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Dollmaking for the First Time Book
Wedding Crafts New Free Projects
AllCrafts.net Crafts Crossword Puzzle

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Wedding Crafts Section
Wedding crafts is one of our most popular crafts sections. As some of our loyal readers may remember, I had a great time making my wedding invitations, wedding quilt blocks and attendant gifts for my wedding in 2000. We also have lots of free projects for the bridal party, the reception, flowers and the cake. We've expanded the areas for wedding showers and wedding cards. The list of projects added is near the end of this newsletter. Visit the updated page - Wedding Crafts at AllCrafts.net

See the list of other new projects added recently to AllCrafts in the AllCrafts Update Blog

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Dollmaking for the First Time by Miriam Gourley

Unleash your inner primitive folk artist! This book is a thorough course in the basics of doll-making. I do think the title is a bit broad, since this covers the folk style of doll-making exclusively. The instructions and color photos are excellent. The Doll Making Basics section is almost a complete course in itself. The techniques are general in nature, and could be used in designing your own dolls. Almost every page has multiple color photos that are very helpful. The directions for making a cloth doll illustrate in detail how to sculpt fingers, toes and faces. Next, the basics of making a wooden doll are shown. Hairdos, clothing, shoes and embellishments round out this section. The crafts skills that you will use the most are sewing (hand and machine) and decorative painting. A big heaping of creativity and personality help out, too. The projects are arranged in order of difficulty, and each doll is designed to teach a different aspect of doll-making -- using patterns, mixing wood & cloth, sculpting faces, adding a beard, making an ornament, painting methods, and more. Due to the clear instructions and photos, and the emphasis on learning new crafts techniques, this is a reference book that you can use again and again. It's a great example of how craft techniques should be taught. Dollmaking for the First Time at Amazon.com.

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New Projects in Wedding Crafts

Wedding Crafts is all-new! Here's some of the free projects added:

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