Several weeks ago I received this very cute book from KLUTZ. They wanted to know if I'd like to review it. Boy, how could I pass up crafts, fashion design, kid projects, and tiny little clothes hangers all wrapped up in one package? I mean really, look at those tiny hangers!
Things have been totally crazy at my house but I did make time to tear this open and do a little paper fashion design and it was SO MUCH FUN. Here's a synopsis of the book.
"In the Klutz paper fashions tradition, this book comes with everything girls need to design an entire one-of-a-kind wardrobe, including irresistibly tiny hangers to finish the fashions in style. Unique to this book, though, are fashions that are the stuff of fantasy: goddess gowns, pretty princess dresses, fairy finery, and more. Specially designed papers and stencils make it simple to create everything from flowing cloaks and twinkling tiaras to mermaid tails and fairy wings. And we've even added glitter to the glue — a simple way to sparkle up any fashion.
For ages 8 to Adult!"
On my first pass through the book I noticed that it had several types of fantasy fashion to build on.
You can create Fairies, Princesses, Witches, Goddesses, and Mermaids.
The ideas for these different ladies are amazing. Whoever did the designing for the book is very creative. I was completely engaged without having even opened the crafting supplies.
Along with all the lovely pictures and ideas the book comes with patterned and solid paper and some great sheer and glittery paper as well. The embellishments include ribbons, beads, sequins, and sparkly glitter glue. The contents I found most wonderful were the stencils. KLUTZ has broken down the different design pieces into their elements and created nice sturdy template plastic stencils.
I found the kit very easy to use which left me wide open to creativity. I decided to go a little Project Runway for my first fantasy dress. You know what I mean, big collar going straight up on the shoulder. It was so much fun to make. I do have one hint.
I used my stencils on plain paper first to put the different design pieces together so that I could cut them out as one unit. Then I laid the piece that the pattern had been cut away from to lay on my final paper so I could make sure the paper design would show through the way I wanted before I cut on the paper I only had one small piece of. This picture is my white paper laid over my patterned paper for placement.
Here's the final product hanging on it's teeny tiny hanger.
See the big collar? So PR, Non?
Tonight I am going to let the Girlies play around with me and I will show you how that goes on Monday. Oh, and I can't forget, KLUTZ has generously offered to give three of my readers a copy of this cute little book and kit. Leave me a comment and be sure to include your email address and next week I will draw three names.
I love it! I can totally imagine some of those things being hung on... say... a pretty blue bedroom wall?
Posted by: Amanda Lundquist | September 18, 2009 at 02:51 PM
Wow, that looks like so much fun. I know a couple of little girls who would love it (okay, and probably me too.)
Posted by: Alice | September 18, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Oh, this looks fun! I would try to save it for my daughter, but I couldn't promise that I wouldn't crack it out some evening and start creating, myself!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Jennifer
jennifereladd at yahoo dot com
Posted by: Jennifer Ladd | September 19, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Wow what a creative little craft! I think that would be fun to set aside and do with my daughter when she gets older! Actually I could save this and do this with my friends daughter!
stacie@supermommytotherescue.com
Posted by: Stacie | September 19, 2009 at 04:36 PM
my daughter would love this. we are in the process of redoing her room.
Posted by: Barb Adams | September 20, 2009 at 01:04 AM
That looks like so much fun, forget my daughter, I could spend all afternoon playing with it LOL
jb10cham@yahoo.com
Posted by: Brittany | September 21, 2009 at 08:42 PM
So so cute! My daughter and her friends would go nuts for it.
Posted by: Nicole T | September 22, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Wow! My girls would love this kit but they might have to wrestle it away from me first!
parodi821 at yahoo dot com
Posted by: Wendi P | September 23, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Oh the fun, my granddaughter & I could have with this.
Posted by: Sara L. | September 23, 2009 at 03:02 PM
Wow, that book looks so cute. I love doing arts and crafts with my little sister and I know this would be something we would enjoy doing together!
Posted by: Brigitte C. | September 25, 2009 at 07:45 PM
Please, please pick me! my daughter and I love this books, especillay the fancy paper one!
Posted by: Kathy Drulard | September 28, 2009 at 02:51 PM
Love it! 2 girlies at home would have a great time with them. If the contest is still open, I'd love to enter too.
Posted by: Morgan | October 01, 2009 at 06:38 PM
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Posted by: mjsdn | April 11, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Can you tell me when & why fairies came into existence. How do they
relate to "fantasy".
Posted by: herbal viagra | April 15, 2010 at 03:14 PM
cool! i have the original paper fashions!
erprice73@gmail.com
Posted by: Emma Price | June 25, 2010 at 09:16 PM