Special occasions deserve significant jewelry! Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions, from BeadStyle magazine, offers 30 projects for celebrating life’s landmark events with stylish, sophisticated pieces that add the perfect finishing touch.
Linda Jones returns with another beautiful collection of step-by-step jewelry projects to celebrate special times, from Mother's Day and Valentine's Day to weddings and birthdays.
Linda Jones returns with another beautiful collection of step-by-step jewelry projects perfect for all sorts of special occasions. Her fabulous twisted wire and bead designs will have you dashing to your bead box to create gifts for weddings, birthdays, Mother's Day, and more. These projects are suitable for all skill levels and you will be amazed at what you can create using no more than a length of wire, some beads, and a few simple tools.*The author's previous book, "Creating Wire & Beaded Jewelry", has sold more than 40,000 copies worldwide.*Includes techniques and decorative jig pattern designs.*Step-by-step photographs show clearly how to make each piece.*Beautiful variations offer endless opportunities for unique designs.
This book allows even beginning beaders to fashion the most delicate, twining floral and filigree effects with ease. The results are amazing and quickly achievable, especially with this stunningly photographed introduction to the craft. In addition to the thorough motif dictionary, which serves as a helpful reference to turn to again and again, it showcases more than 20 skill-building projects. These jewel-box treasures have a feminine and fashionable look, with their transparent beads and shimmering crystals. The jewelry in this designer collection is as lovely as any you'll see at a trendy boutique, but it's also a pleasure to craft.
Linda Jones returns with another beautiful collection of step-by-step jewellery projects perfect for that special occasion. Her fabulous designs and beautiful variations provide endless opportinites for unique creations. With projects for all skill levels you will be amazed at what you can create with wire, beads and a few simple tools.
Explains the techniques involved in making bead and wire jewelry, discusses tools and materials, and features illustrated instructions for seventy-five projects, including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and pins.
20 of the best contemporary designers have created 43 projects using wire and the diversity of beads available, and the results are truly inspiring. From funky to eclectic, their designs reflect a range of inventive techniques and can be worked with simple hand tools (no soldering required). An introductory chapter presents the necessary supplies and material, along with the basic techniques.
"Twenty-one projects show you how to combine wireworking skills with beaded jewelry design. The unique range of projects use a wide variety of beads and cabochons, giving you plenty of opportunities to explore your creativity and expand your wireworking skills"--The publisher
This comprehensive guide to working with wire, focusing on the intricate and rewarding craft of wire weaving, will delight and inspire all levels of jewellery-maker. The 24 projects, ranging from elegant pendants to earrings, rings, brooches and bracelets, will appeal to a wide range of tastes and are grouped into beginner, intermediate and advanced sections so that confidence grows in the reader to feel able to move on a stage. Abby's experience running tutorials on this wonderful craft shines out in the clarity of the step by step instruction for each project and the invaluable tools and techniques section. To Abby, teaching is all about getting the detail right and taking out the guess work so the maker can concentrate on the end result of a beautiful piece of jewellery.