We all know the amazing benefits of reading. Increased brain power, increased creativity, increased world view. Reading is a great escape and especially for creative people, sometimes our creative brain feels exhausted and needs a reboot from constant use. So we compiled a list of books specifically for crafters and makers to help you feel inspired and renewed in your creative life.
All about Creativity and Enhancing Your Life Â
The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art
Craft a Life You Love: Infusing Creativity, Fun & Intention into Your Everyday
The Little Book of Cottagecore: Traditional Skills for a Simpler Life
Why We Make Things and Why it Matters: The Education of a Craftsman
Crafted: A Compendium of Crafts, New, Old & Forgotten
MemoirsÂ
Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life by Sutton Foster
Easy Crafts for the Insane: A Mostly Funny Memoir of Mental Illness and Making Things - Kelly Williams Brown
Fiction
The Crafternoon Sewcial Club : A Novel
When Crafting is Your Small Business
Handmade to Sell: Hello Craft’s Guide to Owning, Running & Growing Your Crafty Biz
Crafter’s Market: The DIY Resource for Creating a Successful and Profitable Craft Business
Being a Fun, Crafty Mom
PS- We Made This: Super Fun Crafts That Grow Smarter + Happier Kids!
Memory Making Mom: Building Traditions that Breathe Life into Your Home
Why We Make Things and Why it Matters: The Education of a Craftsman
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Leave a comment if you’ve read any of these, we’d love to hear your review! Or if you have another recommendation, we’d love to extend our already endless TBR (to-be-read) books.