(Part 2) Best gift decorating books according to redditors
We found 52 Reddit comments discussing the best gift decorating books. We ranked the 32 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
I didn’t want to spend a fortune on flowers so I decided to make a bunch of them myself! I’m so excited with how they’re turning out. For anyone who is interested, some details on how I made them:
For the tutorials:
Peony: I did a mashup of two tutorials: first this one for the center (I modified the tutorial so it would be half the size) and then blew up this picture to use as a template for the outside petals. I used 180g paper.
Ranunculus: Tutorial from the book Paper Craft. But Appetite Paper also has a good tutorial. I started by using 60g paper, but it’s SO light and time consuming. I switched over to 100g to make it easier.
Anemone: I modified a tutorial from Appetite Paper. I prefer the 100g paper for this one.
Where to purchase:
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I love this book. The last third or so is all sorts of 3D beaded flowers.
Have you ever looked at your local libraries? In my city, the main branch of our library has sewing machines you can rent and use. That way you can use one without having to buy it.
Or, look into quilting stores. Sometimes they may have sewing classes / sewing studios where you can use machines that the shop owns and have people answer your questions.
When I first learned to sew, I really liked working through the book Sewing in a Straight Line. It is a book of clothing projects that all result in very simple patterns and very simple. My favorite project was a cozy cardigan.
Personally, I like to pick a project, look over the fabric recommendations, and then buy that fabric. I like to buy my fabrics from Fabric.com. They have a lot of sales to make things affordable. It is also very easy to order swatches from them to test out and see what things feel like.
https://smile.amazon.com/Day-Dead-Stickers-Dover/dp/0486492141/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Dover+day+of+the+dead+stickers&qid=1571435413&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Knitmare-Elm-Street-Projects-Night/dp/0762444177/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3QNVZKUFJORLI&coliid=I2QC93XTODRY9W
Personally, I always love doing traditional designs. This website has an excellent (though small) list of them, sorted by difficulty. This site has some others, and if you have some time to wait for shipping, there are a lot of great books on pysanky design. I think this is the one my sister has, but I'm not positive.
Thanks- I just asked a few people that do it on deviantart, looked up some tutorials and practiced first with paper. Oh, and this book helped too: http://www.amazon.com/Kanzashi-Bloom-Fold-Sew-Projects/dp/0823084817
Its actually very simple- you just need patience and an eye for it ;)
Also, I should give credit to my friend since it is similar to one of her pieces: http://hanatsukuri.deviantart.com/
She's much more experienced than me but I'm learning =)
For the crafty hobbies, I'd suggest going to a Michaels or some other craft store and check out the books they have. I did that a few years ago, picked up this book on Chinese knotting. The supplies weren't very expensive and I really enjoyed learning to make the knots/choosing the beads. I even sold a few of my necklaces and earrings.
Book: The Wabi-Sabi House
I couldn't find it on your list, but when I searched for it, I found this. Awesome!
I would like this please!
Colored with some Reeves pencils - hopefully will break out my prismacolor set on next attempt, but I've never used them before. So afraid of breaking them with a bad sharpener o:
This is a colored page from my newly published coloring book, Mystical Journey
AND you can color this particular page and a few more if you download the free sample pdf off my website :)