Download or read book Bead Crochet Jewelry written by Bert Rachel Freed and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beading experts, teachers, and jewelry designers Bert and Dana Freed share their expertise in this delightful collection of jewelry patterns and projects. Using a wide range of stunning beads in lovely color combinations, the pieces may look complicated, but are very easy to make following the clearly explained techniques and directions. The projects are organized so that you start with the foundation of bead crochet---the basic chain stitch---then progress through each level to achieve more advanced techniques. Each section opens with clear photographs that demonstrate the techniques needed for the proceeding projects. The "Advanced Tips and Tricks" at the end of the book offer additional tips and tricks for making your bead crochet experience go as smoothly as possible. Beautifully photographed, Bead Crochet Jewelry provides all the inspiration and skills you need to create unique jewelry pieces to wear or give as wonderful gifts. From dangling earrings to chunky necklaces and plaited bracelets, these beautiful and intricate-looking pieces are sure to stand out and be admired by all.
Download or read book Bead Journey written by Editors of Bead&Button Magazine and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five projects from the BeadStyle Around the World special issue and eight new projects showcase beads and jewelry styles from all over the globe. The step-by-step photos and instructions and projects from Asia and the Pacific Rim, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, make this an easy-to-follow and unique beading guide you’ll want to learn from.
Download or read book A Single Bead written by Stephanie Engelman and published by Pauline Books and Media. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the anniversary of the plane crash that took the life of her beloved grandmother and threw her own mother into deep depression, 16-year-old Katelyn Marie Roberts discovers a single bead from her grandmother’s rosary—a rosary lost in the crash. A chance encounter with a stranger, who tells Katelyn that a similar bead saved her friend’s life, launches Katelyn and her family on a quest to find the other missing beads. Their journey, filled with glimmers of hope, mystical events and unexplained grace helps Katelyn understand that faith, family and the help of others can restore what was lost.
Download or read book A Thousand Glass Flowers written by Evan Turk and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gorgeous and empowering picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Evan Turk paints the portrait of Marietta Barovier, the groundbreaking Renaissance artisan who helped shape the future of Venetian glassmaking. Marietta and her family lived on the island of Murano, near Venice, as all glassmakers did in the early Renaissance. Her father, Angelo Barovier, was a true maestro, a master of glass. Marietta longed to create gorgeous glass too, but glass was men’s work. One day her father showed her how to shape the scalding-hot material into a work of art, and Marietta was mesmerized. Her skills grew and grew. Marietta worked until she created her own unique glass bead: the rosetta. Small but precious, the beautiful beads grew popular around the world and became as valuable as gold. The young girl who was once told she could not create art was now the woman who would leave her mark on glasswork for centuries to come.
Download or read book Blessing s Bead written by Debby Dahl Edwardson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nutaaq and her older sister, Aaluk, are on a great journey, sailing from a small island off the coast of Alaska to the annual trade fair. There, a handsome young Siberian wearing a string of cobalt blue beads watches Aaluk "the way a wolf watches a caribou, never resting." Soon his actions—and other events more horrible than Nutaaq could ever imagine—threaten to shatter her I~nupiaq world. Seventy years later, Nutaaq's greatgranddaughter, Blessing, is on her own journey, running from the wreckage of her life in Anchorage to live in a remote Arctic village with a grandmother she barely remembers. In her new home, unfriendly girls whisper in a language she can't understand, and Blessing feels like an outsider among her own people. Until she finds a cobalt blue bead—Nutaaq's bead—in her grandmother's sewing tin. The events this discovery triggers reveal the power of family and heritage to heal, despite seemingly insurmountable odds. Two distinct teenage voices pull readers into the native world of northern Alaska in this beautifully crafted and compelling debut novel.
Download or read book Betsy Beads written by Betsy Hershberg and published by XRX Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craft.
Download or read book Bead Power written by Carolyn Manzi and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bead Power, Carolyn Manzi traces the historical and cultural significance of beads and beading, while telling how she herself came to love beads. With easy to understand instructions on making your own beautiful beaded items, Bead Power encourages you to embrace beading both as an art, and as a delightful means of self-expression and personal growth.
