Customer Reviews

Vintage Treasures

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This is a very special book if you like the vintage look. It is different from many others in that it looks at the glamorous side of vintage, rather than the eclectic, colouful, 'busy' look of country-style vintage. I suppose you could say this look is the city equivalent of the 'shabby chic' look and is more sophisticated. Very, very inspiring.

When i was originally shopping for this particular book no one
seem to have it in stock. Most places would order it for me however i had wanted to view some of the book before i purchased. Especially because the retail value for this book was 38 dollars canadian plus. It's a nice book for the right price. It has very original ideas for the treasure hunter and crafter such as myself.

This book has beautiful photos, and could perhaps inspire creativity. That's about it! There are very general descriptions with the photos, but absolutely no direction or patterns, or even methods used to construct anything pictured in this book. While there are some neat ideas, some pieces go beyond "vintage whimsy" and border on school craft project (like glueing a flower to an Easter Egg). Fortunately, this book isn't too expensive.... But save your money and just flip through it at the library or bookstore. There aren't very many words, and without helpful patterns/project steps, you likely won't be referring back to this book in the future.