Crafts

Want to try your hand at making gorgeous homemade goodies? These brilliant quick & easy beading projects give you the opportunity to try something new and expand your crafting skills! From charming bracelets to crystal heart earrings, a monochrome necklace to a beaded scarf, create stunning items for yourself, your friends and your home.

Discover the amazing versatility of beadwork in this scintillating selection of more than 30 projects that you can make in just one weekend. From jewelry and clothing to home accessories and embroidered textiles, there's something here for every taste and level of ability.

This comprehensive reference fully explores the various types of beadwork, including beading on fabric, fringing, bead weavings, bead embroidery, and beaded jewelry. With easy-to-follow organization, thisguide provides step-by-step directions and 500 full color photos for clear understanding.

Readers will learn how easy and satisfying it is to create beautiful, eye-catching beaded jewelry to wear and share. "Discover Beading" focuses on using basic, beginner-friendly beading techniques to create stunning bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and more. Chapters include stringing, wirework, and knotting.

Learn, Sell, Teach From the novice beader who is just learning to string a bracelet to the experienced jewelry-maker who is already out selling and teaching the art to others, everyone can find something to love on the pages within. Experienced jewelry designers Susan Ray and Sue Wilke walk you through the basics and then launch into a plethora of engaging jewelry designs for you to replicate.

With basic crochet skills and a supply of beads, you can create lavish jewelry to complement any fashion or occasion. Make it elegant, or make it fun, but definitely make it yourself! Assemble a stunning collection of bracelets, necklaces, and pins with these 32 projects for beaded crochet jewelry and accessories.

The elegance of art gallery jewelry comes to life in this vivid guide to creating designer pieces with unusual beads and materials. Accessible for beginners, the projects use readily available tools and basic techniques like stringing, simple knotting, wire wrapping, and wire crochet. For more experienced crafters, the new approaches and unique materials will provide inspiration for chic applications of their skills.

From casual to sophisticated, and everything in between, you'll find beading designs to fit your personal style. Inside, you'll discover 53 simple yet stylish beading projects for exquisite jewelry, accessories and home decor.