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Forest Fairy Crafts: Enchanting Fairies & Felt Friends from Simple Supplies Kindle Edition

by Lenka Vodicka-Paredes (Author), Asia Currie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 224 ratings
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28 toymaking projects for kids, featuring faeries, zombies, gnomes, leprechauns, and more.

•Make magical fairies, scary zombies, and cute gnomes with simple supplies and sewing skills

•Learn easy crafting skills like hand sewing, finger knitting, sewing buttons and sequins, and using patterns

•Have a fairy-crafting party! Projects are perfect for birthday parties, play dates, and afternoon playtime

Welcome to Fairyland! Inside this book, you’ll find more than 28 projects that’ll make the most of your imagination. Whether you want to make flower fairies, zombie sprites or forest gnomes, there's something in here to get you started! You can even craft a treasure pocket to hide all your creations in. Best of all, you’ll learn new sewing skills that you can show off to your pals!
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  1. Reading age
    6 - 11 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    367 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 6
  5. Publisher
    FunStitch Studio
  6. Publication date
    March 28, 2013
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  8. Word Wise
    Not Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
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  10. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  11. ISBN-13
    978-1607056904
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This is a 'must have' book for kids that enjoy using their imagination and love Fairyland! It is an excellent book to give as a gift to a child interested in learning to create with basic sewing projects, as well as for caregivers of children that are looking for fun projects to do with them. Heck, this book is going to be fun for adults that enjoy Fairyland too!

The projects all come with well-written and easy-to-follow instructions, with great visuals. You can make all sorts of fairies (pretty ones, funny ones, or even scary ones.) And you can even make gnomes as well as 'treasure keeper' projects where all sorts of little treasures can be stored. Every project is perfect to keep or for a special gift.
― sewcalgal.com

About the Author

Lenka Vodicka-Paredes and Asia Curie are based in Nevada City. Their handwork program developed through their work at the Nevada City School of the Arts, where they teach classes for 5-year olds to 7-year-olds. Their popular blog can be found at: www.forestfairycrafts.com

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C4U4G5O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ FunStitch Studio (March 28, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 28, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 38150 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 367 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 224 ratings

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  1. Lenka Vodicka-Paredes

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    Years ago, a little experiment changed my world. I grew up with toys made by strangers, toys that I bought, toys that I opened. My own little girl was a baby and I wondered, could I make her a toy? I used wooden peg people from the local craft store and scraps of felt. A few stitches and a little glue later . . . And my daughter had her own set of seasonal gnomes, made by her own mom. I kept them on a shelf until she decided playing with toys was more fun than eating them. Now those gnomes are tokens for game boards that she draws herself, and pocket-friends, and family for little garden-houses that she builds out of sticks and leaves. Those little gnomes opened up the world of hand-crafted toys for me.

    I taught second grade at the time, at the Nevada City School of the Arts in Northern California. I worked with our resident art teacher, Asia, to develop a handwork program for our school. We were already teaching students knitting. What if we taught our students how to make toys? We would help them make their own little gnome family! And make their own game boards. As we cut capes for sixty gnomes, we looked at one another. "We're crazy," we said, "but we'll see what happens." We started with a gnome. Then we backtracked to teach them how to use a sewing needle and how to sew a running stitch or a whip stitch.

    Magic happened. The expressions on their faces were precious. They rushed up to their mom or dad, "Look what I made. I made!" And they treated their gnomes with a mixture of awe and disbelief. They didn't have to buy toys. They could make toys.

    The experience inspired Asia and I to continue building and developing crafts for children. We brought fairies, star-babies, owl treasure-pillows, and many more whimsical crafts to classes from kindergarten through second grade. Last year, parents convinced Asia and I to write down our patterns (we keep most of them memorized). Forest Fairy Crafts was born. We are now on Etsy with patterns and craft-kits for families.

    My girl is not a baby anymore.Now she rushes to me with her sketchbook in hand."Look, Mom," she says, "Let's make this!"

    Yes, let's make toys.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Enchanting book will make you addicted to making fairies!
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Enchanting book will make you addicted to making fairies!
Loved, LOVED this adorable book! The designs are enchanting, simple, and instructions are easy to follow. I have given so many as gifts to adults AND children, although it’s hard to tell which like them best! There are always squeals of delight when I bring them out! The authors did a great job with presenting this book. Another friend has already bought it too.
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Backstrom
5.0 out of 5 stars Fairy crafting from A-Z!
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2013
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No kidding, this book shows you how to make all kinds of fairies from Angel fairies to Zombie fairies! A fairy for almost anyone! In addition to over 20 different fairies, you can also make over 10 different treasure/wish keepers.

I really like this book as the designs are adorable and the directions are clear. The authors start off with a list of supplies that you will need and some basic sewing lessons. Next is a "Troubleshooting" page to help you figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. In addition, there is a "Notes to Parents" section which contains some very handy tips on dealing with children and crafting. Each project is labeled with a little "flower" to tell you if the project is "simple" or "tricky", etc.

The book begins with directions on making a basic girl fairy. This basic body will be used to make many different fairies depending on how you style the hair, face, and clothing for each fairy. Lot's of really good ideas! The authors offer other body styles for fairies, as well as, a forest gnome. The treasure/wish keepers are great alternative projects.

