Craft Your Own Happy is a colorful book full of cute little handmade stuff. The activities takes time and attention so it's great when you need a break and want to relax creating something. The art projects are mostly kid stuff but the process of creating them sounds relaxing. At the end there is all the models and you can print them and use them as reference for your project and measurements. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

Crafting can help calm minds and hands, but it can also cause anxiety because there's so much and what if you do it wrong and what if and what if? Craft Your Own Happy tackles the problems of what to do and how to do it with colorful--but not saccharine--pictures and clear instructions. There's a variety of crafts so even seasoned crafters will find new projects. People who haven't crafted since grade school will be greeted with lots of ideas and instructions that guide and encourage.

As someone with anxiety, I found the breakdown of crafts by the kind of makes rather than type of craft to be very helpful. Sometimes you know how you're feeling but not what you need to do. I love that there's no judgement about skills or time spent making. The instructions are gentle and no pressure. Crafts like resin casting that can be intimidating are handled in a way that makes them seem about as easy as making a pompom. It's very soothing and encouraging.

Craft your own happy is a wonderfully cute book, Becci has set out to do something important, to help everyone take time for mindfulness, and with inspired projects and tidbits on mental health and well being she has achieved this.

The book includes detailed step by step instructions, and pictures, that means even an absolute beginner can feel confident tackling the more difficult crafts. The book gives you all the information you need to customise your projects and the book even encourages you to do so.


Included are a range of craft types, some with easily accessible materials and some with slightly more expensive ones.

Overall I really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to doing some mindful crafting.


*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a complimentary eARC for review purposes*

Craft Your Own Happy is not only a unique DYI book, but the author also dives into mental health and well-being. The 25 projects she has chosen for this book are all designed to help assist in practicing mindfulness and ease an anxious mind. Throughout the book, the author also provides notes on what has helped her with her anxiety and journey to being mindful.

In terms of the projects themselves, they are all quirky and cute! I was specifically drawn to the daily ritual embroidery, pressed flower phone case and the kawaii concrete planter! The directions are all simple to follow with lots of pictures, and some have a template you can use that is provided in the back of the book.

Overall, I think this is a wonderful DIY book that did an excellent job of tying mental health in it in a way where it was helpful and insightful.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary eARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes. I'd like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me this opportunity!

Craft Your Own Happy by Becci Mai Ford. Clear and detailed instructions, materials lists, and templates are provided. Different DIY crafts that can ease daily stress and invoke your creative spirit. Intrigued by the inspirational mini origami stars and being a cat lover, the kitty hand warmer is of great interest. These two will most likely be the first two projects I will try to make.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

This is a really sweet book that combines mindfulness and crafting. The projects are adorable, the instructions are clear, and the author's intention of sharing happy crafts to help manage stress is just lovely.

This is a great fun colourful book for all craft lovers. There is something for everybody and crafts of all shapes and sizes ! My favourite was the pompom cover, as it was amazing how something so simple could be so effective. Trying resin projects is also something I would love to have a go at. The instructions are clear and detailed enough and all templates are included. The photographs are enticing and inspiring and it is just a lovely book to dip into. It would also make a lovely gift book

Craft Your Own Happy includes 25 very different DYI projects to help you feel better. The author has added notes on what has helped her with bad mood and anxiety, which makes reading the book feel like getting wanted advice from a friend.
I liked some projects more than others, but they are all colourful and look fun to make. The instructions are easy to follow and I really appreciate how neatly all needed materials for each project are listed.
And if you don't feel creative enough to try a project for the first time with a fully original idea? The author has covered that as well by adding templates at the end of the book.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Pen & Sword for providing me with an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.*

I love a book that crosses talking about mental health and well-being with practical ways of caring for them. This is more than just a craft book, although the crafts are gorgeous and quirky there is also reasoning behind the makes and how they assist in practicing “Mindfulness”. The introduction gives a brief description of how the projects can help calm an anxious mind. The projects themselves are of varying difficulty levels- I especially enjoyed the look of the cross stitches (even though I have never done one before! Shock horror) , the pressed flower phone case and the Pom Pom foot stool (currently browsing Amazon for a Pom Pom maker). After beginning to make the Yarn Wall Hanging I can say that the directions are simple and easy to follow and I loved the pictures throughout the book.
I cannot wait to buy this book for a wonderful friend who I think will love it (and really benefit from it ) too.

Thank you for the advanced copy of this craft book. Loved the introductions to each chapter and the suggestions for the crafts. Everything was explained clearly so first timers of these crafts would succeed.