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Have you ever been pumped to start a creative project only to have your brain turn into a dead dial tone whenever you look up instructions to your projects? DIY AS EASY AS PIE is a whimsical instructional book that offers an array of projects with thorough instructions and alternative methods of creation that will appeal to both beginners and advanced crafters alike. This book will have a focus on upcycling common object easily found and will include vibrant full color pictures displaying the projects and showing the process. The book will be sectioned into sewing projects; from simple staple pieces to quirky designs, paper crafts, crocheting, and home decor projects.

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Brenda Estrada grew up helping her mother sew clothes for …show more content…
Also elementary school teachers can find these projects helpful and fun for their class.

Competing Books:

SWEAT SHOP PARIS: LESSONS FROM A SEWING CAFE by Martena Duss and Holleis Sissi, (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2011)

Includes DIY instructions for quirky fashion, home decor, recipes and includes music and location recommendations in Paris. However, some of the projects are limited by their quirky designs and over simplified instructions that aren't as practical as they are eccentric. DIY AS EASY AS PIE on the other hand will offer a wider array of projects from simple to quirky as well as in depth instructions and alternative creation methods.

STITCH 'N BITCH: THE KNITTERS HANDBOOK (Workman Publishing)

Although it has a fun array of instructions and tips, it is limited to only knitted works; whereas DIY AS EASY AS PIE will offer projects for different mediums.

WISE CRAFT: TURNING THRIFT STORE FINDS, FABRIC SCRAPS, AND NATURAL OBJECTS INTO STUFF YOU LOVE by Blair Stocker (Running Press,
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