Bead And Wire Jewelry Exposed: 50 Designer Projects Featuring Beadalon And Swarovski [Paperback]

Margot Potter (Author), Katie Hacker (Author), Fernando Dasilva (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 14, 2009

In Bead and Wire Jewelry Exposed, well-known designers Katie Hacker, Fernando DaSilva and Margot Potter offer over 50 high-fashion jewelry pieces made using unique techniques that reveal typically hidden components such as beading wire, cording, findings, tubing and chain as the central focus of the design. While the pieces may look complex, the techniques are simple enough for beginners - yet sophisticated enough for the veteran jewelry crafter. A comprehensive getting started section provides information on the supplies, tools and techniques you'll need to make all of the projects in the book.

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About the Author

Katie Hacker is a well-known author, designer, teacher and all-around crafty girl. She presents beading lessons on each episode of the public television series Beads, Baubles and Jewels and contributes beading projects to a variety of publications. Her books about beading and crafts have sold more than half a million copies. Learn more about Katie at www.katiehacker.com

Fernando DaSilva is an accomplished jewelry designer, demonstrator and man of style. He has created original pieces for Beadalon, Swarovski and several beading magazines. To see more of Fernando's work, visit his website at www.dasilvajewelry.com.

Margot Potter is the author of three Impatient Beader titles for North Light Books and is the mastermind behind the Impatient Blogger (www.margotpotter.com). In her spare time, Margot is an on-air spokeswoman for the Marcasite Suspicion line of jewelry sold on QVC.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; Original edition (January 14, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600611591
• ISBN-13: 978-1600611599
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #686,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration and Information Exposed!, January 10, 2009

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Cindy Gimbrone "Glass Beadmaker" (New York State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bead And Wire Jewelry Exposed: 50 Designer Projects Featuring Beadalon And Swarovski (Paperback)

"Get ready to embark on an exciting adventure through the world of jewelry design" is the appropriate first line of Bead &Wire Jewelry Exposed by Margot Potter, Fernando daSilva and Katie Hacker.

Exciting because the designs expertly detail the techniques for using stringing materials that serve as the backbone of many designs, i.e., beading wire, craft wire, etc.

Exciting because if you love Swarovski crystals, there are plenty of projects to create. If you're a fellow magpie, drawn to the sparkly, the whole book will make your eyes roll back into your head.

More than that, it's a book about the exciting ways to use easily obtainable beading materials to create lovely and alluring pieces of jewelry that look high end.

Now that's exciting!

One of the gems of this book is the exhaustive descriptions and explanation of use in the materials and tools sections. If you're a beginner, this book is all you'll need to understand how to work with beading wire. Even if you're experienced there's always something in a book as comprehensive as this one. I learned about the Beadalon "Scrimp" - it's a re-usable crimp - cool!

Exposed is long on projects, 124 pages to be exact. Clear written directions and photographs guide the reader through each gorgeous project.

Speaking of projects, here are a few of my favorites from the book:

Fireworks by Fernando DaSilva (p. 23) uses brown velour tubing which is a stringing material I haven't used before. I love how Fernando has used it in his design. The long strands of suspended multi-colored crystals is mesmerizing!

Concentricity by Margot Potter (p. 38. Can you fall in love with a piece of jewelry? I don't know exactly what it is about this design but it's best described as alluring. The rhythm created by the repeated circles with just a sprinkle of beads. I can see it as a necklace and the perfect finishing touch for a little black dress. Margot's personality and sense of fun comes through in Concentricity and in the description she's written about the piece.

Night Sky and Night Sky Earrings by Katie Hacker (p. 27). What Katie Hacker does for earrings is magic. I don't think Katie makes a pair of earrings I don't instantly want. Some people have a knack for gardening, so that person is said to have a green thumb. Katie Hacker has a knack for earrings, should I say she has a "crystal thumb?"

Oh and by the way, that lovely piece on the cover is entitled Myth and Legend and is designed by the crystal thumbed Katie Hacker.

Exposed is for jewelry designers, crafters and hobbyists. Full of inspiration and information it's worth having in your own personal library. Inspiration and information exposed, now that's exciting!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exposed Inspiration, January 20, 2009

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Kristal Wick (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bead And Wire Jewelry Exposed: 50 Designer Projects Featuring Beadalon And Swarovski (Paperback)

Kudos to Katie, Fernando & Margot for a great book! 50 projects ranging from earrings to tiaras and all the jewelry in between. If bling is your thing, you'll love this book! I myself am a huge fan of the sparkly stuff so I thoroughly enjoyed the projects in this book.

The step outs and pictures are very clear and easy to follow. The projects use some interesting materials and components such as tubing, wire, and chain and introduce you to some new tools.

Some of my favs are Katie's Architectura with the clean structured lines, Fernando's Golden Glow; such a fun way to use Bead Bumpers and Margot's Interlude with cool fabric chain.

Enjoy!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creation abounding, March 24, 2009

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enkidu (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bead And Wire Jewelry Exposed: 50 Designer Projects Featuring Beadalon And Swarovski (Paperback)

Another great book for an advanced jewelry maker's library. Many 'thinking outside of the box' styles, that are actually appealing.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact that 3 designers got together and created this truly inspirational book. Many different ideas kept popping into my head after my first scan through. This book has taken up residence on my nightstand as my 'drift off to sleep...dreaming' book.