ReCraft: How to Turn Second-hand Stuff into Beautiful Things for your Home, Family and Friends

by Buttonbag, Nicola Kent (Illustrator)

Overview

In today's thrifty times it is seems right to re-use fabrics and buttons and customize old clothes rather than buying brand new ones. The Buttonbag book is packed with instruction and ideas on how to re-use, re-cycle and re-create fantastic things, thereby transforming old into new.
There are about 40 step-by-step projects for a range of items including items for the home, clothes and accessories for all ages plus patterns, templates and basic techniques. Illustrated with photographs and hand-painted illustrations, the emphasis is on simple, easy-to-make items with a twist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781011751
Publisher:	Frances Lincoln
Publication date:	09/18/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	47 MB
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About the Author

Following a degree in English and Art NICOLA KENT sold handmade greetings cards before getting sidetracked into a successful career as a TV producer. She went on to produce a wide range of programmes for the BBC and Channel 4, and also wrote for top-rating children's animation The Cramp Twins. Since having children Nicola has focused on writing and illustrating. Recent work includes labels for Buttonbag's exclusive Christmas range for John Lewis as well as working on a number of her own stories for young children.

Editorial Reviews

'The brains behind craft brand Buttonbag are aiming to 'jumpstart creativity' with their fab debut book'

'Takes second-hand objects (everything from men's shirts to scrabble pieces) and gives them a new life'

'This is an excellent book full of ideas for things to make from 'stuff' you have hanging around the house...it's evident there's plenty of fun and creativity to be had from junk.'

'Filled with 50 refreshingly different and easy-to-follow projects, each with a quirky twist'

'The brains behind craft brand Buttonbag are aiming to 'jumpstart creativity' with their fab debut book'

'for those of us who want to experiment with our charity-shop finds and see our local charity shops as our new haberdashery.'

'for those of us who want to experiment with our charity-shop finds and see our local charity shops as our new haberdashery.'

'This is an excellent book full of ideas for things to make from 'stuff' you have hanging around the house...it's evident there's plenty of fun and creativity to be had from junk.'

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