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Weird Books You Probably Shouldn’t Read

March 5, 2015 by Shellie Wilson

book-titles-crazy

I don’t know who these books were/are marketed at except maybe crazy Animal people or people who hate the world. I mean “Radiation Cooking” must have really been a big seller or how about the P.S Your Cat Is Dead Book?

Want to craft with all the Cat hair? Then check out this book on Amazon:

Crafting with Cat Hair: Cute Handicrafts to Make with Your Cat

Or you can pick up theΒ  PS Your CAT is dead book whilst your over there too. If you have been wondering why you cat is always painting then you will definetly need a copy of this book. Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics.

Are you more of a Snake person? Then you will want to know What’s Wrong With My Snake?Β  next time it gets a cough or a stick shoved down it’s throat whilst wear a plastic latex glove.

Down to the Pantyhose Crafts: Well there is a whole collection of these books and I won’t comment too harshly as my mother used to create Granny dolls using pantyhose (new ones) so I better not call her crazy.

Panty Hose Craft Books

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Comments

  1. Susan Ivey Williams says

    March 5, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Only familiar with one of the weird books…Why Cats Paint. It’s a hoot! Maybe I love it because it’s a send up of art criticism, in the same elitist, pompous tone. And makes about as much sense as art critics do when they ascribe all the fatuous “deeper meanings” to human-made art that they do. Fun book.

    • Shellie Wilson says

      March 10, 2015 at 7:05 pm

      Love the title, my kids want to know if they can get a “painting cat” for Christmas.

  2. Christine B. says

    March 5, 2015 at 11:45 am

    Why Cats Paint is a sister book to Why Paint Cats: both are well done and are wonderfully written, seemingly serious but actually parodies. Read them and appreciate the humor with which they are written!

  3. Stephanie says

    March 5, 2015 at 7:04 pm

    I checked out the Crafting with Cat Hair from the library because it looked weird; but the crafts are actually really cute!

    • Shellie Wilson says

      March 10, 2015 at 7:04 pm

      Yes, I am sure you could make the crafts with felting wool instead.

  4. Becky PS says

    March 5, 2015 at 8:44 pm

    All these books are delightful -especially read in the spirit they are written. Except maybe the pantyhose crafts – it was written to actually do the crafts.

    Try reading the books.

    • Shellie Wilson says

      March 10, 2015 at 7:04 pm

      Becky, I think I could read everything except the snake book. The front cover is giving my nightmares.

  5. Marie says

    March 6, 2015 at 8:24 am

    PS Your Cat is Dead is actually very funny, a play by a guy named James Kirkwood who co-wrote A Chorus Line. The book title is weird, but definitely well worth reading if you can find it. I’m not sure it’s still in print.

    • Shellie Wilson says

      March 10, 2015 at 7:03 pm

      Marie, I am hoping some libraries still have it as lots of our readers are keen to read it now. πŸ™‚

  6. Christine B. says

    March 6, 2015 at 12:42 pm

    The title of this article bothers me: “…You Probably Shouldn’t Read”…I think the author should have actually read some of these books before including them. Some of these books look pretty interesting!

    • Shellie Wilson says

      March 10, 2015 at 7:02 pm

      Christine, The best thing about a book is usually its captivating title. Glad to see it worked on the blog post too. Hope you enjoy the books.

  7. osofine says

    March 6, 2015 at 4:55 pm

    I remember when the Crafting with Cat Hair book came out – I assumed it was a joke book, but a quick scan of the Amazon page informed me that it was a real book for needle felting artisans and other crafters. The book currently has a 4.5 out of 5 rating from 172 reviews. 118 people gave it 5 stars! Most of the complaints are that most of the projects use other materials more than just cat hair (apparently the cute finger puppet on the cover is the only needle felted project that only uses cat hair). For a site aimed at crafters, I think it’s offensive to make fun of a book that the majority of crafters have positively reviewed is offensive and shows a lack of research in your subject. Why shouldn’t a needle felted that owns a cat or cats not use the excess fur they end up with after brushing their pets? One review said that the book gives directions for cleaning the cat hair before using it and points out that we use cleaned sheep’s wool for many, many things. What’s the difference? This kind of mindset is the same as people who eat store bought meat, but would be grossed out if they had to eat meat of farm animals that they saw alive.

    Oh, and on another post on this website (today is my first visit here), the writer typed “concur” instead of “conquer”. “Concur” means to agree with something. “Conquer” means to win or overcome. In this case the phrase was something like “I concur my fears”. That would mean you agree with your fears. Sorry I can’t point you to the post in question – it was in the first few pages of the site in mobile view (so fairly recent). I’m viewing and writing this on my iPhone, so please forgive any typos I may have made.

    This site has some good posts. Unfortunately, I’d have to rate this one as at least a partial fail.

    • Shellie Wilson says

      March 10, 2015 at 6:57 pm

      Welcome to the site !

      If you are new to the site then (I am assuming here) you don’t have a full understanding of how we work, blog and review items. I think you will find the term “offensive to crafters” one statement that never comes our way. We proud ourselves on finding out about all the latest craft gossip and articles that interest and engage our readers.

      Concor, conquer,- many of our bloggers are working from home, cars, school pickups, in their lunch hours, on ipads and laptops. Even I do all my e-mailing via my i-phone usually in the school car-park. So I am sure you can “forgive” any typos we may make.

  8. Dianne says

    March 9, 2015 at 5:01 pm

    I’ve read “P.S. Your Cat is Dead.” The title is certainly quirky and actually very appropriate to the story (a story about one man’s really awful day).

    • Shellie Wilson says

      March 10, 2015 at 7:01 pm

      Dianne, Thanks for the feedback. I might pick it up next time I am at the library. I

  9. Laurie says

    March 16, 2015 at 11:14 am

    I have the “What’s Wrong with my Snake” book. It has actually been quite helpful in diagnosing when to take my son’s pet snakes to the vet. πŸ™‚

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Bookmark Cross Stitch Patterns

It seems like there’s no end to the available options when it comes to cross stitch bookmarks, which is a good thing because they’re perennially popular to stitch as well. This time I thought I’d share some colorful cross stitch bookmarks to get you ready for the new school year or to make meeting your reading goals a little more fun. 

I love these retro floral designs from The Stitch Patterns. This set of four patterns is rated as very easy, and each bookmark measures 2.5 by 6 inches (or 6.35 by 15.25 cm) on 14 count fabric. 

These cute ones that look like mosaic tile would also be fun to stitch. This set includes five designs from EmbroSTyle Designs, and they call them folk art but they mostly look like old mosaics to me. Either way, the bookmarks are 25 by 101 stitches, and to stitch the full set uses 12 colors. 

If you’re looking for more of a challenge, you can stitch up a work of art with this set of 16 bookmarks designed to look like famous paintings. Stitch some sunflowers or a great wave or a starry night. Most of these are between 14 and 20 colors (the great wave is only 8) and the bookmarks are totally covered with stitching at a count of 35 by 100 stitches. Grab this set from Sunset and Sea Design.

Or how about some bookmarks inspired by books (or by movies inspired by books)? This set of Lord of the Rings bookmarks includes four landmarks from the books/movies. Each one is 35 by 115 stitches and uses between 8 and 17 colors. You can find them at byCountryMagicStitch.

These don’t quite all fit the description of being colorful bookmarks to cross stitch, but a few of them do, and speaking of book-themed bookmarks I had to share this set from Mama Geek inspired by Heartstopper. There are seven designs in all that should be quite familiar to readers (or viewers of the series). 

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