Master the art of creating your own beaded jewelry and build your stitching skills! A must-have jewelry making guide to craft your own stunning statement pieces, Best of Two-Hole Bead Stitching features more than 25 bead stitching projects that showcase beautiful beadwork in unique bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. The materials featured ― tiles, bricks, SuperDuos, bars, cabochon beads, pyramid beads, seed beads, pearls, and more ―have stood...

This how-to jewelry-making book features the work of an array of invited jewelry designers influenced by the growing Steampunk trend. In Steampunk circles, jewelry-makers are often master metalsmiths who combine found objects with fine metals to create elaborate pieces. In Steampunk-Style Jewelry, the projects focus on "no fire" techniques-like simple stringing, wirework, hammering, stamping, gluing, stitching, and off-loom beadwork-so that even a...

A visual catalog for jewelry, bead artists and crafters who will relish the opportunity to have so many ideas at their fingertips to inspire their own projectsThis book would be the second volume of Quarry's 1,000 series-an eye candy-laden follow-up to the very successful 1,000 Artist Trading Cards(Quarry, Spring 2007).A showcase of stunning jewelry bits and pieces, "bling" and embellishments, will feed the creative appetites of crafters and jewelry...

Learn how to make gorgeous jewellery using only basic techniques, including rings, pendants, bracelets, earrings and more in a dazzling array of styles. High-profile author, Linda Jones shows how to make gorgeous jewellery using only basic techniques and very few specialist materials. Hammering wire is easy and creates texture, form and toughness. Linda has launched her own brand of hammer for this technique, the Whammer, with Beadsmith in the US....

Las piedras preciosas son fascinantes por su belleza, brillo y rareza. Desde la antigüedad, estas piedras han sido objeto de admiración, utilizadas como símbolos de estatus, adornos personales y valiosos obsequios. Se encuentran en diferentes partes del mundo, cada una con su propia historia, mitos y leyendas. Además, cada piedra preciosa tiene características únicas como el color, la claridad, el corte y el peso que afectan su belleza y valor....

In this fully illustrated reference volume, acclaimed bead artist Jamie Cloud Eakin explains more than 30 indispensable techniques for bead embroidery, a process that involves sewing beads onto a fabric base. With step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams, time-tested tips, and gorgeous photography, Eakin covers everything from the most common surface stitches to decorative fringes and picot. The volume also includes nine creative projects to help...

É um livro que mergulha no fascinante mundo dos relógios de luxo, tecnologia e design. Com uma abordagem atraente e envolvente, o livro apresenta os relógios mais exclusivos e caros do mundo já produzidos, e explora o que torna essas peças tão valiosas. É um convite para uma viagem emocionante pelo universo dos relógios mais sofisticados e cobiçados do mundo.

Add dimension and luster to your projects-from sewing to jewelry making to mixed-media art-with tiny, shiny treasures. Inspired by the magic of beads, buttons, and charms, experienced teacher Christen Brown shares eight stunning beadwork projects including brooches, bracelets, and wall hangings. This helpful visual guide to 125 bead-embroidered and bead-woven stitches categorizes each stitch by style, with a second alphabetical index included-and...

SO YOU WANT TO BE A JEWELRY DESIGNER You make jewelry. That is what you do. But when you think jewelry and speak jewelry and work jewelry, this is what you have become. This is your purpose. Becoming a Jewelry Designer is exciting. With each piece, you are challenged with this profound question: Why does some jewelry draw people's attention, and others do not? When designers turn to how-to books or art theory texts, however, these do not...

GIFTS FROM THE SEA Gather beautiful beach glass with its mysterious ocean-tumbled shapes and rainbow of bright hues. Add your personal creativity and some basic jewelry making techniques. Enjoy your stunning, wearable, one-of-a-kind keepsakes! With gorgeous color photographs and step-by-step instructions, this book teaches the essential skills, like drilling glass, wire wrapping, and texturing metal, to turn your beach-found bounty into attractive...