Mixed mania

Featuring a wide range of mixed media projects, this outrageously fun craft primer takes a decidedly unstuffy approach to an immense range of art methods. Projects–including art quilts, painting, collage, bookbinding, assemblage, doll making, decoupage, and image transfers–are divided into three main sections: Artistic Appetizers, Creative Main Courses, and Sweet Treats and Special Occasions, with each addressing a different level of time invested and difficulty. Whimsically laid out like recipes, each project includes detailed ingredients (materials), instructions (what to mix and add), and tasting tips (how it should look).

Debbi Crane is an elementary school teacher and an artist. She teaches fabric art workshops and has had works published in several magazines, including Cloth Paper Scissors and Somerset Studio. She lives in Bedford, Indiana. Cheryl Prater is a scrapbooker whose works have been featured in Cloth Paper Scissors and Creating Keepsakes. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.