The pages of this book are quite durable and the only thing I would change is to give it a spiral binding to make it lay flat. In fact, I think I will go to Kinko's tomorrow and have one put on!

This is a perfect book for parties, play dates, or even rainy days. I highly recommend it!
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nicole
5.0 out of 5 stars very sweet book! the projects are all cute and creative ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2015
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very sweet book! the projects are all cute and creative and easy for kids to follow. my 12-year old daughter loves it, she is old enough to make the dolls herself. my 5-year-old daughter also loves the dolls as well, but she needs my help to make them. this is fun for kids AND adults! there are fairies of all seasons and holidays and everything in between.
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jakell
5.0 out of 5 stars Forest Fairy Crafts
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018
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This was my first book and I love it, I do not have any little children but am in love with Fairy gardens and all things related. I intend to make a few of these adorable fairies and send both the fairies and the book to a good friend that has 5 grand daughters I know they will love it. The book is super easy for any age to read and comprehend it also has some great pictures to explain how to make each thing. I highly recommend for ages 5 to 100.
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Cindy N. Bryce
5.0 out of 5 stars even cuter in person
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2013
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I made these with my 8 year old granddaughter and my 5 year old grandson. The instructions were very good and I liked the patterns not just instructions to cut out a certain size. I also liked the many pictures that showed the step by step process. The kids could cut around the patterns. Luke needed quite a bit of help but he picked out the one he wanted to make, drew the face and did most of the cutting. Maren had some help with the first one and almost no help with the second. They played with them for a long time. Its great if you have leftover flowers from making hair clips. We will use this enchanting book again and again. They are really even cuter in person.
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It's me, Wendy.
4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect activity for any kid over 5. Keep it simple or go all out!
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2017
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I am enjoying making and embellishing these fairies! The directions are easy to follow, and I appreciate the hints for keeping the crafting kid friendly. I held back one star to stress that the paper book is really more practical than the e-book I got.
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Brock McNuggets
5.0 out of 5 stars We are addicted to this book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014
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We homeschool and each Friday we do art as our 'extra' subject, after our main lessons. Kids have always enjoyed art, but when I introduced this book to them and told them we were going to start making fairies, their love of art doubled, at least! For the last six weeks, we have been making a different kind of fairy from the book. We've started from the beginning with teaching the girls to do the basic sewing stitches shown in the book. This was excellent because I wanted to teach them to hand sew too. The girls are 6 & 8 and have caught on easily to sewing. Our six year old needs a bit of help making the fairy bodies, but otherwise, she's got everything else down pat! Our eight year old has it down pat. The crafts lend to any material you have on hand, which makes it nice when on a tight budges, such as we are. Each week the girls are anxiously anticipating our art day. The only problem is, how am I going to get them away from this eventually to introduce other forms of art? LOL Hey, if that's the problem, I'll take it!!! Highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to spend some fun time with your kids being creative. We do this as a family and even my husband and myself are addicted. We made some as gifts, but were so attached we decided to get them something else! LOL It's true, they become like little children, each with their own personality. TOOOOOO much FUN!! Thank you to the authors!
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lilchef
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful crafts for you and your kids
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2013
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This gem of a book is not only pleasing to look at, it is also carefully detailed and well organized. The instructions are so well written that my 6 and 9 year olds and friends are completing the projects with minimal help. I love that the crafts are suitable for both girls and boys. Another thing we love is that all of the projects can be individualized to the crafter's taste. The gnomes, fairies, mermaids, etc. turn out very cute and hold up to play very well. Thank you, Lenka Vodicka-Paredes and Asia Curie, for sharing your secrets of the crafting trade in this awesome book--and for inspiring kids (and adults!) to craft.
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Kindle CustomerJR Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Great how to do book
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021
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I have used this book to show my Grandchildren how to make these . It's fun and simple, plus they learn sowing at an early age and thanked me later when they had to replace buttons.
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Adorei !
Reviewed in Brazil on November 22, 2020
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Espetáculo!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on February 19, 2018
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Me he maravillado con este libro, miles de proyectos hermosos.....súper feliz y encantada. Mis más profundos agradecimiento por tan hermoso contenido y las ilustraciones extraordinarias.
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Anna Rubato
5.0 out of 5 stars Wunderschönes Buch
Reviewed in Germany on March 14, 2018
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Das Buch macht Laune auf Bastelarbeiten. Es ist sehr schön illustriert, so dass es Vergnügen bereitet, es in Vorfreude auf Bastelarbeiten durchzublättern.
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Maria
5.0 out of 5 stars Years of fun!
Reviewed in Canada on February 5, 2016
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I love this book! Easy instructions, clever ideas and beautiful fairies.
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SSB
5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of my favourite books already and i only received it today
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2014
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This is one of my favourite books already and i only received it today. Its obviously aimed at the younger person but i still love it. So many ideas and you're not limited to the materials in the book. This book encourages you to use your imagination. Already have ideas for little xmas gifts for casual friends and xmas tree decorations. I know i'm gonna enjoy making quite a few projects in the book.
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