#1 Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads – Paperback

By Kim Gover

• Foolproof rules for design success
• Learn to string beautiful jewelry using glass beads, pearls, and semiprecious stones with this all-in-one bead directory and design guide. Featuring more than 75 projects from a selection of international designers, this resource teaches crafters foolproof rules for successful designs including bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and brooches. Beginning with simple stringing examples that are cross-referenced to the relevant technique, each project includes beautiful photography, step-by-step instructions, a shopping list of all the main components, and a unique easy-to-follow stringing diagram, making this an ideal companion for the beginning designer, more seasoned beaders in need of a refresher, and veteran crafters.
• Review:
• "Provides excellent and relatively easy-to-construct projects by bead artists for setting off these interesting beads with gold and silver findings and found objects such as charms." - Library Journal "A book that stone enthusiasts will love! There are so many features that make this a useful book, starting with the bead directory that teaches you about the characteristics and best companions for each stone." - Beading-Arts.com, "Provides excellent and relatively easy-to-construct projects by bead artists for setting off these interesting beads with gold and silver findings and found objects such as charms."  -Library Journal, "A book that stone enthusiasts will love! There are so many features that make this a useful book, starting with the bead directory that teaches you about the characteristics and best companions for each stone."  -Beading-Arts.com, "Provides excellent and relatively easy-to-construct projects by bead artists for setting off these interesting beads with gold and silver findings and found objects such as charms." -- Library Journal "A book that stone enthusiasts will love! There are so many features that make this a useful book, starting with the bead directory that teaches you about the characteristics and best companions for each stone." -- Beading-Arts.com
• 2009
• 128 Pages
• Very Good (first few pages slightly bent)

#2 Findings & Finishings - Paperback

by Sharon Bateman

• A Beadwork Ho-To Book
• Choosing the right findings and finishing techniques can transform an ordinary piece of jewelry from simple to stunning. This guide describes how to use purchased findings, provides techniques for creating unique ones, and shares innovative ways to finish necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and pins. Each finding and finishing technique--whether it's a description of a barrel clasp, instructions on making your own beaded clasp, or methods for attaching a pin back--is presented in detail with colorful illustrations and photographs. Projects are integrated throughout the book to illustrate the techniques presented.
• 2003
• 128 Pages
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