Contemporary Decoupage: Fresh Ideas for Gifts, Keepsakes and HomeFurnishings by Linda Barker, Emma Biggs Creative ideas for decoupage onto furniture- chairs, tables, cupboards, waste bins, picture frames, boxes, lampshades, and many more practical designs. Amazon book review: A solid primer, Contemporary Decoupage explains the process start to finish, from design idea sources, glue choices, and cutting tips to special techniques (painting or distressing the background, adding color to black-and-white images, working with photocopies), and finishing methods. Grouped into four categories--friezes, wallpapers, and screens; practical household items like place mats, a lampshade, plates, and a wastebasket; furniture (tables, cupboards, and a chair); and accessories such as planters and boxes--the 39 projects are fully explained and nicely illustrated. The motifs themselves range from the traditional floral, fruit, seashell, and butterfly variety to the more unusual, such as international paper currency, newspaper clippings, Greek vase figures, and even plain tissue paper formed into representative shapes. The six double-sided image sheets included with the book make for a nice bonus: even beginners can get started right away. --Amy Handy ISBN: 081988756 Chilton Book Co. (1996) ONE copy in stock - with 6 color image and 6 black&white image sheets included. OUT OF PRINT now which is too darn bad.. it's a great teaching book. |