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Page 6C East Oregonian HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Put together a DIY Christmas package For crafty gifts, pair how-to books with supplies By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press C ONCORD, N.H. — Santa has his crew of crafty elves, but those of us living south of the North Pole could use a little help. Sure, your creative friends and loved ones will appre- ciate a how-to book full of new projects for an existing hobby, or ideas that could spark a new one. But con- sider going the extra mile by putting together a DIY kit with supplies that allow them to dive right in. Want to really make it special? Make one of the projects yourself and tuck it in with the book and sup- plies as inspiration. I’ve been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of this idea. Admittedly, I was per- plexed when I tore away the wrapping paper and found a stack of used books with no discernable theme — a novel, a biography, a collection of famous quotations and a pic- ture book. My confusion dis- appeared when I opened the second parcel my friend pre- sented to me: a book about making crafts with recycled books. “Book Art: Creative Ideas to Transform Your Books into Decorations, Stationery, Display Scenes and More” by Clare Youngs (CICO Books, 2018) includes nearly three dozen projects ranging from simple cards to elaborate three-di- mensional sculptures. Rather than have your recipient AP Photo/Holly Ramer A book about embroidery paired with hoops, floss, scissors and other stitching supplies. rooting around in her home library, hit up some yard sales or thrift stores and pick out a few hefty hardcovers. Ide- ally, offer a mix of newer vol- umes and well-worn tomes, some with dense text and some with colorful illustra- tions. Consider including a craft knife, an awl for punch- ing holes and a glue stick. A small, self-healing cut- ting mat also would come in handy, as would some tracing paper for transferring designs to book pages. If you’re lucky, you might get a hand- made thank-you card featur- ing one of the projects! If you have any knitters AP Photo/Holly Ramer This book features adorable pom pom animals. Tuck it in a basket full of yarn and pom pom makers. Knitters on your holiday list might appreciate a gift that pro- vides ideas on using up leftover yarn. on your list, “Pom Pom Ani- mals” by Trikotri (NIP- PAN IPS Co., 2018) pro- vides plenty of projects to use up leftover yarn. The book includes 45 adorable and surprisingly realistic-look- ing animals, and while I’m not sure anyone but the hip- pest of hipsters would actu- ally wear a squirrel head brooch, the animals would be cute atop hair ties for chil- dren or pinned to tote bags. Put together a basket of sup- plies including plastic pom pom makers in various sizes, wool yarn in various shades of brown, white, gray and black, a package of plas- tic safety eyes and a small assortment of wool roving. While these projects may be a bit too intricate for children, the idea can easily be adapted by choosing a book aimed at a younger audience and pairing it with brightly col- ored acrylic yarn. The Klutz brand of activity-based books includes several pom pom titles that include supplies with the instructions. Embroidery has made a comeback in the fashion world in recent years, spawn- ing multiple how-to books. “Hoop Dreams” by Cris- tin Morgan (Abrams, 2018) features modern designs and instructions for projects rang- ing from simple decorative hoops to jewelry. Embroidery floss comes in a near endless array of colors, so pick out a handful and package them up with some hoops, needles, scissors and marking pens. The small monogramed hoop featured in the first chapter would make a good Christ- mas ornament, too. And while no one wants a lump of coal in his or her stocking, a box of rocks is a different story. Rock paint- ing, from the mesmerizing patterns of mandala stones to cute critters, is getting trendy, and a DIY kit is easy and fairly inexpensive to put together. Buy an assortment of acrylic craft paint and brushes, paint pens and var- nish, and collect rocks from around your yard, a beach or a riverbank. “Art on the Rocks” by F. Sehnaz Bac, Marisa Redondo and Marga- ret Vance (Quarto Publishing Group, 2017) features about three dozen projects for rocks of all shapes and sizes. Embroidery has made a comeback in the fashion world in recent years Giftwrap from a printing press By KIM COOK Associated Press F or many of us, wrap- ping gifts is even more fun than giv- ing them. But each year, we throw away miles and miles of wrapping paper, much of which can’t be recycled because of inks, coatings or other additives. If you want to make a gift to the environment at the same time you’re giving to others, choose any of a vari- ety of smart, stylish and eco- friendly ways to gift-wrap this year. To really get on the eco express, wrap gifts in vin- tage road maps, pages from old books, newspaper com- ics, foreign language news- papers, kids’ drawings, brown paper bags. Clean and reuse tins, bottles or pack- aging from favorite stores. Or borrow the Japanese tra- dition of furoshiki, wrap- ping gifts in fabric by using scarves, thin blankets, tea towels or other eye-catching pieces of material. But there’s also a grow- ing number of eco-friendly papers out there. Sara Smith of Maui, Hawaii, founded the com- pany Wrappily in an effort to “green-up giving.” “After learning that gift wrap generates over 4 mil- lion tons of trash every year, I had a ‘what-if’ realization: What if wrapping paper could be printed on a news- paper press, so it was made locally and easy to recy- cle?” she says. She set up Kirsty Copperfield/Wrappily her supply chain, milling, printing and packaging in This undated photo provided by Wrappily shows one of the company’s holiday wrap designs. Washington State. “I’m certain no one has over-thought wrapping geometrics from Manhattan designs this season include a paper to the extent I have,” studio Hour of Nine. There’s tailored antler print in warm a modern take on Scandi- navy and tan hues; a retro she laughs. She promotes indie art- navian folk art from Dutch Rudolph pattern; and a cozy ists and prints the designs designer Tamara Houtveen snowflake pattern on a gray, on uncoated, 100-percent in a zingy palette of pinks, cable-knit printed back- ground — all printed either recyclable and compostable reds, blues and citron. newsprint. Wrappily offers At The Container Store, on recycled paper or recy- customized papers as well as ready-to-ship, printed ones. 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