{"id":20881,"date":"2013-09-16T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=20881"},"modified":"2013-09-11T09:47:28","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T14:47:28","slug":"embellish-me-by-laurie-wisbrun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/embellish-me-by-laurie-wisbrun\/","title":{"rendered":"Embellish Me by Laurie Wisbrun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/embellish-me.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20884\" alt=\"embellish me\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/embellish-me.jpg?resize=309%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"309\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/embellish-me.jpg?w=309&amp;ssl=1 309w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/embellish-me.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;re anything like me, you spend an exorbitant amount of time on Pinterest pinning projects that you&#8217;ll never finish (who am I kidding, never even start). \u00a0Of course you have all the best intentions to create that mason jar vase or handmade soaps, but last time you created something it should have ended up on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterestfail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest Fail<\/a>. \u00a0And while many of my own Pinterest mishaps are purely the result of my impatience or inability to follow directions correctly, some are simply because I&#8217;m following the directions of another novice that lacks an editor.<\/p>\n<p>Austin-based fabric designer, <a href=\"http:\/\/lauriewis.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Laurie Wisbrun<\/a>&#8216;s book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=embellish%20me%20wisbrun&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Embellish<\/strong><strong> Me<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0removes that amateur obstacle. \u00a0 \u00a0A professional fabric designer, Wisbrun brings expertise to the world of DIY. \u00a0As a visual person, I found Wisbrun&#8217;s step-by-step photography easy to follow and the directions complete. \u00a0The instructions make clear the tools and materials that will be needed for each project, and the interviews with other professional fabric artists were interesting and it was a treat to see their lovely works.<\/p>\n<p>With a mix of instruction, ideas, and artist introductions &#8212; this is a<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0book for crafting rookies and experts alike.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re anything like me, you spend an exorbitant amount of time on Pinterest pinning projects that you&#8217;ll never finish (who am I kidding, never even start). \u00a0Of course you have all the best intentions to create that mason jar vase or handmade soaps, but last time you created something<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/embellish-me-by-laurie-wisbrun\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[83,2103,1367,2245],"class_list":["post-20881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-reference","tag-crafts","tag-diy","tag-fabric","tag-pinterest"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-5qN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20881"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20893,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20881\/revisions\/20893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}