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

Creating Glamorous Jewelry with Swarovski Elements

Creating Glamorous Jewelry with Swarovski Elements
Author: Jean Campbell
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 161059570X

Creating Glamorous Jewelry with Swarovski Elements presents a collection of modern reproductions of classic Hollywood glitz, worn by the dazzling starlets of the big screen, including Marlene Dietrich, Katherine Hepburn, and Marilyn Monroe. All 20 sparkling jewelry pieces are made with the internationally popular Swarovski products, including the newest items in their line of crystal beads and stones. Detailed instructions and illustrations take you step-by-step through the creation of each piece. Whether dressed up or dressed down, these statement pieces will be fun to wear and become stunning, heirloom-quality additions to your jewelry collection.

Vintage Jewellery

Vintage Jewellery
Author: Caroline Cox
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-10
Genre: Jewelry
ISBN: 9781780977089

Decade by decade, the lavishly illustrated Vintage Jewellery recounts 120 years of history, from Lalique's Art Nouveau enamelling at the turn of the twentieth century to Cartier's gemstones and Christian Dior's mid-century costume pieces to Harry Winston's diamonds. Accompanied by archive images, fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period pieces, the most collectible and beautiful bracelets, necklaces, rings and brooches are showcased. An invaluable reference as well as a visual delight of times past, the book explores the key designers and jewellery houses, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped jewellery design. Each chapter begins with a historical introduction to the era. The chapter then develops along themes - such as materials, shapes, advances in technology and information about the gemstone industry. Each decade ends with a 'key looks' spread showing an at-a-glance view of the important designs that defined the era.

Designer Style Jewelry

Designer Style Jewelry
Author: Sherri Haab
Publisher: Potter Craft
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780823026012

Explains how to make elegant and quality designer-style jewelry with a variety of easy-to-use jewelry-making and crafts supplies--wire, beads, polymer clay, leather, resin, laminate, and shrink plastic--with detailed instructions for a variety of innovative projects for earrings, necklaces, Pendants, pins, rings, and bracelets. Original.

500 Plastic Jewelry Designs

500 Plastic Jewelry Designs
Author: Marthe Le Van
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2009
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781600593406

The popular 500 series takes its hippest, most fun approach yet, with an intoxicatingly vibrant and technically diverse collection of contemporary jewelry. Sloan has put together a survey of the best work being done with this thoroughly modern material.

2000 Classic Designs for Jewelry

2000 Classic Designs for Jewelry
Author: Richard Lebram
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486152499

Finely detailed, royalty-free illustrations of all kinds of jewelry will inspire both novice and experienced crafters. Bracelets, charms, and other baubles appear in this opulent collection from 1904.

Classic Chain Mail Jewelry

Classic Chain Mail Jewelry
Author: Sue Ripsch
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2012-08-29
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627000216

Chain mail is a very hot topic, and those who enjoy the process are looking for new patterns and ideas to explore. Classic Chain Mail covers the basic weaves for beginners, but also adds unusual jump rings (twisted, oval), some crystals and beads, and unique patterns for intermediate beaders. These 35 projects create a classic, elegant look by using mostly silver, gold, and argentium jump rings. This book offers many different, unique patterns for jewelry makers who are interested in chain mail.

Chain Mail Jewelry

Chain Mail Jewelry
Author: Terry Taylor
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579907235

A valuable resource to help beginners and intermediates get in on the craze. With computer-generated illustrations that show every step, it introduces all the key construction procedures, including the proper methods of winding, opening and closing the metal rings.