Crafter's Project Book: 80+ Projects to Make & Decorate [Paperback]

Mary Ann Hall (Author), Sandra Salamony (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2000

This collection of 75 projects offers fresh ideas for making beautiful, useful and decorative objects using a range of media including paper, fabric, clay and metal. Full instructions are given and each project is accompanied by a full-colour image.

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About the Author

Mary Ann Hall is the former editor-in-chief of Handcraft Illustrated, the premier how-to handcrafting magazine. She currently directs Craftopia, an international crafts web site loved by thousands of craft aficionados. A prolific and inventive craft expert, Hall lectures on crafts and crafting, and has appeared as a guest expert on television and radio. Her most recent book is The Crafters' Project Book. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sandra Salamony is an art director and writer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. An avid crafts designer, Salamony recently collaborated with Mary Ann Hall on Rockport's The Crafter's Project Book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers (June 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564965945
• ISBN-13: 978-1564965943
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,505,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Create sophisticated looking, but easy to make projects, April 30, 2001

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This review is from: Crafter's Project Book: 80+ Projects to Make & Decorate (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book for someone like me who is into "everything". It is packed with projects to suit anyone's taste, spanning a wide range of crafts including paper, fabric, ceramic, glass, metal, wire and wood. Most of the over 80 projects, while beautiful and sophisticated looking, are very quick and easy to create. Conveniently, most use easy to find and inexpensive materials.

Paper projects include numerous cards, a vellum circle ornament, and a multi-color layered-paper vase. In the fabric section you learn to make a hand-painted silk scarf, embossed velvet pillow, and photo-transfer lampshade. Ceramic and glass projects include etched glass coasters, stained glass napkin rings, an engraved slate frame and daisy-painted glasses. Other projects include bamboo place mats, a bistro beverage cart, a wall clock and a mosaic chime. If you're like me you'll find several things here that you have always wondered how to make and find them remarkably simple to create with this book.

The instructions are step-by-step and easy-to-follow. Patterns and temples are included when necessary. There is also a great list of suppliers in the back including websites. The projects in this book make great gifts. Also, since there is so much to choose from and projects are suitable for all levels, this book would make an excellent gift for the crafter in your life as well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Found Treasure, February 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Crafter's Project Book: 80+ Projects to Make & Decorate (Paperback)

As a lifetime crafter and craft book collector, I was skeptical about this book, but I am here to tell you, it is a treasure! Techniques that I first learned as a child are transformed into quirky but sophisticated projects. Imagine my joy when a simple weaving technique that used to result in loopy potholders, combines with an even simpler material (grocery bags) to become, well, you just have to buy the book. Of course, there are also those techniques I have not yet tried, and this book's appealing vignettes convinced me that I have nothing to lose by attempting them (witness the stained glass napkin rings). During lazy days, this book is the basis of inspiration for variations on a theme. Let's face it, certain projects are just not my style, but most can be easily adapted to suit any taste. Finally, given my short attention span and limited free time, I appreciate that many of the projects can be accomplished quickly, but yet the quality of the finished product does not suffer. Thus, this book is truly contemporary.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Inspirational Crafting Encyclopedia, February 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Crafter's Project Book: 80+ Projects to Make & Decorate (Paperback)

This book is filled with over 80 projects for crafters. It's a gorgeous volume filled with inspiring ideas using paper, clay, glass, metal, you name it! The numerous contributors to this book each added their own special touch to make this an indispensible reference for the general crafter. Mostly quick and easy projects, so don't be afraid to give them a try!