Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design
by Faythe Levine & Cortney Heimerl Faythe Levine traveled 19,000 miles to document what has emerged as a marriage between historical technique, punk culture, and the D.I.Y. ethos. For Handmade Nation, she and Cortney Heimerl have selected 24 makers and 5 essayists who work within different media and have different methodologies to provide a microcosm of the crafting community.

The Big-Ass Book of Crafts
by Mark Montano The Big-Ass Book of Crafts is packed with ideas for sprucing up your living space; concocting fabulous, all-natural body products; designing your own unique stationery; and creating countless other crafts that will convince your friends and loved ones that you're the secret love child of Martha Stewart (only much, much cooler).

Cookies, Brownies & Bars
by Elinor Klivans Sweet, gooey chocolate chip cookies in lunch boxes; beautifully decorated holiday treats wrapped and mailed with care; and rich, moist brownies and bars overflowing from a picnic basket: these and many other recipes and ideas can be found in the pages of Cookies, Brownies & Bars.

Bead Loom Bracelets
by Anne Akers Johnson Bead Loom Bracelets features detailed instructions and step-by-step illustrations for making seven different bracelets. All of them are surprisingly simple to make, with exceedingly show-off-able results. The books comes with all the supplies you need, including beading floss, needles, and literally thousands of sparkling seed beads, bugle beads, and specialty beads.

Bent, Bound & Stitched: Collage, Cards and Jewelry with a Twist
by Giuseppina "Josie" Cirincione Just as they were with Collage Lost and Found, readers will be inspired by simply flipping through the pages of Bent, Bound & Stitched. In addition to great-looking projects, numerous techniques are demonstrated which include adding texture to papers, combining different gauges of wire, reworking found objects into jewelry and using a basic silkscreen process.

The Chicks with Sticks Guide to Knitting
by Nancy Queen & Mary Ellen O'Connell Stop letting worry knit your brows, ladies. Let go of your fear of knitting, and take hold of The Chicks with Sticks® Guide to Knitting. With more than 30 simple, chic projects plus simple step-by-step instructions, this book is the complete guide to starting and enjoying this fun, rewarding hobby.