A Bead in Time: 35 Jewelry Projects Inspired by Slices of Life [Paperback]

Lisa Crone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 21, 2010

Inspired by life, created by you

Create distinctive pieces that evoke wonderful memories, reflect your passions, or simply make you smile. A Bead in Time shows you how to take even the smallest slices of life and turn them into beaded works of art. From a favorite vacation spot to a beloved "furry family member," you'll design meaningful jewelry pieces using a familiar source of inspiration: your life!

A Bead in Time features:

• 35 exquisite jewelry projects inspired by personal memories and experiences serve as a basis for creating new looks.
  
  
• Beautiful designs suitable for beaders of all experience levels. Unique stringing techniques - from wire wrapping to the peyote stitch - are explained in clear, easy-to-follow steps.
  
  
• Get Inspired! sections offer suggestions for designing pieces based on your personal memories. Make a creative statement with your jewelry that's uniquely "you."

Let A Bead in Time help you tell your story - through jewelry!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lisa Crone has been creating beaded jewelry for sixteen years. During this time, she has acquired a wide range of skills and enjoys basing her designs on vacation photos and everyday inspirations. Lisa is a passionate crafter and posts regularly to her bead-a-day blog at https://abeadaday.blogspot.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (January 21, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600613101
• ISBN-13: 978-1600613104
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #964,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lisa Crone has been making beaded jewelry for more than 18 years and blogging daily for the last two years. Each day a bead is showcased, on Fridays a new jewelry designer is introduced and Saturdays are for sharing recent jewelry projects. Please visit Lisa's blog at www.abeadaday.blogspot.com to share in the fun of the online beading community.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars great for beginners, March 16, 2010

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C Mossman "i luv hllwn too" (R Cucamonga, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Bead in Time: 35 Jewelry Projects Inspired by Slices of Life (Paperback)

If you've just started jewelry-making and need instructions and inspiration, this is the book for you. If you want to learn how to use budget-friendly and available tools and materials from national-chain craft supply stores, this is the book for you. The author gets high marks for heart-felt enthusiasm. I'm glad she has fun with jewelry and wants others to have fun too.

The lower rating is for originality and creativity. I've seen these designs in magazines and books and even at the jewelry counter, well before I started beading myself. So in the interest of my wallet, I'm returning this book to buy more beads :) But like I said above, this book would be really great for the beginner. Unfortunately there isn't a way to split the rating...

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bead in Time, January 10, 2010

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What a beautiful book. The concept of being able to create a piece of jewelry that reflects something from your life is a totally new idea in beading for me. I loved the dandelion piece and may even try it. A cool one to wear in the spring and summer. The whimsical gnomes are so cute. I really liked all the jewelry and cant wait to get started making some of them. Her instructions are without a doubt the easiest to understand of any I have seen. I just saw again the colored pencil pendant and that may have to be my first attempt. Lisa is so creative, and I also hope to make something that will mirror my life. Actually I may have to do the Caribbean Cruise bracelet and hope to go one one soon. What a wonderful, new concept.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, I really enjoyed it!, January 10, 2010

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capitolagirl "susan" (capitola, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Bead in Time: 35 Jewelry Projects Inspired by Slices of Life (Paperback)

I've been beading as a hobby for a little more than five years. I got my book a few days ago and I really am looking forward to trying out some of the projects in this book. The author takes her inspiration from bits of every day life and applies those "inspirations" into creating unique jewelry. I really liked the "dandelion" bracelet project as its a creative way to use seed beads and re-purposing a brooch form and also the "Summer Salad" project. There are lots of good ideas in this one! I also like the book because it has a variety of techniques for many different experience levels. Its very inspirational and creative types will look at everyday objects in new ways, not only for ways to use those objects, but to create projects using their impressions of things and experiences as a motivation.