Craft Book Reviews

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Who doesn't love to buy craft books and craft magazines? Nothing is better than curling up with a cup of tea and a great book or magazine and being inspired by the glorious creations and exciting new techniques to try.

These art and craft book reviews and magazine reviews will help you decide which books and craft magazine subscriptions you'd like to add to your personal library. I've also included in some of the reviews some great resources where you can buy craft supplies online so you can quickly find unique and reasonably priced supplies for the kinds of projects described in each book.

Not all online book stores are created equal. At some sites you'll find plenty of discount craft books while at other sites you'll find a huge selection of titles or rare books. If you're trying to find the best places to buy craft or art books, check out these reviews of several online book stores.

Art and Craft Magazines

Accessories Magazine
Accessories Magazine is written for people who sell women's fashion accessories in any type of retail environment. Because the magazine reports on trends many months in advance, you'll get that information in time to reflect those trends in your own work.



Art Jewelry Magazine
I never get tired of reading Art Jewelry Magazine. This jewelry making magazine covers a real variety of jewelry making techniques from beginner metalsmithing techniques, working with wire, polymer clay, metal clay and plenty of other jewelry media.

Art and Craft Books

Bead on a Wire
Bead on a Wire by Sharilyn Miller
Bead on a Wire is a great wire jewelry book. If making wire wrapped jewelry is brand new to you, or you want to learn techniques beyond creating simple wrapped loops, you will be able to follow the instructions in Bead on a Wire and create your own unique wire jewelry pieces.

The Beader's Guide to Color
The Beader's Guide to Color by Margie Deeb
The Beader's Guide to Color by Margie Deeb looks at color theory from a beader's perspective. The book includes fantastic examples of beadwork that will provide inspiration and encourage you to challenge yourself to take your own beaded projects to a new level.

Making Resin Jewelry
The Art of Resin Jewelry by Sherri Haab
If you want to experiment with making resin jewelry (or using resin in other projects, for that matter) this book is a great starting point. Resin is a really wonderful, versatile product that you can use to create truly unique designs while avoiding the need to invest in a lot of complex equipment.

Chinese Brush Painting Techniques
Chinese Painting Techniques by Alison Stilwell Cameron
Chinese Brush Painting: A Beginner's Guide by Pauline Cherrett
The Chinese Brush Painting Bible by Jane Dwight
I started experimenting with Chinese brush painting techniques about a year ago. It is a wonderful and deceptively challenging discipline. Ideally, Chinese brush painting should be studied with a teacher, but unfortunately, not everyone can access a great teacher. If you'd like to try your hand at learning Chinese brush painting techniques, these books can help to get you started.

Business Books

The Successful Business Plan
The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies by Rhonda Abrams
The Successful Business Plan by Rhonda Abrams is an extremely thorough and easy to understand guide to writing a business plan. If you are looking for an all in one resource for writing your business plan, this book will not disappoint.


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