Sheaves of handmade parchment. Layers of Japanese gold-flecked tissue. Brilliant wads of Day-Glo card. Make the most of today's exhilarating assortment of woven, plain, and decorative papers with 16 extraordinary projects.and 12 pages of perforated, pull-out templates that make adding designs oh so simple. Easy techniques like waxing, bleaching, tea-staining, gilding, and others create impressive effects, and you'll get tips on cutting, tearing, gluing, and stretching paper. Handmade stationery with pretty motifs (branches, birds, and sailboats) turns every letter into a personalized offering. Celebrate with a special, priceless photo album that shows off an entire range of paperworking methods. From delicate colorings on tiny boxes to bold adornments on teatime trays, it's fun to revive everyday items, rescuing them from drabness. Cover a vase in tissue or a waste bin in color-washed wood veneer, decoupage or bejewel a clock, and much more. A winning blend of projects and creative inspiration.