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Cynthia Thornton is a bit of an alchemist when it comes to making jewelry, transforming polymer clay and resin into brilliant beads in shades of sea foam, shrinking plastic into butterfly wings and precious metal clay into exquisite faery charms. With the magical sketches and watercolor illustrations of mystical flora and fauna, tales of dragons and other fantastical creatures, a list of universal symbols and, of course, gorgeous jewelry projects in this book, you'll be inspired to create 20 unique pieces infused with meaning. From an owl ojime pendant with cabachon eyes to faery earrings and a necklace embellished with charms that look like delicate gossamer wings, these enchanted adornments will surely infuse your life with magic.-Crafter's Choice
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Enter the fantasy fairytale world of Green Girl Studios, where every charm has a story and each piece of jewelry is filled with magic. Presented in the style of an artist's journal, Jewelry artist Cynthia Thornton combines her love of storytelling with a wide variety of innovative jewelry techniques in this book meant to teach unexpected ways to create unique pieces infused with personal meaning. Presented in the style of an artist's journal, the book includes watercolor illustrations and enchanting design sketches by the author and is richly infused with quotes, tips and tricks. Discover the secrets behind new and innovative techniques for creating mixed-media jewelry with resin, PMC, polymer clay, wire, and more. Learn Cynthia's signature techniques for mold-making and stone setting, bead making with polymer clay and PMC, and creating your own custom jewelry components from resin pendants to PMC clasps. All basic techniques are accompanied with step-by-step photography. Following the technique section, engage with 20+ projects ranging from the delightfully simple to exquisitely ornate. Along the way gain valuable insight into Cynthia's design process for giving each piece of jewelry its own magic and resonance. Each project will feature its own fairytale introduction and project instructions will be illustrated by Cynthia.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book which gives a different perspective to beading. The first part of the book on techniques is well written, clear and concise. It is so different to the usual beading books and I enjoyed the beautiful illustrations and various projects with their twist of fantasy. I am thrilled to add this book to my large collection of beading books as it will provide continual inspiration for my work.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I love this book on two levels:
Firstly, the book takes you through the creation process from sketchbook to project. There are wonderful practical techniques such as making your own texture mats.
Secondly, the book is beautiful. A story line runs throughout and maintains the theme of the projects. Each page is adorned with lovely watercolour washes.
The overall feel of the book is of a creative journal and I just have to keep going back to read it again. Often I buy a book about jewellery making and then hand it onto someone else - but this one is a keeper.
Firstly, the book takes you through the creation process from sketchbook to project. There are wonderful practical techniques such as making your own texture mats.
Secondly, the book is beautiful. A story line runs throughout and maintains the theme of the projects. Each page is adorned with lovely watercolour washes.
The overall feel of the book is of a creative journal and I just have to keep going back to read it again. Often I buy a book about jewellery making and then hand it onto someone else - but this one is a keeper.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A really lovely book if you like vintage jewellery. So often only some of the projects are appealling. In this book every piece has elements which I could use. Great
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Whimsical and inspiring
I bought this book only because it was on offer together with a couple of books on steampunk jewelry, however of the three that I bought, this is the one I've found most useful. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Shona
A bit overhyped
I bought this book on the strength of the other reviews, but I am afraid I was disappointed. I was expecting far more beautiful, unusual, enchanting jewellery designs than there... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tinkerbell
What a beautiful book
I absolutely love this book, it is my favourite so far. I love the way it is written so that once the basics are out of the way, the author uses a story to describe the pieces... Read more
Published 9 months ago by S. Clarke
Enchanting
I simply cannot praise this book enough. The projects are amazing, and certainly different to anything I've come across in most jewellery-making books around at the moment. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Rhodes
valuable resource and inspiration
I received this book for my birthday and I absolutely love it!
It has great instructions, plenty of pictures and loads of inspiration, the techniques are great and the author... Read more
It has great instructions, plenty of pictures and loads of inspiration, the techniques are great and the author... Read more
Published 10 months ago by karenza
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