Retro Revamp: Funky Projects from Handbags to Housewares

O love this book! Its got a lot of cool things that you can make from stuff you find dumpster diving for you first apt! This book is great for kitchy crafty type people!

Tired of all those books that look like they're going to give you some concrete information on how YOU can redecorate, refinish, refurbish, redo or re-anything, but then deliver only complicated and expensive projects? Retro Revamp is here for you. This little book presents lots of easy, affordable, and adaptable projects that almost anyone can do with a little time and patience. It also nudges you towards seeing the possibilities inherent in so much of the stuff we all have lying around the house. This one is worth every penny; you will love it!

This is a fun book for anyone who fondly remembers wild Sixties style. It is also a valuable source of ideas and techniques for the crafter who enjoys making useful and decorative items from found objects and junk.There is an introduction on basic techniques followed by 39 projects. There is great variety, including clothing and accessories, jewelry, furniture, décor items and toys. The materials used are just as varied and the style is colorful. Depending on your taste you could call it anything from modern folk art to tacky trash. The beauty of the book is that even if you don't like the style, many of the ideas could be easily adapted to other styles by using different materials.For each project there is a list of exactly what you will need and step-by-step instructions with diagrams and a color photo of the finished piece. The spiral binding makes it easy to lay the book flat while you are working. This book is a great combination of practicality, whimsy and fun.

i was delighted to find this book...i am a chronic thrift store collector with gobs of cutie things i don't know what to do with. but now i have been inspired! **beautiful** pictures & so well written. i highly suggest anyone who's into the funkier side of crafts to buy this book!

and that's saying a LOT! I've been looking for a book that gave me inspiration in a folk-art, found-art, outsider-art type way, and this is IT! excellent directions, great pictures, great ideas. I can't recommend this book enough, and I hope the author writes more.