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Best Friends Forever! : 199 Projects to Make and Share

Name: Best Friends Forever! : 199 Projects to Make and Share
Author: Laura Torres
ISBN: 9780761132745

by Laura Torres

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Overview

Diy with your Bff. From the crafty queen herself, Laura Torres, comes a whole world of great stuff to make and share (and do and swap and use and wear). The projects and activities are designed for two, with nearly all of it using stuff from around the house or found in most discount stores. Keychains, friendship bracelets, hairsticks, picture frames -- it's everything that says we're best friends. And it's all divalicious.

Synopsis

For girls of a certain age there's nothing as much fun as making things to share with friends, especially with their BFF (Best Friend Forever). And there's no author better qualified to inspire them with stylish crafts and projects than Laura Torres, whose previous tween craft books for Klutz--including Friendship Bracelets and Pipe Cleaners Gone Crazy--have sold over a million copies each.
Best Friends Forever! is Laura Torres at her most creative, most enthusiastic, most encouraging, most entertaining. Writing like the best big sister a girl could ever have, she presents over 90 two-of-a-kind crafts that one-of-a-kind friends can use, wear, and share. Here are Friendship Stack Rings, Hair Sticks, Scrapbookmarks, Fantastic Frames, Trading Laces, Pajama Pants Swap, Pocket Pillows, Fuzzy Dudes, Sweet and Fruity Lip Gloss--and on, and on. All the projects in the book are illustrated in full color, and are made using low-cost materials either from around the house or from stores like Target or Wal-Mart. Most require only minimal skill. A few projects will need to be sewn, but that's all part of the excitement of DIY that girls will discover--that, and the unabashed fun of using glitters, beads, paints, colored floss, and other decorative flourishes to make everything truly divalicious.

About the Author, Laura Torres

Laura Torres is a bestselling author (more than 6 million sold!) of books for kids and teens. Her how-to books have won many book and toy awards, including the Family Fun Toy of the Year Award and the Parents Choice Gold Award.

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Editorials

Publishers Weekly

Buddies can tackle nearly 200 projects with Best Friends Forever! 199 Projects to Make and Share by Laura Torres. From photo album and frame ideas ("Say Cheese!") to "cool" note-writing ("Pass It On!") to gift-making ideas and classic friendship bracelets, activities abound, with easy step-by-step instructions and zippy photographs of the girls and their finished objets d'art. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Children's Literature

In a friendly and chatty voice, this girl-directed set of projects includes enough new ideas to attract even the most jaded crafter. Assuming that girls want to make gifts for best friends, the author suggests many projects that feature names, personal data, and photos of a "BFF." Projects are grouped by categories such as "Say Cheese! Photo Fun," "Two-of-a Kind Jewelry," and "Friendship Fashions." Fresh takes on old ideas include ways of dressing up and displaying school photos, pet collars that will not bind or choke, fun stickers with glue you moisten (but do not lick as it tastes awful), and customized tee shirts. Photos of the multicultural crafty girls show actual projects on real girls, while drawings indicate the numbered steps to complete them. Crafters will have to lay out some cash to purchase the recommended glues, alphabet beads, dimensional paint, embroidery floss, or double-sided sticky tape, but the author makes a point of using household items and thrift store purchases, as well. Perfect for club fund-raising projects, it is also just right for middle school art classes, and those younger project-lovers with "good hands" or a crafty mom. 2004, Workman, Ages 8 to 14.
—Susan Hepler, Ph.D.

School Library Journal

Gr 5-8-These projects are organized into seven categories: "Photo Fun," "Cool Notes," "Gifts to Make Together," "Home and School," "Fashions," "Fun and Games," and "Jewelry." The introduction includes information on collecting and buying craft supplies and basic sewing stitches. Using clear language, detailed directions, and bright color photos of the finished products, Torres has pulled together a wealth of craft ideas, including bracelets, flip-flop key chains, lip gloss, etc. The items featured will especially appeal to "tween" girls.-G. Alyssa Parkinson, Highland Township Library, MI Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.