THESE 2 X FOLK ART BOOKS ARE FANTASTIC AND ANY FOLK ARTIST WOULD WHAT THEM IN THEIR COLLECTION. AS FAR AS I CAN RESEARCH THESE 2 BOOKS ARE NO LONGER IN PRINT. THESE BOOKS WERE BOTH IMPORTED FROM THE USA BY THE LADY WHO OWNNED THEM. THEY ARE IN EXCELLANT USED CONDITION, NONE OF THE PATTERNS OR TEMPLETES HAVE EVER BEEN USED. THESE BOOKS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE BEGINNER TO THE PROFESSIONAL.

1) THE PAINTER'S HOME COMPANION BASICS VOL.2 - REVISED 1990 ED. - JEAN MYERS & SHIRLEY WILSON. IT HAS AT LEAST 41 PATTERNS THAT YOU CAN USE, AS SOME OF THE LARGER PATTERNS HAVE SINGLE ITEMS IN IT THAT CAN BE JUST USED ON THEIR OWN RATHER THAN THE COMPLETE PICTURE. THERE IS ALSO SOME BEAUTIFUL VERSES IN HERE TO SUIT MANY OCCASIONS AND PAINTINGS. STUNNING SQUEEZABLE MICE DONE UP IN REALLY CUTE POSES ARE FEATURED, AS WELL AS WATERMELONS, APPLES ETC WHICH ARE GREAT FOR BORDERING ETC, FAIRY GODMOTHER, BEARS, MUM, DAD & BABY BEARS AND THEN MORE BEARS ALL IN VARIOUS POSES AND CLOTHES, LARGE AND SMALL - YOU CAN ALWAYS SCAN OR PHOTOCOPY THE PATTERN SMALLER OR LARGER IF YOU WANT TO ALTER THE SIZE. THERES BUTTERFLIES, A YESTERYEAR DOLL AND LAMP AND CANDLE HOLDER ETC, THEN THERE IS THE CATS! FRIENDS - LITTLE GIRLS OF YEASTERYEAR IN BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES AND POSES., AND WE MUST'NT FORGET THE BUNNIES!. THIS IS A BOOK I JUST ENJOYED LOOKING AT FOR THE SHEER PLEASURE OF THE STUNNING ART WORK. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED, PLUS THE PATTERNS TO TRACE, COLOUR PAGES OF STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS SO YOU KNOW HOW YOUR WORK SHOULD LOOK IN THE STAGES. PLUS FULL COLOUR PICTURES OF THE FINISHED PRODUCTS. SOME OF THE PROJECTS PICKED TO DO, BUT YOU CAN USE THEM ON ANYTHING IS A CLOCK, SALT BOX, RECIPE HOLDER, PLACEMATS ETC ALL DONE AS A SET, WOODEN LAUNDRY BIN OR STORAGE, WALL HANGINGS,DECORATIVE BOXES, MOBILES, COASTERS ETC ETC.

2) FLOWER STUDIES AND TECHNIQUES - 1992 - SUSAN ABDELLA. THIS BOOK IS ALL FULL OF LOTS OF FLOWERS AND IDEAS OF WHAT TO USE THEM ON, THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE EXPLAINNED IN FULL STEP-BY-STEP DETAIL, SO SUITABLE FOR THE BEGINNER TO PROFESSIONAL, PATTERNS INCLUDED, THE BEST THING IS THAT EACH FLOWER IS ACCOMPANIED BY A HEAVY PAGED, WHICH ALMOST FEELS LIKE PLASTIC, GLOSS COLOURED PICTURES OF THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS OF THE FLOWER SHOWING YOU EXACTLY HOW IT SHOULD BE LOOKING AS YOU DO THE PROJECT. THIS IS GREAT FOR THE BEGINNER! IT ALSO LISTS ALL THE COLOURS NEEDED OR USED IN THE PROJECT. THIS TOO IS A WONDERFUL BOOK TO OWN IF YOU DO FOLK ART OR SUCH AS THE DESIGNS IN BOTH BOOKS ARE QUITE DIFFERENT AND ALL ORGINAL FROM SOME OF THE SAME OLD PATTERNS YOU SEE ON ITEMS THESE DAYS.

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