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Best Stenciling

The Farting Animals Coloring Book
This farting animal coloring book for kids (of all ages) is just what you've been looking for, even though you probably didn't know it! Be sure to check out his FARTING MAGICAL CREATURES COLORING BOOK too!
Reviews
"My daughter-in-law wanted adult coloring books for Christmas, so I got her a couple of nice ones....then when looking around for one with animals, this one came up."
"The coloring pages or very simple and non-detailed, but it's more for the laughs than the coloring."
"A great addition to my two daughter’s stockings this Christmas."
"This was a gift for my mother-in-law."
"Bought this for my mom because she likes to color to relax."
"Gave this to my teenage son at Christmas."
"Bought this for a white elephant party."
"This coloring book is a perfect gift for silly people in your life."
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Farting Magical Creatures Coloring Book
Each coloring page comes with an amazing fact about each magical creature and its farts. In addition to his FARTING MAGICAL CREATURES COLORING BOOK, he has illustrated the FARTING ANIMALS COLORING BOOK.
Reviews
"Funny white elephant gift, esp when kids are playing too!"
"I bought this for a white elephant gift exchange for my kids."
"Hilarious and cute!"
"Good white elephant gift."
"This is my favorite thing I have ever purchased!"
"My Godson loved this book."
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Coloring DC: Batman: Mad Love Featuring Harley Quinn (Dc Comics Coloring Book)
DC Comics joins the Adult Coloring Book craze with all of its most popular characters in COLORING DC: HARLEY QUINN IN BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE! Paul Dini is a multiple Emmy and Eisner Award-winning writer and producer who has helped redefine the legends of the DC Universe in such series as The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Krypto and Justice League Unlimited .
Reviews
"Once again, the stories in the book seem to be the same artwork as used in comics but with the colors removed. What I really like about being able to “color my comics” is that I can now color my characters in traditional ways or pick my own color palette and go for it. I will provide more details below about the physical book but here is an overview of what I found in this coloring book: 94 pages of black and white graphic novel plus title page. Design printed on both sides of page. Paper is heavyweight and non-perforated. Three designs merge into the binding. Binding is both sewn and glued. All markers (alcohol and water) and India ink pens bleed through the page. Gel pens leave a shadow of color on the reverse side. Coloring pencils work fantastic with this paper. The designs are printed on both sides of the white, heavyweight, non-perforated page. This is exactly what I expect from this type of coloring book as it is really a graphic novel."
"At first I was skeptical, like "wow, i really just ordered a coloring book for 11 bucks" but it was way more worth it than I previously thought."
""Coloring DC: Batman: Mad Love Featuring Harley Quinn" is the adult coloring book you don't have to color to enjoy."
"I knew I was buying a DC coloring book but what I didn't know was that I was buying a coloring comic book."
"Awesome book, not good if you like to color with markers though!"
"Now's your chance to correct the Joker's overly loud clothing with your own color choices- finally with your help he can look a lot more human."
"I didn't get this to color I must confess, but to see the amazing artwork,of Bruce Timm in black and white."
"I got this because Joker and Harley are my favorite Batman villains."
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Best Rubber Stamping

Making an Impression: Designing & Creating Artful Stamps
These 20 beautiful projects--including cards, an embellished journal and tote, and decorative wall pieces--provide the keys to Geninne's creative process and image-making process. From tags, stationery, wrapping paper to a garden journal and more, this book teaches you how easy and empowering the art of carving rubber can be." "(Geninne's) passion for nature and color seeps through every page, instantly grabbing the reader's attention, and her straightforward writing style encourages even the non-crafter to pick up a carving block and simple cutting tools.
Reviews
"I LOVE this book and am enamored with making my own rubber stamps for use on paper, fabric and ceramic ware!"
"The only thing that would have been helpful is a list of suppliers that carry the rubber carving blocks, but I looked around at my local art stores and was able to find them!"
"First off...if you are the least bit interested in making your own stamps, order this book right now! Geninne's book has so many tips, motifs and templates that you won't know where to start first!"
"Packed full of great info which you'll always use!"
"Really nice book."
"I LOVE her art work, I love her imagination, I love her darling birds."
"I love the idea of making my own rubber stamps. She shows how to trace a picture and burnish it to the white rubber eraser block."
"Although never a "stamper" per say- the idea of using your own inspiration to create stamps that can spice up a package or letter is exciting!"
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Best Origami

