Most creative types will admit that they like to dabble in more than one type of craft. So crafters who are interested in both felting and jewelry making will enjoy author and designer Gail Crossman Moore's kits for making various types of felted jewelry projects. All kits come with everything needed to do the project, including dyed wool roving and illustrated instruction pages on felting. The jewelry kits include beads and findings. Kits can be ordered in a variety of colors including rose, plum, black, rust and gold.
For more information or to order your own kit, visit Moore's website at
www.gailcrosmanmoore.com and click on "Shop." Prices range from $26 for her Felt Acorn Earrings kit to $56 for her felt Treasure Pouch kit.
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. Those who want to risk the so-called sweater curse can find patterns especially for men in two new books, 
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while Brenda Schweder uses bike chains and a cloth measuring tapes for her found object jewelry book, 
. Fabric is the material (get it?) of choice in the book 
. Beaders who love using vintage materials will enjoy Kaari Meng's 
. Looking to create beaded items for your home as well? Look no further than Mickey Baskett's 
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. Creator of the famous puking pumpkin, Nardone's various project instructions include Crime Scene Pumpkin, Cannibal Pumpkin and Electrocuted Pumpkin. Halloween has never looked better.
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