Simple Times : Crafts for Poor People (CD-Audio)

from mstrust

A how-to for learning how to make a mouse ghetto for any dying rodents you might find, an obscene fruit salad, a rusty nail wind chime and tampon ghosts. Crafts are arranged by topics such as "The Joy of Poverty", "Unreturnable Gift Giving", "Making Love" and "Sausages". Hidden amongst the bad ad...

from LizPhoto

Oh Amy, you slay me. "Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People" was awesome. Amy has a sick sense of humor that you need to love to enjoy her books and works. She just cracks me up. Today I am going to try the penny bookmark because you always have pennies and tape o hand.

from DetailMuse

Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People is a satire on the life and economic times of the "olden days." It's also a parody of today's big, beautiful crafting books, with a thousand (intentionally messy) illustrations showing hundreds of (intentionally lame*) homemade crafts for every personality and...

from Twink

Okay, tongue firmly planted in cheek? Well, following the success of her last book I Like You (a New York Times bestseller and reviewed by me here), comedienne Amy Sedaris has come out with another definitive guide - Simple Times. This time crafting and crafters are the focus (target?) To quote ...

from flemmily

I never imagined I would have a job where I have to do crafts on occasion, but I'm glad I do because I can now really appreciate this book. I even recognized a few of the crafts! With sections for every potential crafting situation, Simple Times is a treasure trove. A few of the crafts and recipe...