Attention all crafters! Donations are now being accepted for the 5th Annual ICPL Friends Foundation fundraising bazaar. The bazaar is on Saturday, December 3rd, so you still have time to get your craft on to support ICPL. Donation forms area available online or in the Library.
If you’re looking for ideas to get your crafting juices flowing, on the 2nd floor near the Information Desk we’ve put together a display of a few of the many, many craft books from our collection. Some of the books on the display include:
Christmas Crafting in No Time by Clare Youngs Contains 50 fun holiday projects in a variety of different crafts, including paper crafting, sewing, clay modelling, papiermache, printing, candle making. Each project has easy to follow step by step instructions, and project rage from quick and simple to time consuming and more advanced. A guide to embroidery stitches in included at the end of the book.
The Big Book of Holiday Paper Crafts, by the editors of Paper Crafts magazine contains more than 500 ideas for all sorts of holidays. Focused mainly on cards, here are also ideas bookmarks, gift bags, and holiday ornaments as well. Read the rest of this entry »