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    <body><![CDATA[I was excited to receive this book as I've seen so many wonderful reviews, but, just a few pages in, my excitement quickly soured.  They may as well have called this the Big-Ass Book of Crap.  Although there were a handful of projects I could conceivably see constructing and placing in my home (poss...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47677705">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Basically, the author of this book has never heard the phrase &quot;less is more.&quot;  I found it ironic that he recounted a conversation with a friend who asserted that crafts should be &quot;home-worthy,&quot; or that is, something you would actually put/keep in your house.  Many, many, many of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67077687">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well...this book is exactly what the title says it is. I checked it out to find some cool project ideas I could use for the Teen Make &amp; Take (DYI crafts) my library has every month. <br/><br/><u>Here's the verdict</u>: <br/>While this book is filled with some really cool and creative ideas, I'm not sure...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45144772">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[actually a pretty cool craft book, some of the stuff is goofy and hippie and well, I'm not very hippie, actually I'm about as opposite of hippie as you can get but some of it is very cool, I'd love to try the photo collage idea or the 3D blossom box with origami flowers or the poe tree.  Some very g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40452751">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Crafty goodness in here, but nothing earth shattering or new.  Picked it up at the craft show and it was worth what I paid for it.  I left my copy with my aunt in California and will borrow one my girlfriend got.  I did like the fabric covered table and will be doing my own version.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book totally lives up to its name! It is a really fun romp through about a gazillion projects. Even though I didn't find many that I wanted to make, as my tastes run differently from Mark's, I completely admire his creativity. I do want to make the flower vase pen holder!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i like some of the ideas in here but there are quite a few that make no sense and are compiled of clean garbage/trash/random leftovers.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not very crafty!  But I think I could actually do some of these crafts, AND many of them used recycled materials, YEAH environment!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastic pictures and step-by-step instructions.  I modified several of his ideas for big $$$$ auction projects (class projects).]]></body>
    
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