Wind Toys That Spin, Sing, Twirl & Whirl [Paperback]

Cindy Burda (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2000

Chimes, whirligigs, windsocks, banners, and windvanes--these 35 toys seem practically alive with sound and movement. Some can even be tuned! Made from fabric, metal, wood, glass, or clay, many are perfect for the beginning crafter. Spin a Garden of Tulips or Hummingbird Toy. Nothing's simpler than a Circle of Beads Wind Chime: just select beautiful beads, arrange them on lengths of cord, and add a few wind-chime tubes to make sweet music. Others feature falling flowers or a rainbow made of polymer clay. Mobiles--with winter trees or bluebirds--would cheer up any room or porch. Those who like to sew will enjoy stitching the eye-catching Dragonfly Windsock. If painting's a passion, pick up the brushes and turn a swatch of ordinary canvas into a series of one-for-every-season Flower Garden Banners. And with patterns, color pictures, and technical tips, they're really a breeze to create! 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10. NEW IN PAPERBACK

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The sparkling music of a wind chime can make even a grumpy grownup smile, and kids never fail to delight in fluttering banners, waving windsocks, and spinning whirligigs. Featuring more than 35 projects, Cindy Burda's Wind Toys That Spin, Sing, Twirl and Whirl is filled with appealing designs that bring color and sound to your garden, yard, patio, or window. In addition to thorough step-by-step directions for every item, the introductory section explains the basics of working with each of the materials: fabric, metal, wood, polymer clay, glass, and potter's clay. Windsocks sport butterflies and dragonflies. Wind vanes appear in the shape of flying pigs, trumpeting angels, and a winged Mercury. Banners are painted, batiked, and appliquéd. A collection of PVC pipes becomes a shape-shifter mobile. The assortment of imaginative ornaments here is meant for adults to create, but grownups and kids alike will enjoy the finished products. --Amy Handy

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806943319
• ISBN-13: 978-0806943312
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,299,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars good book, May 26, 2010

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This review is from: Wind Toys That Spin, Sing, Twirl & Whirl (Paperback)

A good book with a few good projects gives you ideas for things to try.