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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
Get crafty...

Last week Carol showed me a craft book she was about to ILL to another library called 1000 ideas for creative reuse: remake, restyle, recycle, renew. Before she sent it on we both browsed through the book, looking at all the amazing projects people made out of recycled and found materials. This particular book is not a how-to craft book; rather it shows finished projects and would be a good source of inspirations for crafters. Looking through it got me thinking about all of the different library programs we have offered here that were directly inspired by books from our collection.
 
Duct tape crafts are always popular, and over the past few years we've done a number of duct tape projects, many directly inspired by Ductagami: The art of the tape, both by Joe Wilson

     
 
Check out these pictures of a duct tape hat (yes - that's the sorting hat!), and duct tape roses:

        
 
Last year we had a Recycled T-shirt program, where kidsbrought in old t-shirts and turned them into pillows, tote bags, and headbands, all using directions from the Generation T books, by Megan Nicolay:

       
  
Last summer we made electrical tape bracelets, and earrings and necklaces from nuts, bolts, and washers, all inspired by the cool crafts in Hardware: Jewelery from a Toolbox, by Hannah Rogge.

   
 
I used the Fancy Nancy Tea Parties book by Jane O'conner when planning for our Fancy Nancy Party and our Doll Tea Party:

   

Candy sushi is one of the most popular programs we have ever run here, and the whole program was originally inspired from The Twinkies Cookbook, by Hostess.

        
 
If you’re in a crafty mood, but don’t know what to make, turn to our huge collection of craft books for a little inspiration!

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