Cool Stuff

Any yahoo can buy stuff. A crafty girl makes it herself. Chronicle's crafty girl series targets the hip and creative girl who is ready to raid the recycling bin, the corner store, the refrigerator, and the sewing box and the tool box for things she can make and do. With spirited, funny text, and totally terrific project ideas, the crafty girl series wrestles boredom down on the mat and makes it beg for mercy. Each book is a full-colour extravaganza of forty fun projects. Cute line drawings throughout provide the diagrammatical boosts where necessary. cool stuff brims with projects like pompom picture frames and a glamour calculator to no-sew decorative pillows and a fuzzy desk set. A bevy of fabulous ideas for sprucing up the room and making gifts for friends and parents will keep a tween busy come rain or shine.