Craft it Up!

Cash-flow problems getting you down this holiday season? Try making your own gifts! From cookies to duct tape, these books have something for everyone on your list.

Alvarado, Melissa, Hope Meng and Melissa Rannels – Subversive Seamster : transform thrift store threads into street couture

Aranzi Aronzo – The Cute Book

Carle, Megan – Teens Cook Dessert

Linden Ivarsson, Anna-Stina – Second-Time Cool : the art of chopping up a sweater

Nicolay, Megan – Generation T : 108 Ways to Transform A T-Shirt

Stern, Sam – Real Food, Real Fast

Vitkus, Jessica – Alternacrafts

Wenger, Jennifer – Teen Knitting Club : chill out and knit