Bookalicious Books Carol Duvall Show : Episode CDS-1646 -- More Projects » By Carol Duvall
With the plethora of craft books on the market, I’m sure I’d be complaining about having too little time even if I could devote the entire half-hour of show to talk about some of the more recent ones that have crossed my desk.
First out of the stack today was Fast Glass Painting by Alan Gear and Barry Freestone. Barry, a delightful gentleman from England, has been a guest on our show a number of times and has never disappointed us. Neither does this most recent book. He and Alan have a wonderful way of taking very simple techniques and making projects that are really quite grand looking. The book includes both...a lengthy section on different glass painting techniques and a number of projects to make using them. Whether you are in a hurry or not, if you enjoy glass painting or would like to learn, this book might be one that you would enjoy.
I was intrigued with the title of the next book: Creative Candlescaping by Terry Taylor. Obviously this is a book about candles but it is not about making them. It is about using them. Whether you buy or make your own, if you enjoy using candles in your home, this book will give you many ideas as well as many pictures of how and where to use them Along the way are many little tips and interesting bits about candles that might make you a master of candle trivia.
Dollmaking as a craft has been with us practically since the beginning of time, but this next book is all about paper doll making. Appropriately titled Creative Paper Doll Making and written by Wanda Rainey, it is fascinating to see the great variety of dolls made by a number of different artists. They go from those that look like what your standard idea of a paper doll is, to a paper marionette, to dramatic artistic creations. Fascinating and unusual...and all in paper.
And for all you decoupeurs: Dee Davis and Gail Cooper have another book filled with pictures and images for you to cut out and use for your decoupage. In fact, many of the images are so gorgeous, you might want them just to have them! The book is titled Victorian Scrap Gallery, which gives you an idea of the style and type of pictures they are. In addition, of course, there are some decoupage basics included, but mainly this is a book to cut up and use.
And for those who have so many questions about how to go about making money with your crafts, Barbara Brabec, the guru of the subject, has two updated versions of her well known Homemade Money books. For you beginners there is Homemade Money - Starting Smart, and for those who have started but are wondering about how to get to the next step there is Homemade Money - Bringing in the Bucks. If you want the answers to your questions, here they are--and if you don’t even know all the questions, they are here as well.
We have shown a number of books on cardmaking over the years, but new ones continue to be published, and The Complete Guide to Card Making by Sarah Beaman is not only one of the more recent ones but one that teaches as well as shows. The first section of the book is devoted to teaching techniques, which is followed by a section featuring many cards made using these techniques. And, of course, there are fine photographs and step-by-step directions all the way.
One step inside of a large craft store should impress anyone with the apparent popularity of artificial flowers, especially silk flowers. I must say, however, that I have not been aware of many, if any, books on the subject of how to arrange those silk flowers. Because they act differently from real flowers, it stands to reason that methods used for arranging them might be different as well. If you’ve been looking for ideas along with a little help, here is a book devoted to the subject. The title? Silk Flower Arranging, compiled by Marcianne Miller. To cover a wide range of styles, 10 different designers came up with these designs and each contributes four different arrangements.
And if you are into soap making, as many folks are these days, the book Making Scented Soap by Linda Hamblen might be of interest. In fact, the photographs and designs are so grand, you might enjoy just reading and looking at this book even if you never make a bar of soap in your life. I might never have thought of using the word "exotic" to describe soap! This book changed my mind.
Resources Fast Glass Painting
by Alan Gear and Barry Freestone
Collins & Brown, 2003
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Creative Candlescaping
by Terry Taylor
Lark Books, 2003
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by Rhonda Rainey
Sterling, 2003
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The Victorian Scrap Gallery
by Dee Davis and Gail B. Cooper
Watson-Guptill, 2003
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Homemade Money: Starting Smart!
by Barbara Brabec
M Evans & Co, Revised edition 2003
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Homemade Money: Bringing in the Bucks!
by Barbara Brabec
M Evans & Co, 2003
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The Complete Guide to Card Making: 100 Techniques with 25 Original Projects and 100 Motifs
by Sarah Beaman
Collins & Brown, 2003
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Collins & Brown Publishers
London, UK
England
Website: www.chrysalisbooks.co.uk/imprint/collinsbrown/index.jsp
Silk Flower Arranging
by Marcianne Miller
Lark Books, 2003
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Making Scented Soap
by Linda Hamblen
Collins & Brown, 2003
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