough intstructions.
The dialogue of this book also bothered me. I know it was written to be "hip" and relatable, but all I could hear was Mark Montano's whining voice when I read the intros. If you've ever seen "10 years younger," you probably know what I mean. Then again, that's just a personal issue.
I wouldn't recommend this book. I'm a crafter, I love to create, and this book is kind of a slap in the face to people with an imagination.
 Marry me November 24, 2008
K Walker (Tennessee)
I just bought this book yesterday and I am a little in love with it. I'm only sad that I'm in the middle of redoing my craft room so I can't do anything in it right now. I love that some of the stuff in it she actually talks about doing with her niece and nephew, which is exactly what I thought when I saw the pictures (before I read her words). I am going to have way to much fun with this book. I love that it offers something for everyones taste and has a bit of every things in it... wearables, hold-ables, huggables... You have to buy this book!
 Good book, weird style. November 9, 2008
Jayme Anderson (Winston Salem, NC USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The guy who wrote this book has really weird style. Everything is like mexican day of the dead skulls which is cool but not if you were looking for really cool unique interesting crafts. Maybe its just me but I was a little let down by his overall style and how weird it was.
Great Craft Book! November 7, 2008
Melissa Ray (Houston, TX United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm very new to crafting, and this book is perfect for me! Plus I'm giving it as a gift to friends of mine that are also interested in crafting. Smart fun projects, with lots of instructions. I have gotten so many ideas from this book. They are so flexible I can put my own style into every project. Yes there is an example of how to make an art project from beans. I would never use beans, but beads from old necklaces, or other random things I have around the home. Very creative book and I recommend to anyone!
great book! November 3, 2008
Michelle (Minneapolis, MN)
Love this book! I have already made a couple things out of it and there are so many more I am going to make. Great buy!
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