Candy Construction

Candy Construction: How to build edible race cars, castles, and other cool stuff out of store-bought candy by Sharon Bowers

With shows like Cake Boss, Ace of Cakes, Cupcake Wars and Kid in a Candy Store inspiring our future bakers is it any wonder that I could not resist picking up this book for our library.

In Candy Construction author Sharon Bowers reveals how inexpensive and readily available store-bought candy offers an irresistable treasure trove of crafting material. Armed with a bedazzling variety of sugary shapes, there is no limit to what kids can build. Every project is accompanied by full-colour photos and easy to follow, step-by-step building instructions.

I can't wait to sample some of your creations.
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The Magic of Paper Sculpture

The Magic of Paper Sculpture by David Swinton

With Christmas just around the corner, I seem to start getting crafty, this year I'm into  making paper ornaments, so I took a little trip to the public library for some inspiration and look what i found :-D
This is so cool I can hardly wait to start trying my hand at paper sculpture. Who know maybe you'll be seeing some of my creations or this title added to our collection soon.

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Photojojo : insanely great photo project and DIY ideas by Amit Gupta and Kelly Jensen

I love seeing all the photography projects that the students at Lakie produce, but what to do with those photos - Hmmmm?

Well this book has plenty of ideas of what to do to show off those photos of yours. Cool ideas to display photos, cool ideas to enhance your photography. have some fun, take a look but don't hog the book.

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Cool non-fiction

Papier-Mache Monsters by Dan Reeder

The monsters this guy makes are incredible, and better yet he makes it look easy, fun and wildly messy. Right on. I'm already in love with this book. I wish I had more time - so I could get messy and monstery.

here's the write-up:

Celebrated monster-making master Dan Reeder is at it again - helping others let out their inner monsters! All that is needed is a few simple ingredients and a wild imagination. Reeder guarentees success if the tried-and-tested, goof-proof how-to steps in this humourous read are followed. But there's more, he's also giving away all his secrets for creating ghoulish monster elements such as jaws, claws, horns and scales, webbing, tenacles, eyeballs, fingers, toes, gnarly hands and feet and drool- yes perfect drool.

Check this out --

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