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Crafting a Meaningful Home: 27 DIY Projects to Tell Stories, Hold Memories, and Celebrate Family Heritage
As the second decade of the 21st century begins, we’re more compelled than ever to find refuge in our homes and personalize our living spaces with DIY projects that celebrate who we are and where we’ve been. In Crafting a Meaningful Home, Meg Mateo Ilasco shares 27 projects that tell personal stories and celebrate heritage, all easily created on a budget. Learn how to deco...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
September 1st 2010
by Stewart, Tabori and Chang
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My home decorating has never come together to look as good as some of the interiors I glimpsed in this book. I loved that the author and her husband are Filipino and incorporated their heritage into their decor--they took a Philippine wood carving and recast it in plaster for their more modern sensibility--and even cooler, most of the interior decorators seemed to come from the Bay Area. I'm inspired enough to consider reproducing a few of this book's DIY projects. I just wish that I were able t...more
semi-inspiring, with stories behind why each person made what they did, but most project were based on things you would already need to have at hand, like the 7 years of love notes between you and your spouse. or the clothes of your father who passed away, so that you could refashion them into a coverlet. really more of a jumping off point kind of book to come up with your own ideas than a strict pattern book. also, many of the projects would fall directly in the 'home decor' category, at times...more
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Some of the DIY craft ideas included in this book were interesting and had potential for me to actually try them out on my own, but other were just silly, tacky and cheap looking. I guess that different people have different tastes...
Lovely and sweet! Each project is accompanied by photos of the creator(s), and preceded by a little story about the inspiration for the project. I haven't tried the projects yet, but I love this book's thoughtful approach.
I really enjoyed the range of crafts...anything from sewing, to decoupage, to painting, to simply framing love notes. I think the best part is the background information on all the individuals who made the crafts...the reasons why they cherished these crafts in the first place. I will definitely be taking some ideas out of this nifty book!
I feel like the book is a great jumping off point. Perhaps you don't have hand-me-down shirts from a loved one...you can always make that coverlet out of gentl...more
I feel like the book is a great jumping off point. Perhaps you don't have hand-me-down shirts from a loved one...you can always make that coverlet out of gentl...more
I really enjoyed the simple how-to and broad variety of crafts. There are a few I've marked to try with stuff around the house.
I liked "Dad's Patchwork Coverlet", the "Memory Wall" (p 49), and the "Cityscape Collage" (p 115)
Some good ideas to personalize your home. Especially liked the first project, Folk Art Replica. Worth a look.
This was so cool! I don't think I will make anything now, but I will in the future.
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