Making Things: Finding Use, Meaning, and Satisfaction in Crafting Everyday Objects
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Making Things champions handmade crafts that infuse the no-waste ethos with glamour and fun.
Through easy-to-follow tutorials for over 100projects that are both accessible and aspirational,Making Things invites readers to try their hands at a variety of crafts and celebrate the satisfaction that comes from slowly and carefully creating for oneself. Learn to fold magazine pages into Masu Boxes for organizing bits and bobs, make a cardboard loom for weaving potholders out of old linens, braid your own Kumihimo Dog Leash, orstarch fabric scrapsfor decorative bunting.
Makers Rose Pearlman and Erin Boyle met in 2018 and immediately struck up a friendship, united by a reverence for everyday objects. Their approach towards craft reflects a shared commitment to sustainability and accessibility – as they write in Making Things’ introduction, “Craft can be exquisite and exacting, the result of formal training and years of practice, but it can also be experimental and messy and not quite perfect.”
Scouring sidewalks, stoops, and thrift stores, the authors repurpose materials to create projects that range from functional to fun and frivolous. Step-by-step guides make it simple to start and finish each project, while the book’s stunning photographs show how each craft can fit within an organized, thoughtfully curated home.
As Making Things demonstrates, relying on a limited range of supplies and repurposing the same materials can spur our creativity, encouraging us to look at a pile of junk on a stoop and see endless possibilities.
Making Things: Finding Use, Meaning, and Satisfaction in Crafting Everyday ObjectsSale price$35.00
"This cheerful and accessible book is filled with imaginative ways to make practical and playful objects from materials you are almost certain to have on hand or can easily get your fingers on. Paying their respects to other creators who have inspired their philosophies, Erin and Rose joyfully demonstrate that simple ingredients offer pathways to creative projects that have a purpose inside and outside of your home. Instructions are easy to understand, materials lists are clear, and the photographs capture the imagination and invite creative engagement. You'll learn new skills with this resourceful book, and you'll be proud of the ways it helps you reduce, reuse, and recycle. A must-have for crafters, creators, and classrooms."
