Caticorn Crafts: 25 Purr-fectly Enchanted Projects

By Crystal Allen

Get ready for a whole lot of fun with “purr-fectly meowgical” unicorn kitty crafts!

What’s better than a sweet fluffy kitten? A sweet fluffy kitten with a unicorn horn! From the creator of the website Hello Creative Family comes the ultimate book of caticorn crafts. Projects include:
 
   ·Smitten Kitten Caticorn Ombre Picture Frames
   ·Cotton Candy Caticorn Bath Bombs
   ·Better Than A Ball of Yarn Rainbow Pom-Pom Pencil Toppers
   ·Sleepy Kitty No-Sew Sleep Masks
   ·Meow‑gical Unicorn Kitty Flair Pins
   ·And much more!
 
With material lists, templates, step‑by‑step photos, and easy‑to‑follow instructions (along with a whole bunch of glitter, rainbows, and cat puns), this book is filled with magical projects that crafters of all ages and experience levels will enjoy! It’s guaranteed to provide hours of enchanted fun.
 
Keep your caticorn crafts for yourself or give them as handmade gifts to brighten someone’s day! What are you waiting for? Let’s get crafting!
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Release date: Nov 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9781510751026

Crystal Allen

Crystal Allen is the author of the middle grade novels How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy, The Laura Line, and the three books in the Magnificent Mya Tibbs series. Her many accolades include the Sid Fleischman Humor Award for The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: The Wall of Fame Game and induction into the Texas Institute of Letters. Crystal is also a committee member of The Brown Bookshelf, the codirector of Kindling Words East, and a faculty member of Highlights for Children. She lives in Texas with her husband, Reggie, and two sons, Phillip and Joshua. Visit her online at crystalallenbooks.com.

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PRAISE FOR

Caticorn Crafts

This is making all the crafty dreams come true for caticorn lovers! Filled to the brim with idea after idea of fun and easy projects, complete with awesome step-by-step instructions to walk you through, it's a must-have for crafty caticorn fans!

—Mandy Beyeler, Sugar Bee Crafts

If you like rainbows, unicorns, kitties, and sparkles, then you’ll absolutely LOVE this book! Caticorn Crafts is filled with lots of fun creative projects that are simple to re-create thanks to plenty of step-by-step photos and clear easy-to-follow directions! Tons of fun for all ages!

—Heidi Kundin, Happiness is Homemade

This book is truly MEOWGICAL! My 11-year-old and I are both in love with all the adorable, colorful projects! There are so many great ideas that you can truly add your own creative twist to make them unique! Bonus for great step by step instructions to walk you through the crafts. My daughter already tagged all the pages to make gifts for her friend's birthdays (and I love that it's going to keep her entertained for hours--and even days!) I can't wait to see all her cute creations! And I'm off to make myself my own caticorn eye mask!

—Kimberly West, A Girl and a Glue Gun

"Caticorn Crafts is a fun, magical book chock full of creativity and sparkle! Kids and parents alike will have a blast creating these adorable, easy-to-make projects, many of which are perfect for gifting. Crystal Allen has been delighting her audience for years with amazing crafting ideas on her blog, Hello Creative Family, and now she shares her love of unicorn cats in this memorable first printed book. I cannot wait to see what creativity she shares with us next!"

—Lisa Pedersen, editor of MomResource.ca

Text and photographs copyright © 2019 by Crystal Allen

Artwork on pages 5, 121, and 148, as well as starbursts appearing throughout book, used with permission from Brooke Berry of Brooklyn Berry Designs

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file.

Cover design by Daniel Brount

Cover photo credit: Crystal Allen

Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-5100-2

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-5102-6

Printed in China

For my husband for his unwavering support.

For my daughter, Bella, and my son, Adam, for being a constant source of inspiration.

For my mom, from whom I learned to be creative.

For my dad, who always believed I should be a writer.

And for my sister, who was my best friend when I was a unicorn-loving kid and is still my best friend now that I’m a caticorn-loving adult.

Contents

Introduction

Safety Information

Purr-ty No-Sew Caticorn Pillow

Unicorn Kitty Desktop Pencil Holder

Have A Purr-fectly Meowgical Day Caticorn Card

Meowgical Unicorn Kitty Flair Pins

Caticorn Flower Pot

Cotton Candy Caticorn Bath Bombs

Purr-ty Painted Caticorn Rocks

Smitten Kitten Ombre Caticorn Picture Frame

Sleepy Kitty No-Sew Sleep Mask

Caticorn Wrapped Present

Groovy Kitty Caticorn Charm Bracelet

DIY Rainbow Popsicle Stick Letterboard Sign

Curl Up with a Good Book Caticorn Page Corner Bookmarks

Sleepy Kitty Caticorn Dream Catcher

DIY Caticorn Letterboard Artwork

Unicorn Kitty Painted Mason Jar

Strike a Purr-ty Pose Caticorn Masquerade Mask

Hungry Kitty Caticorn Lunch Bag

Meowgical Caticorn Paper Lantern

Love the Purr-ty Planet Upcycled Caticorn Planter

Caticorns and Confetti Rainbow Popcorn

Caticorn Popcorn Boxes

No-Sew Caticorn Cup Cozy

Better than a Ball of Yarn Rainbow Pom-Pom Pencil Toppers

No-Sew Cutie Kitty Caticorn Costume

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Templates

Introduction

Get ready for rainbows, glitter, flowers, and all-things Meowgical (along with a healthy dose of