Category: Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies
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Apple Dumplins’
Apple Dumplings Presents Soft Sculpture Graham 1981 Submitter: This ye olde craft book comes from a local branch of the public library. Since automation in 1999 it has not circulated. Sad because that might mean it hasn’t circulated in over 20+ years. It certainly is a time capsule of crafting…
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Macrame Hangers for Small Spaces
Macramé Hangers for Small Spaces Craft Course Publishers, Inc. 1975 Submission: I found this crafty little book hiding in our stacks recently. My family’s first apartment in the 80’s had the same wallpaper as page 13. Holly: You know, the house I grew up in had similar wallpaper in our…
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Make-Up Art
Make-Up Art Freeman 1991 Submitter: This book looked like a good choice back in 1991. However it has not circulated in some time. It’s pretty grubby with what I hope are just makeup stains. Some of the sketches are let’s say… Interesting. Holly: Ummm…yeah. The Chinese Mask is definitely a…
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DIY Crowns and Tiaras
Crowns & Tiaras Judd and Montecinos 2007 Submitter: Why would anyone want a crown made of chicken wire? Maybe I’m the odd one, but I really don’t want almost-garbage on my head. We’re a small public library and this hadn’t been circ’d in over 3 years. Plus, it’s just plain weird!
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Blanket Fashion
Quilted Clothing Laury 1982 As a half-baked fan of sewing and quilting, I can appreciate the skills that these examples show off. I can also appreciate that they are warm enough for the toughest winters. I recognize that my uniform of dresses and cardigans for work hardly make me a…
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Bodacious Documents!
Bodacious Borders Armstrong 1992 Are you looking to make your reports more bodacious? Look no further! You can jazz up your reports with a variety of borders. With a copy machine, and some rubber cement, transform your documents into something special. Prior to the widespread use of programs such as…
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