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There are lots of books showing you how to string beads, weave with them or make jewelry out of various types of clay, but this book takes a sidestep to all that and shows you how to make unique jewelry out of all manner of things. You won t need to go to the store to find many of them, and some don t cost anything at all. Ready for a recycler s dream? This book is certainly that. All kinds of unlikely items get pressed into service and come out looking different and interesting. Got some odd metal buttons? How about making bezels for them to make them into cabochons. If you are a papercrafter you might possess some rubber stamps. Don t just make cards with them, press them into polymer clay to make textured beads. Rub on transfers, have a go with shrink plastic, ransack your oddments box and make your own clasps... it is all about having a go with a little and coming up with a stylish piece that says a lot. Odd beads and bits of broken jewelry have never looked so chic. I couldn t take my eyes (or hands) off this user-friendly book that got me thinking of all sorts of new ideas after I had tried some of theirs. I also liked the fact that it was a mine of ideas, which didn t require you to obtain certain materials to reproduce pieces. Overseas readers (i.e. anybody outside the States) ought to be able to make most things. One for the keeper shelf, or a good present for anybody who likes making jewelry and has lots of bits and pieces. --MyShelf.com
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Create jewelry that is uniquely you with "Custom Cool Jewelry". Add a personal, handcrafted touch to any piece using just a few easy-to-find materials for one-of-a-kind results every time. All it takes is basic jewelry-making and crafting skills.Think outside the box with Melinda's unconventional uses of common crafting supplies. Learn to bake bead collages with resin in the oven, emboss antique playing cards, roll up some polymer clay, stamp and stitch fabric focal pieces, and wire-wrap to your heart's content.From flirty and romantic wire worked dangles to simple and understated polymer clay beads, you'll wear your jewelry with pride-be ready for the compliments!You can learn to create some of the most surprisingly simple charms out of unsuspected, yet easily accessible materials. You can make charms out of fabric and eyelets or wire work sweet little charms with bead frames.Each project component is shown in a number of color and design variations, with each partially strung on colorful wire with a few beads to inspire readers to create their own complete jewelry pieces.
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Format:Paperback
It's not often that you would find a jewellery book as thorough and interesting as this one. It gives you
1) many ideas using different medium
2) trendy + vintage designs
3) projects from easy to difficult
It's a book that you can keep going back for solution.
1) many ideas using different medium
2) trendy + vintage designs
3) projects from easy to difficult
It's a book that you can keep going back for solution.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Mix and Match Your Way to Custom Cool Jewelry!
5 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
I pre-ordered this book and I am so glad I did! This will make for one of the more frequently referenced books in my ever growing jewelry designing library. The sheer volume of the ideas sounds overwhelming but really, there are simply several variations of each project that really help you see new ways to combine various materials to come up with something totally unique, customized and cool. Ms. Barta must have been really inspired to make so many different pieces, but what I like best is that most of these ideas take supplies that are not necessarily traditional jewelry making components, like shrink plastic, scrapbook rub-ons and fabric and turning them into the most unique components. I, too, make one-of-a-kind jewelry because my philosophy is that life is too short to wear department store jewelry or home party jewelry that you are likely to see walking down the street on someone else. You should be you and your accessories are like the icing on the cake - it should really set you apart. These designs are fresh and spunky and show an willingness to experiment that I love. This is a winner of a book and you won't be disappointed if you purchase it!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
This is my New Favorite Craft Book!
22 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
I found this book at the local bookstore, and bought it immediately. It was worth every penny. There is inspiration for almost everyone...Beading, Polymer Clay, Shrink Art, Altered Art....Pop Art. I liked the fact that the book was not really geared toward a total beginner. As an experienced crafter, I prefer to not pay for half of a book full of basic how-to instructions with only a few projects shown. The photos are great, as are the projects themselves. The ideas are fresh and most are quite simple. On the down side, many of the projects featured require the purchase of specialty findings and and bits that could add up to quite a bit of cash. However, the resource guide in the back of the book lead me to many great sites for products I didn't even know I wanted.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Empowering Design Ideas...
22 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
If you're privy to the booming DIY scene, then you know that "custom" is the new IT word. Turn on any home improvement show or open any craft magazine and you'll see the word being used to denote something a step above the rest. Why? When Big Business cranks out carbon copy style after carbon copy style, individual and personalized imagery and objects are a welcome escape - a breath of fresh air in an often times stagnant pool of overly-recycled ideas and motifs.
Melinda Barta, the managing editor of Beadwork and Stringing magazines, is definitely in touch with the movement away from pre-fab "style" and towards a more distinct design - your own. With her new book from Interweave Press, Custom Cool Jewelry, she empowers the reader with over 200 projects. Not only does she give valuable tips on making your own pendants, charms, and clasps, but she presents several stringing ideas to use your newly created custom pieces. This book is LOADED with useful ideas that spark the imagination and provoke potential.
Melinda has a bevy of knowledge from working on various magazines (including PieceWork magazine), being author of Hip to Stitch: 20 Contemporary Projects Embellished with Thread, having a BFA in Fiber Arts from Colorado State University and being a teacher at schools across the country, including the prestigious Penland School of Crafts. She uses this versatile experience to enrich Custom Cool Jewelry and deliver projects from a truly unique perspective.
What I love best about Custom Cool Jewelry is that it is a spring board for endless creativity. It fundamentally teaches the reader how to open up their personal style toolbox and use what's inside. A lot of craft and jewelry books simply dole out formulas on how to duplicate someone else's ideas. Custom Cool Jewelry is different. It enables the reader to make stunning jewelry of high quality from their own well of inspiration, utilizing the creative and truly cool ideas offered up by Melinda Barta in this must-have book.
I definitely recommend this book!
Melinda Barta, the managing editor of Beadwork and Stringing magazines, is definitely in touch with the movement away from pre-fab "style" and towards a more distinct design - your own. With her new book from Interweave Press, Custom Cool Jewelry, she empowers the reader with over 200 projects. Not only does she give valuable tips on making your own pendants, charms, and clasps, but she presents several stringing ideas to use your newly created custom pieces. This book is LOADED with useful ideas that spark the imagination and provoke potential.
Melinda has a bevy of knowledge from working on various magazines (including PieceWork magazine), being author of Hip to Stitch: 20 Contemporary Projects Embellished with Thread, having a BFA in Fiber Arts from Colorado State University and being a teacher at schools across the country, including the prestigious Penland School of Crafts. She uses this versatile experience to enrich Custom Cool Jewelry and deliver projects from a truly unique perspective.
What I love best about Custom Cool Jewelry is that it is a spring board for endless creativity. It fundamentally teaches the reader how to open up their personal style toolbox and use what's inside. A lot of craft and jewelry books simply dole out formulas on how to duplicate someone else's ideas. Custom Cool Jewelry is different. It enables the reader to make stunning jewelry of high quality from their own well of inspiration, utilizing the creative and truly cool ideas offered up by Melinda Barta in this must-have book.
I definitely recommend this book!
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