The Weekend Crafter

Summary Appeals to a large, general audience, with 20 easy projects, color photos, and simple instructions. The projects incorporate a variety of fun techniques (no power tools needed) such as wood burning, carving, and coloring with paints, leather dyes, shoe polish, varnishes, and stains. Craft great-looking bowls and cups, simple bracelets, elegant stamped and wood-burned earrings, a charming duck-shaped birdhouse, complete with leather-webbed feet, and more. Bonus: a spectacular gallery of contemporary gourd art.