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| Pretty Little Things: Collage Jewelry, Trinkets and Keepsakes | 
 enlarge | Author: Sally Jean Alexander
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (66 reviews)
Sales Rank: 37943
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 1581808429
Dewey Decimal Number: 702.812
EAN: 9781581808421
ASIN: 1581808429
Publication Date: October 8, 2006
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Book Description
Whimsical and Elegant Projects from Well-Known Collage Artist Sally Jean Alexander *Shares 27 projects with 30 variations for additional inspiration
*Uses vintage ephemera to create charms, vials, miniature shrines, and reliquary boxes
*Features author Sally Jean Alexander's signature style With Pretty Little Things, readers will find collage projects that exhibit a playful air and a sense of magic. The twenty-seven projects and thirty variations feature vintage ephemera soldered within glass, for finished works that tell a romantic or whimsical story. All exhibit Sally Jean Alexander's signature style--a style that brings new life to antique papers, vintage photographs, found projects, scavenged text, and more.
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 Pretty Little Things April 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book! The photos, illustrations & layout are so pleasing that you forget that it is an instructural book. I love the pages of artwork at the end of the book that I can use in my own creations. I'll have to make color copies since I wouldn't dare cut this pretty little book! Thank you Sally Jean!
Lovely encouraging book full of whimsical delights! March 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am SO surprised by the negative reviews surrounding this book. Are there typographical errors? Sure. Do they detract from the book? Not at all.
The projects are lovely, whimsical, and much copied in the altered art/charm makers world of today. The author is an absolute inspirational delight. Sally Jean was new to me with the purchase of this book... I must admit I was hesitant to purchase Pretty Little Things when I read the scathing reviews left by some here. All of the projects presented are absolutely delightful. The instructions for soldering do leave some "fill in the blank" spaces for me - but I am completely new to this type of art. I'm sure there are those of you who will find them perfectly clear. I would not let my lack of knowledge deter you from purchasing this delightful book.
Uplifting, inspiring, encouraging, and a ray of sunshine for those artists who may sometimes find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer daunting task of creating... this author deserves an A+ for being not only an inspiration but providing everyone with a bit of much needed whimsy in a world full of overwhelming seriousness. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
 Pretty Little Not Much February 19, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I checked this out from the library before buying it - and was very happy I had. There are some very good books on creating charms and other trinkets using soldering irons, glass and ephemera - buy one of those. I thought this book was not very entertaining, and even less enlightening about how to do the projects. I don't usually mind books that feature great photos of fun stuff - sometimes I get ideas and that will satisfy me. However, this book seems almost narcissistic and way too cutesy. And this review is written by someone - me - who bought a book about stuffed animals called "The Cute Book" and love it. The finished stuff looks good, but I suspect what you would make using the instructions would be pretty amateur hour looking.
Pretty Little Things February 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Honestly...this is the BEST book I have ever seen. It is perfect and I wish there was a book called More Pretty Little Things!!!!! Even if you don't want to make any of beautiful things in it...buy it!!!! QUICK!!!!! I felt like Sally Jean was writing it just to me..it is magical!!!!!
a wonderful book to drool over! January 12, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm taking her class this June in Portland, Or. and can't wait! Her style is so great and she is an amazing artist with glass, soldering and style. This would be a great book for someone who likes glass arts.
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