If you are a fiber artist who loves to embellish and be inspired, this is a great book for you. Use it for traditional quiltings, to art quiltings to ATCs, postcards, and much more. There are very good techniques for adding texture with threads as well as a variety of sewed, glued or otherwise adhered ephemera. ( )

"Embellishing With Anything" by Gladys Love is a fun book. Love shows you how to make fabric beads, how and where to use commercial beads, how to paint your own fabric, make small landscapes and more on little quilts: artist trading cards, postcards and small wall hangings. She shows how to include aluminum cans, event tickets, feathers, candy wrappers, and ?? (What would you like to add to your small work of art?)

These are fun little items to make, that do not require a lot of time or supplies. Her ideas open your mind to all kinds of creations that you can make. And, if don't have any ideas yet, "Embellishing with Anything" starts you out with some patterns for you.

These ideas are great for trying out some of the techniques in miniature before making something larger. Get your feet wet and jump on in! ( )