Author(s): Denise Despres

New Craft

This lively new book is filled with bright ideas for redecorating your home using simple, practical materials and techniques.The author takes us through forty different themes which can be applied to all sorts of surfaces -- stripes, flower and fruit motifs, polka dots, or African-inspired designs for example -- each organized according to color harmonies or contrasts. For the floor terracotta colors can be applied to ceramic tiles, polka dot or stripy designs go well with crockery, for pillow cases and bed linen floral and vegetable designs are suitable. Other ideas include mosaics for tableware, trompe-I'ceil designs for storage boxes and stencilled friezes for the kitchen.For each project watercolor drawings give inspiration for the choice of colors, the text lists the materials necessary and each stage of production, and finally the resulting product is shown.This book is produced in association with Pebeo products, prestigious manufacturers of paints and homestyle craft supplies.Pebeo (UK) products are available countrywide through national art and craft superstores such as Hobby Craft and Craft World. In London they are available from London Graphics in Covent Garden, Cowling & Wilcox and Atlantis. Pebeo of America distributes widely throughout the US and can be found at Pearl Paint or Pearl Arts & Crafts stores in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other cities. They are also available in the 460 stores of Michaels and the 75 stores of Aaron Brothers.