Collage Lost and Found: Creating Unique Projects With Vintage Ephemera (Paperback)

by Giuseppina Cirincione (Author)
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Product Description
Now there’s a hip way for crafters to bring family history into their daily lives. Collage Lost and Found combines basic collage techniques and found objects to create edgy and unusual crafts with not only style, but a story to tell, as well. Highlights include:

-20 step-by-step projects with easy, fashionable designs for greeting cards, magnets, necklaces, journals, and more

-Sassy, and alluring artwork that reflects the author's old-world Sicilian upbringing and her fascination with a bygone era

-Inspirational photo galleries packed with ideas, as well as information on basic collage, collecting ephemera, and jewelry techniques

Readers won’t be able to resist these clever ideas for turning long-forgotten treasures into items they can wear, display, or send!

About the Author
A young, irreverent artist, Giuseppina "Josie" Cirincione sells her jewelry and cards at speciality boutiques. The Phoenix, Arizona resident also designs samples for a rubber-stamp company and is in the process of designing her own line of stamps.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (May 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581807872
• ISBN-13: 978-1581807875
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #227,967 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource book for beginners..., June 16, 2006

By	Kathy Vance "Kathy" (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I think this book is an excellent resource for those of us who are new to collage or altered art. Her instructions are clear and complete. The book covers many different projects from greeting cards and soldered jewelry to shrines and collaging onto sheet metal. She even gives directions on making your own chains for the jewelry. I especially like the quick and easy projects like collaging in tiny tins and making magnets out of glass marbles--very nice for gift giving. Her sample art is beautiful, and I didn't find her work to be mostly sepia tones and muted colors as another reviews says. I love vintage so maybe I'm biased.
This is a book you can pick up and right away get started creating beautiful vintage art.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Collage Lost And Found, November 9, 2006

By	Bonnie Schulte - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I enjoyed everything about this book. I love Collage using Vintage materials
and found many helpful suggestions, and easy instructions for projects such
jewlery made from glass slides, making paperweights, shrine from a cigar box,
altered book covers, you name it, this book has it. This book is my new favorite
in my library of many "How to" art books.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent for starters and good resource for those old hats, September 14, 2006

By	Melissa J. Woolsey (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It you are interested in vintage altered art and collage this book is for you...good part of the book is working with tools. the instructions aer clear, the pictures helpful and the examples inspiring for everyone. For those who have done collage for a while the best part fo the book talks about using family history and culture in your work as well as some great ideas about where to find different materials.