Jewelry Pronunciation (for Maria Alvarez) Free English Lessons with Steve McCrea
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Woodturning Jewellery $42.2 Woodturners of all abilities will find plenty to challenge them in this guide to creating delightful and beautiful adornments. Using just a lathe and ordinary timber or laminated wood, readers can produce a whole range of jewelry from the 12 step-by-step projects that include earrings, rings, necklaces, and brooches. Readers then learn how to decorate their carved pieces with such techniques as staining, dyeing, and inking; inlaying with beads, bands, and gemstones; and using paints and powders. |
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Wire Jewellery $25.9 This unique blend of jewelry-making and needlework will win fans of both crafts! Explore the exquisite art of using wire, beads, and gemstones, in combination with crochet and knitting, to create unique earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, tiaras, and brooches. All 25 beautifully laid-out and photographed projects require minimal equipment, and they’re broken down by level so crafters can confidently progress from a simple beaded crochet chain to knitted chokers to an advanced flower hair corsage. A comprehensive, fully-illustrated section on techniques explains how to crochet and knit wire, insert beads or gemstones, and attach hooks and clasps. Best of all, dozens of images show endless possibilities and variations, with alternative wires, beads, and stones producing a fantastic array of different effects. |
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Micro Macrame Jewellery (Paperback) $24.4 Introduces versatile techniques that can be applied to twenty creative designs, supplying patterns for the square and lark`s head knots that can be combined with beads for a variety of jewelry options. Original. |
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Making Vintage Jewellery $31.55 Capturing the unique flair and elegance of jewelry designs from the 1910s through the 1950s, a guide for beginning jewelers presents more than two dozen creative projects, ranging from an art nouveau flower choker or trellis cluster earrings to an Egyptian disc necklace, along with practical tips on jewelry-making techniques, materials, personalizing touches, and more. Original. |
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Paper Jewellery (Paperback) $41.11 This book presents an inspiring look into the possibilities offer by using this beautiful and ephemeral material, paper, to make jewelry. The book evolved out of a series of master classes offered by makers technically expert in each type of work, ranging from twisting, knotting and knitting paper right through the spectrum to high fashion jewelry for exhibit on fashion`s top runaways. It features an international mix of artists from the USA, UK, Spain, Thailand, Japan, Israel, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, China, Germany, Finland, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Belgium and Australia.  |
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Beaded Felt Jewellery $24.4 Unique, eye-catching designs coupled with bright colors make this guidebook a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration for crafters, jewelry makers, and felters. There are 20 designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and hair decorations—all based on the simple techniques of rolling pieces of felt together and binding them with beads. Despite their simple construction, these pieces have an air of sophistication and style that makes them suitable to wear for any occasion. |
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Celtic Knots for Beaded Jewellery $32.62 Showing how to create beautiful jewelry from real 3-D Celtic knots, this guide demonstrates various techniques—from button and braid knots to plaits and Turk`s Head knots—and reveals how to incorporate them into 18 stunning projects, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, brooches and earrings. |
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Button Jewellery (Paperback) $24.4 Confirming the old adage that big things come in small packages, the compact volumes of this ongoing series offer crafters an easy outlet for their passions—be they for fiber arts, sugarcraft, polymer clay, glasswork, papercraft, or jewelry. Emphasizing the simple fun of crafts, each concise resource includes 20 fast-to-finish, easy-to-do projects that always focus on a single subject or theme. Highlighting button jewelry as one of crafting`s hottest trends, this guidebook offers 20 beautiful, stylish pieces that incorporate simple techniques and an assortment of buttons. With clear advice on the tools and materials needed, as well as step-by-step instructions and detailed close-up photographs of each finished piece, crafters can dig into a variety of projects, such as charms, necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets that use a range of materials, from wooden toggles and metal daisies to vintage and modern buttons. |
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Tatting Jewellery (Paperback) $29.94 A surprising and inventive take on tatting, one of the oldest forms of lace making. This detailed guide offers dozens of patterns for using metallic threads, vibrant beads, and inexpensive jewelry fittings to create fantastic necklaces, bracelets, pendants, and earrings in intricate filigree designs. Readers can customize the results by choosing the colors and threads they like best to produce one-of-a-kind accessories that will complement any outfit. It`s a feast of inspired, fashion-conscious ideas for everyone from beginners to experienced and dedicated tatters.    |
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Celtic Jewellery (Paperback) $24.35 Showcasing a selection of beautiful, Celtic-themed finerys, this overview ranges from necklaces and bracelets to earrings and bag charms. Twenty projects are covered in an accessible “recipe” style, which provides clear, simple, and comprehensive step-by-step instructions to creating the piece of jewelry pictured. Each project is accompanied by a sumptuous variation, taking in all corners of both the ancient and modern Celtic worlds. Featuring complete listings of required tools and materials, this conveniently portable guide is guaranteed to inspire all avid artisans. |
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Jewellery of Princely Kiev (Hardcover) $473.05 The treasures discovered from the prime of dynastic Kiev?namely the nearly 70 medieval hoards of gold and silver jewelry of the ruling powers, nobility, and the Christian Church?are documented in this beautiful book. The splendor of a once powerful cultural and political center of Eastern Europe is evidenced by these pieces that are unique to Kiev. Their artistic workmanship and magnificence of style enriches the understanding of Kievan art and allows it to stand on its own as separate from Byzantine art history. Featuring objects that have never been published outside the former Soviet Union, this survey provides a complete picture of the three largest medieval hoards unearthed in the now-Ukrainian city?in 1906, 1842, and 1824?while tracing the history and whereabouts of other lost treasures and providing invaluable insight into the rich heritage of Kievan Rus`. |
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Precious Jewellery (Paperback) $38.13 Check out any red carpet or catwalk and it’s clear: jewelry makes or breaks an outfit. Now, longtime crafter Cheryl Owen shows how easy it is to make stunning necklaces, earrings, brooches, bracelets, and rings that will compliment any ensemble. Her contemporary collection of 25 designs features a fabulous range of readily available semi-precious beads and stones: pearls, Swarovski crystals, and gems, along with silver- or gold-plated findings and wire. A techniques section covers all the basics, and each project is shown in full step-by-step detail. Beautifully modeled pieces provide the extra inspiration to complete these individual treasures.    |