Must have books for the beginning of 2011

In no particular order and because I just think I will have to go and buy them all ...

The Artful Bird - Abigail Patner Glassenberg

 Abigail has an awesome blog here: While She Naps

Sew La Tea Do - Pip Lincolne

Pip has the infamous blog Meet Me At Mike's

Little Green Dresses - Tina Sparkles

Tina has compiled a book with 50 original patterns for repurposed dresses, skirts and tops. Her website is here: Tina Sparkles

How to use, adapt and design sewing patterns - Lee Hollahan

Lee Hollahan has a facebook page for this book here: How to Use, Adapt and Design Sewing Patterns

Making Transparent Soap: The art of crafting, molding scenting and coloring - Catherine Failor

Catherine Failor has been making Soap and Molds for over 12 years. Visit her molds page here: Milky Way Molds

Rebound - Creating handmade books from recycled and repurposed materials - Jeannine Stein

You can pick up this awesome book from Amazon here: Rebound

The Party Dress - Mary Adams

Mary Adams is just amazing. I love her sense of fun and creativity. Her blog can be found here: Mary Adams The Dress

Little Girls, Big Style - Mary Abreu

More about this great book and Mary can be found here: Stash Books

Handy Dad - 35 Awesome projects for Dads and Kids - Todd Davis

This book is definitely coming to my place to live. There are some pretty cool weekend things here for Dad's (or Mum's) and kids to knockout. That climbing wall project will be the first around here! Buy the book here: Amazon

The Handmade Marketplace - Kari Chapin

This is probably the only MUST HAVE for anyone venturing into the world of making and selling handmade. Visit Kari's blog here: Kari Chapin