Paper Artist: Creations Kids Can Fold, Tear, Wear, or Share (Craft It Yourself) Paperback – March 1, 2013

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley for the purpose of review. The review is my honest opinion and I was not paid for this service.Paper Artist: Creations Kids Can Fold, Tear, Wear or Share is a wonderful craft book for young readers and adults. There are some really unique yet creative paper ideas included in the book. The book was well written and included illustrations of what the finished product should look like. Since this book is catered towards young readers, I think that it should have included step by step illustrations to go along with the instructions as many people learn better visually then just being told or given written instructions. The projects included in the book are however fun to create and not all that difficult. Overall, I think that the author did a wonderful job. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys crafting of any kind and wants an unique project to do.

I am an experienced paper artist and saw the title of this book and bought it after a minute of thumbing through it. After sitting down at home with it, I have found that there are some cute ideas that kids might like to do, however, the instructions are difficult to understand as written. Maybe a child could understand them better than I think, but the projects with quilling,for example, give no explanation of how to do it. It takes quite a bit of instruction and practice to learn how to use a quilling tool much less how to form them. The stationery looks darling, but to make paper is quite a huge undertaking and not everyone has a deckle or the know how and the instructions were way too simplistic and not very helpful. Reading the instructions on the Box it Up were confusing although I have made many a paper box, but needed a visual to figure out how to make them. Anyway, the pictures of the finished projects were cute and the ideas great, but not enough visual instruction on how to produce them in my opinion.

Very good new ideas what you can do with paper,but they do require certain skills and aren't really for beginners or young kids.But with a little bit of my help,my 9 year daughter had a lot of fun :)

While I am not necessarily the craftiest person, I am a bit of a paper addict. Scrap booking, card making, and creating all sorts of other paper projects are my idea of fun. I, however, was blown away by the creativity of Paper Artist: Creations You Can Fold, Tear, Wear and Share by Kara L. Laughlin and Jennifer Phillips.This is no ordinary paper craft book - this goes far beyond inspiring page layouts and beautiful card designs so that you can create paper projects that are as beautiful as they are diverse. With clear directions and beautiful photos, you can learn how to quickly create earrings, a headband, a paper purse, a paper flowered necklace, and even a paper hat. My favorite project, by far, though, was the paper scarf - it is beautiful and stylish and I can't wait to make it. There aren't any crazy items needed to make these beautiful projects, and the directions are so clear that crafters of any level will find a project that they feel confident doing.With over 114 pages of crafty ideas and inspiration, paper lovers are sure to find a project that will be fun and beautiful. This book is well worth adding to your shelf!