A Selection Of The Crafters Choice Book Club Beaders everywhere—from rank beginners to top-level artists—are discovering the extraordinary creative potential and pleasure of a seemingly simple craft making unique, one-of-a-kind beads from existing beads themselves. This lushly illustrated guide offers them a blast of inspiration, with 40 fabulous designs from some of today and 39;s finest beadwork artists. Ranging from understated to pure dazzling glam, these projects showcase a range of innovative techniques. Among the standouts a peyote-stitched Tetrahedron Beaded Bead that can be produced in varying sizes; a Peek-A-Boo Bead, using steel nuts from the hardware store; and a cylinder-shaped Pinata Bead, decorated with smaller beads resembling tiny, colorful party balloons. Detailed instructions and photos make the crafting easy, and there and 39;s encouragement for readers eager to incorporate their own design ideas. Jean Campbell is the former editor of Beadwork Magazine. She has authored numerous craft books.

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Creative Techniques for Making 30 Beautiful Blooms French beading is a simple yet lovely art, beautifully described here and illustrated in color with more than 70 close-up, how-to photos that show the intricacies of growing a garden of 30 flowers with delicate seed beads. Forty additional illustrations present the exact bead placement for each particular flower part. Just string the beads on wires and bend them into realistic, three-dimensional shapes; a helpful introductory section covers all the basics. You can indulge your creative passion almost anywhere--and the nicest thing is, they last forever. Construct a budding dogwood branch, frame a mirror with wisteria blooms, or make a holiday wreath of holly and gold-tipped pine cones. A gallery of vintage pieces illustrates the rich history of the craft. Carol Benner Doelp began beading 10 years ago. Carol shares her passion with an ever increasing number of bead lovers by collecting vintage beaded flowers, doing historical research, teaching hands-on workshops, and writing about the art. She and 39;s won many awards for her designs and thrives on encouraging the creativity of other beaded flower makers.

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Few things satisfy a crafter and 39;s craving for self-expression like working with beads—and Tair Parnes brings a world of inspiration to the art. Fascinated by styles from Asia and Africa, and skilled at creating vivid and unusual combinations, she produces unique beaded jewelry that is lively, expressive, and distinct. These 20 projects—which begin with the simplest techniques and grow more complex as the book goes along—range from colorful Cloisonne Cone Earrings in red, orange, and pink to a glowing Sunburst Pendant to an advanced-level Razzle Dazzle Ring Necklace. Large and vibrant color photos accompany easy-to-follow instructions that practically invite beginners to get creative. Every earring, necklace, and brooch is like a perfect piece of contemporary art.

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This indispensable guide to beads and beading techniques, provides essential know-how together with a wide range of inspirational projects, tips and ideas. Each chapter focuses on a different beading technique, guiding you through basic skills, tools and materials, before moving on to over thirty step-by-step projects, ranging from beautiful bags and jewelry to stylish scarves and accessories.

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This book demonstrates how to transform beadwork from mundane to magnificent. A beginner and 39;s must-have resource, The Beader and 39;s Color Mixing Directory explains basic color-mixing principles and provides step-by-step instructions for putting the color mixing theories to the test, and creating beautiful beaded jewelry. You also will discover more than 200 color schemes; with each color scheme demonstrated on an item of jewelry, to clearly show the effect of color mixing and the endless possibilities.

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More Home Decor Ideas As the popular book Beaded Home (book 45590) proved, no house can ever have enough glimmering, shimmering beads. This follow-up continues the beading fun with a bounty of additional attractive projects and novel decorating ideas, all in contemporary settings. Anyone can craft these creative offerings—even total beginners. The well-illustrated instructions explain everything from stringing beads on thread and wire to making fringes and using a simple beading loom. Imagine handcrafted wind chimes with elegant beaded details that sparkle as they move in the breeze or a funky hanging votive candleholder. These lampshades, frames, pillows, and ornaments will please everyone who loves beads.

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Filled with antique and contemporary beadwork that will inspire beaders of all skill levels. Includes peyote stitch, brick and ladder stitch, tatting and knitting. Make table settings, lampshades, Christmas ornaments, pincushions, purses and a business card holder.

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A Booklist Starred Review Choice From traditional African trade bead to Zen Beads and Zipper Stitch, this lavish glossary contains a goldmine of beading information. Eager beaders will discover an astoundingly broad overview of the subject, with definitions for every entry that cover historical background, technical details, and cultural customs. The topics include tools, materials, bead types and skills, finishes, and even the countries famous for advancing the art. Plus, nearly 500 photographs showcase beads, gemstones, findings, and pieces from around the world. See the many ways beads are worn, woven, strung, decorated, painted, and used for accessories. As a bonus, line drawings illustrate exactly how to work the techniques, and informational charts and graphs help crafters try their hand at creative designing.

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Do you get antsy waiting for water to boil? Do you feel like it takes ages for fingernail polish to dry? If youre a creative individual who wants to make snazzy jewelry in less time than it takes to clean the kitchen and with the amount of focus required for a movie marathon, you have come to the right place. Greetings and welcome to the wonderful world of beading for the patience impaired. The Impatient Beader gives you over 40 projects plus variations that you can whip up to wear, gift or display in only an hour or two—hows that for almost instant gratification? Grab some beads, and The Impatient Beader will supply the know-how you need to make saucy necklaces, bracelets and earrings that make you stand out in a crowd. Inside youll find An extensive step-by-step techniques guide that shows you everything youll need to know to create all of the projects in the book A huge selection of gorgeous, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces from sassy—like the Victorian Temptress Choker—to sweet—like the Sea Dreamer Wrap Necklace An easy-to-follow skill level guide that tells you whether a project calls for the skills of a Beading Virgin, a Beading Vixen, or a Beading Goddess Patience Booster Tips and Designer Tips to help make your beading go smoothly and to encourage you to experiment with making your own designs

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Inspiration is all around you, and this is the book to help you make the most of it. Every chapter is a celebration of all things arts and crafts. Every project is fun to make and every technique is easy to master. So, get out a smock and beret and forget the naysayers--you are about to reintroduce yourself to your inner art girl. Hip, Hip Hooray. Throughout the pages of The Impatient Beader Gets Inspired, you and 39;ll learn easy ways to find design inspiration in your day-to-day world to make fabulous jewelry and accessories. You and 39;ll discover a delightful diversity of fun techniques like jewelry making, d?coupage, soldering, embroidery, Hot Fix crystal application, polymer clay and more.

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