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Arts & Crafts - March 2025 @SCCLD

Spring is almost here! It could be time to try out some crafts with found and foraged items. Whether you're foraging in nature, a thrift store, or in your own closet during some spring cleaning, there is a craft book here for you.

18 items

  • Creative Projects Using Everyday Materials

    33 Innovative Ideas for Your Home, Yard, or Back 40

    Creative Projects Using Everyday Materials features more than thirty projects designed by the users of instructables.com. These users have repurposed and reused everyday items they've found around their homes, in their backyards, or even…
    BookNew York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2024. — 745.5 CREATIV
  • Creative Basket Weaving

    Step-by-step Instructions for Gathering and Drying, Braiding, Weaving, and Projects

    Bégot, Sylvie,
    So many interesting basketry designs can be made from plant leaves and bark that you can find in nature or purchase from suppliers. Learn how to harvest these materials and use the basic materials and weaving techniques to make projects…
    BookGuilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020] — 746.412 BEGOT
  • Big Thrift Energy

    the Art and Thrill of Finding Vintage Treasures - Plus Tips for Making Old Feel New

    Chamlee, Virginia
    If you think unique is chic and cringe at the sight of a "Live, Laugh, Love" poster, then Big Thrift Energy will teach you everything you need to know about shopping for affordable vintage home decor and styling it in a modern home.…
    BookBend, OR : Blue Star Press, [2022] — 747 CHAMLEE
  • Seasonal Flower Arranging

    Fill Your Home With Blooms, Branches, and Foraged Materials All Year Round

    Chezar, Ariella
    This lavishly photographed book from renowned floral designer Ariella Chezar provides step-by-step instructions for 39 seasonal floral arrangements and projects that celebrate the splendor of flowers, the bounty of the changing seasons,…
    BookCalifornia : Ten Speed Press, [2019] — 745.92 CHEZAR
  • Furniture Flips

    25 Bright and Vibrant Painted Furniture Projects

    Condon, Joanne,
    Joanne Condon takes you step-by-step through the process of furniture flipping, from choosing the right piece to using color, pattern and detail to bring new life to an item.
    BookLondon : CICO Books, an imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd., 2023. — 645.4 CONDON
  • Take advantage of nature's bounty and craft in time with the seasons! Whether potting up dandelion honey, cooking and crafting with rose petals or preserving autumn leaves and acorns, there are so many wonderful gifts, ornaments and treats…
    BookYorkshire : White Owl, 2023. — 745.5 COOMBES
  • Amazing Furniture Makeovers

    Easy DIY Projects to Transform Thrifted Finds Into Beautiful Custom Pieces

    Crider, Jen
    Transforming old and worn furniture into a gorgeous, modern statement piece can be intimidating, but Jen Crider makes it easy with step-by-step tutorials anyone can do. This book is packed with ingenious, approachable projects to turn old…
    BookSalem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co., 2019. — 749.1028 CRIDER
  • Wreaths

    Fresh Foliage Foraged & Faux

    Dobbie, Alys
    By making creative and beautiful contemporary wreaths, add a handmade focal point to wherever you are. This guide offers step-by-step instructions for 15 wreaths of all types, from live materials to dried botanicals to found objects and…
    BookAtglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing, [2021] — 745.926 DOBBIE
  • String Quilts

    Sustainable Patchwork Projects Using Fabric Scraps

    Forster, Carolyn,
    Many quilters are rediscovering a range of traditional patchwork and quilting techniques that, at their heart, are based on recycling and reusing materials. A style of patchwork that is true to this ethos, and which has been around for…
    BookTunbridge Wells, United Kingdom : Search Press, 2024. — 746.46 FORSTER
  • The Art of Upcycling

    Creative Ways to Make Something Beautiful Out of Trash, Thrifted Finds and Everyday Recyclables

    Foss, Emma
    Discover a trove of upcycling ideas and inspiration, with this collection of projects from upcycling influencer Emma Foss. She shares detailed, step-by-step tutorials to teach you essential upcycling techniques so you can create something…
    BookSalem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co, 2023. — 745.5 FOSS
  • Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects

    20+ Beautiful Techniques Using Your Fabric Stash

    Harrison, Sallieann
    Use your sewing scrap fabrics to make impressive, out-of-the-box sewing projects that will wow! Elevate Your Scrap Sewing Projects is filled with 10 super cute projects, from wallets and cushions to pouches, baskets, quilts, soft toys, and…
    BookMount Joy, PA : Landauer Publishing, [2023] — 746 HARRISO
  • Mending With Boro

    Japanese Running Stitch & Patching Techniques

    Horiuchi, Harumi
    One simple stitch can bring new life to hundreds of your favourite things! Boro is the Japanese straight stitch used to repair and reinforce fabrics that is the basis for Sashiko. It is a favourite among visible mending enthusiasts because…
    BookTokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing [2023]. — 746.46 HORIUCH
  • Patchwork T-shirt Quilts

    the Fabric-lovers Approach to Keepsakes and Preserving Memories

    Johanson, Amelia
    Using sentimental tees in your quilting and sewing projects is the perfect way to repurpose treasured memories, souvenirs, and keepsakes. But if you're looking for interesting projects that go beyond a traditional T-shirt quilt, this book…
    BookMount Joy, PA : Landauer Publishing, [2023] — 746.4604 JOHANSO
  • A celebration of both sustainability and design, this book presents beautiful interiors filled with salvaged, recycled, and repurposed objects from around the world. Artful home interiors are born from curiosity, creativity, and…
    BookNew York, NY : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2019. — 747.1 MACLENN
  • Mending With Love

    Creative Repairs for Your Favorite Things

    Misumi, Noriko,
    Extend the life of well-worn, beloved pieces using these creative techniques. Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patching, darning, felting, stamping and a little crochet to worn pieces of clothing or household items.…
    BookTokyo : Tuttle Publishing, [2021] — 646.6 MISUMI
  • Foraged Flora

    a Year of Gathering and Arranging Wild Plants and Flowers

    Roebuck, Louesa
    Roadside fennel, flowering fruit trees, garden roses, tiny violets; ingredients both common and unusual, humble and showy, Foraged Flora is a new vision for flowers and arranging. It encourages you to train your eye to the beauty that…
    BookBerkeley : Ten Speed Press, 2016. — 745.92 ROEBUCK
  • DIY Thrift Flip

    Sewing Techniques for Transforming Old Clothes Into Fun, Wearable Fashions

    Yang, April
    DIY Thrift Flip teaches how to shop and sew sustainably by providing how-tos for finding, upcycling, and customizing secondhand clothing with basic sewing instructions.
    BookBeverly, MA, USA : Quarry, 2024. — 646.2044 YANG
  • Foraged & Recycled Art

    35 Projects Made From Found, Natural, and Repurposed Materials

    Youngs, Clare
    With ideas for makes from gifts and accessories to homewares and decorations, this collection shows you how to craft innovative projects from foraged and upcycled materials. The 35 designs include a patchwork weekender bag made from fabric…
    BookLondon ; New York : CICO Books, 2023. — 745.584 YOUNGS