Customer Reviews:
 Must be better out there May 20, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This would be a great book if it is the last in your large collection, and you are looking for a card specific to something obscure like celebrating a chinese take-out! If you are looking for all around good ideas that can be easily adapted to a multitude of purposes and projects, this just isn't the book. While pretty to look at, I was disappointed from a practical point of view. I was going to sell it - until I noted that 40 other readers obviously thought the same thing (but didn't take the time to write a review it seems) Your time and dollars would be well spent looking for something else.
 The Title Captures the Book May 14, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was given this book as a gift and have found it to be full of great ideas. The cards vary in their technical difficulty, however even the ones that take a few more minutes are worth the effort. In this day and age when people can go on-line and send a greeting card over the internet, these cards send an extra special message to the receiver. I used many materials that I had on hand and those that I needed were easy to find. My children enjoyed helping with some of the cards and still love to look page by page at the projects. I have also given this book to several friends and they have commented on the beautiful design of the book and the projects. Keep them coming!
Great ideas for beginner and advanced, thanks again, Heidi! May 13, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After purchasing Heidi's "Simply Beautiful Beading", I couldn't wait for this book. I wasn't disappointed. Great ideas - some simple, some more advanced. Directions are clear, nice templates, clever embellishments. I was even able to use some of her techniques in demonstrations I gave. I'm looking forward to her next book! Highly recommend.
 Awesome ideas! May 12, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my mother who loves to do crafts. In reading the book, I see that there are many projects that I can do myself. I think the ideas are fresh, the pages are colorful and the author simply knows how to market her talent. Great job and thanks for a great gift!
some clever, some fill April 2, 2005
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book has some clever ideas but not enough to warrant "50 quick and easy" projects. There are a dozen or so that are quite fussy and seemingly without purpose, like the What's cooking? card, the beehive card, tropical escape, and the blue jeans card. The Wild kingdom card message is supposed to be Run wild, Stand tall, Be strong. I send cards for thanks yous, get wells, and thinking of yous plus the usual holidays and can think of no time when a zebra or giraffe theme would have been appropriate. That's what I mean by filler. With some stretch you could possibly actually use them. One thing to watch out for in this book is how much money you can end up spending on tools and materials. Many of the ingredients are of the store-bought kind, like vellum, stamps, and letter stickers, not 'found' things from around the house.
A greeting card book with more clever and less filler and expense would have garnered this a five star rating.
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