The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past | 
| Author: Suzie Millions
Publisher: Lark Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 65957
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1579908691
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5
EAN: 9781579908690
ASIN: 1579908691
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
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Product Description
Baby boomers feeling nostalgic, hipsters longing for the handmade, and anyone interested in going retro can stop right here! This is the definitive guide to the fun and quirky world of retro crafts, written by a diva of the style. It’s jam-packed with history and wonderful images from vintage pamphlets, collections, and flea market hunts. Everything memorable is included, from the ridiculous to the sublime, along with the lowdown on collecting, Junking 101, and creating a crafting group. Forty retro-inspired projects run the gamut from glitter frames and matchbox purses to bottlecap men and teacup ladies, plus lovable Plastic Flower Pixies; the Sparkling Sputnik and its desk-top compadre, the Beauty Orb; and the unforgettable Reinbeer. Variations and creative suggestions will keep readers inspired.
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LOVE this book! June 25, 2008
What a fun read! How interesting it was to learn that there is a history of those wacky things we all made and that someone has been paying attention to the fact that there is a history! Thanks for enlighting us! And thanks for the inspiration to make them again.
 Great reading whether you craft or not April 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an enjoyable read, with many photos that will take you back to the campfires, scout meetings and home-ec classes of your youth. Even if you consider retro crafts to be more junk than antique, you'll still find projects that will tempt you to break out the glue gun. I gave the book four stars because I do wish that a few more projects had been included. (As an example, she referenced the Reader's Digest Angels, but didn't include instructions for making them.) But overall, I think novice and expert alike will find something here that will inspire and entertain.
very fun and inspiring March 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book. I was not a crafter before I got his book. It inspired me to start crafting and even form my own crafting group with other moms.
Easy to read, easy to like January 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was truly impressed with the Retro book. It read well, loved the illustrations and pictures, and it rekindled enthusiasm for me to go be creative!
I may even look up my Mom's old apron!
Read for pleasure as well as projects January 21, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Suzie Millions is a high artisan with an abiding love of the crafted, kitschy, handmade and heartfelt, and her brand new book, The Complete Book of Retro Crafts, embodies all those things. More like an artist's journal than those typical craft books that are simply lists of projects and tools, Retro Crafts is enriched with anecdotes from Millions' life and home, as well as tips and steps for making her projects your own.
This is a book to be read for pleasure as well as worked from. Both hip and genuine. I loved it.
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