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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5941
EAN num: 9781580173605
ISBN number: 1580173608
Label: Storey Publishing, LLC
Manufacturer: Storey Publishing, LLC
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 112
Printing Date: March 01, 2001
Publishing house: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Studio: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Handwritten correspondence is coming back into vogue. Letter writing allows us to slow down and consider our thoughts fully before we commit them to paper. And there is something intimate about a hand-written letter that e-mails, typed letters, and even phone calls can't replace. Sending a hand-written letter is like sending a small part of yourself. Such a letter is more than just a means of communication, it's a gift - and sometimes a legacy. By sharing letters with family and friends, we maintain lifelong relationships and establish and build closeness with those whom we rarely visit in person.
Paper artist Diane Maurer-Mathison has used her design sense and expertise to create this stylish guide to preserving memories in beautiful, heirloom-quality cards and letters. Fully illustrated in color, THE HANDCRAFTED LETTER covers it all. Rediscovering your voice. Correcting handwriting problems. Choosing the best writing implements and paper. Planning and laying out letter projects. Plus all the tricks of the trade: cutting, gluing, cropping photographs, stamping, stenciling, and using decorative-edge scissors. An entire chapter is devoted to decorative paper techniques, including Suminagashi marbling and paste papers. And there are more than 40 projects that will inspire enthusiasts, from love letters and artful envelopes to quilled cards, annual holiday letters, and projects for kids.
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The convenience of today's technology often costs us in unseen ways; all the e-mails that stream our way can't begin to replace the magic of one handwritten letter. Paper artist extraordinaire Diane Maurer-Mathison knows this well, and has set about redressing the situation in her exquisite The Handcrafted Letter.
From improving our handwriting to getting over writer's block, Maurer-Mathison helps us hone our skills and overcome excuses for not writing. Then she inspires us with dozens of ideas for beautiful missives to friends, lovers, children; inventive thank-you cards, congratulatory cards, travel postcards; and unique holiday and special-occasion cards. A mixture of artful papers and attractive, mostly easy techniques (stenciling, embossing, collage, spatter painting, leaf printing, quilling, paper weaving) yield an array of correspondence that anyone would be thrilled to receive.
Along with project directions and gorgeous photographs, the author provides suggestions for such thoughtful extras as special enclosures (a prepaid phone card, a favorite recipe, a lottery ticket, a packet of scented bubble bath, for example) and artful envelope designs. A brief rundown on making your own decorative paper and a good source list are also included. More than just the decorative veneer that many card-making books address, this guide teaches us how to put real meaning into visually appealing messages. --Amy Handy
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This book is beautiful and inspiring, encouraging the reader to think about the entire letter writing and reading experience. It doesn't spend much time on the writing of a letter or its contents but rather explores some of the wonderful ways a letter can be presented: hand made greeting cards, hand decorated stationery, and the like. I recommend it for someone who already enjoys writing letters but would like to add a little fun.
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I found this book really inspired me to want to write letters. The addition of the crafty materials and enclosures was just what I needed to get me to write. This book combined with "The Art of the Handwritten Note" is a must for everyone.
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In the age of the internet, there are certainly still people around you who love the art of writing on real paper with real ink. Even if you think they should have been born during the 18th century, they might deserve this beautiful and inspiring book as a present. You might even want to receive one of their letters in the end...
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Handcrafted Letter is a very different blend of crafts and practicality. It is a guide which restores the lost art of producing a beautifully-written letter using paper art and fine penmanship. Examples, tips, and over a dozen creative projects include photos and step-by-step instructions for producing memorable letters.
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