Between Friends: Craft Projects to Share

by Charlotte Lyons

Between Friends offers ideas for 40 handmade projects--all of which are fun and easy to make. Readers can indulge in a range of activities, including papier-mch, decoupage, knitting, needlework, painting, sewing, rug-hooking, quilting, scrapbooking, doll-making, and collage. 100+ color photos.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743214099
• ISBN13: 9780743214094
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.6" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

craft projects to share

I got a belated birthday present from a friend last week, Between Friends by Charlotte Lyons. What a wonderful surprise. Charlotte Lyons has made several craft books on different topics. This one is about projects you can share with friends. What about starting a craft group with some good friends or giving away a small hand made gift when you go for a visit or enclosing some fabric in a letter for a dear friend. The book gives alot of creative and great suggestions. I have done all this, and still do. As a matter of fact, the friend who gave me the book and I have shared so many crafty projects over the years. There really are no limits in what you can do. And as it's said on the cover of the book - in an era when women set aside very little leisure time for themselves, let alone for their friends, Between Friends provides the perfect excuse to invite the girls over.The great thing about this book is that Charlotte Lyons has collected so many different things you can do, and put them together in a charming and quite whimsical way. Don't start reading the book late in the night. You will never be able to go to bed then untill you have started a new project, phoned a friend to discuss some new yarn you saw in town earlier that day, or written a letter to a pinpal with pictures of some of your latest quilts.The book will be a favorite of mine for years to come, and I know it will inspire me to make wonderful gifts for and with my friends from all over the world. And a little secret. MY Between Friends has a little handmade bookmark, embroidered with the words"If friends were flowers, I'd pick you" - made special for me by my special sharing friend.Britt Arnhild Lindland

she's done it again!

Charlotte Lyons has a real gift for creating something wonderful out of basic odds and ends. And her newest book, Between Friends, offers inspiration galore. Whether you have friends to share the craft projects with or simply want to escape the daily routine by making something alone this book is a fabulous resource. The instructions are very clear and the projects are cleverly organized by the amount of time they take. A great gift idea too.

Love this Book

Love this book...fun projects to try with friends or on my own. It's pretty to look at too. Perfect for gifts. The dumpling soup is the great.

A Softer "Martha"

After 9/11, I think we've been searching for projects todo at home and find ways to reconnect with family andfriends.Search no more --Charlotte Lyons has provided the answerswith her charming book of craft projects. Her photos anddirections are easy to follow; her recipes invite us all into her kitchen! You read this book, and feel you've always knownher -- or want to know her! I'm exhausted after reading Martha Stewart's descriptions of craft projects. Ms. Lyons' photos and descriptions make you feel like your watching over your mom's shoulder - warm and cozy! Like she's right there encouraging your creative side! What a great Mother's Day gift, birthday gift or "girlfriend"gift. Reconnect with old friends and find new ones.

A Book to Share

A couple of years ago, a friend gave Charlotte Lyons's earlier book "Mothers & Daugters at Home" to my 12-year-old daughter. It was beautiful to look at. She loved it. Wanted to try everything in it. Not me, however. "Oh, no", I thought. "Not another craft book that shows me how richly supplied with time, talent and materials everyone else is." But I thumbed through it with her......and fell in love. And in the end, although she has now left me far behind in her creative development, Rebecca and I launched several delightful (and successful) projects together. So when Ms. Lyons's next book came out, I bought it for myself and have continued to purchase it as gifts for others. Like its predecessor, the layout of the book is beautifully coordinated. The narrative and directions are personal, engaging and encouraging. The directions are clear. It is liberally supplied with beautiful photos that convey not only the "made specially for you" look of the projects but also the joyful feel of the process. And tucked in, among all these things, are snippets of warmth, wisdom and inspiration that make this book itself a great gift to all who pick it up.