Collage Lost and Found: Creating Unique Projects with Vintage Ephemera

by Giuseppina Cirincione

Book Overview

What's old is new--discarded items from a bygone era unite to form unorthodox collage jewelry, cards, journals and more. Collage Lost and Found delivers projects that not only have a saucy style, but... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581807872
• ISBN13: 9781581807875
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: North Light Books
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Collage Lost And Found

I enjoyed everything about this book. I love Collage using Vintage materials and found many helpful suggestions, and easy instructions for projects such jewlery made from glass slides, making paperweights, shrine from a cigar box, altered book covers, you name it, this book has it. This book is my new favorite in my library of many "How to" art books.

Gorgeous book that inspires you to indulge in your culture

I believe everyone should indulge in their culture and make some art. Josie has not only done that with this book, but offers oodles of ideas to inspire others to do so too. The projects are unique and the presentation is beautiful, great directions too. Way to go, Josie!

A helpful, attractive book.

I enjoyed seeing how vintage ephemera can be incorporated into a new piece of art. Although collage and altered art are not my typical media, I was very inspired to try it. There are wonderful illustrations in this text and great ideas for how to create different effects. I have revisited this book often and it will continue to inspire my pieces.

Inspirational & visually stimulating

Even if you never complete one of the projects in this book, it is stunning to look through and is so inspirational. The book is filled with tips, ideas and very easy to follow instructions. A key buy for any crafter!

Great resource book for beginners...

I think this book is an excellent resource for those of us who are new to collage or altered art. Her instructions are clear and complete. The book covers many different projects from greeting cards and soldered jewelry to shrines and collaging onto sheet metal. She even gives directions on making your own chains for the jewelry. I especially like the quick and easy projects like collaging in tiny tins and making magnets out of glass marbles--very nice for gift giving. Her sample art is beautiful, and I didn't find her work to be mostly sepia tones and muted colors as another reviews says. I love vintage so maybe I'm biased. This is a book you can pick up and right away get started creating beautiful vintage art.