His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass
The epic story that takes us through the three novels is not only a spellbinding adventure featuring armored polar bears, magical devices, witches, and daemons, it is also an audacious and profound reimagining of Milton's Paradise Lost that has already inspired a number of serious books of literary criticism. I began to write this novel with little sense of the plot, even less notion of the theme, and only the vaguest idea of the characters. I suppose these things are partly temperamental; I know that some excellent writers make a great thing of planning every book before they write it; but it doesn't work for me. One thing such a technique prevents is what I think every long book must have if I'm not to go mad writing it, and that's the element of surprise. A book, especially a long book like His Dark Materials , has to have some sort of theme, or else you'll be working for a long time (this story took me seven years) in a moral vacuum. If you're working as seriously as you know how to, for a matter of years, then a theme will emerge whether you want it to or not. Next time I shall remember: the story should lead, and the theme will emerge in its own time and its own way.
Reviews
"Indeed as I was reading through the entire series (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass) I had thoughts and feelings which I have only experienced when reading books of supreme quality and worth such as Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey series, or Stephen Baxter's Xeelee Sequence."
"Favorite childhood series. A fantastical adventure series that challenges concepts of innocence, experience, and antiquated belief systems."
"The author seems to have researched a bit on what he describes throughout the book, and whoever has read books like "The Tao of Physics (Ftitijoff Kapra), the Bible or the Tao Te King (Lao Tzu) will be familiar with at least some developments."
"Awesome series, I really enjoyed it!"
"A great read, somewhat disheartened to learn that some people see it as 'young adult reading' ... while I understand that the main characters are young .. the themes running through the books are valid to all and still relevant today."
"There are two kinds of great stories -- those that fit seamlessly into the body of thought and make you wonder why no one thought of it before, and those that are remarkably imaginative and compelling and make you wonder how the author thought it up at all. Pullman's trilogy fits into the latter category."
"Each chapter of book 3 is preface with poetry that reveals the writers knowledge of biblical truths and vastly diversed types of writings."
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Best Book Making & Binding

Making Handmade Books: 100+ Bindings, Structures & Forms
Culled from the author's best-selling books Creating Handmade Books , Unique Handmade Books , and Expressive Handmade Books , these projects will fuel bookbinding adventures for years to come. Alisa Golden's work is collected by such institutions as the New York Public Library; the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the V&A.
Reviews
"A good book containing a large number of styles, many of which I would describe as cards or pamphlets but not books."
"Many conceptual books with additional meaning attached - you could spend a lot of time assembling words and images into some kind of book with all of these examples - inspiration throughout."
"Great book!"
"This book has very detailed instructions for many different types of books."
"This is probably the most helpful book that is needed to anyone who is remotely interested in making a book."
"wonderful creative ideas."
"I had hoped to learn how to make handmade books when I purchased this, but the author seems to have focused on adding a large number of TYPES of books to the repertoire while not really spending enough effort to describe any of them in detail. It's great (I guess) that there are 100 types of bindings, but the descriptions and diagrams for even the most simple ones are quite difficult to follow."
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Best Paper Craft

Easy Origami (Dover Origami Papercraft)over 30 simple projects
Here is a collection of 32 simple projects for novice origami hobbyists — clearly illustrated and with easy-to-follow instructions that even beginning papercrafters can follow with success. Internationally renowned author John Montroll has significantly increased the origami repertoire with his original designs.
Reviews
"I bought this for my 13 year old daughter because she constantly complains about being bored."
"Easy Origami is just that....EASY."
"My son loves this book."
"My almost 7 year old loves this easy to use book!"
"This is a really good book with some very simple ones towards the beginning."
"This book is perfect for young kids just getting into origami."
"I thought it came with paper, but it is just instructions."
"Given as part of a gift set, so I can't say anything else except they liked it."
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