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It's hard to not like the pretty little designs in this book. The jewellery is dainty in appearance, the colours are well-coordinated and nothing is ever really too loud or garish. There are a variety of necklaces/pendants, brooches, earring and rings for you to try. The designs make use of seed beads as well as a variety of round, teardrop and different faceted beads - the author uses semi-precious, glass and pearl and the combinations work well together.
I would say that for the most part, the colour diagrams are easy enough to follow. However, I would also point out that just like the jewellery, the diagrams are pretty dainty themselves and it is sometimes difficult to figure out which bead to pick up and in which direction you're supposed to be going in. It hasn't put me off though; you just need to concentrate and double check what you're doing. Nothing is overly complicated and the designs are certainly achievable even if you are relatively new to beading.
This is the fourth book in the series and I also have the original book (Bead Fantasies: Beautiful Easy-to-make Jewellery) which is very similar in tone. Admittedly I do prefer the first book - not entirely sure why: perhaps the designs were just that little bit more inspiring or maybe working through this book, I felt like I'd seen it all before. Either way, I would suggest if you haven't tried Bead Fantasies before, go for the original book first instead of this one; if you have already enjoyed others in the series, you will no doubt enjoy this one too as the designs are similar. I will definitely order the second and third books in the series at some point because I like delicate-looking jewellery and you certainly get this here!
I would say that for the most part, the colour diagrams are easy enough to follow. However, I would also point out that just like the jewellery, the diagrams are pretty dainty themselves and it is sometimes difficult to figure out which bead to pick up and in which direction you're supposed to be going in. It hasn't put me off though; you just need to concentrate and double check what you're doing. Nothing is overly complicated and the designs are certainly achievable even if you are relatively new to beading.
This is the fourth book in the series and I also have the original book (Bead Fantasies: Beautiful Easy-to-make Jewellery) which is very similar in tone. Admittedly I do prefer the first book - not entirely sure why: perhaps the designs were just that little bit more inspiring or maybe working through this book, I felt like I'd seen it all before. Either way, I would suggest if you haven't tried Bead Fantasies before, go for the original book first instead of this one; if you have already enjoyed others in the series, you will no doubt enjoy this one too as the designs are similar. I will definitely order the second and third books in the series at some point because I like delicate-looking jewellery and you certainly get this here!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This is a great book. Some lovely ideas which are easily adapted to suit whatever beads you have to hand and easy to follow intructions. There's a section at the back of the book showing step by step basic techniques which is really helpful. If your just starting out as a beader this will be inspiring.
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Bead Fantasy indeed
30 Dec 2006
I own all the books in the Bead Fantasies collection. Each one gets better and this one is no exception. The technique used is beadweaving mainly with seed beads and crystals and semi-precious beads as accents. My favorite part of this book is the amount of pendants one can make. There are a ton of projects jammed into this book.
This series is not for the beginning beader, although it is great inspiration for color combinations and materials. The books are translated from Japaneese and have small diagrams with thread paths. Directions are not always clear. I will continue to buy new books in the series as they are released.
This series is not for the beginning beader, although it is great inspiration for color combinations and materials. The books are translated from Japaneese and have small diagrams with thread paths. Directions are not always clear. I will continue to buy new books in the series as they are released.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Ah, at last - Noble Beads!
5 Oct 2006
In Japan, this same book is called Noble Beads. This is a great book, just like the previous Bead Fantasies (I-III), the book is clearly illustrated with bead & thread paths. Beautiful photography of the finished projects. Very little $$ for the wonderful projects you will want to do over & over again. Appropriate for the intermediate beader - or for a begining beader who does not mind following threadpaths.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Excellent book!
26 Jun 2007
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I began beading about six months ago and really needed a resource on how to make necklaces. I bought Bead Fantasies IV and it gave specific intructions on how to make the beautiful necklaces (and other jewelry). I would highly recommend it to novices and experienced beaders.
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