- Nicki Trench

Homemade Gifts: Easy Techniques and Great Projects

By Nicki Trench

Homemade Gifts will spark your creativity. All the patterns and recipes in this book are simple and clear using step-by-step instructions. You’ll find the projects enormously satisfying to make for both beginner and expert crafters.

Inspiring step-by-steps by crafting doyenne, Nicki Trench.

The perfect gift idea for every occasion.

Stunning photography throughout.

Homemade Gifts will spark your creativity. All the patterns and recipes in this book are simple and clear using step-by-step instructions. You’ll find the projects enormously satisfying to make for both beginner and expert crafters. Among the collection you will find birthday treats, including an easy-to-make make-up bag for the glamorous girl in your life, an apron for a keen cook and a garden journal for a green-fingered friend. Treat a special someone with a patchwork blanket, a knitted tea cosy or an embroidered tablecloth. Finally mark the occasion with a simply stunning birthday cake decorated in beautiful roses, heart shaped cookies for Valentine’s day or a knitted Santa for Christmas. With over 15 projects and unique gift-wrapping ideas you’ll never be short of inspiration with the wealth of projects in this delightful compendium of crafts.

Author: Nicki Trench
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 03 Aug 2009
Pages: 96
ISBN: 978-1-84340-531-3
Nicki Trench is the author of The Cool Girl’s Guide to Knitting, The Cool Girl’s Guide to Crochet, The Complete Guide to Knitting & Crochet and How To Sew. Nicki also designs wedding cakes for magazines such as Cosmopolitan Bride, You & Your Wedding and Brides. She is a designer and expert on domestic hand crafts and also runs craft workshops and home arts retreats from her home in East Sussex, England.

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