Download or read book Jewelry Designs from Nature written by Heather Powers and published by Kalmbach Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of 32 necklace, bracelet, and earring projects combines easy jewelry-making techniques with spectacular components and artisan-made beads."--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book The Nature of Beads written by Michele D. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this thesis is to explore the various qualities of nature through the concept of the bead. A series of beads has been created whose aesthetic elements enhance the essence of nature and the spirit of the individual. With these pieces I wanted to express my sensitivity and feelings about nature relating to seasons of the year and personal memories. It is my hope that this body of work will heighten an awareness of nature and arouse thought and curiosity about beads."--Abstract.
Download or read book African Beads written by Elizabeth Bigham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This uniquely designed book and kit with a detachable plexiglass spine contains nearly 2,000 colorful beads and instructions to make a variety of jewelry items while learning about African culture. 100 illustrations.
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 A World of Beads written by Barbara Case and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated, step-by-step guide to creating jewelry from a wide variety of beads.
Download or read book Not Just for Show written by Daniella Bar-Yosef Mayer and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beads, beadwork, and personal ornaments are made of diverse materials such as shell, bone, stones, minerals, and composite materials. Their exploration from geographical and chronological settings around the world offers a glimpse at some of the cutting edge research within the fast growing field of personal ornaments in humanities’ past. Recent studies are based on a variety of analytical procedures that highlight humankind’s technological advances, exchange networks, mortuary practices, and symbol-laden beliefs. Papers discuss the social narratives behind bead and beadwork manufacture, use and disposal; the way beads work visually, audibly and even tactilely to cue wearers and audience to their social message(s). Understanding the entangled social and technical aspects of beads require a broad spectrum of technical and methodological approaches including the identification of the sources for the raw material of beads. These scientific approaches are also combined in some instances with experimentation to clarify the manner in which beads were produced and used in past societies.
Download or read book Bead Making Lab written by Heather Powers and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fill the year ahead with handcrafted beads that you can make yourself by following tutorials from Bead-Making Lab! Imagine a year in beads. We're talking 52 handmade varieties all handcrafted by you! Bead-Making Lab makes this bounty of bead making possible with instructions for bead designs that run the gamut from sophisticated to playful. Bead-Making Lab is organized by material, and single-spread lab tutorials for each bead design make the book simple to use. The tutorials are brief, accomplishable, and rewarding. Choose from traditional materials like paper mache and polymer clay, or opt for new materials such as resins and shrink plastic. Once you've selected your medium, follow the lab instructions for the bead-making technique of your choice. Try a new technique each week! With how-tos including molding, carving, painting, gluing, drilling beach glass and pebbles, and creating fiber-art beads with felting and embroidery, you'll have a year of unique projects ahead of you. Bead-Making Lab also offers ideas on how to turn your beads into jewelry and gives you a sneak peek at some contemporary bead artisans' best work. Get busy beading, crafters!
Download or read book 1000 Glass Beads written by Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They’re the very best in contemporary glass beadmaking, 1000 dazzling and unique examples by an international array of artists. This color survey has it all: the beads come single or in multiples, in jewelry or sculptural pieces, flameworked and kilnformed; and their diversity and beauty are amazing. Julia Skop’s intriguing Secret Surprise showcases clear glass beads with millefiori slices at the ends. Bruce St. John crafts his beads out of diachroic glass, then fuses and coldworks them at the lapidary well after completion. Nebula Black Necklace, from Rene Roberts, features an organic-looking focal bead adorned with fine metal leaf, glass shards, and a subtle dot decoration. An artist’s comment and detail image accompany many of the photos. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Download or read book A Beaded Romance written by Kelly Wiese and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indulge your passion for beading! The author of Beaded Allure is back with more exquisite, enticing jewelry you will love. Kelly Wiese ensures that all eyes will be on you with 26 dazzling designs for creating necklaces, bracelets, earrings and more. She covers basic beadweaving techniques and stitches, then expertly guides you through each project step by step. Inside A Beaded Romance, you'll find: • 11 beading stitches that are easy to learn, with additional information on tools, materials and techniques. • 26 projects with detailed instructions, photos and difficulty ratings that will allow beaders of all skill levels to dive right in. • Jewelry patterns for every style, whether it's charming or seductive, modern or classic. Get swept away in A Beaded Romance!
Download or read book 500 Beaded Objects written by Terry Krautwurst and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the amazing evolution of beadwork from a simple craft to expressive art. Every stunning sculpture, vessel, figure, loomed and woven work, free-form installation, and piece of jewelry shown here in glorious color photos is gallery-quality and thoroughly unique. Jennifer Maestre's intricate, swooping pencil-point bead sculptures explore form, motion, and space. A. Kimberlin Blackburn has fashioned lush Hawaiian Island scenes out of glass beads and hand-carved wood. The ever-innovative David K. Chatt has entries ranging from the pointed commentary, "White Men in Suits," to vivid jewelry. For a little humor, try Valeria Harlow's masterful "Toe Mangler," a testament to every woman who has ever suffered in uncomfortable shoes. This amazing collection is truly state-of-the-art.
Download or read book Jewelry Designs from Nature Woodlands Gardens Sea written by Heather Powers and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Jewelry Designs from Nature, Heather Powers reveals her creative process and guides readers through 30 nature inspired bracelet, necklace and earring projects. Her designs feature her beads and the beads of other well-known artists. Simple techniques such as stringing, wirework and bead stitching are explained with clear step-by-step directions. Pieces are designed with simple techniques, chain, wire, findings, crystals, seed beads and art beads in standard sizes. Readers can recreate the pieces or choose their own beads to personalize projects. Heather Powers shows readers that there is a method behind using simple stringing and other basic jewelry-making techniques to produce jaw-dropping results.
Download or read book Forever in Beads written by Barbara Elbe and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nature written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Worldwide History of Beads written by Lois Sherr Dubin and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its first publication in 1987 as The History of Beads, this book has become the worlds definitive guide for bead lovers, collectors and scholars. Beautifully packaged with a new cover, this volume now available in paperback is a must-have for devotees of the first edition and for the next generation of bead obsessives and aficionados.
Download or read book Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads written by Kim Gover and published by Interweave. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The History of Beads written by Lois Sherr Dubin and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2004-05-18 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at a variety of beads produced around the world, discusses their religious and social aspects, and describes beaded clothing in primitive societies. Reprint.
Download or read book Beading from Nature written by Crystal McDougald and published by Sixth & Spring Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For creative crafters, Beading from Nature is like two books in one! First, it offers a comprehensive guide to the essential tools and techniques for designing and making jewelry. That alone would make this a must-have volume. But it also provides 25 sophisticated designs, all featuring natural stones and fascinating found objects. There’s a full inventory of beads on the market today, and in-depth advice on designing a personalized piece--how to choose the materials and what elements (like texture, color, weight, and balance) to consider. Wires, chains, knotting, attaching pendants, and creating hanging items all receive close attention. The unique projects include an Amber Chip Bracelet, Onyx Graduated Shell and Ethnic Silver Amulet Pendant, and a Driftwood Necklace.
