The Crafty Chica Creates!: Latinx-Inspired DIY Projects with Spirit and Sparkle

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The Crafty Chica is back! In The New Crafty Chica Collection, a revised and expanded edition of the original book, Kathy Cano Murillo brings her vibrant style to Latino-centric art and craft projects galore. With completely new projects joining previous favorites, get fun techniques for painting, sewing, mixed media, clay, and paper crafts, and learn how to incorporate recycled materials into artwork. The projects and techniques are ideal for all skill levels. New to this book are projects such as:

- A layered resin art piece
- A hanging sacred heart sculpture
- Mexican pan dulce jewelry made from polymer clay
- A shrug made from Mexican scarves
- A tote created from an embroidered blouse
- Hand-stitched journals
- Stamped clay dishes
- And much more

Embrace the Latino culture or connect with your cultural roots by making beautiful crafts with the Queen of Latina Style. Youll discover:

- Innovative ways to work with a wide range of materials, including polymer and air-dry clay, resin, wood, and fabric
- How to fully embrace vivid color palettes
- Ways of repurposing everyday supplies into gorgeous art pieces that make great gifts
- Great techniques for sculpting, sewing, painting, and embellishing that will boost skills and confidence

Join the Crafty Chica and create exciting, engaging art today.

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"Includes tons of fun, sparkly, Latinx-centric crafts for readers to follow and enjoy." * Readers Digest Online *
"Readers will certainly pick up Cano-Murillos enthusiastic invitation to celebrate the traditions and culture that are central to who she is, and her encouragement that each reader make each of these projects into a reflection of their own singular self. Readers with a stash of craft supplies will find many uses here, and those without a stash may be inspired to create one." * Booklist *

Author Bio

Kathy Cano Murillo is a Mexican-American author, artist, and founder of the award-winning brand CraftyChica. A former syndicated columnist for The Arizona Republic, she is now a full-time creativepreneur, which has led to multiple Crafty Chica mass retail product lines and collaborations with many national brands. She has authored seven craft books, two novels, and Forever Frida: A Celebration of the Life, Art, Loves, Words, and Style of Frida Kahlo. She has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, BuzzFeed, and more. Kathy's life's mission is to inspire others to bring out their inner sparkle-and to see the sparkle in others. Kathy lives in Phoenix, Arizona.