The Crafty Diva's D.I.Y. Stylebook: A Grrrl's Guide to Cool Creations You Can Make, Show Off, and Share

Kathy Cano-Murillo. Watson-Guptill Publications, $12.95 (144pp) ISBN 978-0-8230-6993-4

More fashionable crafts are explained in The Crafty Diva's D.I.Y. Stylebook: A Grrrl's Guide to Cool Creations You Can Make, Show Off, and Share by Kathy Cano-Murillo, illus. by Carrie Wheeler, photos by John Samora. This handbook offers more than 50 projects, separated by type of diva-the ""Drama Queen,"" ""Flashy Fashionista"" and ""Garden Goddess,"" among others. Diagrams, photographs of the finished projects and thorough instructions (including a skill level indication) help guide girls through the array of ideas.

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