Download or read book Simply Beautiful Beaded Jewelry written by Heidi Boyd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-02-28 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If gorgeous beaded jewelry always catches your eye, you'll love making (and wearing!) your own necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Simply Beautiful Beaded Jewelry includes 50 projects plus variations in designer Heidi Boyd's simply elegant signature style. Inside you're bound to find plenty of designs to strike your fancy as well as a helpful section that shows you the basic supplies and techniques you'll need to get started. As an added bonus, many of the projects have variations in different colors and styles to help you customize your jewelry to your personal style. Just think how proud you'll feel the first time you can answer, "I made it myself" to a compliment on your fabulous new multistrand necklace or your sparkling, swingy crystal earrings. With Simply Beautiful Beaded Jewelry, it truly is easy to get started–in no time at all you'll be showcasing your own original beaded creations and making them as gifts.
Download or read book Simply Beaded Bliss written by Heidi Boyd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-11-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Clever Twist on Simple Stringing Washers, snaps, fishing tackle, resin: Nothing is safe with a crafty lady in the house. Get ready to break tradition and combine beads with common materials used in unconventional ways to make beautiful jewelry. You'll learn how to use nail polish to create the look of enamel, and how to link together cut-up credit cards into a playful bracelet. Or try mixing stainless steel washers with wire and beads to make surprisingly elegant jewelry. Before you know it, you'll be a true mixed-media jewelry artist. Bestselling author of the Simply Beautiful book series Heidi Boyd brings you more than 70 pretty beaded projects, all in her trademark classic style. Featured mixed-media elements include: • Wire • Fishing tackle • Nail polish • Window screen • Credit cards • Polymer clay • Paper • Crystals • Leather • Sequins • Buttons • Playing cards • Sea glass • Game pieces Start your adventures in mixed-media jewelry making today!
Download or read book Simply Beautiful Beading written by Heidi Boyd and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-08-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blend your creative spirit with the quick and easy projects found inside Simply Beautiful Beading From casual to sophisticated, and everything in between, you'll find beading designs to fit your personal style. Inside, you'll discover 53 simple yet stylish beading projects for exquisite jewelry, accessories and home decor, including: • modern glass bead chokers • semiprecious stone set • charm bracelets • wired-pearl barrettes • wineglass charms • hanging votive candle holder • and more than 35 variation projects for even more simply beautiful ideas!
Download or read book Simply Beautiful Beading written by Heidi Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents full-color illustrated instructions for making fifty-three simple projects for jewelry, accessories, and home decor including modern glass bead chokers, charm bracelets, candle holder, and more.
Download or read book Simply Beautiful Beads written by Elizabeth Townes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simply Beautiful Beads is a compilation of my most popular designs that I have taught at national bead shows as well as locally in my home town. The book allows beading enthusiasts to access to classes in which they may not otherwise have access. This book contains 20 projects with difficulty levels from beginner to advanced. There is also a resources section to help with the basic stitches that are used in the designs.
Download or read book Simply Stunning Beaded Jewelry written by Donatella Ciotti and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rings, earrings, spiral necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and multi-layered chokers: that?s only a small sampling of the beaded pieces inside this big book.
Download or read book Beautiful Beadweaving written by Isabella Lam and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 25 gorgeous projects which focus on creating detailed, stitched jewelry. Isabella’s original designs use common stitches such as peyote, herringbone, and right-angle weave and materials to make stunning wearable beadwoven jewelry. Her concise instructions incorporate step-by-step photographs that easily guide readers through the process of making necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Additionally she uses materials that are easy to find: seed beads, pearls, gemstones, and crystals to make each piece unique.
Download or read book Beading with Cabochons written by Jamie Cloud Eakin and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this gloriously photographed and illustrated manual at hand, beaders can create awe-inspiring jewelry. It's the only current, comprehensive guide to working with cabochons--a flat piece of rock or mineral--and it covers all the basics, along with a range of new creative techniques and hot trends. Find out which tools and materials to use, which beads work best, and how to wrap them round the stones. Craft turned, pointed, twisted, brick stitch, ruffled, or scalloped edges, or add decorative fringe. For something dramatic, combine more than one cabochon in a single piece. Or, instead of natural stone, use dichroic glass or other found objects. Make a glittering brooch, funky bracelets, a wearable art necklace, and other showstoppers.
Download or read book Simply Pearls written by Nancy Alden and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you prefer a classic single strand or a funky combination of pearls and semi-precious materials, Simply Pearls shows you how to create necklaces that are easy to make yet look both expensive and professionally made. No longer the extravagance they used to be, pearls come in a variety of types - from freshwater to faux - that make these beautiful gems an affordable and elegant option. With projects designed for beginners and intermediate crafters - with a few more challenging designs for good measure - Simply Pearls is a volume that people will consult again and again for basic stringing, knotting and wire-work techniques; to find inspiration and project ideas, including tips on refreshing heirloom jewellery; and as a materials reference. Whether your look is modern and edgy or classic Chanel, Simply Pearls offers great how-to-wear-it ideas and beautiful projects that will give you the Tiffany s look at budget prices.
