- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: North Light Books; 1 edition (29 May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1581802935
- ISBN-13: 978-1581802931
- Product Dimensions: 28.3 x 21.6 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,479,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For crafters who want to be creative and don't know where to start, this book introduces the basics of ten popular craft areas, allowing them to try different types of projects to find what inspires them. Each area of craft, including painting, rubber stamping, flowers, wire, decoupage, collage, bookmaking, scrapbooking, candle making, and calligraphy, features an introduction, basic terms and techniques. The focus of this book is to try a new craft and how to capture the creative spirit.
About the Author
Tera Leigh is a crafter, artist, author and founder of ToleNet, the first Internet resource on decorative painting. Tera is also a columnist for Paintworks and Decorative Artist's Workbook, and has had her original designs published in many painting and home decor magazines. In 2003 she will begin writing a regular creativity column for Country Marketplace magazine. You can visit Tera at her Web site, www.teraswish.com/index.htm.
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Somewhere between true crafts and paint by numbers,
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This review is from: How to be Creative If You Never Thought You Could (Paperback)
There have been stores build around selling already made pieces of bits and bobs to assemble with various adhesives in unique ways. The creative part is how you put them together. Did you create or make the paint? No but you smear it. Did you create or make the paper? No but you cut it. You may have even folded the paper but come short of origami.
Bottom line is if you like to assemble ready-made item in creative ways this is a great project book that take you beyond just how to make a specific object to designing where on one has gone before. Yet I would hardly call it a craft. When you are finished, you will have 16 projects to give away for Christmas. This can be fun and addicting as you find new items to assemble in "Creative" ways.
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alt. title: Sparking creativity in the creative person!,
By Melanie Sage "art journaler, social worker, a... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How to be Creative If You Never Thought You Could (Paperback)
Today I got Tera's new book in the mail, "How To Be Creative If You Never Thought You Could." I think an alternate title could be "How to spark your creativity when you know you are creative!" I felt a surge of creativity when I opened it.This is not your run-of-the-mill project book. I generally steer away from project books because they are geared toward step-by-steps for a certain card, or a new stamper. Tera explains the project, but with every project she also talks about creativity, alternate ways to complete the project, and gives creative reinforcement/permission to be creative. It is good reading even if you don't plan to follow any of the project instructions. The text is well-written (grammar problems in craft books are a pet-peeve of mine, and I can tell that equal emphasis was given to text and creativity in this publication.) More than that, the techniques are universal, and not the same things you see in all the stamping technique books. Projects run from stamping to paper making to mosaics to wire art and beading- there is bound to be something fun that is also new to try, no matter your skill level or how very creative or non-creative you are feeling. They'd also be great projects to work with friends who are afraid to play, because they aren't overly complicated or technical projects. Following Tera's instructions I stamped on copper and aged it with liver of sulfur. It was as easy as it is described (on page 86 of the new book.) I did it with a text stamp, and worked as nicely as the swirls in the project book. If all those things aren't great reasons to buy this book, supporting a nice person is reason. Tera has encouraged creativity in others in her daily life. She runs a nonprofit through her website, Tera's Wish. She shares openly about her life and creative blocks in her book, and encourages the reader to "go for it." Tera is a genuinely good person, and we should support kind, talented people with our pocketbooks when we can. :) Amazon offers the book at a great price. :) Melanie Sage 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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This book will get your creative juices flowing!,
By Diane Kundrat "AZ Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How to be Creative If You Never Thought You Could (Paperback)
Tera's latest book is a gold mine for people who yearn to be creative, but don't know where to start. The projects are easy and produce wonderful results - the perfect recipe for giving you the confidence to expand your own ceativity. The side boxes include tips that take you a step further in creating something that reflects your uniqueness. Before you know it, the ideas are exploding in your head and you're on your way to creative bliss! All through the book you hear Tera's generous advice, encouraging you like a favorite teacher. I'm an avid paper crafter and I have paid up to $40 for a class to learn some of the techniques Tera has included in this book. Both the beginner and the advanced artist will learn from these fun projects.
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How to Be Creative If You Never Thought You Could,
By Hal H Henry - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How to be Creative If You Never Thought You Could (Paperback)
Once again Tera Leigh provides us with insightful information covering an area many of us may have thought about at one time or another but didn't know how to explore, our own creativity. You have a master teacher pointing you in the right direction so your own creativity can take over. The photography and detail is of the same outstanding quality as it was in her first book, "The Complete Book of Decorative Painting" and shows the care to detail and thoughtfulness that went into the completion of this book. This exciting new book was created to show novice crafters that they could be creative by simply opening their mind to discover their own ability to be creative. Tera Leigh through her own creativity makes it easy for readers to discover their own creative spirit. There are 16 easy, fun projects that lead you to explore the use of a number of craft media and techniques, including: Rubber stamping, Decorative painting, Silk flower arranging, Metal and wire crafts, Bookmaking and papermaking, Mosaics, Collage and decoupage and more. Readers will also find many other valuable tips and ideas for overcoming obstacles to their own creativity and getting past "creator's block." |
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