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{Book Reviews} Artful Halloween, and Party Ensembles

September 16, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - Leave a Comment

This week we are reviewing two titles that will be of interest to those of you that love to decorate for Holidays and put together Parties for special occasions.

Artful Halloween: 31 Frightfully Elegant Projects by Susan Wasinger, is packed with amazing Home Decor, Costume, and Entertaining Ideas for Halloween. Decorating for Holidays is always so much fun and you will find plenty of inspiration in this lovely book. All the projects have very clear instructions, and lots of step by step photos to guide you through the process. Most of the projects can be completed by a beginner so get the kids involved! Some of the techniques used include: painting, stamping, sewing, paper crafting, jewellery making – and may of the supplies and materials are items that you will find around your home, at the op shop or charity store, at your local hardware or craft store.

Book Details:
Publisher:     Lark Books
Format:        Paperback, 128 pages
ISBN:          781454702474 
RRP:            $21.99

Artful Halloween is available from Booktopia and  Fishpond.  We recommend this book for everyone who loves to put some special touches to their home for Halloween.

Party Ensembles  is an inspiration book from the editors of Papercrafts Magazine. It brings together a collection of over 1000 ideas to create party embellishments out of paper. The projects are suited to a wide range of holidays, themes, and special occasions. You will find ideas for birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, movie nights, wine tastings and more. Each theme includes basic instructions for making the projects using general paper crafting supplies and materials. The book comes with a CD which contains full supply lists, patterns and digital design elements. For more details you can check out the google preview over at 

Fishpond.

Here are a couple of the themes –

Book Details:
Publisher:       Leisure Arts
Format:         Paperback, 288 pages
ISBN:           9781609003814
Price:            $29.99

Party Ensembles is available from  Fishpond and Booktopia. This book has many inspiring ideas and is recommended for those that enjoy creating special parties and need some project inspiration.


Disclaimer: Please note that we are not paid to write book reviews but we do receive a review copy of the book from distributors/publishers. We are affiliates of Booktopia and Fishpond.


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