Best of
Beading

2003

The Art of Metal Clay: Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects


Sherri Haab - 2003
    Metal clay consists of microscopic particles of silver or gold suspended in a pliable organic binder that can be worked with the hands and simple household tools, eliminating the need for difficult metalworking processes such as soldering, hammering, and cutting. When metal clay is fired, the binder burns away and the metal particles fuse into pure (99.9 percent) metal. The Art of Metal Clay is a comprehensive introduction to the medium designed specifically for crafters and jewelrymakers, detailing the essentials of working, firing, and finishing metal clay to create beautiful jewelry and decorative objects. Artist and instructor Sherri Haab demonstrates metal clay’s remarkable versatility, showing how it can be textured, molded, carved, and sculpted to create gorgeous beads, bracelets, pendants, earrings, rings, and other jewelry settings, plus boxes and vessels. She also reveals how to combine metal clay with polymer clay, glass, and epoxy resin to create unique mixed-media pieces. An essential resource for anyone who wants the latest information on this up-and-coming crafts medium!

Costume Jewelry


Judith H. Miller - 2003
    Written by world-renowned antiques expert Judith Miller, the book offers more than 1,500 collectible pieces in catalog-style, including special sections on 25 major designers such as Joseff of Hollywood, Tiffany & Co, Chanel, Schiaparelli and Dior, and offers priceless tips on what to look for when buying costume jewelry.

Beads of Glass: The Art and the Artists


Cindy Jenkins - 2003
    This is not a beginners book. It shows many intermediate glass beadmaking techniques. A must for any serious beadmaker.152 pages The Beads The Artists ?Emiko Sawamoto ?Kristen Frantzen Orr ?Tom Holland ?Sage ?Leah Fairbanks ?Stevi Belle ?Beth Williams ?Kristina Logan ?Pam Duggar ?Sharon Peters ?Lani Chang ?James Allen Jones ?Stephanie Sersich ?Jessica Bohus ?Lisa St. Martin ?Alethia Donathan ?Nicole Zumkeller and Eric Seydoux ?Kimberly Jo Affleck ?Janice Peacock ?Mary Gaumond ?Barbara Becker Simon ?Ofilia Cinta ?Nancy Pilgrim ?Heather Trimlett ?Beau ?Isis Ray ?Bud Mellichamp ?Pati Walton ?Rene Roberts ?Larry Scott ?Kim Wertz ?Greg Galardy ?Cheryl Spence ?Michael Mangiafico ?Kate Fowle Meleney ?Karen Ovington ?Dan Adams ?Al Janelle ?Terri Caspary Schmidt ?Kim Fields ?Diana East ?Loren Stump Techniques ?Round Round Bead ?Tapered Barrel Bead ?Batwing Bead ?Melon Bead ?Easy Heart Bead ?Precise Dot Placement ?Dot Pattern Variations ?Striped Bead ?Triangle Dot Bead ?Fish Scale Bead ?Frit Stringer ?Zig Zag Bead ?Rainbow Bead ?Petal Plunge Bead ?Floral Bead with CZs ?Stratified Star Bead ?Twisted Bubble Dot Bead ?Tiny Trails ?Spider Raked Bead ?Pulled Floral Pendant ?Landscape Bead ?Element Bead ?Webwork Bead ?Intense Black Effect ?Lapidary Bead ?Stone Bead ?Patterned Enamels ?Stenciled Powder Bead ?Engraved Enamel Bead ?Painted Bead ?Boiled Enamel Bead ?Etched Window Bead ?Aladdin Bead ?Sandblasting Variations ?Decal Button ?Linear Thin Casing ?Twisted Twistie Bead ?Fun with Palladium and Dichro ?Dicro Core Bead ?Reduced Silver Bead ?Silvered Stringer Bead * and Many More

Chinese Knots for Beaded Jewellery


Suzen Millodot - 2003
    Suzen Millodot shows how to create a mouth-watering array of original necklaces and bracelets using decorative Chinese knots, beads, pendants and semi-precious stones.

The Art of Beadwork: Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design


Valerie Hector - 2003
    Rather than providing instructions for simply copying designs, this book teaches beaders to translate one or more of a piece's characteristics—color, design, technique, and dimensionality—into innovative contemporary jewelry designs. This book guides readers through 24 exquisite projects—necklaces, earrings, pendants, pins, bracelets, hair ornaments, and bags—inspired by museum-quality beadworks from cultures in four geographic regions: Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

Netted Beadwork


Diane Fitzgerald - 2003
    An extensive history of netted beadwork is incorporated with examples from vastly diverse cultures and places including India, America, Europe, the Ukraine, South Africa, Malaysia, and Egypt. Detailed historic photographs accompany the intriguing text, and a gallery of netted beadwork from nationally known artisans provides inspiration for individual expression.