Making Decorative Boxes - Softcover

Owen, Cheryl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715314513 ISBN 13: 9780715314517

Publisher: David & Charles, 2002

Perfect for presenting special gifts or for storing away personal treasures, this collection of decorative boxes can be made at home using a wide range of popular craft techniques.

Talented crafts designer Cheryl Owen provides a variety of shapes and sizes to suit all tastes and occasions. Beadwork, metal embossing, glass etching, mosaic work, wire, string and a myriad of textiles are just some of the ideas and materials readers will use.

There are more than 20 projects in all, each one complete with easy-to-follow instructions, step-by-step photographs and templates where necessary. It's all the information crafters need to create delightful boxes friends and family will treasure for years.

Cheryl Owen is a highly versatile craftsperson and designer. After working in the fashion industry, she went on to apply her design and drawing skills to mixed craft media. Cheryl is also a regular contributor of craft projects and articles to leading home style magazines. She is the author of Handmade Gift Cards, Simple Glass Painting and Creative Ceramic Painting.

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About the Author:

Cheryl Owen is a highly versatile craftsperson and designer. After working in the fashion industry, she went on to apply her design and drawing skills to mixed craft media. Author of a wide range of titles, Cheryl is also a regular contributor of craft projects and articles to leading homestyle magazines. She is the author of Handmade Gift Cards, Simple Glass Painting and Creative Ceramic Painting, also published by David & Charles. Cheryl lives in London.

From Booklist:

A British designer shows how leftover containers--from used heart-shaped candy boxes to bedraggled rattan covered baskets--are transformed into utilitarian objects of beauty. Even better, none of Owen's 20 projects demand major crafting skills, such as woodworking or decorative painting. Her patterns have only a smidgen of complicated techniques, such as the use of glass-etch spray, but all of them receive plenty of photographic and instructional attention. All boxes are divided into one of three types: multimedia, including a contemporary beaded basket and a paper marquetry chess box; organic options, featuring a mosaic chest and layered beehive pots; and textural textiles, showcasing an opulent ribbon gift box or a Swedish felt sewing box, among others. An elegant yet simple layout with templates appended ensures that nothing has been omitted. Barbara Jacobs
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