Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski: 65 Sparkling Designs with Crystal Beads.

Beading adds colour, sparkle and stylish flair to jewelry, whether on its own or to beautifully set off stones. In this addition to the Beadweaving Master Class series, Laura McCabe begins by taking you through basic stitches and techniques. Then she provides directions for a variety of lovely embellishment forms inspired by flora, fauna, art nouveau and geometric forms. Finally she gives you 18 opulent jewelry designs from grape leaf earrings and an anemone ring to a rosebud bracelet and a dahlia necklace to put your skills to use. Complete with advice on how to approach color and design plus a photo gallery of designs by other artists. Laura McCabe’s Embellished Beadweaving will give you a solid foundation for developing your own unique pieces.

This book is from my personal beading library, it has been stored carefully in a smoke free home. The top right corner of the front cover has a slight crumple mark from when it was shipped to me, see photo.