Download or read book Decorative Painted Wood Projects written by Provo Craft (Group) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windmills and whirligigs, wind chimes and weather vanes--you've never seen such striking painted-wood projects for garden, yard, and house. With just a few simple tools and these fully charted patterns and instructions, you can make delightful designs, such as a pair of plaid chicken boxes, a tableau of Old Mac's Farm, a charming wind chime with Noah's animals, and 29 more enchanting creations.
Download or read book Decorative Painted Wood Projects written by Cathy Sexton and published by . This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're looking to add creative painting to your woodwork, or you're a painter interested in trying wood as a medium, here's the perfect sourcebook for you. First, study a myriad of special painting techniques -- dots, antiquing, dry brushing, float shading, linework, spattering, stenciling, stippling, stroking, varnishing, & washing. Then, with instructions for assembling windmills & whirligigs, you're ready to browse the 32 treats. Patterns are straightforward & simple, along with detailed painting instructions organized to prevent mistakes. With just a few simple tools & these fully charted patterns with instructions, you make these painted-wood creations.
Download or read book Painted Wood Projects in the Pennsylvania Folk Art Style written by Alan Bridgewater and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 1995 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 painting wood projects for the home. Covers feathering, candle marbling, tortoise-shelling, graining and freehand techniques.
Download or read book Painted Wood Projects in the Pennsylvania Folk Art Style written by Alan Bridgewater and published by . This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Amish, Mennonite, and other German-speaking groups settled in PA from the 17th cent. onwards, they brought with them a heritage of decorative painting techniques which developed into an Amer. folk art. The PA Dutch, as these people came to be called, used colorful designs filled with warmth and charm. This book teaches you how to create their motifs, incl. hearts, tulips, hex signs, birds, and others, and use them on a wide variety of projects. Examine a variety of historical patterns, and learn to work with the materials and techniques. Select the proper paints, finishes, stains, and brushes, and find out how to prepare a surface for decorating. Explore the decorative effects that can be achieved with a variety of different painting methods. Color illus.
Download or read book Country Style Painted Wood Projects written by Donna Kooler and published by Chapelle. This book was released on 1997 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wish you could fill your home with charm? Try making these fabulous projects: a rooster crooning a barnyard welcome, a loving piglet covered in pink hearts, a black cat bedecked in jack-o'-lanterns, a beautiful blueberry step stool, and dozens more of the most delightful country-style designs ever! Every pattern is here, including helpful color drawings illustrating each decorative layer, from base to shadow and highlights, to final details.
Download or read book Decorative Painted Wood Projects written by Provo Craft (Group) and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windmills and whirligigs, wind chimes and weather vanes--you've never seen such striking painted-wood projects for garden, yard, and house. With just a few simple tools and these fully charted patterns and instructions, you can make delightful designs, such as a pair of plaid chicken boxes, a tableau of Old Mac's Farm, a charming wind chime with Noah's animals, and 29 more enchanting creations.
Download or read book Two Hour Painted Wood Projects written by Linda Durbano and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2001 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers forty-two projects which feature painted wood designs, including a decorative coatrack, thematic blocks, and a miniature wagon
Download or read book Young House Love written by Sherry Petersik and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.
Download or read book Wood Craft Love written by Colleen Dorsey and published by Design Originals. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get inspired to turn ordinary craft wood pieces into stunning home décor. Inside you'll find 17 easy projects that you can make in just one weekend or less.
Download or read book Painted Wood written by Valerie Dorge and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1998-08-27 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The function of the painted wooden object ranges from the practical to the profound. These objects may perform utilitarian tasks, convey artistic whimsy, connote noble aspirations, and embody the highest spiritual expressions. This volume, illustrated in color throughout, presents the proceedings of a conference organized by the Wooden Artifacts Group of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and held in November 1994 at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia. The book includes 40 articles that explore the history and conservation of a wide range of painted wooden objects, from polychrome sculpture and altarpieces to carousel horses, tobacconist figures, Native American totems, Victorian garden furniture, French cabinets, architectural elements, and horse-drawn carriages. Contributors include Ian C. Bristow, an architect and historic-building consultant in London; Myriam Serck-Dewaide, head of the Sculpture Workshop, Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, Brussels; and Frances Gruber Safford, associate curator of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A broad range of professionals—including art historians, curators, scientists, and conservators—will be interested in this volume and in the multidisciplinary nature of its articles.
Download or read book Decorative Wood Crafts written by Jillybean and published by Publications International. This book was released on 1993 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy, step-by-step decorative painting. Designer, decorative painter and contributing writer : Jillybean (Jill Fitzhenry). Designer, decorative painter and technical consultant : Carol L. Spooner.
Download or read book Country Painting Projects written by Emma Hunk and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decorating ordinary household items with charming painted motifs can enhance your home with a personal touch that is both stylish and surprisingly easy to achieve. Country Painting Projects shows you exactly how to transform - and beautify - a range of everyday objects by painting delightful and versatile designs on them. The book is designed to ensure that anyone with a bit of artistic ability can successfully paint all the projects. All you need to do is trace the chosen motif from the book, then follow the author's precise step-by-step illustrations, which show exactly how the paint is applied to complete each image. Detailed photographic sequences demonstrate just how to prepare the piece and produce a perfect finish. In Country Painting Projects you will also find variations for every motif as well as ideas for borders. A section on materials and techniques will help you achieve results to be proud of time after time.
Download or read book Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture written by Annie Sloan and published by Ryland Peters & Small. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book in one hand and a brush in the other, you can learn how to transform everyday furniture into something special, all for the price of a pot of paint. Annie Sloan is a paint legend and one of the world's most popular experts in the field of decorative painting. In Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture and more, Annie presents 40 new projects and ideas, showing you the easy way to update tired furniture and transform your home. Working with her own range of chalk paints, Annie shows how to mix colours and how to achieve certain looks. Whether your taste is for colourful boho chic or restrained Swedish hues, cosy and comforting rustic shades, a modern and contemporary approach or an elegant French look, here you will find a project to suit you. Start off by mastering the simple art of colourwashing, and work your way up to transfer printing, gilding, stencilling and glazing. There are even instructions for dyeing fabric using paint. As well as painting furniture, the projects range from a staircase painted in a rainbow of colours to stencilled walls, transforming floors with a coat of paint to dyeing linen curtains and even painting a vintage chandelier. Throughout the book, Annie offers expert tips, techniques, shortcuts and guidance, showing you the easy way to create a stylish home.
Download or read book Painted Wooden Furniture written by Cate Withacy and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Big Book of Decorative Painting written by Jackie Shaw and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this complete guide the author gives instruction and design ideas for both untrained and experienced artists.
Download or read book Painted Wooden Furniture written by Cate Withacy and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 20 stylish and intriguing conversation pieces are just moments away with the simple decorative painting techniques detailed in this handy guide. Learn materials and equipment required and techniques to paint, stencil, or distress wood to create a variety of looks and styles.
Download or read book Paint Paint Paint written by Sloan Payne-Rutter and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "PBS star Payne-Rutter (host of "Paint! Paint! Paint!)" showcases different artisans and decorative ideas. [She] concentrates on the images, using backgrounds like distressing, crackling, sponging, and spattering. Sidebars add to the illustrated step-by-step directions, and colorful photographs are included for each of the 30-plus projects."--"Booklist."
