This
book encourages you to “celebrate your love of paper”
and has a hundred ideas on how to do it. There are even some
tear out sheets of patterned paper to get you started…
At the front of the book there is an index showing how the
book is divided into themed sections. Choose from stationery,
cards, wearables, recycling, at home, parties and more. There
is even a final section entitled “instant fix”
where you can find the patterned paper. Some of these projects
you can make up straight away, but as the papers are double
sided, you need to decide which side to copy and which side
to use instantly. There are also pages where what you need
is listed; many of the items you will already have in the
house for other purposes (basic office materials, wallpaper
paste, wire etc). Others will be owned by most keen papercrafters.
None are likely to cost too much as this is not that type
of book; the emphasis here is on having fun with paper and
recycling as much as possible. A lot of the ideas are quick
and simple; all are contemporary looking, Make bunting by
cutting out letters or bows, party hats, planters, favor envelopes,
bags, jewellery, paper sequins for decorating baubles, bowls
and cards. Have a go at doing papier mache, silhouette cutting,
collage, using paperclay, decoupage, stitching on paper and
various other new and old paper craft methods. These are all
explained simply at the back in quite small print and with
not many photographs, but succinctly and clearly. Each project
takes a page and features a photograph of the finished piece
and instructions. which are, again, brief but well written.
In many cases there are also diagrams and patterns, some of
which are at the back of the book. I don’t think you
need a lot of paper crafting experience to make any or all
of these projects, which is a plus. I can imagine this book
being a good introduction to the wonderful world of paper
crafting for many people.
If you cannot find a good range of paper crafting materials
locally try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
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