The Artful Bride: Simple, Handmade Wedding Projects (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Freelance art director McFadden and how-to writer Paffrath combine their design talents in this lighthearted, useful guide to creating wedding paraphernalia at home. "Handmade wedding elements are fun to make," they declare in the book’s preface; "they give you greater control over the feel of your wedding, and they even provide you with some quality downtime during the preparation for the big day." Not to mention that they can save couples loads money that might otherwise go to printers, decorators and jewelers. The authors cover all aspects of wedding design, from invitations and thank you notes to party gifts and ceremony details. Some of their ideas, like their paper and moonstone picture frame, are elegant and professional looking. Others, like their wind-up monkey and penguin name cards, are deliberately humorous—and, some might argue, a bit corny. Large color photographs help readers evaluate each project before they decide to start it, and allow them to separate the few duds from the winners.
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Product Description

Every bride-to-be wants her wedding to be unique and spectacular. Savvy, stylish brides are looking for ways to add their own style and sophistication to their wedding without relying on tradition-heavy standards. This idea-packed guide contains everything you need to personalize a wedding beautifully and elegantly--but also simply and inexpensively. The Artful Bride includes more than 30 fashionable and fun-to-make projects, from novel wedding invitations to cool gifts for the wedding party, and from playful seating cards to a glamorous tiara.

For those of you short on time but high on style, this guide will help you create a wedding that reflects you and your fiance exactly.

Inside you'll find:
* More than 30 simple and elegant projects to personalize a modern wedding
* Projects that are easy and inexpensive, and feature easy-to-find materials
* Timesaving shortcuts, tips to make the ideas your own, and gorgeous photos of finished projects

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books; illustrated edition edition (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564969614
• ISBN-13: 978-1564969613
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #693,207 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A so-so book on cheap-looking crafts for a wedding, October 23, 2006

By	Joy Kraybill "MsJoie" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I couldn't decide if this book merited 2 or 3 stars, so I rounded up. I was disappointed by this book; there are not tons of ideas in it, and I thought most of them look "handmade" in a cheap way, not in a cool way. There are a few funny ideas for table placecards, although they definitely look cheap, too. I hadn't thought about this before, but I think this book taught me that if you want truly elegant invitations and decorations, you can't glue them together yourself or create them based on plastic toys from the dollar store. All in all, the book is worth leafing through, but really not worth purchasing. And I am sure I won't actually try any of these ideas.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is classic for brainstorming ideas., September 29, 2005

By	Salos Daisy (USA) - See all my reviews

If you are at all crafty, you'll get tons of inspiration from these ideas. While you may not do these projects exactly, they are sure to spark more ideas. Definately a great resource for the do it yourselfer.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not just for brides, January 13, 2008

By	Natasha (USA) - See all my reviews

This book is not just for brides, it is for all creative types. i bought this when my sister was getting married so that I could assist her since I am the artsy one in the family. I ended up making her a Guest-book that is shown in the book and she loved it.

You can use several of the ideas in here for several different party occassions.