Download or read book Bead Jewelry 101 written by Karen Mitchell and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bead Jewelry 101, now in paperback, is a complete entry-level course for creating beaded jewelry taught through 30 step-by-step projects that demonstrate fundamental methods for stringing and wirework. Have you always wanted to try jewelry making but aren’t sure where to begin? Bead Jewelry 101 teaches you everything you need to know to create beautiful jewelry with beads. The Basics walks you through all the tools, materials, and basic construction techniques you’ll use for the projects. The Projects are organized by various findings, or jewelry elements, so you’ll learn new techniques and build new skills with every piece you make. Beautiful variations will inspire you to create your own designs. Beginners will also find the accompanying online videos that capture the techniques in action an invaluable resource. Written specifically for beginners, the books in the 101 series are complete illustrated guides to the basics of a craft that use projects presented with full-color, step-by-step instructions and photos to teach essential techniques.
Download or read book A Bead and a Prayer written by Kristen E. Vincent and published by Upper Room Books. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A BEAD AND A PRAYER introduces Protestants to prayer as a way to connect with God. Readers will explore the history and art of using beads in prayer, discover ways to pray with beads, and learn how beads can help them deepen their faith, understand Christian beliefs, and listen to God. Instructions for making prayer beads are included. Great for Christians with no experience in using beads for prayer, Sunday school classes, womens groups, prayer groups. Youth and children will also enjoy making prayer beads, led by someone using this book as a guide.
Download or read book Geometric Beadwork written by Jean Power and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you enjoyed the book Geometric Beadwork then this second volume in the series is the perfect next step. This book contains over 25 brand new projects covering all aspects of geometric beading as well as 3 of Jean Power's Designer of the Year projects (plus brand new variations on them!) This 128 page book is crammed full of geometric beadwork, techniques and projects to delight and inspire. Featuring over 300 diagrams and photos, and with bracelets, necklaces, chains, brooches, pendants and more there is something for everyone. The book begins with the basics of geometric beadwork before moving onto design & inspiration considerations then then separating into 4 different chapters: Triangles, Squares, and 'The Maths'. In addition to full page photos, so you can see all the detail, every project has: The quantity, size (and where relevant the colour number) of beads you will need The techniques needed (every technique needed is shown in detail at the start of the book or relevant chapter) Detailed step-by-step instruction using a mix of text, diagrams and photos A favourite feature: 'In a nutshell'. This distils each project down to its essential steps meaning you can read that and dive right in if you're more experienced
Download or read book The Girl Who Smiled Beads written by Clemantine Wamariya and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The plot provided by the universe was filled with starvation, war and rape. I would not—could not—live in that tale.” Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in whispers, when neighbors began to disappear, and when she heard the loud, ugly sounds her brother said were thunder. In 1994, she and her fifteen-year-old sister, Claire, fled the Rwandan massacre and spent the next six years migrating through seven African countries, searching for safety—perpetually hungry, imprisoned and abused, enduring and escaping refugee camps, finding unexpected kindness, witnessing inhuman cruelty. They did not know whether their parents were dead or alive. When Clemantine was twelve, she and her sister were granted refugee status in the United States; there, in Chicago, their lives diverged. Though their bond remained unbreakable, Claire, who had for so long protected and provided for Clemantine, was a single mother struggling to make ends meet, while Clemantine was taken in by a family who raised her as their own. She seemed to live the American dream: attending private school, taking up cheerleading, and, ultimately, graduating from Yale. Yet the years of being treated as less than human, of going hungry and seeing death, could not be erased. She felt at the same time six years old and one hundred years old. In The Girl Who Smiled Beads, Clemantine provokes us to look beyond the label of “victim” and recognize the power of the imagination to transcend even the most profound injuries and aftershocks. Devastating yet beautiful, and bracingly original, it is a powerful testament to her commitment to constructing a life on her own terms.
Download or read book Bead Play Every Day written by Beth Stone and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bead Play Every Day features over 20 projects with a creative twist on traditional stitching techniques. Stitchers will learn a single technique by making a small, easy to complete component. Then, through repetition and creative experimentation, they will take on a larger project to perfect the technique. The results are beautifully stitched necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Beth Stone has a dimensional, inquisitive approach to stitching that is perfect for stitchers who are ready to experiment with making their own design choices.
