Helen Plum Library

Presents more than fifty projects for homemade crafts and gifts, including photo frames, homemade soap, flower cookies, gingerbread houses, and felt pins

Fresh ideas abound in this amazingly varied assortment of sewn and quilted items for gift giving or personal use. --Get lots of choice and loads of value with 25 unique patterns for sewing. --Sew gifts such as a pencil case, knitting needle case, makeup bag, aprons, pin cushions, pillows, and more. --Discover handmade projects from a host of talented designers, including Adrienne Smitke, Heather Jones, and Pippa Eccles Armbrester . --Amazon.com...

Lola wants to buy Lotta a special birthday present and thinks up all sorts of imaginative gifts. After Charlie reminds Lola that a good present is one Lotta can actually use, Lola settles on buying a doctor's kit. Trouble is, now Lola wants the present for herself

Today's knitters are chic, smart-and busy. Although they love to knit and enjoy making gifts for family and friends, they're constantly faced with the challenge of finding enough time to actually finish what they've started. Last-Minute Knitted Gifts solves this problem. Joelle Hoverson, owner of Purl, the hip knitting supply store in downtown Manhattan, has designed more than 30 fun, fresh, beautiful patterns, most of which can be made in less than...

Most of us would agree that sewing something that teens will like is, without a doubt, a challenge. In Project Teen, Melissa Mortenson, sewist and mother of three teenagers, shares not only her 21 teen-approved designs, but also invaluable tips and tricks for sewing for this unique (a.k.a. picky) age group. Whether you make a stylish tech cover, a cushy study pillow, or a personalized quilt, your teen will love these handmade gifts as much as you...

Gaspard and Lisa run into problems when they make a Christmas gift for their teacher

Mole has not seen his friend Rabbit for days because it has been raining, and when he decides to tunnel to her home, he accidentally meets Squirrel and Hedgehog, who would like to visit her, as well

During the holiday season, a family of three, missing someone very dear to them, find their house filling up with unexpected guests, making Christmas memories to last a lifetime After their mother's death on Christmas Day five years ago, Will and Ella Sullivan, and their father, Henry, come to a family agreement: Christmas is a holiday for other people. At their brownstone in Harlem, stockings go unstuffed, tinsel unstrewn, gifts unbought, mistletoe...

Despite the criticism of others, a bear finds the perfect gift for his mouse friend

When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all