Title: Everything Alice
Authors: Hannah Read-Baldrey and Christine Leech
Genre: Arts and Crafts
About the Book...
An instructional book that presents 50 crafts inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
What I Think...
This is a fun book that really covers a lot of ground when it comes to the variety of crafts included and the various skill sets crafters might have. Some of the things are very simple like paper doll pages to copy and then paste on cardboard and tips for egg decorating (you know, just in case you feel like making Humpty Dumpty), but it also includes things like recipes so you can have your own tea party, decorations you can make, and sewing patterns for things like character inspired aprons, an Alice envelop pillows, a March Hare teapot cozy, and lavender dormice (the ones I made are below, though I skipped the lavender).
In the case of each project, supplies are fully listed at the beginning including amount needed, which is helpful in comparison to just being presented with what supply you need (a major pet peeve of mine), and the instructions are presented in an easy to understand manner and when necessary lovely photos accompany them. The only thing I wish was different was that instead of being bulleted that the steps were numbered.
The book itself is a pleasure to flip through with appealing images gracing just about every page. Most of the crafts are accompanied by the original illustrations and quotes from the Alice books that relate to the items being made or baked. There are also fun little write ups such as how to play croquet Wonderland style, a Tweedles' newspaper page, and other "ads".
To Sum it All Up...
A fun book for those who are fans of Carroll's Alice books and who love to craft! ♥️
I have this book and the Everything Oz book but I have yet to make anything from them.
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