The Big Book of Decorative Borders

by Jodie Bushman

You can paint an amazing variety of borders, ornamentation and embellishments using the simplest of brushstrokes. It's easy once you know how. Jodie Bushman provides step-by-step guidelines for getting started, plus 10 fun, fabulous projects. You'll learn her special process for creating any kind of border, for any size surface -- from decorative boxes to walls and windows. Bushman also details 33 charming borders easy enough to paint in three simple steps. Here's the best part! The Big Book of Decorative Borders also includes more than 500(!) unique border designs. Each one is created with a variety of exciting elements, from leaves and vines to ribbons, shells and more. Use them to embellish your paintings, greeting cards, scrapbooks, tableware or home accessories. Whatever you desire! Borders range from cute to classic, simple to ornate -- you'll even find designs perfect for Christmas themes and children's rooms. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581803362
• ISBN13: 9781581803365
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Northlight
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very helpful very useful

I love this book. It has tons and tons of borders you can paint in all kinds of styles and colors. The best part is that it has excellent basic instructions on how to create borders yourself. Very well done

THE BIG BOOK OF DECORATIVE BORDERS

Waited a month to receive this book, but it is fabulous, very well written and many thoughts I never dreamed of like how to embellish decoratively on a canvas painting. Many, many neat ideas for borders on plates, wood boxes, etc.