Off the Beadin’ Path
Eha
1997
Submitter: We found this “gem” of a book in our K-8 school library. Contains beading instructions plus “inspiration” to silence your inner critic. Horrible pun in the title. The awkward photo on the cover!! Possibly a useful craft book back in 1997, but weeding it out now.
Holly: So it’s part crafting and part self-help? Interesting combination. I’m not convinced by the Mona Lisa smile she has on the cover. Is that the author or a model forced to wear that awesome beaded hat/crown thing?
Couldn’t even get the quote about inspiration and perspiration right.
I don’t think ‘Leap and a net will appear’ is a message we want to send to the K-8 crowd!
In a K-8 library? It doesn’t sound like it was in a suitable place even in 1997.
“Leap and a net will appear?” Weed-indeed, and then draw and quarter.
Is it just me, or does the lady on the book cover look like Rachel Dratch from SNL?
What is she doing on pg 17?
If it wasn’t 1997, I would say she’s looking at a seashell that is holding a cell phone.
I’m not sure what the picture is supposed to be, but there certainly were cellphones in 1997.
I’d say, pick a font and stick with it.
Also, “It is impossible to look good and get better.” What does that mean?
I’d interpret it to mean if you look truly good, you can’t one-up yourself. The supreme gift of an artist is to know when to stop.
It appears that that is the authoress, and she’s still in the business:
https://beadcreative.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE_koxhX_wKUL0XoxAvyZPA
(NOT an endorsement or promotion; just what showed up online.)
But………. yeah, K-8 education?!?!?!?