Ceramic Bead Jewelry

Ceramic Bead Jewelry
Author: Jennifer Heynen
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2008
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1600591426

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!

How to Make Wonderful Porcelain Beads and Jewelry

How to Make Wonderful Porcelain Beads and Jewelry
Author: Vicki Kahn
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764323775

Presents instructions for making porcelain beads and buttons using colored slips and layering, inclusion, and millefiori techniques.

Ceramic Jewellery

Ceramic Jewellery
Author: Joy Bosworth
Publisher: Herbert Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-04-16
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781789940367

An essential guide to making ceramic jewellery from sourcing or creating fittings and findings, combining other materials and avoiding potential design issues.Ceramic jewellery is an ever-growing area of the ceramic world. Although ceramic beads have been around for as long as pots have, the idea of ceramic jewellery has been making a comeback in a much more glamorous and professional form than ever before. This book shows you how ceramic can be combined with other materials such as silver, gold, feathers, leather, textiles or stone to create some unique and innovative pieces. It teaches you how to source or create your own fittings and findings, common design problems and the practicalities of joining the various elements to create a successful piece. The book is well illustrated both with practical images and beautiful photos of finished work from an international range of artists.

A World of Beads

A World of Beads
Author: Barbara Case
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Beads
ISBN: 9780715301906

An illustrated, step-by-step guide to creating jewelry from a wide variety of beads.

All about Beads

All about Beads
Author: Maureen Murray
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Limited
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1995
Genre: Beads
ISBN: 9780713478631

Takes a colourful and practical look at the types of beads available, showing the techniques and methods required to make a wide selection of accessories. The projects are presented with drawings and photographs of the finished items. The book also includes the history and folklore of beads.

Patterns in Polymer

Patterns in Polymer
Author: Julie Picarello
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2013-03-20
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627000674

With her unmatched eye for color, color mixing and layering, well-known artist and fan favorite Julie Picarello helps beginners and advanced polymer artisans design, texture and finish gorgeous art beads using relatively simple techniques. In-depth introduction sections cover basics, color inspiration and recipes, and needed tools and materials. The book includes 7 mini projects and 10 finished jewelry projects, while callouts at the beginning of each project let the readers know exactly what specialized techniques will be learned. It’s the color that makes polymer clay truly exciting, and this book uses color like you’ve never seen it before.

Jewelry Designs from Nature

Jewelry Designs from Nature
Author: Heather Powers
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2011
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780871164285

"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.

The Napier Co

The Napier Co
Author: Melinda L. Lewis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1011
Release: 2013
Genre: Costume jewelry
ISBN: 9780974374062

The Napier Jewelry book is a visual encyclopedia of Napier Costume Jewelry. It tells the heretofore untold and phenomenal story of The Napier Co. inception, development, flowering, and ultimate success. It chronicles the history of its management, manufacturing, marketing, and most importantly, the unparalleled beauty of Napier fashion jewelry. With approximately 4000 pictures of Napier jewelry history and over 250,000 words of text and descriptions, you will be taken step-by-step, decade by decade, through the development of the Napier style. As a collector, you will learn to recognize the findings, materials, and designs to appropriately circa-date the Napier jewelry in which you are investing. As a lover of vintage costume jewelry, you will enjoy the drama and excitement of the trials, tribulations, and breakthroughs at each stage of the Napier journey. In the end, you will have a deep and lasting appreciation of the romantic story infused into the metal, gemstones, crystals, cabochons, and elegance of each piece of Napier jewelry that you own or are considering owning

Best of Bead and Button: Beadwoven Jewelry

Best of Bead and Button: Beadwoven Jewelry
Author: Editors of Bead&Button Magazine
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2012-08-29
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 162700002X

Get 30+ outstanding stitched-bead projects from the past 11 years of Bead&Button magazine. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step descriptive text with color illustrations and photos make getting started a snap. Whether you’re an experienced beader or just starting out, you’ll love these unique pieces, made with netting, peyote stitch, loom-weaving, and other beading techniques. 96 pages; 250 color photos.

Seed Bead Jewelry

Seed Bead Jewelry
Author: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2005-09-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890244623

Features seven beautiful jewelry projects made with inexpensive seed beads. A wonderful array of ways to turn seed beads into appealing jewelry.