Book Review
If you are a true lover of Halloween, wished it came more than
once a year and can’t get enough of anything related to Halloween
this is the book for you! Trick & Treats – The Ultimate
Halloween Book is divided into eight chapters Signs of the Seasons
(Yard Art Ghost), Costumes for Kids (Patchy the Scarecrow), Pumpkins
Etc. (Pumpkin Head Family), Festive Fashions (Chenille Vest), Fun
Foods (Mini-Pumpkin Sandwiches), Toys and Gifts (Cool Cats), For
the Home (Mrs. Good Witch Tote Bag), and General Directions. This
book really does live up to its name because it is the ultimate
in Halloween ideas. There is everything you would need for Halloween
from decorating your home and yard, carving your pumpkin, costuming
your kids, unique Halloween inspired clothing for yourself and the
children, food for the party as well as unique Halloween toys and
gifts to make. Throughout this book there are great color photos
of the projects you can do and they really give you a sense of how
wonderful they can look and how they can be displayed or used.
A color photo as well as clear and thorough instructions accompanies
each project in Tricks & Treats. There is a list of materials
and tools you will need as well as the what to do portion explaining
the process of making and in some cases, displaying the craft effectively.
What I really like about the presentation of the project instructions
is the first step is to inform you how large you have make the pattern
that is included right next to the craft for your convenience. This
saves you time going to the back of the book to look for the pattern
you need. I also really like the wide variety of project ideas in
Tricks & Treats, there is an equal number of costumes for boys
and girls and a good selection of projects for people with different
talents i.e. sewing, crocheting, carving, quilting and tole painting.
And if you aren’t master of any one of these talents that
doesn’t mean you can’t do the projects in this book.
The final chapter of Tricks & Treats is called General Directions
is outlined to help the reader out with techniques (sewing by machine
or hand, curved seams, casings, machine appliqué, machine
and hand embroidery, crochet basics, and working with Styrofoam
and using a hot glue gun) they may not know how to do or with which
they may not have had much experience. Accompanying the explanation
of each technique is a photo of the craft to which it applies, making
the link between the craft and the techniques they are explaining. |
