Creative Thinking It’s time to get creative More and more people are making crafting and designing their own stuff It’s satisfying and fun to do and it means that you can have things that no one else has It saves you money too If you really enjoy it you could even end up designing or making things for a living A Room of Your Own Your bedroom is your own place where you can chill out with friends read chat or spend time on hobbies Use the projects in this book to stamp your own style on your space as well as making it more cozy and comfy Get the Gear 4 Safety Remember to keep strings cords and sharp things like pins needles and scissors away from small children The projects in this book mostly use sewing and craft materials such as card stock glue felt fabric thread pins needles ribbons and buttons You may have a lot of these at home anyway If not there’s an equipment guide on page 30 to show you where you can find them
Tip You don’t have to follow all the projects exactly If you like you can use the ideas and methods in this book to come up with your own original creations Reuse and Recycle Crafting can help to save the planet For many of the projects in this book you can reuse old clothes fabrics cards and other things instead of buying new stuff that uses up the earth’s resources or sending old stuff to the landfill 5 Tip If you have a sewing machine and know how it works you can use it for some of the projects in this book
