Bethany Lowe’s Folk Art Halloween
November 3rd, 2009 | 
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Haunted lights and spooky sights, ghoulish glowing luminaries, frightful festoons: what fun! Halloween has become one of the most popular holidays of the year, with legions of would-be creepy creatures on the lookout for fantastic ideas. And the newest craze is to go old-fashioned, with charmingly nostalgic folk-style costumes, decorations, and other accessories. No one does that better than designer Bethany Lowe in this, the very first book to focus solely on folk art projects for Halloween. She gets into the spirit of the season with 30 sensational projects that range from trick-or-treat cones to a crazy quilt pumpkin pillow.
Invite friends to a Halloween party with an alluring invitation made from vintage illustrations, and then have guests don delightful crepe paper hats and tassel masks. Deck the chairs with howling black cats, and swathe the walls and ceilings with flying bats. All the items are photographed in home settings, making you feel as if you’re part of Bethany’s Halloween thrills and chills.
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Invite friends to a Halloween party with an alluring invitation made from vintage illustrations, and then have guests don delightful crepe paper hats and tassel masks. Deck the chairs with howling black cats, and swathe the walls and ceilings with flying bats. All the items are photographed in home settings, making you feel as if you’re part of Bethany’s Halloween thrills and chills.
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Maybe I’m just not a “cute” person
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
The photos in the book are terrific and there are at least two things I would absolutely spend the time to make. Perhaps I’m just not “over the top” into Halloween, which isn’t the book’s fault. The cover project is great and the more detailed of the included projects do produce some unique items. It’s worth the purchase if you’ve bought enough books ( and I CERTAINLY HAVE) to know that you’re not going to like everything in it but you’ll really like the few that do appeal to you.
Very enjoyable and helpful book !
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I very much enjoyed this Amazon purchase. Found some great ideas that were defintely do – able and craft items that can easily be made. Some were more difficult but all in all would purchase again.
Enlarge patterns
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
You can take patterns to enlarge them at any place that does blue prints. Office Max, Office Depot, etc. will do them for you.
BEAUTIFUL, BUT BEWARE
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I agree with the two previous reviewers that the book is beautiful. It is filled with gorgeous photos and absolutely charming projects. I love them all.
Unlike the previous reviewers, I wanted to start on the projects right away.
I am lucky that I am not banned from Kinko’s for life! The photocopying instructions are WRONG. I made mistake after mistake after mistake.
You cannot make a 400% increase of the Cat and Pumpkin Mask tops! It is absolutely impossible. Ditto for the 300% increase on the Haunted Table Scarf images. Unless, of course you’re willing to mangle the book and have the manual dexterity of an Olympic gymnast, then you can copy one picture per page.
As far as I can figure out, 400% increase is actually 40%. At 140% I was able to get one copy of one Pumpkin Mask top. You can’t get two on one page, not even using 11″ x 14″ paper. I’m lucky I didn’t max out my credit card making these copies.
I wish I could say I hate this book, but I don’t. I love it. I just want everyone else who buys this book to know what to expect. If I thought one star would have drawn people’s attention to my review, I would have given it one.
For Bethany Lowe fans
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
If you are a fan of B. Lowe and love crafting then this book may be for you. I was looking for some inspiration and bought this little book hoping it would help, and it lived up to my hopes and expectations. The book is full of vintage graphics to be photocopied for the projects and the projects are cute and whimsical as to be expected from Bethany. I am totally pleased with with this purchase and hope she comes out with similar offerings for other holidays.
Wonderful vintage appeal
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Vintage Halloween items make my heart go pitter patter but unfortunately my wallet can’t keep up with the ever-growing prices for true vintage. Luckily, Bethany Lowe’s Folk Art Halloween is here to give me plenty of crafting ideas that revel in vintage Halloween ephemera.
The cover photo is the hardest project but there are many other easier projects that are just as interesting. I am starting on the log cabin style pillow today. One of the best parts of the book is the inclusion of clip art from the early 1900s for use in recreating gorgeous invitations, post cards, and decorations using just a copier. The projects provided are interesting but better yet, they are inspiring – this book has revved up my creative engine for creating Halloween crafts this year.
Great Book for Halloween Decor Crafts!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a fantastic book at a great price. I have never heard of Bethany Lowe before but I bought this book based on the fact that it was a top seller in the seasonal section. I am not disappointed. This book is fully illustrated in color with in-depth instructions, patterns and reproducible vintage Halloween pictures. Don’t be misled by the cover thinking that you are going to have to make complicated witches from paper mache. There are many easy projects that will make your Halloween decor stand out from the rest!