Framed Memories: Creative Scrapbooking Projects for Your Home [Paperback]

Stephanie Inman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2006

With Stephanie Inman’s craft book Framed Memories, a do-it-yourselfer can turn photos and mementos into meaningful works of art. Framed Memories is a source book with over 40 creative projects for your home – from a Japanese inspired framed birth announcement to a homebuilt airplane memory piece to a leash rack for Inman’s dog Kip – there is truly something for everyone. The stylish yet wonderfully accessible projects are explained in detailed how-tos and showcased with beautiful full color photographs.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Why hide precious memories inside a book? For something fresh and new, think off the page and outside the bindings. Every crafter is hungry for original techniques and unique canvases to express her skills, and Stephanie Inman, a graphic designer with an appealing contemporary approach, will feed that desire. She offers stylish yet wonderfully accessible suggestions for transforming photographs, memorabilia, and other visual material into artistic keepsakes: her imaginative ideas range from magnificent shadow boxes to cleverly designed frames. All the projects are showcased in gorgeous full color photographs--most shown in home settings--along with detail shots and conceptual sketches. A Selection of the Crafter’s Choice Book Club

From the Author

Framed Memories is about taking your photos, mementos, and keepsakes - the celebrations of your life and experiences - and showcasing them in new ways. It’s a little like scrapbooking for your walls. I loved using unusual objects in the projects. I used barbeque skewers, curly willow branches, bits of linoleum, broken jewelry.. lots of found materials. Using shadowboxes, frames and trays as a base freed me to incorporate 3-dimensional items that can’t be used in a traditional scrapbook or standard frame. It is my wish that the reader is inspired to share their stories and create their very own framed memories.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (April 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579906826
• ISBN-13: 978-1579906825
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Gift Book for Scrapbooking Friends!, April 19, 2006

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This review is from: Framed Memories: Creative Scrapbooking Projects for Your Home (Paperback)

Framed Memories is a beautiful book to snuggle up with, if only to appreciate all the creativity within. The featured projects range from romantic and feminine to humorous and fun.

It also serves as a resource book for scrapbookers who have special memories that belong framed and on a wall. Complete with easy-to-follow directions, the original, yet usable, ideas are right at hand when I'm ready to create a framed memory for a loved one. (What personal gift ideas inside!) It's layouts help me to "think outside the box" when it comes to what I can use in my scrapbooking. Some of Inman's unique designs include using a bike chain, a pizza plate or a dog bone in her framed projects! And why not have more memories on the wall as home accents instead of tucked away in a dusty box?


Finally, it is the perfect gift book for the scrapbookers on your list - so full of innovative ideas that it will be appreciated by even your most creative friends!