Bethany Lowe's Folk Art Halloween [Paperback]

Bethany Lowe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2008

Haunted lights and spooky sights, ghoulish glowing luminaries, frightful festoons: what fun! Halloween has become one of the most popular holidays of the year, with legions of would-be creepy creatures on the lookout for fantastic ideas. And the newest craze is to go old-fashioned, with charmingly nostalgic folk-style costumes, decorations, and other accessories. No one does that better than designer Bethany Lowe in this, the very first book to focus solely on folk art projects for Halloween. She gets into the spirit of the season with 30 sensational projects that range from trick-or-treat cones to a crazy quilt pumpkin pillow.
Invite friends to a Halloween party with an alluring invitation made from vintage illustrations, and then have guests don delightful crepe paper hats and tassel masks. Deck the chairs with howling black cats, and swathe the walls and ceilings with flying bats. All the items are photographed in home settings, making you feel as if you’re part of Bethany’s Halloween thrills and chills.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books; 1 edition (August 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600592538
• ISBN-13: 978-1600592539
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL, BUT BEWARE, August 27, 2008

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Linda W. (Kennesaw, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bethany Lowe's Folk Art Halloween (Paperback)

I agree with the two previous reviewers that the book is beautiful. It is filled with gorgeous photos and absolutely charming projects. I love them all.

Unlike the previous reviewers, I wanted to start on the projects right away.

I am lucky that I am not banned from Kinko's for life! The photocopying instructions are WRONG. I made mistake after mistake after mistake.

You cannot make a 400% increase of the Cat and Pumpkin Mask tops! It is absolutely impossible. Ditto for the 300% increase on the Haunted Table Scarf images. Unless, of course you're willing to mangle the book and have the manual dexterity of an Olympic gymnast, then you can copy one picture per page.

As far as I can figure out, 400% increase is actually 40%. At 140% I was able to get one copy of one Pumpkin Mask top. You can't get two on one page, not even using 11" x 14" paper. I'm lucky I didn't max out my credit card making these copies.

I wish I could say I hate this book, but I don't. I love it. I just want everyone else who buys this book to know what to expect. If I thought one star would have drawn people's attention to my review, I would have given it one.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Halloween Decor Crafts!, August 27, 2008

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A. McCLure (Vidalia, LA;Native New Orleanian) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bethany Lowe's Folk Art Halloween (Paperback)

This is a fantastic book at a great price. I have never heard of Bethany Lowe before but I bought this book based on the fact that it was a top seller in the seasonal section. I am not disappointed. This book is fully illustrated in color with in-depth instructions, patterns and reproducible vintage Halloween pictures. Don't be misled by the cover thinking that you are going to have to make complicated witches from paper mache. There are many easy projects that will make your Halloween decor stand out from the rest!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Bethany Lowe fans, August 25, 2008

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Rainy Day Reader (Pacific Northwest USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bethany Lowe's Folk Art Halloween (Paperback)

If you are a fan of B. Lowe and love crafting then this book may be for you. I was looking for some inspiration and bought this little book hoping it would help, and it lived up to my hopes and expectations. The book is full of vintage graphics to be photocopied for the projects and the projects are cute and whimsical as to be expected from Bethany. I am totally pleased with with this purchase and hope she comes out with similar offerings for other holidays.