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Bazaar Bizarre: Not Your Granny's Crafts

by Greg Der Ananian

ISBN13: 9780142005064
ISBN10: 0142005061
Condition: Standard
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The desire to stand out with quirky, handmade, one-of-a-kind fashion has created a huge new crowd of hip young crafters hungry for ideas. In Bazaar Bizarre, Greg Der Ananian, founder of the bicoastal craft fair of the same name, combines a variety of how-to projects from radical crafters on his bazaar circuit. Speaking to everyone from alternateens to hipster thirtysomethings with an irreverent retro-chic attitude, this book is for those looking to put an edge on the things that grandma used to make. Bazaar Bizarre offers smart, subversive inspiration unavailable from traditional crafting books and patterns, appealing not only to the nostalgia for folk expression of previous generations, but also to the popular DIY attitude of the young and stylish. From silk painting to quilting and bookbinding, projects such as Anarchy Soap and Vinyl Record Cuffs teach basic skills of popular crafts and offer tips on how to creatively customize with thrift store purchases. Readers will love Der Ananian's sardonic commentary, "Craftoids," about the history of crafting, punk- rock crosswords, funky finger-food recipes, and musical play lists.

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From the punk-rock craft fair, Bazaar Bizarre, comes a mixed bag of hip projects for the aspiring alternative crafter. 8-page full-color photo insert. 50 2-color line drawings.

About the Author

Greg Der Ananian, a longtime cross-stitcher and crafting aficionado, launched Bazaar Bizarre, a punk rock crafting fair, in Boston in 2001. In its third year, the bazaar spread to Los Angeles and Cleveland and now attracts vendors of kitschy, retro, and utterly unique fashions and accessories as well as aspiring crafters.

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: Leslie Joseph, August 31, 2007 (view all comments by Leslie Joseph)
Greg Der Ananian shares that his mom once said he was the closest thing she would get to a daughter. He must have made her proud with this awesome book. The crafts are unique, the instructions are specific, yet light-hearted, and many creative people get props in the book.
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: autumntrillium, December 3, 2006 (view all comments by autumntrillium)
This book is extremely well written and very punk-hip. All of the projects are completely worth making and get loads of compliments. All in all my favorite craft book ever.
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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780142005064
Subtitle:: Not Your Granny's Crafts
Author:: Der Ananian, Greg
Publisher:: Viking Studio
Subject:: Handicraft
Subject:: Decorating
Publication Date:: November 2005
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Y
Pages:: 252
Dimensions:: 7.98x8.02x.73 in. 1.02 lbs.

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