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All Wired Up by Mark Lareau.
Try your hand at a wirewrapped cabochon, then make a necklace using The strongest wire hook and eye clasp in the universe. The piece de resistance is a gallery of wirework from twelve contemporary artists, including the author, presented in full-page colour photographs.
128 pages.
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Getting Started Making Wire Jewellery and More Cool Designs from an Easy Block by Linda Chandler.
Learn how to make your own wire jewellery! Dont know the first thing about making wire jewellery? Getting Started Making Wire Jewellery will get you going, with more than 100 color photographs that walk you, step by step, through the entire process, from where and how to shop for wire and beads, choosing the right kind and gauge of wire, to what tools of the trade you will need. You will learn how to make basic jewellery components such as loops, jump rings, and connectors, create and proudly wear the earrings, rings, bracelets - or make and give wire-decorated cards. With this book as your guide you will master the art of creating beautiful wire jewellery and gifts in no time!
112 pages.
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Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewellery The Complete Iris Folding Compendium by Viki Lareau.
A majority of women who take up beading as a hobby end up selling their work - at home parties, craft fairs, fine galleries, or on eBay. The Complete Guide to Marketing and Selling Handmade Jewellery provides the practical advice and encouragement to do it right and do it with flair. First step: Match your design style and time commitment with the most appropriate target market. Second step: Learn the nitty-gritty of setting up a home-based business. Third step: Develop a distinctive "look" for brochures, ads, hang tags, show signage. Last but not least: Master the fine art of pricing for a profit. The reader will revel in the success stories of women who have made it work. Viki Lareau, co-owner of The Bead Factory in Tacoma, Washington, and co-founder of the Puget Sound Bead Festival, has mentored hundreds of beaders and jewellery-makers on their way to success. This book is a compilation of her knowledge, wisdom, and experience - an essential business guide for creative jewellery artists.
96 pages.
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Bracelets by Amanda Walker.
Bracelets are a great introduction to jewellery making and they never go out of style. Amanda Walker has created twenty gorgeous designs for you to make using simple techniques and beautiful beads.* Twenty great designs* Twenty alternative colourways* Clear step-by-step instructions* Easy and fun to make
48 pages.
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Create Jewellery. Pearls by Marlene Blessing.
Pearls have captured the imagination for centuries. Their beauty, rarity and seemingly magical origins have made them the prized possessions of royalty and the wealthy. The classic string of pearls makes an iconic statement. In Jewellery Style: Pearls, the editors of Beadwork magazine combine stories of this irresistible gem with gorgeous designs to inspire and delight the modern jewellery maker.Projects incorporating natural, freshwater, and imitation pearls draw on a wide range of exciting materials, colors, and shapes in 20 wearable designs:The Classics include traditional pearl stringing, a long Tahitian-look rope, simply elegant coin pearl earrings, and a dramatic dog collar necklace;Special Occasions features striking and elegant pieces including a lariat suitable for a bride, a lush copper-colored choker, and an ingenious midnight-black necklace finished with a hand-stitched tassel;Fashion Forward designs make any look spectacular. Pieces in this section integrate silver links with green pearls in a bib-style necklace, embellish a fun bangle with fiery-colored pearls and beads, and pair colorful handmade beads with dyed pearls for a stunning bracelet.Accompanying the designs, chapters on the history, science and culture of pearls provide intriguing context for the iconic gem, while information on selecting, working with, and caring for pearls help the reader make the most of their treasures. Quotes, anecdotes, and images of pearls through the years round out this informative and entertaining book.
120 pages.
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Wild Women. Stitched Art Brooches by Sarah Lawrence.
Twenty lady-shaped art brooches to make and keep; and twenty more to make and give away! Make the basic shape with a variety of media, then give each one a personality with a variety of gorgeous embellishments.* Have a go - there are twenty to make!* Clear step-by-step instructions* Easy and fun to make* Four templates for multiple variations
48 pages.
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Beaded Felt Jewellery Embroidered with Beads by Helen Birmingham.
Using simple techniques, Helen Birmingham shows you how to create fabulous jewellery that you will love making, and adore wearing! Her unique, eye-catching designs, coupled with her fantastic use of bright, jewel-like colours, makes this book a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration that you will want to plunge into again and again. There are twenty designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings and hair decorations in this book, together with an alternative version of each one that can be made using the same method. All are based on simply rolling pieces of felt and binding them with beads, but they have an air of sophistication and style that makes them suitable to wear for any occasion.
48 pages.
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Designing Jewellery with Glass Beads by Stephanie Sersich.
Glass beads, in all their infinite shapes and sizes, add a magical dimension to jewellery design. Stephanie Sersich, a lampwork artist and jewellery designer known for her adventurous use of color, shares her insights, inspirations, and special methods for success in Designing Jewellery with Glass Beads. Learn Stephanies process for creating great jewellery by starting with a primer on the different types of glass beads and how they are made. Then explore creativity with key principles of design including repetition, balance, contrast, texture, and color, all discussed in an accessible, conversational writing style illustrated with beautiful photographs. For the first time, the author shares her special method of knotting beads and fibers-called "spiny knotting" and until now only taught in her classes-as well as other new and exclusive projects. Throughout the book, sidebars on the inspirations and creations of other glass jewellery artists, as well as insight into the authors evolution as an artist, offer unique perspectives on creating artful glass jewellery.Designing Jewellery with Glass Beads features twenty dazzling step-by-step projects incorporating a variety of beading techniques from simple to complex. The projects are fully illustrated and include wirework, stringing, sewing, and a variety of knotting techniques. Readers will build their skills by progressing through the projects and using the design tips in each project to make unique variations. Projects will allow readers to use a mix of inexpensive, commercially available beads as well as one-of-a-kind handmade glass beads. A resource guide offers readers options for sourcing glass beads at a wide range of price points.