Download or read book Ready Set Bead written by Jane Danley Cruz and published by Kalmbach Publishing Co. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewelry makers are always on the lookout for quick, easy projects they can create to give as gifts or teach in on-site classes. In Ready, Set, Bead!, popular teacher and designer Jane Danley Cruz offers more than 25+ projects that can all be created in less than four hours, some with variations and alternate colorways. The projects are arranged by time to completion, from quickest to longest. All the instructions and photos for each project are contained within the projects, so the reader does not need to refer to a separate section for basic stitch guidance. The projects are suitable for beginning stitchers or more experienced jewelry makers looking to create quick, unique gifts or teach classes. Stitches include herringbone, netting, and right-angle weave, and all beads, findings, and materials are readily available in bead and craft stores.
Download or read book More Seed Bead Stitching written by Beth Stone and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beadwork is a puzzle with infinite solutions," says author and bead artist Beth Stone. In Seed Bead Stitching, she explored the many possibilities for creating jewelry with colorful seed beads and charming accents such as pearls and gemstones. In More Seed Bead Stitching, Stone, whose encouraging tone, creativity, and expert knowledge made the previous book so popular, includes new techniques, more variations on techniques, and more detail on concepts she previously introduced. The book contains a wealth of options for making gorgeous beaded jewelry. After outlining the basics and supplies, Stone presents a series of styles such as Ndebele, Daisy, Inspiration, Peyote, and Spiral, with variations for each. Equally useful for crafts of any skill level, the book includes a dozen different fringe techniques; strategies for combining tubular stitches and accent beads; a section on skinny stitches; and a bonus project of square pillows.
Download or read book Ceramic Bead Jewelry written by Jennifer Heynen and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is by far the most attractive volume on ceramic bead-making anywhere! Crafters will eagerly snap it up to learn how they can create a variety of striking projects using low-fire clay and a rainbow of colorful glazes. The basic techniques include hand-rolling, cutting, stamping, press-molding, and extruding, as well as surface embellishment, and 30 of the colorful finished jewelry projects are wonderfully simple. Nothing says love more than the flirty urban-hip ring with a metal clay arrow shot through the heart. Mimic the look of traditional majolica with a bohemian chic big-bead necklace that rivals any pricey boutique find. Charming photography captures the colors and textures of a festive, sunny outdoor market, making every page playful, fun, and accessible!
Download or read book Beading The Creative Spirit written by Rev. Wendy Ellsworth and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-02-25 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find Your Creative Self in the Kaleidoscope of Beads & Color "Beading and my spiritual path are intricately interwoven. It would be difficult for me to separate the two because they are so completely intertwined with one another. As I sit and weave with my beads, I allow the Creative Spirit to flow through me, and though my hands are doing the work, another force is actively participating in the process. This force is a transmission of Spirit that fills me with deep inner peace and joy as I bead. As a result, the practice of my art form has become a creative path to my sacred center." —from the Introduction Believing that beading is a form of meditation through which we can access the Creative Spirit that is always present in us, master bead artist Rev. Wendy Ellsworth offers multiple ways to explore beading as a spiritual journey of self-discovery. Each of the seven chapters is rich with personal stories, exercises, and beading projects, and each project has a meditative experience to encourage a contemplative spirit and creative play. The project results are beautiful, meaningful symbols designed by a master bead artist for both novice and experienced beaders alike. Original projects include: • Geometric Mandala • Personal Mandala • Personal Prayer Beads • Beaded Prayer Pouch • Goddess Archetype Necklace • Beaded Stick Figure Goddess • Chakra Necklace • Chakra Flower Sculpture • Free-form Gourd Stitch Bracelet • Ruffled Cabochon Brooch • Dutch Spiral Necklace • Spiral Vessel • Song Beads • Herringbone Stitch Cuff with Freshwater Pearls
Download or read book Bead Crochet written by Bethany Barry and published by Interweave. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing the latest innovative craft pairing, beads and crochet, this guide provides a comprehensive overview of bead crochet that includes history, tools, beading stitches, and basic crochet techniques. A dozen exciting projects are included that use a variety of cords and yarn sizes, thicknesses, and textures to create clothing accessories, jewelry, and sculptural pieces. Projects are offered at all skill levels, and each one is presented with step-by-step instructions and simple illustrations, along with helpful hints and tricks to simplify each technique. A colorful gallery full of original work profiles talisman necklaces, groom's prayer beads, a variety of miser bags, and a Vermont wilderness bracelet.
