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# Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live

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- **What is this?** Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live
- **How much does it cost?** AR$53683 with free shipping
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## Description

Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #94,698 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #79 in Biographies of Artists, Architects & Photographers (Books) #92 in Decorating #490 in Entrepreneurship (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (463) |
| Dimensions  | 8.25 x 1 x 11.25 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 1579657443 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1579657444 |
| Item Weight  | 3.1 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 320 pages |
| Publication date  | October 29, 2019 |
| Publisher  | Artisan |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of my most treasured books
*by K***E on December 23, 2024*

This is such an inspirational book! Loaded with photos of craft makers and their crafts. Lots of ideas for crafts to try your hand at. Interesting look at the lifestyles and places the wide range of artistic people do their work. There is not enough time in a life to pursue all of the various crafts in this book but, there is certainly enough time to try something new and exciting.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ LOVE this book!
*by A***N on November 1, 2019*

My heart is still wrapped up in the gorgeous, intimate, thoughtful stories told through these extraordinary creatives that fill this beautiful book. Melanie takes a deeply sensitive and thorough exploration into each creative life, sharing the vast and diverse richness that creativity can bring to the way we live and breathe. I loved reading every story and was captivated by the gorgeous images that made me want to jump into the page and start making something too. Melanie has a wonderful, accessible, inviting writing style, exploring the many layers within a creative life and witnessing how creative pursuits play an essential and crucial role in finding personal purpose, joy and fulfillment. This book is a very special gift for the world. A gift of knowing and validating how important creativity is and how making things by hand can truly make a life ~ in so many different ways & interpretations. It’s more crucial than ever that we all honor the infinite potential of our own two hands, as it defines who we are and allows us to connect with ourselves in a way that nothing else can. Each one of us can live out a creative life in the way that fills our own souls, and this book makes that feel possible and exciting!For me personally, this book has propelled me forward to deepen my thinking into my own creative life ~ what it looks like, the various roles it plays, and how important it is to making meaning in my day to day. I am compelled, called and inspired to bring forth more creativity into my days, and what a fantastic feeling that is! Thank you Melanie for this magnificent piece of art.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Beautiful, Inspiring Book
*by H***Y on October 13, 2020*

Oh, how I love this book. I'm only 1/3 of the way through it and have found it so inspirational reading about all of the artists the author highlights throughout this book. In a time when most of us no longer work with our hands to create and beautify, this book offers readers hope and examples of ways in which these creatives are making it happen all around the world. The book is tex heavy, but I enjoy this aspect of it as I am not just reading it to see the pictures, but to hear more about how to go about living a more creative life myself. I am looking forward to finishing it this weekend!

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*Last updated: 2026-03-01*