The book includes an artist's statement and introduction - her writing is upbeat, accessible, and positive. The intro (which includes a pretty good tutorial covering tools and materials) represents about 9% of the content.
There is a pictorial table of contents with a clear photographic gallery of all of the projects followed by the tutorials. All of the tutorials are well illustrated with numerous clear step-by-step photographs and accompanying instructions. Alternatives and variations on the basic models are given in a sidebar under the main instructions. The tutorials include a header box with time estimates, materials in a bullet style list, along with tools. The tools and materials used in the tutorials are easily sourced from a moderately well stocked crafts store (probably at Wal-Mart and similar big box stores as well).
All the projects are simply adorable. There are figurines, charms, and elements which can be combined into larger pieces such as a fairy garden (which made me squee like a 6 year old). All of them have a boatload of whimsy and humor.
This would make a superlative gift for a crafty friend, a school/classroom/library selection, as well as the basis for kids crafting class (supervised, especially the baking parts).
Five stars. Wonderfully cute. I sincerely hope there are more tutorial books in future.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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