Fresh Prints: 25 Easy and Enticing Printing Projects to Make at Home

by Christine Leech

Introducing a new addition to Barron's charming and accessible Simple Makes series. Printing is not the first thing people think of when it comes to simple home projects. Here, craft queen Christine Leech proves that you don't need expensive equipment to create custom printed stationery, clothing, and decorative items. Using the simplest items (think cookie cutters, ribbons, and even sweet potatoes!) she provides advice on tools and materials, step-by-step instructions and plenty of photos to get readers inking and stamping in no time.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Offers cute DIY options.

[Jo Bennie · Rating 2 out of 5]

A nice collection of beginners projects for block printing, both with easy to use readily available foam and with found objects. The book begins with an introduction to materials, to inks, rollers, safeprint lino foam, and inking plates. Then there are three sections, the first on printing with found objects such as leaves and haberdashery, the second on printing using safeprint foam sheets which are inexpensive and readily available. The third section is on other printing techniques, such as using bleach and templates. It's a good starter packed with small easily realisable projects that introduce the very beginner to printing.

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some cool ideas in this book.

[Atiqer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scree printing ideas!