Beautiful Button Jewelry [Hardcover]

Susan Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2006

Susan Davis shows crafters how to create wonderful vintage-style buttons and turn them into attractive jewelry. The sophisticated and elegant projects are carved and stenciled, and made of such materials as metal, jet glass, pearl, bakelite, and celluloid...and every one is gorgeous. Davis presents them in historical order, and provides a little history and anecdotal description of each style.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle (April 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402726449
• ISBN-13: 978-1402726446
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #516,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Divine and delightful!, February 6, 2007

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S. L. Smith "SansSerif" (Back Home Again, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful Button Jewelry (Hardcover)

Let me start by saying I paid FULL PRICE for this book, that is how much I was enchanted by it. I simply had to have it and have it now, and I am still quite happy that I did so. Does anyone ever pay full price anymore??

You should know that the writer has an associated web site that features terrific buttons and findings, but this book is not a hard sell for that business.

If you collect vintage sewing items you will love just looking at this book. I collect old buttons, and I am pleased at how the book is arranged. Each chapter (after the introduction and "Getting Started") is divided by button type: Victorian Metal, Jet Glass, MOP (mother of pearl), Porcelain & China, Modern Glass, and Bakelite & Celluloid. Some readers might find this strange, but as I mentioned, if you are a collector of vintage items, this is a very sensible approach. And a visual feast, even if you don't make any of the items!!

I need to stress that the instructions section of each project is actually shorter than the materials list, and some readers might not find this adequate. Also, the techniques section of the "Getting Started" chapter is only 2 pages, and prior wire/bead work will be most helpful for the beginner. Despite all this, this book opened up a new world to me, and was the springboard for many MANY subsequent book purchases.

I don't think you will be disappointed especially if you are a vintage buttons/findings collector. And if you're not before buy this book, you sure will be afterwards!! This is a beautiful and inspiring addition to any crafter's book shelf.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful examples, but not for a beginner, July 16, 2006

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Lori Anderson (Easton, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful Button Jewelry (Hardcover)

The photos and historical information in this book are terrific. However, if you aren't already fairly well versed in jewelry-making, you may be lost. There aren't very many "as you go along" photos -- mostly just a photo of the finished piece. If you can follow written directions only, without supplementary photos, you should be ok, but I wouldn't recommend this book for a beginner

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laura, Alaskan artist, November 10, 2006

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Laura Brekke (Wasilla, AK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beautiful Button Jewelry (Hardcover)

What a beautifully photographed book with clear pictures on the types of buttons available and projects one can do with the buttons. It has inspired me to do my own button crafting and collecting. The only information that it lacks is where a crafter can purchase old or antique buttons, although I found that information by searching the internet.