Customer Reviews
pretty to look at - By: calendula, 31 Mar 2008 
maybe because I am a crafter & I have loads of ideas under my belt, I felt this book was nice to have in the collection but not reallly as fantastic as it is made out to be. If anything, it was one of those books that appeal to one to sit & look at on a rainy day. You know you will probably never get around to trying any idea but it is entertaining to pass an hour looking at the pretties. To sum up it is saying come to our shop to buy our items, so a form of advertisement if you are not creative & have lots of money to pay others for their ideas & buying efforts. I would not have bought it in a shop at the expensive new price.
A Vintage Inspiration - By: Ms. Fiona J. Cumberpatch, 26 Jun 2007 
If you love vintage & crafting, then you cannot fail to enjoy this book. For those times when you have neither the time or the money to get to a flea market, this will satisfy the urge to treasure hunt. It combines great pictures (unusuallly for a book about vintage you won't have seen these shots before)and some lovely quirky ideas to carry out at home.
The author runs a store in the USA which sells vintage & reproduction items such as buttons, embellishments, lace & fabric. This gives you a window into her world while inspiring you to carry out some projects yourself. I have already run to my work room to start making things, just hours after receiving this book. It is just beautiful.
Inspirational and Beautiful! - By: Vintage Sullivan, 23 Jan 2007 I had heard about the French General shop in Hollywood, California through friends who had visited the shop - & the website: www.frenchgeneral.com -- but I was totallly unprepared for the amount of inspiration that I found in this book! Each page is filled with beautiful collections of old notions - beads, buttons & millinery - that can be used in alll sorts of projects to embellish your home. Easy instructions at the back of the book along with pages of artwork that you can copy to make tags & labels with. I haven't seen such a beautiful little treasure in years - I am thrilled with my new book! Thank you to the wonderful designers at French General - I can't wait to visit their shop someday.
