| The techniques of creating jewelry are
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| | beads and then presents detailed
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| pretty simple, but the artistry involved
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| | instructions for a variety of projects.
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| requires an understanding of design
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| | The book also contains many photos and
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| basics in order to be successful. Taking
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| | descriptions of a multitude of beads and
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| a course in jewelry design at a local art
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| | covers the process involved in creating
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| school or continuing ed program is great,
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| | earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and
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| but if that's not possible, or if you
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| | decorative brooches.More basic but a lot
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| want to expand your understanding of
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| | of fun, The Art of Making Jewelry, by
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| jewelry design beyond your instructor's
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| | Deborah Krupenia, Tammy Powley, and
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| approach, then one or more of these books
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| | Jessica Wrobel (Thunder Bay Press, 2005),
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| will give you a great start.Author
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| | covers the tools and materials used in
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| Elizabeth Olver takes both the subject of
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| | jewelry making, including standard glass,
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| jewelry design and her readers seriously
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| | metal, and ceramic supplies as well as
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| in her book The Art of Jewelry Design:
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| | more unusual materials such as paper and
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| From Idea to Reality (North Light Books,
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| | papier mache. The book offers specific
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| 2002). The book combines detailed
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| | instructions for a wide range of projects
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| hand-drawn illustrations and dramatic
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| | using a variety of techniques, and
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| full-color photographs with solid content
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| | profiles twenty well-known jewelry
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| covering essential design tools, stages
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| | artists and their work.Each book
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| of the design process, the various
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| | illustrates basic techniques but then
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| elements of jewelry design and creative
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| | takes them into very different
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| concepts involved in successful jewelry
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| | directions, resulting in a wide range of
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| design. Creative concepts, as defined by
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| | artistic styles that can act as
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| Olver and enumerated in the book's table
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| | inspiration to the fledgling jewelry
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| of contents, include "organic, geometric,
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| | designer. Each one individually offers a
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| abstract, figurative, narrative,
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| | solid technical understanding of
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| symbolic, icons, fashion, fine, series,"
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| | jewelry-making; together they provide an
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| and "sculptural." This book will help you
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| | excellent introduction to the creative
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| find your own unique style of jewelry
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| | range available in this unique art
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| making based on a solid understanding of
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| | form.Aldene Fredenburg is a freelance
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| design.If your taste in jewelry runs to
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| | writer living in southwestern New
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| beads, The Book of Beads: A Practical and
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| | Hampshire. She has written numerous
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| Inspirational Guide to Beads and Jewelry
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| | articles for local and regional
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| Making, by authors Janet Coles and Robert
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| | newspapers and for a number of Internet
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| Budwig (Simon & Schuster, 1990), covers
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| | websites, including Tips and Topics.
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| the basics of designing jewelry with
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