Beautiful Boat Crafts: Decorating Ideas and Projects for Onboard (Paperback)

by Linda Buckingham (Author) "IN 1982 MY FAMILY and I moved aboard the sailboat Morning Star..." (more)
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Product Description
Make your boat a home! Expert decorator and "liveaboard" Linda Buckingham shares her wealth of knowledge with over 50 decorating projects for the boat. All of these projects can easily be completed onboard. Using only simple, accessible tools and materials, Buckingham takes you step-by-step through designs for all areas of the boat, from floor cloths and knotwork to chairs and glasswork. A wide variety of techniques are explained in detail-including stenciling, faux finishing, ropework and knotting-that will help you make items such as the Canvas Deckchair, Lantern Lashing, and Step/Storage Box. The one-of-a-kind Finishing Touches for your Boat is full-color and all projects are skill-rated.

Product Details

• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Hartley & Marks Publishers (December 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088179192X
• ISBN-13: 978-0881791921
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,428,758 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For sailors and landlubbers alike!, February 8, 2001

By	Pamela Friend, Artist, Teacher, Lecturer (Ret.) (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

I have just finished reading Linda Buckingham's wonderful new book on ideas and projects for on board boat folks. What a great book! I found not only several great ideas that I can hardly wait to do on board for our own boat but also many, many slick craft ideas for gifts appropriate for anyone living on or near the water. These ideas (not limited to us seafarers) are not the usual crafty dust collectors but are professional looking, useful projects, easy to do with readily available materials. Even if you live nowhere near the water this book is a must if you like to craft quality items. Congratulations to Linda Buckingham on what I'm sure will be a very successful book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas year 'round for yachters, October 27, 2001

By	thomas (montreal) - See all my reviews

This book was given to me by someone who knows that we have a vintage sailboat that responds well to TLC and who also knows that I like knots. It is an excellent book: beautiful enough for the coffee-table, and funny enough to read just for the author's anecdotes.

But this is a craft book. It describes 47 projects that can turn a ship into a gallery of engaging personalized details. It also turns those inevitable hours spent on boat maintenance into time that is creative, fun and even rewarding (though I confess, my boat doesn't seem to come out looking quite like the author's).

The best part is the knots - all those complex decorative rope puzzles that so many of us have struggled to recreate are here, and the diagrams and instructions are so clear they actually work!!

This is definitely not a book a yachting family will stow and forget, it earns its keep year `round. Great resource, great gift. Strong recommendation -- to give, to get, or to put on your list for Christmas.