Books written by Sandra Buckingham Complete Stenciling Handbook
1. The Complete Stenciling Handbook: Author: Sandra Buckingham
Publisher: Firefly Books Pages: 288 Publication Date: 7/3/2004 Trim Size: 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 1"
Notes: color illustrations, sources, further reading, index
ISBN: 1552096386 hardcover. ISBN: 1552979814 paperback.
Reviews:
Abounds with designs, color photos and instructions.
- Indianapolis Star 2002 11 16
This is a "wow" craft book. Buckingham gives beginners clear directions for basics and proceeds to subtle tricks.
- Judy Walker New Orleans Times-Picayune 2002 10 04
Rare as that may be, Buckingham's fourth book is, indeed, the ultimate reference for stenciling ... A useful source for any level of stenciler.
- Barbara Jacobs Booklist 2002 11 15
A great gift for stencil fanatics of any level, as Buckingham is known for her common-sense instructions as well as her extraordinary designs.
- Jeani Read Vancouver Province 2002 11 08
The excellent color illustrations throughout make this a basic source for the craft. Highly recommended for all types of crafts collections.
- Library Journal 2003 02 15
If you're up for it, the celebrated stenciler will teach you every faux fashion trick in the decorating world.
- Barbara De Witt Los Angeles Daily News 2003 01 11
Buckingham's considerable knowledge on stenciling combined with the numerous color photographs makes... an informative, easy-to-use guide.
- Cottage Times 2003 07 18
Catalog Description:
Praise for the hardcover edition:
"The ultimate reference for stenciling."
- Booklist
With the simple stencil -- a template that lets you easily create a painted shape on a surface and allows you to repeat the exact pattern wherever and as often as you wish -- you can transform and beautify just about any surface from boxes to walls to floors.
The Complete Stenciling Handbook is a compendium of the latest techniques, tools, equipment and materials. The book presents innovative methods and products that have taken stenciling from a rustic craft to a breathtaking art form. The book features a wide range of step-by-step projects illustrated with color photographs.
Buckingham comprehensively covers the materials needed for successful stenciling projects and explains the qualities of a variety of media such as the differences between latex and oil paints. Clear, easy-to-read text simplifies the often confusing world of materials such as additives, matting agents, glazes, stains, thinners, finish coats and more. The book also includes instructions about when and how to use applicators such as brushes, rollers, sponges and airbrushes.
Creative topics with step-by-step instructions cover: * Shading and paint effects * Traditional borders and all-over patterns * Freeform stenciling and projection stenciling * Imitation textiles * Architectural elements, fake marquetry
* Floor treatments, glass and ceramic tiles * Lettering and stenciling on fabric and paper.
The Complete Stenciling Handbook is the best and most comprehensive guide for crafters from beginner to advanced.
About The Author:
Sandra Buckingham is the author of the bestselling Stencilling on a Grand Scale as well as Stencil It!: Kids Projects and Stencilling: A Harrowsmith Guide, all published by Firefly Books.
2. Stencilling on a Grand Scale: Author: Sandra Buckingham
Using Simple Stencils to Create Visual Magic
Over 35,000 copies sold in hardcover -- this is one of the best books available on using stencils in decorating and trompe l'oeil.
Review: "This is a book that belongs on any do-it-yourselfer's shelf"
-New York Times News Service, August 13, 2000
* (2000) 156 pages / 9 1/2" x 11
* full color throughout
* ISBN: 1-55209-486-3 paperback
* Firefly Books holds World sales rights
Catalog Description:
To make a big impression, says stencilling expert Sandra Buckingham, you don't have to re-create the Sistine Chapel. Start small, she counsels, and the rest will follow.
Buckingham's latest book Stencilling on a Grand Scale leads do-it-yourselfers beyond the realm of decorative borders featured in her best-selling "Stencilling: A Harrowsmith Guide" to a creative canvas whose limits are determined only by space, time and imagination. The key to her strategy is that a large stencilled work -- be it a door, wall, screen or floor -- can be the seamless sum of its parts. In other words, rather than using an expensive, unwieldy, multi-layered stencil to create a life-sized tree, use three 10 inch stencils of leaf clusters, laying and re-laying them to achieve the desired effect. The only limit to the ultimate size of the finished painting is the room you've set aside for it.
