Vintage Paper Crafts (Paperback)

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Product Description

Old notebooks, discarded postcards purchased from a flea market, sheaves of sheet music, yellowed newspapers with foreign language text: Learn new ways to give virtually any piece of old paper vintage charm. Anna Corba shares her tried-and-true secrets of how to make decorative pieces of art that are fun and functional. Her beautiful projects are outlined here—from contemporary fans to decorated glassware to party favors—with detailed instructions, charming color photos, and tips to help imaginative crafters express their individual personality with vintage style. Discover the unexpected value and charm of old bottle caps, measuring tapes, wooden spools, and weathered bingo cards. Then learn how items like beeswax, faded tassels, and double-stick tape can transform ordinary objects into unique keepsakes.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle; illustrated edition edition (March 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402756151
• ISBN-13: 978-1402756153
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #359,834 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, lovely book!, January 4, 2005

By	A. Edwards (The deep South) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Vintage Paper Crafts (Hardcover)

After being inundated by dark "altered" arts lately, this book is a welcome reprieve from the grungy. It delivers unique, fresh, and LOVELY ideas for using vintage paper items. I will buy as many Anna Corba books as she publishes.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, October 20, 2004

By	N. Dixon (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Vintage Paper Crafts (Hardcover)

I love this book! The photographs are beautiful, and the ideas are fresh, smart, and easy to do. It has become one of my favorite reference books! I highly recommend this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting projects , clear instruction and good sourcing ideas., November 17, 2006

By	kamalot "Mab" (Auburn, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vintage Paper Crafts (Paperback)

These are simple projects - you do not need any more instruction than you get , it's not rocket science. I love S. Evertson too , and own her books as well , but the pictures she provides are often already cut and altered , which is it's own set of problems. So is the re-sizing , at least for me! ( I don't think my printer likes me much.) (I'm also pretty sure it's not the same one she has.) I'm certainly not going to complain , though. Anna isn't as whimsical as Sandra - her style is an eclectic and elegant one. Google her and take a look , see if you like it. I read a comment about these not being "practical" , and they aren't. They're decorative , fun little things to screw around with when you feel like creating something just to make it , I think , instead of bending your mind around the one that's giving your brain a cramp. And you can always pick an item in your home you'd like to modify , and adapt a project from the book to that - pick something that has a pleasing look to it , and go for it!
Anna doesn't use much you can't find yourself the same way she does , other than actually travelling. The materials can be found the same way I find them - go look. Look at thrift stores , garage sales , dollar , craft and fabric stores , antique stores and online. Look for images in the Library of Congress , which is a nightmare of navigating but doable (good maps to download) or get great clipart on ebay. If you're dedicated , and I say this with a smile , you already know that! You can actually google "found objects" and come up with stores that will sell them to you (who knew? I didn't , at least not until just recently!).
Oh , just buy it - it's a fun one.