by Deborah Krupenia, Tammy Powley, Jessica Wrobel
Colours and textures are all the rage in jewellery design and this book addresses both with a variety of jewellery that inspires and can be made at home. There are designs featuring gemstones such as turquoise, moonstone, amethyst and amber as well as paper and precious metals. In short, there is something for every taste and style.
This bind-up shows how to create the latest jewellery fashions with a few readily available tools and some basic jewellery-making techniques. In "The Art of Jewellery Making", you'll find special insights on the folklore and healing powers associated with various gemstones and tips for making jewellery with paper beads, papier-mache, paper weaving and folding, paper decoupage and polymer clay. There's practical guidance on tools, too, as well as dozens of beautiful photos that are sure to inspire jewellery projects from necklaces and bracelets to earrings and much more.