1000 Motifs for Crafters: Designs for Glass Painting, Stenciling, Mosaics, Dcoupage, Stamping & Counted Thread Work [Paperback]

Alan Gear (Author), Barry Freestone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 28, 2003

Anyone who sews, stencils, découpages, or makes mosaics will delight in page after page after page of traceable motifs to use alone or in combination: 1,000 in all! Select from dozens of popular themes, including animals, birds, children, holidays, flowers, and international motifs.

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About the Author

Alan Gear and Barry Freestone have been glass painting for over 20 years and run their own successful company in Manchester. Their interest in craft extends beyond glass, and in 2001 they began hosting a regular half-hour craft slot on the QVC Channel onto which they invite a range of experts to talk about craft subjects. They have also written The Complete Guide to Glass Painting and the hugely successful Glass Painter's Guide to Motifs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Collins & Brown (May 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843400596
• ISBN-13: 978-1843400592
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #566,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHORS, February 19, 2004

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Mr. B. L. Freestone (PETERBOROUGH, CAMBS United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1000 Motifs for Crafters: Designs for Glass Painting, Stenciling, Mosaics, Dcoupage, Stamping & Counted Thread Work (Paperback)

This wonderful new book makes a great companion to the Glass Painters Motif Library. None of the designs in this book are repeated and as with the Glass Painters Motif Library all of the designs are copyright free. If you have access to broadband internet why not catch our regular TV shows on www.createandcraft.tv where you will see some great demonstrations of many craft items. Don't miss our new book, The Complete Guide to Stamping which is published in March 2004. Also look out for regular features on us on HGTV in the United States.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So many motifs, I don't know where to use them all!, November 3, 2006

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Alexis Yost "Alexis Greenlee" (Fresno, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1000 Motifs for Crafters: Designs for Glass Painting, Stenciling, Mosaics, Dcoupage, Stamping & Counted Thread Work (Paperback)

My husband and I are trying to start a t-shirt company and this book gave us some great ideas. So many, that I don't know how we are going to produce that many shirts. I would really recommend this book for ideas for all kinds of crafts.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Can't Bead this book for the price!, October 25, 2009

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J. Montano "art smart" (Belen, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1000 Motifs for Crafters: Designs for Glass Painting, Stenciling, Mosaics, Dcoupage, Stamping & Counted Thread Work (Paperback)

I got this book a few years ago, and it has been invaluable to me. I do decorative painting on furniture, and I have gotten many ideas from this book. The best thing about it is that it's got designs in so many catagories. Animals, people, flowers, art deco, indian,etc... It's a gold mine!