The desire to stand out with quirky, handmade, one-of-a-kind fashion has created a huge new crowd of hip young crafters hungry for ideas. In Bazaar Bizarre, Greg Der Ananian, founder of the bicoastal craft fair of the same name, combines a variety of how-to projects from radical crafters on his bazaar circuit. Speaking to everyone from alternateens to hipster thirtysomethings with an irreverent retro-chic attitude, this book is for those looking to put an edge on the things that grandma used to make. Bazaar Bizarre offers smart, subversive inspiration unavailable from traditional crafting books and patterns, appealing not only to the nostalgia for folk expression of previous generations, but also to the popular DIY attitude of the young and stylish. From silk painting to quilting and bookbinding, projects such as Anarchy Soap and Vinyl Record Cuffs teach basic skills of popular crafts and offer tips on how to creatively customize with thrift store purchases. Readers will love Der Ananian’s sardonic commentary, “Craftoids,” about the history of crafting, punk- rock crosswords, funky finger-food recipes, and musical play lists.
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Greg Der Ananian, a longtime cross-stitcher and crafting aficionado, launched Bazaar Bizarre, a punk rock crafting fair, in Boston in 2001. In its third year, the bazaar spread to Los Angeles and Cleveland and now attracts vendors of kitschy, retro, and utterly unique fashions and accessories as well as aspiring crafters.
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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
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more blog than craft...,
This review is from: Bazaar Bizarre : Not Your Granny's Crafts! (Paperback)
I hate to give such a low rating but must admit I was dissappointed with this book.
My biggest complaint? As per the book's subtitle- "not you Granny's crafts"-one would intimate that this is a craft book. Not so. There are about 8 projects in the entire book-most of the book is actually more of a journal of the "avant crafters" who contribute to the book. Backgrounds of their lives and why they craft outside the box. While that was somewhat interesting-it's not what I bought the book for. If I wanted to read crafters journals I could peruse the hundreds of blogs online for free. I'm hoping the artists in this book will consider putting out another book-this time chock filled with the unusual craft projects that should have been in this book and were not. If you are looking for unusual craft projects-I'd sadly suggest you skip this book and check out free websites like craftster.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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the packaging was better than the content,
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This is a well put together and entertaining book, but many of the projects werent anything illuminating-- a cross stitch pattern, or how to make soap-- some were the first I'd seen-- making bracelets out of colored vinyl records, but required some specialized tools (and colored vinyl) that wouldnt be that easy to get, or worth the money for future endeavors. Get this from the library before you buy it, as there arent really that many amazing projects in it. If you like the ones you see, then invest in the book.
again, great package, not overly impressed with the content, although I have seen worse.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
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i had much higher hopes,
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This review is from: Bazaar Bizarre: Not Your Granny's Crafts! (Paperback)
after checking out a lot of the websites of people who participate in the bazaar bizarre i was expecting a great craft book. i got this book for christmas and i doubt i will even keep it. the projects are nothing special, and nothing you couldn't find online with much better tutorials and photos. the lack of photos is a big drawback of this book. as a visual person, i want lots of photos with instructions close by, and this book did not deliver.
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On a recent car trip to the big and tall outlet, my mom and I figured out that I must have been about ten years old when she taught me how to cross-stitch. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crafting moment, copy nerd, crafting memory, crafting goals, limb sock, cat outline, craft resource, body sock, favorite craft, sock monkeys, circular needles, stitch count, passive time, bone folder, tacky glue, right needle, colored vinyl, left needle, huge mess, gel medium, embroidery floss Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bazaar Bizarre, Global Techniques, Los Angeles, Leah Kramer, New Jersey, Auntie Mame, Aleene's Tacky Glue, Golden Girls, New Orleans, Bea Arthur, Dana Berkowitz, Fray Check, Huron Avenue, Madame Defarge, Martha Stewart, Nelson Knitting Mills, Rosalind Russell, The Ramones New!
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On a recent car trip to the big and tall outlet, my mom and I figured out that I must have been about ten years old when she taught me how to cross-stitch. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crafting moment, copy nerd, crafting memory, crafting goals, limb sock, cat outline, craft resource, body sock, favorite craft, sock monkeys, circular needles, stitch count, passive time, bone folder, tacky glue, right needle, colored vinyl, left needle, huge mess, gel medium, embroidery floss Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bazaar Bizarre, Global Techniques, Los Angeles, Leah Kramer, New Jersey, Auntie Mame, Aleene's Tacky Glue, Golden Girls, New Orleans, Bea Arthur, Dana Berkowitz, Fray Check, Huron Avenue, Madame Defarge, Martha Stewart, Nelson Knitting Mills, Rosalind Russell, The Ramones New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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