20-Minute Crafts: Beading [Paperback]

Hands-On Crafts for Kids (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

Beading's not only hot with adults--children love it too. In connection with the PBS Hands on Crafts for Kids television show comes a collection of simple and attractive beading projects for youngsters 10 and up. Young beaders can choose from 60 practical and decorative items, including pretty jewelry (bracelets, chokers), eye-catching room décor (pillows, a lampshade), and personal accessories (flip-flops, a sophisticated looking jewelry box). Easy-to-follow diagrams explain how to string the beads, attach clasps, and tie knots. Kids will enjoy hours of creative pleasure--and they'll feel proud to show off their handiwork.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

The instructions are remarkably simple: a pictorial glossary of beads, stringing materials, findings, and tools, followed by the basic how-to's, such as double knotting, crimping, and attaching the end cap. What remains are more than 50 projects, all in color, all with step-by-step directions, and, usually, suggested variations and notes (for instance, for ankle bracelets use wire to make them stiffer). Jewelry predominates, featuring such items as a ladybug illusion choker, a floating--cabochon hair accessory, and a macrame bracelet. A much smaller retinue to fashion is found in accessories, such as rhinestone flip-flops and many different personalized bookmarks. The beginnings of innovation, at any age, are always a good thing. Barbara Jacobs
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle (January 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402724292
• ISBN-13: 978-1402724299
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #429,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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