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223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"Takes materials available at large craft stores (as well as specialty shops and artisan shops on Etsy)--beads, shrink plastic, leather, lace, pearls, sequins, polymer clay, yarn, and pinecones, to name a few--and transforms them into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry. Each of the 35 mini-chapters organized by material consists of three projects and three skill levels"--Amazon.com.
23) The moonstone
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English
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Considered the first true detective story Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone (1868) is a 19th-century British epistolary novel. Originally serialized in Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round, it introduced many hallmarks of detective fiction, including an English country house setting, bungling local policemen, and a large number of false suspects. In it, Rachel Verinder, a young English woman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday...
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131 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Presents instructions for thirty-two jewelry-making projects, incorporating unusual techniques and such materials as fabric, clay, seeds, feathers, and plastic. Designed for general crafters, jewelry makers, and Ray's legion of fans, these stunning pieces feature a range of techniques, from Aimee's popular embroidery on felt to tiny needle-felted terrariums in a necklace. Ray even includes the hot new trend of making and using molded cabochons!
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128 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
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English
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"Hand-made jewelry is always in style. So why not go one step further and make your own beads? Polymer clay is the material of choice and you will learn how to use free-form techniques and bead-rolling tools to create several styles. Sculpted effects, simulations of semi-precious stones, photo-image transfers, and use of glitter and organic material mean the beads you make will be unique. All the tools you will need are listed, and finishing techniques,...
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144 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"This how-to jewelry-making book features the work of an array of invited jewelry designers influenced by the growing Steampunk trend. In Steampunk circles, jewelry-makers are often master metalsmiths who combine found objects with fine metals to create elaborate pieces. In Steampunk-Style Jewelry, the projects focus on "no fire" techniques -- like simple stringing, wirework, hammering, stamping, gluing, stitching, and off-loom beadwork -- so that...
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645 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 20 cm
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English
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In this richly illustrated book, art historian and design expert Marjan Unger tells the story of jewellery. She places jewels in the context of the people who wore them, their culture and their time, and interlaces surprising perspectives from art history, fashion theory and anthropology with the cultural, historical and social values and material characteristics of the jewellery. Unger advocates a universal approach to this cultural heritage that...
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"Break through the boundaries of traditional wirework jewelry to discover the world of intricate possibilities in Woven in Wire. As you weave, sculpt, and transform wire, award-winning jeweler and wirework instructor Sarah Thompson guides you through the steps of achieving spectacular wearable art."--Back cover.
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48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
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English
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Using a combination of easy-to-follow text and simple step-by-step photographs, this guide provides all you need to start making your own necklaces, bracelets, and charms. Ideas for creating great designs will inspire you, and clear instructions show you what materials and tools to use.
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Jewelry school volume 1
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80 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"Now anyone can begin making attractive, wearable jewellery straight away, with very little specialist equipment. Expert designer, Carolyn Schulz, has based this book on her hugely popular absolute beginner's course, and there is a pictorial glossary of equipment, twelve step-by-step projects to build skills and design tips to inspire creativity. This first book in the new series will get readers started in making beaded jewellery, similar to the...
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