Beading All-Stars: 20 Jewelry Projects from Your Favorite Designers

by Lark Crafts

Overview

For beading fans, this sensational, inspirational collection is an all-star feast! Every one of the ten bead artists showcased—including Jamie Cloud Eakin, Marcia DeCoster, Sherry Serafini, and Rachel Nelson-Smith—is a bestselling author and international celebrity in her own right. Together, they've contributed 20 new designs for intermediate-to-advanced projects—including beadwoven and bead-embroidered earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and other jewelry. It's a must-have book for all eager beaders.
 
The superstar beaders include:
Marcia DeCoster  *  Jamie Cloud Eakin  *  Mabeline Gidez  *  Melissa Grakowsky Shippee *  Diane Hyde  *  Amy Katz  *  Rachel Nelson-Smith  *  Glenda Paunonen and Liisa Turunen (a mother/daughter team)  *  Sherry Serafini 
• Anneta Valious

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454708629
Publisher:	Lark Crafts
Publication date:	09/02/2014
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	271,089
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)

Editorial Reviews

09/15/2014
Lark Crafts offers a new volume for beaders who have progressed beyond the basics to an intermediate or advanced skill level. Twenty projects by recognized bead-embroidery artists show readers how to make earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and other adornments. Many of the featured designers have written books and are known for their ability to teach master classes, exhibit, and sell their work. The material is presented with step-by-step instructions, a supply list, illustrations, and close-up color photographs. Gallery images of items by each artist provide additional creative inspiration. Comparable to Marcia DeCoster's Marcia DeCoster Presents: Interviews with 30 Beaders on Inspiration & Technique, this work showcases unique pieces of art that employ imaginative blends of bead embroidery and woven beading stitches and may incorporate pearls, semiprecious stones, shells, ribbon, leather, and found objects. A helpful section covers standard beading techniques. VERDICT This work provides creative ideas and beautiful projects. The wide range of styles presented, including Victorian, art deco, modern, classic, and fusions of these, will appeal to a variety of tastes.—Deborah Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll. Lib., Dunwoody

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