- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: Lark Books (NC) (28 Nov 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1579908144
- ISBN-13: 978-1579908140
- Product Dimensions: 26.4 x 22 x 1.7 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 642,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
At last a brilliant Paper Jewellery Book
7 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover
At last a book that takes paper beyond rolling around a straw! A handy reference section at the start with good explanations of the type of papers available, leading to tools and supplies. The 35 projects contained within are all achievable with a little patience. The step by step instructions are clear and consice. Some projects also include hand drawn diagrams to assist in construction whilst others also give you the benefit of templates to copy - very handy. But it is the beautiful pictures of the finished projects and the stunning gallery that I enjoy the most. When using this book in classes, I often hide the title "paper" and show students photos, asking them to tell me what the item is made of, rarely do they guess paper and then they are totally captured to try this wonderful medium. Thanks Lark/Marthe for another great book.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Did we read the same book?
5 Oct 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm surprised that the book has received such stellar ratings. I feel like I didn't read the same book as the other reviewers!
I enjoy origami, quilling, and other paper crafts, so I expected to find some wonderful ideas for putting what I know and maybe some things I didn't know to work for me in jewelry making. I'm not sure this is the book for it.
While many of the projects are doubtlessly imaginative, most are not something a person would really wear. It's like if your house is on fire and you decide to grab your jewelry, I don't think these items will be among your saved treasures. Which is unfortunate, because papercrafts can produce some amazing things. For the most part the designs were intended to impress the reader with the "cleverness" of the artist. I could see some of them as art displays, but I can't imagine wearing many of them.
The organza origami cranes were lovely as rings; certainly in the proper venue they would do a lot to dress up a gown, as they do in the photography of the model. The velum circle bracelet on the front cover is quite nice and will please those of you who enjoy making your own books. Essentially its a collection of half circle signatures sewn together and joined. The embroidered or crewel pendants were also clever, although I thought the designs were rather dull and lifeless. Most of the dimensional, folded or rolled paper beads were too large and bulky. The decopàge beads, however, were very nice as were the tissue triangles and wire cage earrings.
All in all, I found only a very few of the design ideas were anything I'd use, and even then the illustrated works were uninspiring. Anyone with a love of paper crafting, even those who consider themselves amateurs, can definitely do better than this. For the price, I'd make another selection.
I enjoy origami, quilling, and other paper crafts, so I expected to find some wonderful ideas for putting what I know and maybe some things I didn't know to work for me in jewelry making. I'm not sure this is the book for it.
While many of the projects are doubtlessly imaginative, most are not something a person would really wear. It's like if your house is on fire and you decide to grab your jewelry, I don't think these items will be among your saved treasures. Which is unfortunate, because papercrafts can produce some amazing things. For the most part the designs were intended to impress the reader with the "cleverness" of the artist. I could see some of them as art displays, but I can't imagine wearing many of them.
The organza origami cranes were lovely as rings; certainly in the proper venue they would do a lot to dress up a gown, as they do in the photography of the model. The velum circle bracelet on the front cover is quite nice and will please those of you who enjoy making your own books. Essentially its a collection of half circle signatures sewn together and joined. The embroidered or crewel pendants were also clever, although I thought the designs were rather dull and lifeless. Most of the dimensional, folded or rolled paper beads were too large and bulky. The decopàge beads, however, were very nice as were the tissue triangles and wire cage earrings.
All in all, I found only a very few of the design ideas were anything I'd use, and even then the illustrated works were uninspiring. Anyone with a love of paper crafting, even those who consider themselves amateurs, can definitely do better than this. For the price, I'd make another selection.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The most fun you can have with paper!
1 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
I got this book for ideas on inexpensive jewelry to make with middle schoolers. Some of this jewelry may be difficult for them, but I was pleasantly surprised with the variety of jewelry you can make from paper. I would have given the book five stars for clear instructions and imagination. The only reason I downgraded it to four was that a number of the projects will not hold up to normal wear. They're all fun for at least a day, though.
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