Baby boomers feeling nostalgic, hipsters longing for the handmade, and anyone interested in going retro can stop right here! This is the definitive guide to the fun and quirky world of retro crafts, written by a diva of the style. It’s jam-packed with history and wonderful images from vintage pamphlets, collections, and flea market hunts. Everything memorable is included, from the ridiculous to the sublime, along with the lowdown on collecting, Junking 101, and creating a crafting g…
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Our foremothers had the same helpless inability to throw things away that we have today, only they didn’t have recycling bins. This book shows what they made with tin cans, matchsticks and the like: craft items, some beautiful and some really, really ugly. Suzie Millions has been collecting these thingies for a lifetime — she has an artist’s eye for the good stuff and the really good bad stuff. This book shows you things you never knew existed, and what’s worse, how to make them. As an added bonus we get photos of her amazing house, which gives new meaning to the word clutter.
My highest recommendation! A funny, soothing, yet oddly practical book.
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The Complete Book of Retro Crafts
What a fun, inspirational book! Sadly, I remember many of things in this book, but what’s old is new again.
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Laughing our loud fun and entertaining…and yes, retro!
How many toilets did I see in the 60′s with these Crocheted Poodle toilet paper cover?
The ‘paint by number Jesus’ with the ‘Klingon Jesus’ variation had me laughing…
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I LOVE this book!
I got this title from the library and intend to buy my own copy v. soon. Suzie Millions has included wonderful pictures and history on scrap-crafts and the kitsch that often…
Suzie Millions is a high artisan with an abiding love of the crafted, kitschy, handmade and heartfelt, and her brand new book, The Complete Book of Retro Crafts, embodies all those things. More like an artist’s journal than those typical craft books that are simply lists of projects and tools, Retro Crafts is enriched with anecdotes from Millions’ life and home, as well as tips and steps for making her projects your own.
This is a book to be read for pleasure as well as worked from. Both hip and genuine. I loved it.
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Retro Crafts
I was a wee bit dissapointed with the book….while there are a few novel ideas the majority are not of my interest….
Great book… super informative for craft making and a great read as well! Excellent pics for ease of projects and all the retro pictures can really bring back some pleasant memories! A great buy for yourself or a gift…highly reccomend!
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What Fun!
Here is a journey back in time, when folks found a use for everything, never throwing anything away, knowing there was bound to be a use for it somewhere, sometime, in some form…
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Retro Crafts
I was disappointed in the overall quality of what was presented in the book. It was not what I expected.
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LOVE this book!
What a fun read! How interesting it was to learn that there is a history of those wacky things we all made and that someone has been paying attention to the fact that there is a…
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Great reading whether you craft or not
This is an enjoyable read, with many photos that will take you back to the campfires, scout meetings and home-ec classes of your youth.
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very fun and inspiring
I love this book. I was not a crafter before I got his book. It inspired me to start crafting and even form my own crafting group with other moms.
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Easy to read, easy to like
I was truly impressed with the Retro book. It read well, loved the illustrations and pictures, and it rekindled enthusiasm for me to go be creative!