French General: Inspiration and Craft Projects Using Vintage Beads, Buttons, Ribbons, and Trim from Tinsel Trading Company

162 Pages·2013·101.825 MB·English

by  Ceppos, Marcia;Meng, Kaari;Zabala, Jon

f r e n ch general
Inspiration and Craft Projects Using Vintage Beads, Buttons,
Ribbons, and Trim from Tinsel Trading Company
By KAARI MENG
Photographs by JON ZABALA Foreword by MARCIA CEPPOS
Text copyright © 2010 by Kaari Meng.
Foreword text copyright © 2010 by Marcia Ceppos.
Photographs copyright © 2010 by Jon Zabala.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in
any form without written permission from the publisher.
ISBN: 978-0-8118-7212-6 TT857.M46 2010
745.5—dc22
The Library of Congress has cataloged the previous
2009019271
edition as follows:
Designed by Katie Heit
Meng, Kaari.
Bakelite is a registered trademark of Union Cambridge
French General : treasured notions : inspiration
Corp. Dremel is a registered trademark of the Robert
and craft projects using vintage beads, buttons,
Bosch Tool Corporation. Mod Podge is a registered
ribbons, and trim from Tinsel Trading Company /
trademark of the Enterprise Paint Manufacturing
by Kaari Meng ; foreword by Marcia Ceppos ; photo-
Co. Styrofoam is a registered trademark of the Dow
graphs by Jon Zabala.
Chemical Company. X-ACTO is a registered trademark
p. cm.
of Elmer’s Products, Inc.
Includes index.
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contents
Foreword page 10 * Japanese Temari Ball page 95
Introduction page 15 * Egg Shrine page 101
A Catalog of Materials page 21 * Tassel Necklace page 107
Hunting and Gathering Notions page 41 * Lucky Horseshoe page 113
Reading Clues from the Past page 45 * Petite Prize Medals page 119
Matching Yesterday’s Colors page 49 * Millinery Flower Pin page 123
Inspiration Boards page 53 * Sequined Bird page 129
Craft Projects page 65 * Opera Bag page 135
* Button Charm Bracelet page 67 * Memory Book page 141
* Little Ladies page 71 * Wired Nest and Eggs page 147
* Embroidered Pincushion page 77 Resources page 151
* Crocheted Metallic Purse page 83 Acknowledgments page 155
* Specimen Shadowbox page 89 Index page 156
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