tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907277564675500548.post5443618239443291484..comments2009-03-27T19:09:09.298-07:00Comments on Mama Says...: Calling All Crafty Mamas...Kristin Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01806850863380796325noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907277564675500548.post-23426476071611804572009-02-09T16:36:00.000-08:002009-02-09T16:36:00.000-08:00kristin! i gotta fire my publicist and hire YOU (...kristin! i gotta fire my publicist and hire YOU (wait, i need a publicist first!)<BR/>i wrote this book when i had a baby so i made all of the crafts myself with my not-so-crafty-but-fun-to-be-with-and-open-to-new-things-friends. but...as my baby got older...we started crafting together...making tu-tus and hats and blinging out wipe boxes! sometimes it's more about her sorting rhinestones or picking out patterns and helping me spray the sale fabric with her purple squirty bottle so i can iron it...and sometimes she flat out makes the project by herself. either way, we're bonding and in the end...she thinks she made it HERSELF (tee hee!) i hope you guys like it! kristin. you. are. amazing!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043695558644729519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907277564675500548.post-51342146359630015812009-02-08T14:44:00.000-08:002009-02-08T14:44:00.000-08:00Absolutely, yes! The projects are explained very ...Absolutely, yes! The projects are explained very clearly but also in a highly entertaining and "approachable" manner; if you consider yourself a Newbie Crafter then rest assured you won't be overwhelmed.Kristin Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806850863380796325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907277564675500548.post-43127951650004334572009-02-08T10:41:00.000-08:002009-02-08T10:41:00.000-08:00Do you think I am crafty enough to make the stuff ...Do you think I am crafty enough to make the stuff in it?? If so I am soooo buying this!!Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720793513519663467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907277564675500548.post-20178964373637376292009-02-07T19:43:00.000-08:002009-02-07T19:43:00.000-08:00I think so, yes! As far as craft supply fallout i...I think so, yes! As far as craft supply fallout is concerned, each project is either a one-to-two hour quickie project, or an easy-to-put-down-and-pick-up-again project. I keep all of my "general" crafty supplies in a plastic shoe box, and in another I keep the supplies specific to the project I'm working on; only once did a project spill into a small laundry basket. <BR/><BR/>If you are a veteran Crafty Mama, these may not be new techniques to you but they will most certainly be clever applications of old standards. I have a 3 year old daughter, and I can foresee making a lot of these things in various forms until she's at least 7--I actually look forward to doing some WITH her, once she's older. A few of the projects are baby-specific (like bibs, for example), but most projects in the book will be in our repertoire for awhile. I would say that I will use 80% of the project ideas as shower gifts or first birthday gifts, 75% to decorate my DD (or her room), and actually about 20% for personalized gifts for grown-up Mama friends.Kristin Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806850863380796325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907277564675500548.post-74732648852000039602009-02-07T18:55:00.000-08:002009-02-07T18:55:00.000-08:00What do you think -- if my youngest child is alrea...What do you think -- if my youngest child is already three, will I still find enough cool stuff to do in there to justify buying it? Is any of the stuff easy enough that I could do it with just a little bit of extra time (maybe an hour at night) and not a lot of space to store craft supplies?Cristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032299329910192166noreply@blogger.com