Easy Crafts for the Insane
Author: Brown, Kelly Williams
ISBN: 9780593187807
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 05 Jul 2022
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;From the Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author ofPlt;iPgt; AdultingPlt;/iPgt; comes a story about how to make something when youP#8217;re capable of nothing.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;From the Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author ofPlt;iPgt; AdultingPlt;/iPgt; comes a story about how to make something when youP#8217;re capable of nothing.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Kelly Williams Brown had 700 Bad Days. Her marriage collapsed, she broke three limbs in separate and unrelated incidents, her father was diagnosed with cancer, and she fell into a deep depression that ended in what could delicately be referred to as a P#8220;rest cureP#8221; at an inpatient facility. Before that, she had several very good years: she wrote a bestselling book, spoke at NASA, had a beautiful wedding, and inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to live as grown-ups in an often-screwed-up world, though these accomplishments mostly just made her feel fraudulent.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;One of the few things that kept her moving forward was, improbably, crafting. Not Martha StewartP#8211;perfect crafting, eitherP#8212;what could be called P#8220;simple,P#8221; P#8220;accessibleP#8221; or, perhaps, P#8220;rusticP#8221; creations were the joy and accomplishments she found in her worst days. To craft is to set things right in the littlest of ways; no matter how disconnected you feel, you can still fold a tiny paper star, and thatP#8217;s not nothing.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;In Plt;iPgt;Easy Crafts for the InsanePlt;/iPgt;, crafting tutorials serve as the backdrop of a life dissolved, then glued back together. Surprising, humane, and utterly unforgettable, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the unexpected, messy coping mechanisms we use to find ourselves again.
ISBN: 9780593187807
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 05 Jul 2022
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;From the Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author ofPlt;iPgt; AdultingPlt;/iPgt; comes a story about how to make something when youP#8217;re capable of nothing.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;bPgt;From the Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author ofPlt;iPgt; AdultingPlt;/iPgt; comes a story about how to make something when youP#8217;re capable of nothing.Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Kelly Williams Brown had 700 Bad Days. Her marriage collapsed, she broke three limbs in separate and unrelated incidents, her father was diagnosed with cancer, and she fell into a deep depression that ended in what could delicately be referred to as a P#8220;rest cureP#8221; at an inpatient facility. Before that, she had several very good years: she wrote a bestselling book, spoke at NASA, had a beautiful wedding, and inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to live as grown-ups in an often-screwed-up world, though these accomplishments mostly just made her feel fraudulent.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;One of the few things that kept her moving forward was, improbably, crafting. Not Martha StewartP#8211;perfect crafting, eitherP#8212;what could be called P#8220;simple,P#8221; P#8220;accessibleP#8221; or, perhaps, P#8220;rusticP#8221; creations were the joy and accomplishments she found in her worst days. To craft is to set things right in the littlest of ways; no matter how disconnected you feel, you can still fold a tiny paper star, and thatP#8217;s not nothing.Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;In Plt;iPgt;Easy Crafts for the InsanePlt;/iPgt;, crafting tutorials serve as the backdrop of a life dissolved, then glued back together. Surprising, humane, and utterly unforgettable, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the unexpected, messy coping mechanisms we use to find ourselves again.