Whether you are fashioning a greeting card or a 40-foot mural, Buckingham recommends the same modest techniques. The methods used to faux-finish a wall -- a vine rambling up a corner, windows stencilled onto an actual door, a false shelf with flowerpots stencilled in an alcove -- can likewise be applied to furniture or folding screens and can be used on any scale.
A technical review of traditional and new stencilling tools is followed by a refresher course in basic stencilling methods, including stencil cutting, hard-surface stencilling, stencilling on primed canvas, overlays, registration and special effects, among them shading, shadows, plant detail and painting skies and landscapes. A chapter on freeform stencilling, with and without masks, prepares readers for the larger-scale works that are the book's central objective.
Buckingham advises perfecting your free-form skills on less ambitious projects (lampshades, borders, placemats) before moving to grander subjects. By the later chapters, stencillers will be comfortable tackling everything from picket and wrought iron fences, lattice work, garden gates, French doors, veranda doors and curtains to paving stones, terra-cotta tiles, carpets, mosaic floors, stone columns, balustrades, terraces, garden walls and room dividers. As always, Buckingham's genius lies in inspiration, and Stencilling on a Grand Scale introduces a how-to-world that has no boundaries.
About the author:
Sandra Buckingham is the author of Stencilling: A Harrowsmith Guide and the children's book Stencil It!.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction * The Creative Itch Technical Review * Starting Out * Stencilling Tools * Basic Stencilling Methods * Special Effects * Background Freeform Stencilling * Stencils as Building Blocks * Basic Freeform Method * Layering Without Masks * Layering With Masks * Composition Starting Small * Stencilling Without Stress * Easy Freeform Projects Focus on Flowers * Expanding Your Repertoire * Terra-Cotta Pots * Hanging Baskets * China Vase * Vases and Flowers Basic Structures * Always Have a Plan B * Porch Ralings * Pickets * Wrought Iron * Lattice Setting Limits * Masterpiece Aspirations * Making Murals Manageable * Windows * Doors * Drapery and Curtains * Windows with Curatins Floors * Underfoot * Paving Stones * Terra-Cotta Tiles * Fake Carpets * Mosaic Floors Stone and Shadow * Seeing is Believing
* Basic Stone Techique * Fireplace Screen with Stone Urn * Stone Terrace * Stone Balustrades * Columns and Dentil Border * Faux Fireplace * Garden Wall Frankly Fake * Quick, Easy and emoveable * Bed Corner * Blustrade and Potted Palms * Folding Screen
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3. Stencil It! Kids Projects: Author: Sandra Buckingham
Publisher: Camden House Pages: 64 Publication Date: 9/1/1993 Trim Size: 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" Notes: Over 100 full color photos. ISBN: 0921820739 Trade Paper:
Reviews:
The book offers many creative projects while providing a variety of shapes and patterns to trace and stencil. Small color photographs demonstrate the step-by-step instructions as well as the finished products.
- Horn Book Guide
Catalog Description:
In Stencil It! kids can learn how to decorate almost everything they own, from sneakers and school notebooks to jean jackets. With step-by-step instructions and colorful how-to photographs, this beginners' guide is perfect not only for kids who insist they can't draw but for kids who do nothing but. Sandra Buckingham describes how to set up, how to select materials and how to master the basic techniques involved in creating both original and classic designs, including birds, leaves, flowers, lizards, turtles, cave-art figures and more. The author's message is simple: With these easy-to-learn methods and a few affordable supplies, everyone can learn to stencil
About The Author:
Sandra Buckingham is the author of the bestselling Stencilling on a Grand Scale, as well as Stencil It!: Kids Projects, and Stencilling: A Harrowsmith Guide (all published by Firefly Books).
Sandra's books can be found in stencils shops, books stores or on line.
