Make It in Minutes: Beaded Jewelry
Wendy Remmers

128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-032-2
ISBN 13: 9781600590320
$12.95 US
$16.95 Canadian
Concealed Spiral-Bound Hardcover
6" x 9"

This collection will dazzle bead-happy crafters of every level. All the pieces use easy-to-master methods, including wire wrapping, weaving, crimping, stringing, and stitching, yet they’re positively boutique-worthy. Basics on the techniques, tools, and materials are thoroughly explained in an introductory section, along with advice on choosing bead combinations and arrangements. Project chapters include bracelets, earrings, necklaces, brooches, rings, and watchbands, and within an hour you can create such jeweled treasures as a Hawaiian Haku bracelet, Tropical Sunshine necklaces, Crystal Chandelier earrings, Pearl Marquise ring, and Red With Envy watch.

 

Beautiful Button Jewelry
Susan Davis

144 pages
ISBN: 1-4027-2644-9
ISBN 13: 9781402726446
$24.95 US
$32.95 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
8 1/2" x 10"

Susan Davis, owner of Grandmother’s Buttons Collectibles, sells her work to more than 1,000 boutiques and museum stores across the country — including Lord & Taylor, Fred Segal, Nordstrom, and The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In addition, her company has been featured in magazines such as Victoria, Family Circle, Southern Living, Country Home and Modern Bride. Now, this recognized expert shows crafters how to create wonderful vintage-style buttons, too, and turn them into attractive jewelry. The sophisticated and elegant projects are carved and stenciled, and made of such materials as metal, jet glass, pearl, bakelite, and celluloid…and every one is gorgeous. Davis presents them in historical order, and provides a little history and anecdotal description of each style.

A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

 

Handmade Paper Jewelry
40 Beautiful Projects to Make & Wear
Heidi Borchers, Candace Liccione & Tiffany Windsor

128 pages
ISBN: 1-4027-2213-3
ISBN 13: 9781402722134
$24.95 US
$35.95 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
8 1/2" x 10"

With today’s wide selection of papers, there’s nothing you can’t create--even jewelry, like the gorgeous pendants, necklaces, and earrings in this remarkable collection. Mulberry paper, scrapbook paper, tissue paper, handmade paper, paper flowers: these very easy, very achievable projects use every type. The 40 pieces are divided into Zen inspiration, featuring works of stunning simplicity; Nature Inspiration, including a Golden Leaves Necklace and Earrings; Fabulously Feminine, with sweet touches such as foam board hearts and silk ribbons; and For the Girls, designed for pre-teens and teens. And on nearly every spread, there’s a special boxed “Paper Perfected” tip for successfully mastering such details as getting a smooth finish, using ultra-thick embossing powder, and painting on tissue paper.

 

French-Inspired Jewelry
Creating with Vintage Beads, Buttons & Baubles
Kaari Meng

144 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-096-9
ISBN 13: 9781600590962
$19.95 US
$23.95 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
9" x 9"

Celebrated designer Kaari Meng — owner of the Hollywood-based store, French General—invites beaders along to learn all about her distinctive French flea market style. Meng’s projects charm with their vintage flair and feminine beauty, yet all require very little experience to make. Follow Kaari as she digs through her vast personal archives of classic beads and creates unique pieces; along the way she teaches all the basic techniques, from simple wirework to bezel setting, and explains how to build a bead collection, develop a palette, and get exquisite results from easy-to-find reproduction beads. All the chapters are organized by places of inspiration throughout the French countryside, each with its own color scheme and special necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and hair ornaments to craft.

 

Crowns & Tiaras
Add a Little Sparkle, Glitter & Glamour to Every Day
Kerri Judd & Danyel Montecinos

128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-097-7
ISBN 13: 9781600590979
$14.95 US
$17.95 Canadian
Paperback
9" x 9"

For the world’s best mom, cherished girlfriend, or diva in need of adoration, this royal volume presents more than 35 projects for a proper coronation. Written in the sparkly spirit of celebration, its fabulous creations are adorned with everything from silk flowers to glitter and beads, and fashioned from bases made of wire, paper, cardboard, or even a store-bought headband. Add glamour to girl’s night out with glimmering tiaras crafted from salvaged costume jewelry. Make a Sweet 16 unforgettable with a gold filigree crown. Each one is fit for a real princess, and appears in a shimmering close-up shot.

 

Embellished Mini-Quilts
Creative Little Works of Art
Jamie Fingal

128 pages
ISBN: 1-60059-104-3
ISBN 13: 9781600591044
$24.95 US
$29.95 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
8 1/2" x 10"

The quilts may be small, but the design innovations are BIG! Each one of these mini-quilts measures less than 36" long by 36" wide, and features the most creative, detailed, and beautiful embellishments you’ve ever seen. Created by top-name quilters, and with spectacular images by an acclaimed quilt photographer, they showcase both traditional and contemporary techniques for personalizing your work: the quilts are adorned with beads and buttons, sequins and jewels, metallic cording, foil stamping, wire, photo transfers, fabric painting, seashells, and Crackerjack prizes, as well as lovely ribbons, lace, and embroidery. Many of the projects have appeared in gallery collections, and the designers provide detailed instructions and materials lists so quilters can easily replicate the embellishments on their own pieces of art.