Decorative Paper Projects * Techniques * Pull-Out Designs

by Maflin, Andrea; Warner, Carl

• ISBN13: 9780806967851
• ISBN10: 0806967854
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Sheaves of handmade parchment. Layers of Japanese gold-flecked tissue. Brilliant wads of Day-Glo card. Make the most of today's exhilarating assortment of woven, plain, and decorative papers with 16 extraordinary projects.and 12 pages of perforated, pull-out templates that make adding designs oh so simple. Easy techniques like waxing, bleaching, tea-staining, gilding, and others create impressive effects, and you'll get tips on cutting, tearing, gluing, and stretching paper. Handmade stationery with pretty motifs (branches, birds, and sailboats) turns every letter into a personalized offering. Celebrate with a special, priceless photo album that shows off an entire range of paperworking methods. From delicate colorings on tiny boxes to bold adornments on teatime trays, it's fun to revive everyday items, rescuing them from drabness. Cover a vase in tissue or a waste bin in color-washed wood veneer, decoupage or bejewel a clock, and much more. A winning blend of projects and creative inspiration.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Materials and Tools	8	(6)
Techniques	14	(6)
waxing
bleaching
staining
gilding	14	(2)
color mixing
brushing
stretching	16	(2)
cutting
tearing
double-sided taping
glueing	18	(2)
Stationery	20	(14)
all wrapped up	22	(4)
personalized notepaper	26	(4)
celebration photo album	30	(4)
Containers	34	(16)
tissue shapes vase	36	(2)
color wave wastebin	38	(4)
torn paper heart box	42	(4)
autumn leaf tray	46	(4)
Clocks	50	(16)
seashore clock	52	(4)
gentleman's outfitter's clock	56	(4)
bejewelled silver clock	60	(6)
Lampshades	66	(14)
stitched parchment lampshade	68	(2)
lepidopterist's delight	70	(4)
flecked and gilded lampshade	74	(6)
Frames	80	(14)
bleached blue frame	82	(4)
stripes and crosses frame	86	(4)
gilded script mirror	90	(4)
Suppliers	94	(1)
Acknowledgments	95	(1)
Index	96