101 Snappy Fashions: Oodles of One-Piece Designs for Babies
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (988 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1600594948 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Personalized onesies for the trendy baby!Begin with a plain, inexpensive snapsuit–and make baby fashion magic! Cutting-edge clothing for little ones is all the rage, and this collection, created by one of the most popular hosts on cable TV, taps into that phenomenon.Each chapter features 8-10 projects, and has a small how-to section that explains the simple techniques, which range from tie-dyeing (with natural dyes, of course) to stamping, iron-on transfers, stenciling, embroidery, painting, and more. These one-of-a-kind fashions are perfect for hip, new moms, as well as family and friends looking to create a fabulous (yet low-cost) personalized gift!
And she counsels mom-crafters to avoid the rhinestone-setting gun (too rough on baby’s skin) in favor of plain old glue. The more than 100 designs are streamlined and bold, with easy-to-follow directions; choose among a Haight-Ashbury tie-died style, Jackson Pollock look-alike, or a ready-for-the-Fourth firecracker suit. Each of her 10 how-to chapters starts with two to three pages of simple instructions: materials needed, what to do (and not), common questions and answers. From Booklist Bored with baby Onesies but on a budget? Enter former costume designer, now crafter-author (Creative Juice: 45 Re-Crafting Projects, 2007; Bow Wow WOW! Fetching Costumes for Your Fabulous Dog, 2009) Filian, who uses four or so legit crafts (and stretches the definit
A. Bush said Great fun ideas and directions for your baby's fashion statement. This book is sooooo full of wonderful, fun ideas for a baby's fashion statement. I am a grandmother who will use this book to make fun and fanciful outfits for all my very young and new born grandchildren. Cathie Filian is so creative and her instructions are so easy to follow. Anyone with the chance of a baby near them whether family or friends should buy this book.. Fun, Engaging Ways to take a ubiquitious onesie from blah to fabulous! MusingCrow s almost everyone on the planet knows babies go through a LOT of these one piece things called "onesies" when they are new, sweet smelling (most of the time)round armfuls of pure joy. Lets face it too these onesies are really boring and generic unless you shell out big bucks to buy the haute varieties at places that might remind me of Rodeo Drive for infants - you get the idea!Cathie Filian begins this book with a wonderful dose of the basics - what sizes equate to how many pounds of the most perfect baby alive - things like that. She has an excellent section on dyeing; prepping he fabric to take the dye, mixing t. Ok, but I was a little disappointed. I really liked a couple of the ideas I had seen in this book and why I bought it - but I didn't get as many new ideas as I was hoping. Totally personal preference though b/c I'm not into some of the stamping and such, was looking more for applique ideas. The tutu onesie is adorable and there are definitely a handful of good ideas - not 101 great ideas like I was hoping for and the instructions aren't super detailed as I need, but it has some good ideas.
She lives in Los Angeles. . Her books include: Bow Wow WOW! 9781600592355. Cathie Filian creates, produces, and co-hosts the popular lifestyle shows Creative Juice & Witch Crafts on HGTV & DIY Network