The Weekend Crafter: Dough Craft: More than 50 Stylish Designs to Make and Decorate in a Weekend
by Moira Neal
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Author: Moira NealEdition: Paperback
Published: 1999-12-31
ISBN: 1579900283
Number of pages: 80
Publisher: Sterling
Book Reviews of The Weekend Crafter: Dough Craft: More than 50 Stylish Designs to Make and Decorate in a Weekend
Book Review: Not pleased with the final outcome
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this book thinking I could master this beautiful craft. The book itself is fairly well written, with gorgeous pictures step-by-step. The downfall is that the author fails to tell you that the projects take a long time just to assemble, and during this time, the salt dough becomes dry and begins air-drying itself, becoming crusty, which later causes problems during baking. There was no solution for this. The baking itself is fairly simple, but it takes FOREVER! My gas bill went up a good amount during this time!!! I don't know about you, but I was never able to do one of these projects in the evening, because you have to bake it immediately and for as little as 3-4 hours and up!!! I found small projects taking 6 hours and up to bake, and ended up being all-day affairs. Larger projects require in the upwards of 18 hours to bake! If you can sit and watch your oven for that amount of time, then this is the craft for you. The author states you need lots of time and patience with this. I guess I thought I had a lot of time, but found it wasn't enough. A well written book, but a truely time-consuming craft.
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