Jodi Levine

nonfiction; crafts (kid-friendly and adult-friendly, for fun and for party decorations). Many of these you've probably seen before (who hasn't made masks from paper plates or little houses from milk cartons?) but the process of making the (deceptively simple) dyed coffee filter flowers is mesmorizing, and a lot of them will have you saying "why didn't I think of that?" for how simple (and beautiful) they are. worth a look-thru; check it out at your local library (or see if you can get it through your library's Link service).… (altro)

This book is full of cute projects that only call for cast-offs and inexpensive materials. With so many trash-to-treasure books telling you to buy expensive materials to use with your recycled items, this is a very welcome breath of actual frugality.

Almost all of the projects can be done with and/or by kids. That being said, there's a lot of them that would make nice gifts between adults - I've got my eye on the TP tube trinket box and the TP tube letters as coworker gifts. The coffee filter flowers - there's several types - are also quite tempting.… (altro)