Contemporary Decoupage: Fresh Ideas for Gifts, Keepsakes and Home Furnishings

by Linda Barker and Emma Biggs

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,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801988756
• ISBN13: 9780801988752
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Chilton Book Company
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Decoupage for the 90's - best book in a long time!

This is the book I reach for when I want inspiration for my decoupage projects! Solid information on technique (including updated bits on working with photocopies & the newest crackle mediums and the like), and then we're off on a tour of wonderful projects with a contemporary flair - handcolored jelly mold prints on a kitchen wall, bright animal shapes in a child's room, a chili pepper bowl, an outer space briefcase. My personal favorite is the cabinet which combines botanical illustrations with beautiful handwritten letter fragments - a very hot look at the moment! The book even comes with several black and white sheets which are ready for you to photocopy (including the aforementioned handwriting & botanical drawing). There are also many suggestions for finding useful subject material. If you're new to decoupage, this book will get you started; if you've been at it a while, it will set your brain a-buzz with ideas!