Designer Copy Purses
2008-05-04
By CLG (South Dakota)
Maybe I am a different sort of artist, I purchase these types of books to aid me when I develop ideas for my own designs. Rarely do I copy what I see in books or magazines – and this goes for all my work from jewelry, purses, clothing, artwork in various types of media (paint, pastel, ink, fabric, collage, metal, fiber, etc.). Therefore, this book is great for doing exactly that, but I do recommend The Decorated Bag primarily for the beginner or even intermediate purse embellishers out there. Yes, it is true that some of the designs are very simplistic as other reviewers mention…but if you use the idea as a stepping stone for a more elaborate/complex project, I know you will be pleased to have this book as a reference. There are a few patterns to use and imagery to follow if you want to practice by making one of the projects completely using the author’s guidance. Later if you enjoy working with a particular type of embellishment, such as silk ribbon flowers, find another reference book to expand what you learned in this book and become an expert in it for your future projects. I also want to add that the author’s focus in this book is to take an old purse and giving it a new life by various types of embellishing techniques…something we all should do rather than buying a new purse. It is amazing how one can extend the life of an accessory by doing a few creative things with it.
In summary, I use this book as a tool to get my ideas flowing and dig into my own projects using maybe a technique or two from this book, and additional ideas from other books/magazines/patterns (right side of the brain included). Therefore, I am pleased to have this book in my reference library.
2008-05-04
By CLG (South Dakota)
Maybe I am a different sort of artist, I purchase these types of books to aid me when I develop ideas for my own designs. Rarely do I copy what I see in books or magazines – and this goes for all my work from jewelry, purses, clothing, artwork in various types of media (paint, pastel, ink, fabric, collage, metal, fiber, etc.). Therefore, this book is great for doing exactly that, but I do recommend The Decorated Bag primarily for the beginner or even intermediate purse embellishers out there. Yes, it is true that some of the designs are very simplistic as other reviewers mention…but if you use the idea as a stepping stone for a more elaborate/complex project, I know you will be pleased to have this book as a reference. There are a few patterns to use and imagery to follow if you want to practice by making one of the projects completely using the author’s guidance. Later if you enjoy working with a particular type of embellishment, such as silk ribbon flowers, find another reference book to expand what you learned in this book and become an expert in it for your future projects. I also want to add that the author’s focus in this book is to take an old purse and giving it a new life by various types of embellishing techniques…something we all should do rather than buying a new purse. It is amazing how one can extend the life of an accessory by doing a few creative things with it.
In summary, I use this book as a tool to get my ideas flowing and dig into my own projects using maybe a technique or two from this book, and additional ideas from other books/magazines/patterns (right side of the brain included). Therefore, I am pleased to have this book in my reference library.
