Custom Cool Jewelry

Author : Melinda Barta
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1620332760
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Custom Cool Jewelry written by Melinda Barta and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Common craft supplies find new purpose with the stunning, nontraditional jewelry designs in this guidebook. Basics items such as embossing powder, collage paper, wire, fiber, and fabric can be used to create one-of-a-kind, boutique-style pieces with a personal twist. From romantic wire-worked dangles and simple polymer clay beads to fabric charms and baked bead collages, the unconventional use of basic supplies provide a wealth of new possibilities for crafters. Each project component is shown in a number of color and design variations, inspiring readers to create their own jewelry pieces, and sidebars share insider tips, basic stringing and wirework techniques, and project and shopping resources.

Author : Denise Peck
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1620331527
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handcrafted Wire Findings written by Denise Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add personal style at minimal cost with custom-made findings! Why spend hundreds of dollars stocking up on expensive manufactured clasps, jump rings, ear wires, bails, and more when you can make exactly what you need for a fraction of the cost? Making custom findings enables jewelry makers to affordably create just the right component to complement their own jewelry designs. Handcrafted Wire Findings looks at your wire stash and focuses on how to create custom, professional-quality findings. With fundamental skills for beginners that progress to more sophisticated designs, this book covers techniques such as basic wirework, texturizing, silver fusing, adding patina, and traditional finishes. Included are over 30 projects for making custom wire findings, each accompanied by step-by-step photographs and directions to ensure success.

Author : Lisa Kelly
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1632505045
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Stamped Metal Jewelry written by Lisa Kelly and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cutting-edge stamping techniques and designs! Since the publication of Lisa Niven Kelly's first book on metal stamping, the craft has undergone a revolution, with more design stamps available than ever before. This hotly-anticipated followup, authored together with Taryn McCabe, gives you even more new ways to create personalized stamped jewelry. Inside you will learn fresh techniques such as mandala stamping, and find patterns for more than 20 projects: a trendy chevron necklace, chandelier earrings, garden-themed cuff, and more. Easy-to-follow, full color step-by-step photos accompany all basic techniques, as well as the jewelry projects, to guide your way. Discover the unique looks you can achieve working with a variety of metals--silver, copper and brass--while advancing your metalsmithing skills. Whether you're new to metal stamping or your hammer is in need of fresh inspiration, New Stamped Metal Jewelry has the instruction and inspiration you're looking for.

Author : Lakita Wilson
Publisher : Lerner Publications TM
ISBN 13 : 1728454344
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Cool Jewelry written by Lakita Wilson and published by Lerner Publications TM. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you imagine wearing a necklace of fishbone? Learn about the history of jewelry—and more important, the future of it. Discover fun jewelry trends and kick-start your jewelry style with a fabric bracelet Fashion Hack.

Author : Deryn Mentock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1592538843
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewelry Maker's Design Book written by Deryn Mentock and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Jewelry Maker's Design Book: An Alchemy of Objects you will learn techniques for making several beautiful projects and discover how to plan and conceive your designs using one-of-a-kind objects in mixed media jewelry pieces.

Author : Lisa Niven Kelly
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1620333198
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stamped Metal Jewelry written by Lisa Niven Kelly and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-10 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metal stamping is one of the hottest trends in metal jewelry. Using purchased metal stamps and sterling silver blanks, you can personalize your metal jewelry designs with words, textures, and creative designs. Lisa Niven Kelly, creator of the online Beaducation workshops and website, specializes in the technique and has been teaching stamping for more than six years to enthusiastic students. Although stamping is a simple technique, the right tools and skills will help you create professional and exciting results. Stamped Metal Jewelry teaches multiple metal stamping and texturing techniques, and the projects incorporate wirework and metalsmithing to create fabulous necklaces, beads, charms, bracelets, cuffs, and earrings. The book opens with an extensive section on stamping, wirework, and metalsmithing tools and techniques. With these skills, you can begin the inspiring jewelry designs with confidence. Nineteen projects cover a variety of techniques and designs such as creating charms, incorporating stamped links into beaded projects, making stamped links from flat wire and wire-wrapping them together, stamping on blanks and layering them, riveting, texturing metal, oxidizing, and more. In addition to Lisa's projects, the book features contributions by nationally known guest artists Tracy Stanley, Kriss Silva, Lisa Claxton, Kate Richbourg, Janice Berkebile, and Connie Fox.

