The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving [Paperback]

Rachel Ashwell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 23, 2001

Rachel Ashwell's newest book, The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving, shows how to apply the elegant, practical 'Shabby Chic' style to the art of gift giving.With beautiful, full-colour photographs in an innovative format, Ashwell shows readers how to pick the perfect gift, wrap and decorate it with style, and create the perfect setting in which to give it. Full of year-round gift ideas with sentiment and beauty.

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About the Author

Rachel Ashwell was born in England and has spent the past eighteen years in Malibu, California. She created the Shabby Chic style in 1989 and is the founder of the Shabby Chic home furnishing stores and the designer of a line of slipeovered furniture, bedding, and fabric sold worldwide under the Shabby Chic by Rachel Ashwell label. She is the author of the bestselling Shabby Chic and Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic Treasure Hunting & Decorating Guide, and is the host of E! Style Network's Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic on Style.

Amy Neunsinger is a freelance photographer who lives in Los Angeles and New York City. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and ad campaigns ranging from beauty to travel. She is currently working on a fine art book of flowers.

Deborah Greenfield, Rachel Ashwell's sister, was born in London. She studied art at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design in New York. She is a cho reographer and an award-winning flamenco dancer She lives in Los Angeles, where she divides her time among illustration, acting, and dance.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Regan Books; 1 edition (October 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060394013
• ISBN-13: 978-0060394011
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough good ideas for a book, October 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving (Paperback)

Rachel Ashwell makes incredibly beautiful fabrics and needs to stick to what she knows best. She offers some good ideas in this book, but not enough - some of her ideas are downright tacky. I'm a big fan of Shabby Chic and was disappointed with this book. If you've seen some of her shows on the Style Channel, then you've seen enough.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspired to give, November 12, 2001

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Lina Q Perl (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving (Paperback)

I am enchanted by this book! I have a minor obsession with all things crafty, and when I bought "The Gift of Giving" I expected a how-to. I was pleasantly surprised to find, however, that the editorial content in this book is far more inspirational. Basically, Rachel gives you great ideas without the step-by-step uniformity that saps gifts of their personal creativity. In short, gift-giving should be highly personal, and this book gave me great ideas that will let my own creativity breathe free.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely!, November 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shabby Chic Gift of Giving (Paperback)

What a charming book. It's about time there was a Shabby Chic book that contained ideas other than home decorating. This book inspired me to see the possibility of a gift in every item.