The Impatient Beader [Paperback]

Margot Potter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2005

The Impatient Beader is the perfect book for people who love to craft but lack the time, focus and motivation. A self-proclaimed "impatient beader," Margot Potter guides the reader through over 50 quick and easy beaded jewellery projects. Inside this sassy, approachable guide, readers will: Discover the tools and materials needed to make fun, fashionable beaded jewellery; Master basic techniques like opening jump rings; Learn the basic theories behind colour and composition; Receive helpful "Patience Booster" tips and techniques shared in a cartoon format; Construct single and multi-strand necklaces, dangling charm bracelets, matching earnings and more Best of all, every project in the book can be done in a few quick, easy, painless steps. With The Impatient Beader, busy crafters will have beautiful, wearable art in no time at all.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Margot Potter has a diverse background as a jewellery designer and craft aficionado. Her jewellery is featured in print and on various craft websites and she is a regular contributor to bead magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (November 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581807627
• ISBN-13: 978-1581807622
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,300 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have had an amazing journey thus far, with various professional and personal incarnations along the way. I have been an actress, a cowpunk, jazz, swing, country, blues and folk vocalist, a poet and performance artist, an author, a thrift store afficionado, a backyard chicken farmer, a Mom, a TV personality, a waitress/psychologist...the list goes on.

I currently reside in an old Amish school house with my family near Lancaster, PA. We searched high and low until will found this peaceful valley to call our home. Our Amish neighbors are wonderful and I think my antics of chasing stray chickens in high heels keep them in stitches.

My new career as a writer and craft expert started after my professional world collapsed five years ago. I decided then that it was time to reinvent myself and find a career that capitalized on my creativity, intellect, passion and unique vision. (Besides, I can't work in an office, as my snarky know it all attitude would be my undoing.) I queried and published a book and two sequels, wrote articles and created projects for magazines, became an on air jewelry expert at QVC, create projects for manufacturers, teach annually at the Tucson Gem Show for Swarovski and appear as the host of the Memory Makers Magazine videos filmed at the CHA shows twice yearly.

I realize now that it is entirely possible to do anything you can imagine if you are willing to be flexible about how it all transpires. Once you begin to move in the right direction, everything unfolds with amazing serendipity. After years of struggle, this has been a sweet success!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lively and fun -- this book is a blast!, February 14, 2006

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Royman (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Impatient Beader (Paperback)

I have a standing twice-monthly babysitting get-together with my nine year-old niece, and I got this book to try some projects together. The book is intelligently laid out with a concise shopping list (important, because I don't enjoy spending a lot of time wandering around craft stores), and easy-to-follow photographs that lead the reader every step of the way.

In addition, the text is lively and a lot of fun to read.

So far, we've done the following projects:

Island Girl Kilt Pen

Casino Royale Collar

Mermaid's Bounty Necklace

Surf Betty Anklet

All have turned out great. The projects take very little time, but the results look incredibly professional. I only hope there's a sequel before we finish all the projects in this book!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for any crafter or beader!, January 3, 2007

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Kathy Cano-Murillo "The Crafty Chica" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Impatient Beader (Paperback)

This is not your usual beading book! Yes, it has oodles of clever ideas of jewelry to make, but it is how these ieas are presented that make it tip-top above the rest. The pictures are so fun and whimsical, the wording friendly and it has gobs of sidebars and tidbits to make the most of your beading adventure. It's as if Margot wanted to squeeze the most content she could on every page to give the reader more than their money's worth. I highly suggest this book for anyone who is into jewelry making and crafts in general, you will be majorly inspired!!!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have a Blast Bedecking Yourself with Beads!, February 2, 2006

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Jean Yates "jean, jewelry designer, book and... (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Impatient Beader (Paperback)

I have never read a beading book written quite in Margot Potter's style before. She clearly has a charming personality and it shines through, here. She is witty and intelligent, but even more importantly (although that makes this book a great read, anyway!), for beginning beaders, she is thorough and totally informed about the subject of beads, tools, findings, and particularly how to put together a design. Designing is a talent. Margot is a great teacher: you learn without even realizing: she explains the importance of beading boards, color wheels, why you need certain tools and how to use them. Her projects have fun, snappy titles like: Victorian Temptress Choker (whoo-hoo!) and Bahama Mama (which put me in a mellow mood). I was attracted not only to her color schemes and her choices of projects, both simple and more complex. I liked her tips. I was encouraged by the manner in which she explained each project, and I liked her little cartoon person--but then--I am a little redhead too! Her hair is more perfect than mine could ever hope to be, but I felt a kinship as I enjoyed reading The Impatient Beader. I look forward to making the "Cha-Cha-Cha" Bracelet as my first project from this book! I am excited and enthused by the fun imparted by author Margot Potter!