Caticorn Crafts

November 1, 2019
Allen made a name for herself as the force behind Hello Creative Family, a website that specializes in quick and easy crafts and recipes designed to ignite creativity for all ages. Caticorn Crafts collects many of the crafts that feature many iterations of the "meow-gical" cat-unicorn hybrid. Each craft is suitable for a beginner, and most include "Pro Crafter Tips," optional additional steps for more experienced or ambitious creators. She makes the projects easy by providing templates for flowers and caticorn faces, or by using materials with built-in flair, such as sparkly paper. This is especially handy for folks looking for trendy projects like flair pins (which use Shrinky Dinks!) or bath bombs. The fabric projects are all no-sew?an impressive way to make a pillow, a sleep mask, or a caticorn costume. There is plenty of inspiration here for those planning a craft night or a themed party, and all of the projects have a style adjacent to the Japanese kawaii aesthetic. Patrons will find the positivity and cuteness of the caticorn difficult to resist.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)