Author : Debbi Simon
Publisher : Kalmbach Books
ISBN 13 : 0871164701
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crystal Chic written by Debbi Simon and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crystal Chic introduces readers to the basic techniques of working with hot-fix crystals, letting them explore their creative potential through step-by-step jewelry projects that incorporate a variety of materials and techniques. Projects using stamping, resin-making, polymer clay, filigree, and metal highlight other applications for crystals and teach additional jewelry-making techniques. Tips and patterns make the designs easy and accessible. Individual projects include a checkerboard crystal, a metal bat bracelet decorated with crystals, a crystal-embellished ribbon interwoven through heavy chain, and many more.

Author : Nancy Soriano
Publisher : Artisan Books
ISBN 13 : 1579656188
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewelry Recipe Book written by Nancy Soriano and published by Artisan Books. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jewelry Recipe Book takes materials available at large craft stores (as well as specialty shops and artisan shops on Etsy)—beads, shrink plastic, leather, lace, pearls, sequins, polymer clay, yarn, and pinecones, to name a few—and transforms them into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry. Each of the 35 mini chapters organized by material consists of three projects and three skill levels, adding up to more than 100 stunning pieces that could easily be found for sale at Urban Outfitters or Anthropologie. Every piece is beautifully photographed, as are the majority of how-to steps, and the information is presented in an easy-to-follow way, like a recipe. The book also includes an overview of simple jewelry-making techniques and tips, with best practices for how to work with various materials; how to wear jewelry; and how to work with design elements that include color, scale, and shape.

Author : Laura Poplin
Publisher : Kalmbach Books
ISBN 13 : 0871167387
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unconventional Chain Mail Jewelry written by Laura Poplin and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura Poplin’s clever chain mail jewelry brings an updated look to this ancient technique. Poplin treats chain mail not just as the focal point of jewelry, but also as an unexpected accent to pearls, metals, and even leather. A technique tutorial begins each project-filled chapter and covers five basic weaves: Euro 4-in-1, Byzantine; Unbalanced Euro 1-in-1; Japanese 12-in-2; and Chrysanthemum. A substantial tools and materials section covers everything from wire gauges and making jump rings to texturing metal and working with leather.

Author : Sarah Bellerose
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781511541916
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handmade Jewelry written by Sarah Bellerose and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handmade Jewelry -How to Make Jewelry for Beginners and Create Unique Custom Pieces on a Budget Learn everything you need to know about making your own jewelry This book is for those who want to add sparkle in their lives by learning how to make their own jewelry! It is for those who are passionate about trying creative pursuits and exploring artistic ventures. If you are a beginner who wants to learn the basics of making jewelry, then this is for you. Even those who don't know anything about jewelry-design will find the information presented here easy to understand. You will learn the basic techniques of making jewelry. This book will equip you with the things that you need to know in order to make your own rings or earrings! By reading the pages of this book, you will learn how to purchase your own tools and make your own pieces. You will also gain a basic understanding of the principles of design. You can start making jewelry for your friends and family in no time! By the time you finish reading this book you are going to be able to make your own jewelry with ease. You will be confident enough to explore various options that will allow you to express yourself. You will be able to come up with unique pieces of jewelry that you can truly call your own. What else are you waiting for? It's time to get your hands dirty. Start your first jewelry-making project today! Why You Must Have This Book! > In this book you will learn how to make your own jewelry using various materials. > This book will teach you the steps of making your own necklace, earrings, and bracelet! > In this book you will learn how to understand the basic principles of design. > This book will guide you through the actual process of making your own pieces of jewelry. > This book will teach you how to make your jewelry interesting, unique and personalized. > In this book you will learn about the tools and supplies that you need to make jewelry-making much more convenient. What You'll Discover from the Book "Handmade Jewelry -How to Make Jewelry for Beginners and Create Unique Custom Pieces on a Budget" ** Why you need to learn the art of jewelry-making. ** How to make your own jewelry. ** Step by step instructions on making your own bracelets, earrings and necklace. **The importance of understanding the principles of design. **What to buy in order to complete your jewelry-making toolbox. **How to begin your jewelry-making venture. Let's Learn Together! Hurry! For a limited time you can download "Handmade Jewelry -How to Make Jewelry for Beginners and Create Unique Custom Pieces on a Budget" for a special discounted price of only $2.99 Download Your Copy Right Now Before It's Too Late! Just Scroll to the top of the page and select the Buy Button. ----- TAGS: Costume Jewelry, Organic Perfume, Organic Makeup, Crochet for Beginners, Knitting for Beginners, Quilting for Beginners, Sewing