Decorating With Paper & Paint: Combining Decoupage & Faux Finish Techniques [Hardcover]

Rhonda Rainey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1998

Add spots of brightness, dashes of originality, and whiffs of whimsy all through your home with these fresh and fun dicoupage and faux finish projects. In minutes you'll learn the basics of decorating objects with cut and torn paper and fabric, as well as creating the look of veined marble, burled wood, and other finishes. Practice your talents on a Memory Box, Ginger Jar Lamp, Child's Contempo Chair, Gossamer Mirror, and 14 more. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

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About the Author

Rhonda Rainey is an award winning artist, watercolourist, designer and author. She has been an educator of art for more than 20 years, and is currently enjoying work as a freelance artist and designer. Those associated with Rhonda find her to be thoughtful and innovative when it comes to pushing the boundaries of established crafting techniques.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806981717
• ISBN-13: 978-0806981710
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,364,812 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fellow decoupager, May 17, 2000

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Debra J. McFadden - See all my reviews

This review is from: Decorating With Paper & Paint: Combining Decoupage & Faux Finish Techniques (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book to the novice or experienced decoupager. Rhonda Rainey has very thoughtfully compiled a very user-friendly guide. What impressed me most, in comparison to many other decoupage how-to books, was how clearly everything is explained and layed out in order to complete the featured techniques. Not only that, there is an easy to understand, not too technical overview of decoupaging at the start of the book. The print is very readable. All the materials, tools, and supplies needed are pictured and listed which is very helpful. Last but not least, her creative ideas with combining decoupage with faux finishes are the most appealing designs that I have seen compiled in one book. I have many other decoupage books but I regard Decorating with Paper and Paint as my decoupage bible.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK!, May 15, 2002

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"sn0wkrash" (San Bruno, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Decorating With Paper & Paint: Combining Decoupage & Faux Finish Techniques (Hardcover)

Twenty-six completely different, gorgeous and remarkably easy techniques are shown in glorious, large photos, and with very complete step-by-step instructions.

If you have (or want to have) anything to do with either working with paper or paint, stamping, embossing, decoupaging, gilding, scrapbooking, or pressing flowers or leaves, you will use these techniques for the rest of your life in millions of ways, and never tire of the creative possibilities uniquely yours with professional, stunning results possible every time.

I've only begun to get into paper crafting in the last few months, and I had no problem re-creating the techniques into projects of my own, and into three of the eighteen projects she gives to kick-start creativity with the demonstrated techniques. This book will be a favorite for years to come! It's for the person who is only thinking about trying this type of craft (by the time you're done perusing this book, you'll jump in and start doing!) all the way to the person who has done this stuff for years, as the inspiration is powerful...