Download or read book Bead Love written by Jane LaFerla and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the true aficionado, nothing’s more exciting than a one-of-a-kind, beautiful bead--be it a flameworked glass orb or a glistening cut gemstone. But what can the obsessed beader do with all those amazing collectables that never fail to catch the eye? They can make these 30 spectacular pieces of jewelry, all dedicated to showcasing the most exquisite beads available! Even newcomers can achieve success, thanks to a thorough basics section with enough hand-holding for the most intimidated beginner. The instructions cover it all, from fashioning a simple ear wire to enlarging the bead’s hole. Create a lariat with one large, stunning bead on each end. Coil silver wire around a purchased chain, and add carved wooden beads. Loop candy-colored resin beads onto stretchy elastic cords for bold, slip-on bangles. They’re fun to make and to wear! A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Download or read book Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry written by Ray Hemachandra and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This beautiful and inspiring book gathers photographs of 500 of the most breathtaking beaded jewelry designs created in recent years. The techniques the beaders employ are as varied as the aesthetic sensibilities they bring to their gorgeous creations and include beadweaving in every stitch imaginable, embroidery, quilling, loom weaving, and kumihimo braiding, as well as basic stringing, simple wirework, and fine metalwork. Sometimes, a bead maker's focal piece simply is set in a straightforward, unpretentious, and beautiful design. Virtually all of the world's most famous beaders who make jewelry have pieces included -- including Carol Wilcox Wells, Diane Fitzgerald, Marcia DeCoster, Jamie Cloud Eakin, Huib Petersen, Paulette Baron, Sabine Lippert, Sherry Serafini, Margie Deeb, Maggie Meister, Melanie Potter, Ann Tevepaugh Mitchell, Laura McCabe, Suzanne Golden, Jean Campbell, Rachel Nelson-Smith, Eva Dobos, and many more -- but we also present work from many artists who have never been published before. All together, this extensive, international, and fabulous survey of 500 pieces includes work from nearly 300 artists from 30 countries and reveals the striking vision and ambition of today's beading community. Every beader, jeweler, and crafter will want Showcase 500 beaded jewelry in their collection"--
Download or read book Beautiful Beaded Jewelry for Beginners written by Cheryl Owen and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • 25 step-by-step jewelry projects for necklaces, chokers, bracelets, cuffs, brooches, earrings, and rings. • Perfect for beginners—all the projects can be created in a matter of hours. • Great step-by-step photographs show the reader exactly what to do. • Projects use readily available semi-precious beads and stones: pearls, Swarovski crystals, and gems, along with silver- or gold-plated findings and wire. • Stunning designs, simple techniques. • Individual day and evening pieces that will brighten up any outfit.
Download or read book Beautiful Beadwork from Nature written by Melissa Shippee and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 16 gorgeous beaded jewelry projects for intermediate-to-advanced beaders, featuring one-of-a-kind, nature-inspired designs. “The elaborate process of creating tiny beaded works of art has never been so well-captured.” —Booklist (Starred review) Drawing from the shapes, colors, and beauty of the natural world, award-winning jewelry designer Melissa Shippee has fashioned a breathtaking collection of wearable art. From delicate earrings made of graceful beaded flowers to a showstopping crystal fringe necklace inspired by ancient stalactites, each striking project uses popular materials such as seed beads, crystals, and Czech glass beads. Along with illustrated step-by-step instructions, a basics section provides a refresher on essential beadweaving techniques. A gallery of works from top artists offers additional inspiration.
Download or read book Simply Pretty Beading written by Patricia Ducerf and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2007-02-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Beading titles perform consistently well: Beautiful Beaded Bags (August2004) has sold over 30,000 copies; 1001 Beads (September 2004) has sold over 16,000 copies; and Beautiful Beaded Jewellery (March 2004) has sold over 15,000 copies* Vibrant colours and funky designs are sure to appeal to today's craftersReaders will find 35 easy to follow, original ideas, each with step-by-step instructions and diagrams. Jewellery designs include rings, bracelets, earrings and hair slides. Projects are assigned a skill-level, allowing beaders with varying experience to pick and choose with confidence. Beaders will be inspired to express their personality through creative jewellery everyone will be envious about.
Download or read book Simply Beautiful Ribboncraft written by Heidi Boyd and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2005-06-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 50 quick, easy and gorgeous ribbon projects Now it's easier than ever to add style and elegance to your crafting projects. Simply Beautiful Ribboncraft gives you a wealth of simple, no-sew instructions to create fabulous home accents, classic jewelry, wedding accessories, seasonal decorations, baby gifts and more. Be inspired as you: create beaded jewelry using fabulous ribbon adorn journals and memory books with ribbon for timeless elegance discover helpful variation tips for personalizing your projects explore great gift ideas for everyone on your list The ribbon guide, complete material lists and practical tips will help you get started and make the most of your crafting time.
Download or read book Beading Beautiful Costume Jewelry written by Mary Ellen Harte and published by . This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Simply Beautiful Weddings written by Heidi Boyd and published by North Light Books. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 Projects to Personalize Your Wedding Whether you're planning a casual wedding or a more extravagant affair, in this book you'll find decorations, favors, keepsakes, accessories and beaded jewelry to bring unique, creative touches to your celebration. Every project is simple enough for the complete novice. You'll produce beautiful results with minimal time and effort - just the right combination for today's stylish and busy bride. Every step of the wedding is covered, from pre-wedding invitations to decorations for the ceremony and reception, as well as accessories for you and your attendants, and keepsakes and thank-you cards for after the big day. Simply Beautiful Weddings is filled with over 50 original ideas for using silk flowers, ribbons, beads and papercrafting supplies to make unique handcrafted pieces that will be admired the day of your wedding and treasured in the years to follow.
