Supercraft: Easy Projects for Every Weekend

by Sophie Pester, Catharina Bruns

52 creative craft and sewing projects easy enough to complete in just one weekend, designed to keep crafters busy all year long.

Supercraft is packed with DIY craft and sewing projects that use everyday materials and innovative techniques so you can upcycle your way to creating something new and stylish. Embroider a notebook, print fabric with starfruit, make a hanging garden for your bathroom, and much, much more.

Each of the 52 projects in this book include everything you need to know, with step-by-step photographs and detailed instructions, and are simple enough to finish in a weekend. Craft your way through spring, summer, winter, and fall with Supercraft.

Author Bio:

Designer Sophie Pester is the founder of one of the largest craft fairs in Germany. Author and designer Catharina Bruns has written about creative inspiration in the workplace. Together, they founded Supercraft, a popular craft box subscription service in Germany. They are widely known in the craft blogger scene and are often featured in women's and craft magazines.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2016

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 2 out of 5]

A decent book to get your crafting juices going. Most projects look very amateurish, others seem well crafted. Directions are very abbreviated, so if you need that detailed how-to, it's not here.

[Juli Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some cute projects here.

[Ciara Enright · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has some good crafts but you will need to buy most of the materials. They mostly seem quite expensive and sometimes hard to get.

[Vivien · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good ideas that I'm going to try out.

[Kristina Esch Van Slyke · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not enough inspiring crafts for me to tackle.

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just okay. Photography was great and has some neat ideas, but needs more detailed instructions. Materials for projects are also often things I would have to buy specifically for the project and not necessarily have on hand. Good for the experienced crafter looking for new ideas.

[Penmouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Supercraft by Sophie Pester and Catharina Bruns is a book filled with plenty of easy craft ideas that could be easily completed over a weekend. Some crafts could probably done in a couple hours, if desired.

Some of their craft ideas are pretty basic and some a bit more complicated making this perfect for both novice and experienced crafters alike. I liked how the authors include sections telling about how long it should take to complete the project and what items you'll need to make the craft.

Some of the projects you'll find in their book include:
Porcelain Printing (a mug has a print applied)
Travel Wallet Bead Bracelets
Fluttering Butterflies
Easter Candles (wax candles created using eggshells)
Esparilles (You'll find a template in the book to make the shoes)
Advent Calendar
Makeup Bag

Overall, Supercraft is a book for the crafter looking for some quick projects to complete.

Recommend. Review written after downloading a galley from Edelweiss

[Megan Bzoch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was absolutely thrilled as I flipped through the 52 projects laid out in this book. There were so many projects I wanted to start all at once. There are projects ranging from easy to hard, quick to weekend worthy, etc. My favorite thing about "Supercraft" is the vast difference between the projects, there are projects to fit every personality. The Crafts range from fiber arts, to paper crafts, sewing with fabrics, jewelry making, painting, embroidery, crotchet, and much much more!! In my opinion anyone, even those who aren't necessarily 'crafty' will find something they love in this book. I highly recommend this to beginner crafters all the way to advanced crafters. Happy Crafting!

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found this book to be disappointing. The supplies suggested for making the crafts are out of my price range and several of them weren't very creative in my opinion. There were maybe two in the book that I would think about creating, but nothing that jumped out to me as something I would really enjoy making.

Recommend For: Crafters/Money-not-being-a-problem

[Danielle Mccoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like how this book not only gives ideas but teaches different methods of crafting giving you the option of doing your own thing with a skill you haven't yet learned. It gives you freedom to go wild with your imagination.

[Stefanie Foard · Rating 3 out of 5]

*I read a digital ARC of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

some of the ideas were neat ... the photgraphic depictions of the crafts was not inspriting at all ... unlikely i will try any of these suggestions

[Ashley]

Lotta fun and doable projects.

[Tracee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing too inspiring, only gained a a couple of ideas. The crafts are almost too simplistic. There are some ideas that could have been developed and built upon to be quite interesting.

[Liz De Coster · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you've been on Pinterest, you've probably seen all these ideas before.