Looking for a family-friendly alternative to video games and reality TV?The About.com Guide to Family Crafts has the answer for you with exciting crafts projects the whole family will love. Crafts are not only fun for everyone, but they will help build your children's self-esteem and stretch their imaginations. Sherri Osborn, the About.com Guide to Family Crafts, provides easy-to-follow instructions along with step-by-step illustrations. Even if you think you have two left thumbs, you'll be able to snip, glue, and craft with success. Featuring more than 150 diverse and low-cost projects, including: - Crafts from trash—turning bottle caps, old CDs, and egg cartons into decorative picture frames, sun catchers, and jewelry organizers
- Gifts for everyone-recipes for home-made bath salts for mom, a tool bench organizer for dad, or a teacher's survival kit
- Make-it and wear-it-learn exciting tie-dye, batik, and embellishing techniques
- Pick a theme-create animal ears, fairy princess castles, or pirate treasure chests
With The About.com Guide to Family Crafts, any day can be packed with hours of quality time spent building homemade memories! Sherri Osborn, the About.com Guide to Family Crafts, is a freelance writer and crafter whose work has been featured in several craft shows and magazines, and is a contributing author for Fuzzy Fun and Year Round Crafts for Kids. Ms. Osborn owned and operated a daycare center where she honed her crafts projects. She lives in Sebaka, MN.
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