City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

Hope, make, heal, 20 crafts to mend the heart, Maya Pagán Donenfeld

Hope, make, heal

Maya Pagán Donenfeld

20 crafts to mend the heart

HANDICRAFTS, DECORATIVE ARTS & CRAFTS. A welcome companion to anyone suffering a great loss 20 inspiring craft projects to help work through grief, from the author of "Reinvention." For anyone seeking renewal and restoration during life s transitions and after deep loss, "Hope, Make, Heal" offers a unique approach to healing: using one s hands to mend the heart. The twenty craft projects provide ways to make tangible objects that signify the qualities one seeks on a healing path: strength, calm, release, and hope. Full of gentle encouragement, each project is easy to make and suitable for those times when our minds are preoccupied and our spirits are low. Grief and pain are universal experiences that touch everyone at one time or another. When we grieve, most of us reach for the steady hand of loved ones. But even if we're blessed with an understanding community, a deep sense of isolation comes with tragedy. No one else stands in our shoes

Open-heart journal -- Inner alter -- Lights for the end of the tunnel -- Breathe cuff -- Rest-easy spray -- Nourish: Rooted stew -- Mandala mirror -- Nest and egg -- Dream mobile -- Wise cap -- Blank canvas -- Nourish: Spicy Sisters stew -- Stability bolster -- Nautical necklace -- Permission ships -- Renewal cards -- Sheltered shawl -- Nourish: Sailing smoothie -- Scarflette -- Growing hope -- Survival satchel -- Power poncho -- Feathered -- Nourish: Sunrise smoothie -- Tools and Techniques -- Templates