Creative Containers to Make and Decorate: To Make and Decorate : Over 40 Stunning Containers for Both Inside and Outside Your Home - Softcover

Brehaut, Madeleine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801989418 ISBN 13: 9780801989414

Publisher: UNKNO, 1997

Synopsis

Includes instructions for decorating projects using terracotta pots, metal containers, ceramic and glass dishes, wicker objects, wooden boxes, and more

About this title

Review:

Complete with color photos and good step-by-step directions, Creative Containers presents 40 appealing projects that utilize a variety of materials and techniques. The containers themselves--made of terracotta, metal, china and glass, wicker, wood, and paper--range from pots to baskets to bowls to vases to boxes. Techniques for adorning these items include a variety of painting methods, rubber stamping, object collage, decoupage, mosaic, and stenciling.

Review:

Anyone can add color and flair to their home with decorative, hand-crafted containers. Creative Containers showcases over forty containers ranging from traditional terracotta pots to a decorated-glass fruit stand. Creative Containers divides into chapters on terracotta, metal, china and glass, baskets, wood, and papers, and cover an exciting range of popular craft techniques including decoupage, paint finishes, stamping, and mosaic work. Each container project offers ideas on coordinating the containers with fresh, dried, or silk flowers, houseplants, or garden shrubs, or using them as centerpieces, candle holders, gift boxes, and more! Varied and stylish container projects are included, such as a wooden-heart box with dried roses and lavender, a sponge-paint ceramic box, and a delicate, shell-covered pot for perfumed soaps or sandalwood. The do-it-yourself instructions are complete, practical, easy-to-follow, and a joy to complete! Creative Containers is highly recommended for weekend projects to enhance the appearance of home or office. -- Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0801989418
• ISBN 13: 9780801989414
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 127