128 pages.
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Bead Romantique 35 beautiful easy-to-make projects by Lisa Kan.
Inspired by art history, artist Lisa Kan offers a truly unique jewellery collection with a romantic yet modern sensibility. Bead Romantique: Elegant Beadweaving Designs features fifteen step-by-step designs inspired by the Gothic, Renaissance, Victorian, and Art Nouveau eras reinterpreted in her distinctive contemporary style. Emphasizing a mix of vintage findings, beads, lampwork, buttons, and modern components, Lisas jewellery brings a feminine mystique and sophistication to beadwork design. Each project builds on simple elements to create sophisticated designs and incorporate off-loom seed bead weaving, stringing, and wirework. Projects include a scalloped chain necklace, pearl Ndebele earrings and bracelet set, mesh pearl bracelet, bohemian drop earrings, a Victorian diamond cuff, and more. Novice beaders can progress through projects and increase their skills and beading confidence while advanced beaders will find exciting new challenges. Included are Lisas expert design and technique tips and tricks along with detailed instruction and illustrations for every project. Lisa also gives information on finding special vintage beads and components to give your jewellery that romantic quality plus ways to make modern components look vintage. Beaders will love seeing projects worked in a variety of colorways to provide ideas for endless customization. Create elegant, feminine, and romantic heirloom-quality jewellery with Bead Romantique.
144 pages.
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Simply Modern Jewellery 50 bracelets, necklaces and earrings to make and give by Danielle Fox.
Ever see a stylish piece of jewellery in a boutique or department store and think, "I wonder if I could make that?" With Simply Modern Jewellery, Designs from the Editor of Stringing Magazine, youll be armed with all the instruction and inspiration you need to create accessories for your entire wardrobe!Geared to the novice beader, Simply Modern Jewellery begins with "Bead Shopping 101", a section that describes basic beads and shows how to make the most of shopping time and money. Danielle takes the reader through selecting beads, colors and findings to achieve project success from start to finish. Basic techniques covered in the book include stringing, crimping, use of jump rings, wireworking and knotting, and each project lists materials, tools, finished size of project, level of difficulty, technique, and complete step-by-step instructions and photos. Throughout the book Danielle provides insight into her own design process showing how easy it can be to add personal twists to the projects in the book. She also includes a step-by-step techniques section written in an easy, conversational style.The thirty projects are divided into five chapters that highlight a design concept in jewellery-making:"Easy Does It" features projects that can be made in under an hour;"Experiment with Sizing" showcases projects that play with length;"Find Your Inspiration" illustrates how to use inspiration and translate that into projects;"Mix It Up" inspires you to experiment with new beading materials;"Play with Symmetry" shakes up designs for an entirely new look.All the designs reflect a modern design sensibility for creating fashionable, boutique-quality jewellery.Danielle Fox, editor of Stringing magazine, shares her expertise with this primer on how to create simple yet unforgettable accessories for the modern DIY crowd. Simply Modern Jewellery is the quick and easy guide to making fashionable necklaces, bracelets, and earrings that express personal style.
120 pages.
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Jewellery Studio. Wire Wrapping by Linda Chandler.
Wire is a favorite design material for jewellery artists, allowing for the creation of simple loops and embellishments to more involved, intricate pieces. In Jewellery Studio: Wire Wrapping, Linda Chandler and Christine Ritchey-the best-selling authors of Woven Wire Jewellery and Getting Started Making Wire Jewellery and More-take the mystery out of wire wrapping and share their insider secrets for making gorgeous jewellery from bundles of joined wire, no soldering required! This technique allows the jewellery maker to create timeless, elegant pieces that are beautifully simple to elaborately complex. Starting with a discussion of safety, tools and materials-including the types of metals appropriate for wire wrapping-and helpful tips, tricks, and techniques necessary before beginning a first project, the authors cover all of the basics of this deceptively simple technique. Using detailed process photography, Jewellery Studio: Wire Wrapping shows all the basics of wire wrapping step by step then takes the reader through progressive skill building projects to teach a range of wrapping techniques. Projects include bracelets, earrings, pins, and wire wrapped pendants and also include instructions for the highly sought-after wire-wrapped cabochon. Before you know it youll be creating an elegant bow tie bracelet, a celtic link bracelet with matching earrings, a wire wrapped ring, a beautiful bracelet with coils, and more!
128 pages.
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How to Make Polymer Clay Beads by Linda Peterson.
Hand-made jewellery is always in fashion. So why not start from scratch and make your own beads? This beautiful book, packed with step-by-step instructions, shows how to create stylish, individual pieces using polymer clay - and how to embellish all sorts of accessories, including belts, bags and home decor.
128 pages.
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Fabric Jewellery by Teresa Searle.
Discover how to combine scraps of silk with vintage fabrics, buttons and a range of inexpensive haberdashery items to create one-off jewellery pieces.Designs include simple accessories, such as a Bollywood iPod case, as well as necklaces, bracelets and corsages all in Teresa Searles inimitable style.Includes information on creative processes, from hand and machine embroidery to using dissolvable film.
128 pages.
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