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The Big-Ass Book of Crafts | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Montano
Creator: Auxy Espinoza
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Category: Book
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 6436
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1416937854
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5
EAN: 9781416937852
ASIN: 1416937854
Publication Date: February 19, 2008
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Product Description
The Big-Ass Book of Crafts is packed with ideas for sprucing up your living space; concocting fabulous, all-natural body products; designing your own unique stationery; and creating countless other crafts that will convince your friends and loved ones that you're the secret love child of Martha Stewart (only much, much cooler). Forget crocheted doilies and itchy knit sweaters -- TLC's While You Were Out top designer Mark Montano has created stylish and imaginative projects that range from a Warhol-esque Ultrasuede iPod case to photo-adorned boxer shorts to African mask patio chairs to wooden night-light boxes. Divided into sections that include Outdoorsy (ideas to enhance your backyard), Dishing It Out (decorating plates using different techniques), You've Been Framed (innovative picture framing ideas), and Can I Have a Light? (creating and decorating lamps, lanterns, and chandeliers), it's as entertaining to read as it is endlessly inspiring. With more than one hundred and fifty inventive and fun projects, The Big-Ass Book of Crafts is the perfect activity book for readers of every mood, budget, and skill level.
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 Not impressed. January 7, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The only thing really good about this book is the title.
Almost everything in it is tacky and doesn't work well for anyone past college-aged.
The book seems to be geared towards people with little craft experience and no sense of style. It's good for people who want 'character' and have very little budget but other than that, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
I was very disappointed.
 Amazingly Beautiful! January 3, 2009
I was very impressed by this book.
I bought it thinking it might have some pretty interesting ideas.
When I got it home I read it from cover to cover and was blown away by all the wonderful ideas in it.
I always wanted to redo some of my furniture but seemed like it would take too much time and energy but this book shows exactly how simple it is.
I'm just thrilled that I got this book and have already been busy working on several projects from this book.
I love it.
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Hours of crafting... on a budget! December 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has so many ideas that would be awesome to make and give/show off! It offers enough projects to keep you crafting for years. Also, it has detailed, easy to follow instructions for EVERY item pictured in the book. Montano is a clever man, but also inspires me to put my own spin on his projects. He helped me open my eyes to thrift store finds that I would have previously passed up. I'm having fun collecting inexpensive materials and objects to use for his projects.
FUN! December 14, 2008
This book is great. Great ideas for making my apartment look way better. And its fun to give the crafts as gifts, and there are so many. The directions are very clear and the pictures are great. Great book!
Crappy, Cheesy "crafts" fit for a Kindergarten Class. December 3, 2008
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm actually really surprised so many people think this book is sooooo great.
I bought this book as a gift. I'm hoping that who I give it to will appreciate it more than I do.
Naturally, before wrapping it up, I had to look through it to steal some ideas for myself.
Unfortunately, there were about two things that actually caught my eye.
Most of the craft ideas look incredibly sloppy.
I'm sorry, but i'm not one to think that a plastic straw chandelier will look totally rockin' hanging in my house.
Other examples include cutting up a plastic bottle to make into a table lamp, making a geometric shaped lampshade out of popsicle sticks, and a table made out of upside down plastic laundry baskets, wrapped in rope, that his friends mistook for a "very expensive piece."
There is a lot of hideous stuff where it looks like he literally just photocopied a picture, and glued it, in a perfect square, onto a piece of construction paper/shorts/plastic serving tray.
I also found that a lot of the crafts have been done before, and didn't require a lot of common sense. Such as using clear rocks and gluing pictures to the back, to create magnets.
My other complaint is that I DID see some projects that seemed worthwhile, like making a cool headboard, or coffee table. However, the instructions call for things like a drill, skillsaw, access to a laminating machine, etc. I feel like a lot of people living in small apartments who don't have access to things like these kind of miss out on the good stuff.
What I did like--on some of the projects, like envelopes, light switch covers, and "vintage" posters/artwork, he chose really awesome, gorgeous prints. These things were very eclectic and are what caught my eye right off the bat. I liked the day of the dead/renaissance/polka dot and skulls patterns. He even gives some suggestions on where to find cool art prints, which was nice. It's also big, colorful, and comes with pretty thorough intstructions.
The dialogue of this book also bothered me. I know it was written to be "hip" and relatable, but all I could hear was Mark Montano's whining voice when I read the intros. If you've ever seen "10 years younger," you probably know what I mean. Then again, that's just a personal issue.
I wouldn't recommend this book. I'm a crafter, I love to create, and this book is kind of a slap in the face to people with an imagination.
p.s.: how thrilling that my review has caught the attention of the author of this real piece of work. Maybe he'll take my advice and put together something that won't end up in the Goodwill pile. Two stars, and that's being generous.
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