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Title: The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past
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Manufacturer: Lark Books
List Price: $14.95
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| The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past by Lark Books Great reading whether you craft or not | | This is an enjoyable read, with many photos that will take you back to the campfires, scout meetings and home-ec classes of your youth. Even if you consider retro crafts to be more junk than antique, you'll still find projects that will tempt you to break out the glue gun. I gave the book four stars because I do wish that a few more projects had been included. (As an example, she referenced the Reader's Digest Angels, but didn't include instructions for making them.) But overall, I think novice and expert alike will find something here that will inspire and entertain. | | The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past by Lark Books Perfect Bedtime Reading | Our foremothers had the same helpless inability to throw things away that we have today, only they didn't have recycling bins. This book shows what they made with tin cans, matchsticks and the like: craft items, some beautiful and some really, really ugly. Suzie Millions has been collecting these thingies for a lifetime -- she has an artist's eye for the good stuff and the really good bad stuff. This book shows you things you never knew existed, and what's worse, how to make them. As an added bonus we get photos of her amazing house, which gives new meaning to the word clutter.
My highest recommendation! A funny, soothing, yet oddly practical book. | | The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past by Lark Books very fun and inspiring | | I love this book. I was not a crafter before I got his book. It inspired me to start crafting and even form my own crafting group with other moms. | | The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past by Lark Books Easy to read, easy to like | I was truly impressed with the Retro book. It read well, loved the illustrations and pictures, and it rekindled enthusiasm for me to go be creative!
I may even look up my Mom's old apron! | | The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past by Lark Books Read for pleasure as well as projects | Suzie Millions is a high artisan with an abiding love of the crafted, kitschy, handmade and heartfelt, and her brand new book, The Complete Book of Retro Crafts, embodies all those things. More like an artist's journal than those typical craft books that are simply lists of projects and tools, Retro Crafts is enriched with anecdotes from Millions' life and home, as well as tips and steps for making her projects your own.
This is a book to be read for pleasure as well as worked from. Both hip and genuine. I loved it. | | The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past by Lark Books Product Description | Baby boomers feeling nostalgic, hipsters longing for the handmade, and anyone interested in going retro can stop right here! This is the definitive guide to the fun and quirky world of retro crafts, written by a diva of the style. It’s jam-packed with history and wonderful images from vintage pamphlets, collections, and flea market hunts. Everything memorable is included, from the ridiculous to the sublime, along with the lowdown on collecting, Junking 101, and creating a crafting group. Forty retro-inspired projects run the gamut from glitter frames and matchbox purses to bottlecap men and teacup ladies, plus lovable Plastic Flower Pixies; the Sparkling Sputnik and its desk-top compadre, the Beauty Orb; and the unforgettable Reinbeer. Variations and creative suggestions will keep readers inspired. |
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