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Booklist Review
It makes a great deal of sense to fast-dry materials that otherwise would consume a lot of preparation time. Drawing on the talents and projects of 10 designers who work with herbs, fruits and vegetables, and Mother Earth's other produce, Cusick offers crafters more than 60 rather sophisticated--and usable--patterns to copy. Wearable walnuts and seed jewelry, bath powder, and herbal lip balms are only a few of the final results. Each project is accompanied by color photographs, a list of materials, and directions; the basic instructions on microwave drying are found up front, as is a humorous page or two about Cusick's disappointments and disasters. ~--Barbara Jacobs
Library Journal Review
As a number of recent books on the subject will attest, plenty of people out there are interested in using their microwave ovens for everything from natural dyeing to making seed jewelry to drying vegetables and flowers for wreaths. Unlike two other books on the subject, Alison Jenkins's Crafts from Your Microwave (Crescent Bks., 1994) and Nancy Birnes's Zapcrafts (Ten Speed Pr., 1994), this book concentrates exclusively on handcrafted items made from natural materials. Although a few of the more than 80 projects featured here are elaborate undertakings requiring some degree of artistic skill (for example, a bird made from dried gourds with features modeled with wood putty and painted with acrylic paints), most are easily completed and suitable for young people working under adult supervision. Projects such as dried catnip mice, ornaments made from citrus slices, and necklaces of dried pumpkin seeds would make an excellent gift. Recommended for public libraries.-Janice Zlendich, California State Univ. Lib., Fullerton (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.