Glamorous Beaded Jewelry: Bracelets, Necklaces, Earrings, and Rings

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580112951 ISBN 13: 9781580112956

Publisher: Home Arts, 2006

With Glamorous Beaded Jewelry, beaders can create 25 fun and sophisticated pieces from chandelier earrings, to chunky bracelets, to knotted-and-bejeweled chokers. The stunning projects are inspired by the designer jewelry seen in upscale boutiques and the runways of today’s fashion houses. Featured pieces are deceptively simple and inexpensive to make, with clear step-by-step instructions and photographs that give beginners new skills and intermediate beaders new approaches to their craft. A helpful Sources & Resources section ensures that the featured materials are close at hand so that the adage, “Make it today. Wear it tonight!” comes true.

From the Back Cover:

Filled to overflowing with exquisitely photographed, amazingly beautiful pieces of beaded jewelry, from bracelets and earrings, to rings and necklaces, Beautiful Beaded Jewelry is the stylish compendium of 25 original designs, each created from beads of every imaginable description and the very simplest of beading techniques.

- 25 stunning designs for jewelry that sparkles with color-- from chandelier earrings and knotted-and-bejewled chokers, to chunky bracelets and cocktail rings

- Over 175 gorgeous color photographs that capture every shimmering detail of each finished piece, and map out the precise steps to beading every bracelet, earring, necklaces, and ring featured in the collection

- Clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions accompanied by close-up photographs and illustrations that guide even the absolute beginner to professional-looking results

- Special sections on quick-and-easy beading basics, and the best sources for finding everything needed to make all the pieces in the collection

About the Author:

M.T. Ryan is a designer of home and personal accessories working in a wide
range of fields, including dinnerware and stationery. In this work, M.T.
brings his trained eye, design skills, and exacting workmanship to this
stunning new collection of original jewelry designs. This is M.T. Ryan's
first book.