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Creative Homeowner

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Two excellent new titles are fine recommendations for crafts seeking something different; especially those in need of quick projects. Flora Roberts' Crazy Quilting crazy quilt
n.
1. A patchwork quilt of pieces of cloth of various shapes, colors, and sizes, sewn together in an irregular pattern.

2.
 In A Weekend: 25 Home Decor Projects That You Can Make In No Time (1580-112412, $19.95) offers designs which use the 'crazy style' to create quick quilts, throws, pillows and more. Color photos, templates and patterns, and plenty of illustration lend to the projects and promise speed results suitable for all kinds of practical home applications, from decorative throws to laundry bags. Sharon Ross & Else Kinkead's Decorative Painting & Faux Finishes (1580111793, $19.95) could have been featured in our 'homeowner's helpers' section but deserves mention here for its special attraction to crafters who enjoy working with paint. Over 300 color photos offer plenty of tips on how to work with different types of paint, color schemes, and how to prepare surfaces. Different methods, from ragging to antique and basic stippling stippling /stipĀ·pling/ (stipĀ“ling) a spotted condition or appearance, as an appearance of the retina as if dotted with light and dark points, or the appearance of red blood cells in basophilia.  and creating a parchment parchment, untanned skins of animals, especially of the sheep, calf, and goat, prepared for use as a writing material. The name is a corruption of Pergamum, the ancient city of Asia Minor where preparation of parchment suitable for use on both sides was achieved in  effect using newsprint newsprint

low grade paper used for newspapers. Old newspapers are fed to cattle as an alternative roughage and may occasionally be ingested by dogs. Significant amounts of lead are accumulated in tissues; no cases of poisoning have been recorded in cattle, though it has been
, are covered in plenty of detail.
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Title Annotation:Crazy Quilting In A Weekend: 25 Home Decor Projects That You Can Make In No Time; Decorative Painting and Faux Finishes
Publication:The Bookwatch
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2005
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