Crafty Gift Guide: Top Books for Crafters

Crafters are always looking for new DIY adventures. Whether it is refurbishing old furniture, decorating a new home, knitting, ceramics, or starting a handmade online business, many crafters can't wait to get their hands on a new creative project. For this reason, crafting books make a great gift for the crafty person in your life.

Top Crafting Book #1: Crafting a Meaningful Home by Meg Mateo Ilasco

Ilasco's Crafting a Meaninful Home has gained praise from the well-known and critically acclaimed blog Design*Sponge, meaning crafters better pick up this book ASAP. Through her book, Ilasco strives to help people personalize their living space with DIY projects with 27 projects that are easily created on a budget. Each project shares a personal story and some heritage that makes them truly unique.

Top Crafting Book #2: Craft, Inc. by Meg Mateo Ilasco

Ilasco not only makes crafts, she is also a freelance designer, writer, and entrepreneur who runs her own studio. Her experience easily makes her qualified to come out with a book on how to run a successful freelance craft business. With Craft, Inc. Ilasco hopes to help crafters turn what they do for fun into what they do for money. With the current unemployment rate hovering at 9.8%, now would be a good time to encourage the crafter in your life to start a freelance business.

Top Crafting Book #3: The Handmade Market Place: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online by Kari Chapin

Similar to Craft, Inc., The Handmade Market Place aims to help any future craft entrepreneurs become successful. The difference is that Chapin hopes to help crafters conquer the world with their art so that their sales don't just stop at a local level. This is a great book to read in conjunction with Ilasco's Craft, Inc.

Top Crafting Book #4: Wired Beautiful: 30+ projects to hammer, coil, spiral, and twist by Heidi Boyd

Handmade jewelry is a popular craft. Not only can you make some beautiful pieces for your friends and yourself, there is always a demand among shoppers for uniquely inspired accessories. If you don't know exactly where to start, Wired Beautiful features 30+ projects that will show you the many uses of wire in handmade jewelry.

Top Crafting Book #5: Brave New Knits: 26 Projects and Personalities from the Knitting Blogosphere by Julie Torjoman

Brave New Knits celebrates the marriage between a traditional craft and modern technology. The internet has made it possible for many crafters to connect, but knitters in particular have experienced a revival thanks to the World Wide Web. The book features 26 projects from well-known designers and up and coming stars, making it the perfect book for both beginners and experienced knitters.

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