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Heather Dismore (Author), Tammy Powley (Author)
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Publication Date: December 31, 2004
Features step-by-step projects and full-color examples

Create unique jewelry to wear with everything from jeans to a ball gown!

Want to make your own jewelry? This easy-to-follow guide gives you lots of hands-on instruction in making simple, fabulous jewelry and working with beads. From wire wrapping and knotting to weaving and polishing, you'll get all the skills you need to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, key chains, wine charms and items for the home.

Discover how to
* Create funky and elegant designs
* Work with leather, silver, and stones
* String, knot, and weave beads
* Avoid common mistakes
* Host a trendy jewelry party

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Features step-by-step projects and full-color examples

Create unique jewelry to wear with everything from jeans to a ball gown!

Want to make your own jewelry? This easy-to-follow guide gives you lots of hands-on instruction in making simple, fabulous jewelry and working with beads. From wire wrapping and knotting to weaving and polishing, you'll get all the skills you need to make necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, key chains, wine charms and items for the home.

Discover how to

  • Create funky and elegant designs
  • Work with leather, silver, and stones
  • String, knot, and weave beads
  • Avoid common mistakes
  • Host a trendy jewelry party

About the Author

Heather Dismore is a veteran For Dummies author who is actively involved in crafting jewelry.

Tammy Powley designs and maintains content for About.com's jewelry making Web site.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (December 31, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764525719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764525711
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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69 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Very impressed with this book--wish I had had a copy when I first started beading decades ago. Clear instructions written in a pleasant and relaxed manner. I am most impressed with many of the very numerous tips provided that come only after a great deal of experience creating, making and marketing beaded items.

If I had to have just ONE basic beading book, this would be it.
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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful
The Dummies do it again. January 6, 2008
Format:Paperback
The problem with the "For Dummies" series of books is that they are too simple for advanced users, but leave out the incredibly basic information that is essential for beginners. "Jewelry Making and Beading for Dummies" is no exception to this rule. This book provides supposedly step-by-step instructions for making a number of jewellery projects but glosses over many of the details that are essential if you have never used some of the techniques before. For example, I purchased this book because I was interested in pearl knotting. Although this book does include a small section on this topic, it does not include instructions on how to attach the clasp to the string. It merely tells you to do so.

Other drawbacks of this book are that the pictures are in black and white (with the exception of a small number of colour plates), and techniques are demonstrated using difficult to understand illustrations rather than actual photographs. Oh, and none of the projects in this book are particularly exciting either. Many of them depend on being able to obtain a specific type of bead to look any good, which my recently acquired experience has taught me is easier said than done.
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By marypnj
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Tons of information and I understand that organizing such a wealth of knowledge is a daunting task. I found that I was flipping around to find the infomation where I thought I had seen it previously and the index was not very helpful there. References are made to other sections of the book but states a chapter only and not a page specifically. Overall, great book and have used it alot for a reference.
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Jewelry Making for Dummies
Found this to be very useful, even though I have bben beading for 5 years now. there is always something new to learn!
Published 21 days ago by Erin
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This is a very good book for beginners its helped me alot but I wish the pictures where all in color.
Published 1 month ago by CKenitzer
Great book for beginners
Great book for those of us would want to start to make jewelry.
Alot of good information and instructions. A must have. Thanks!!
Published 2 months ago by nancy l selestow
Dummies need details
As a novice, I found most of the information in this
book to be rather obvious. Their are few detailed
procedures for actually doing different types
of end... Read more
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A great book for beginners. I would recommend it to anyone, so easy to understand. Pictures very informative. I was suprised the book was so large. I love the for dummies books!
Published 3 months ago by Bug Crazy
Excellent Jewelry Making Lessons
I already know how to make jewelry, but since I'm self-taught, I've missed the tips and techniques I would have learned in classes. Read more
Published 5 months ago by knittingangel
A complete and utter waste of money
This book is of no help at all. At least it was not for me. I knew almost everything in this book from watching youtube videos on jewelry making. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Patricia Squillante
Great Book for Learning Jewelry
Love this book. I refer to it often when I'm not sure how to tie a knot or how to do something. I would highly recommend it to other just starting out making jewelry.
Published 8 months ago by Jessica
Jewelry Making & Beading for Dummies
Step by step pictures are hard to follow. Most of the instructions are described not shown. Only a few color photos. Book was extremely boring.
Published 13 months ago by Dinkster
Good for basics
Excellent for people who need to know the basic steps of jewelery design.
Leaves out a few little pointers that are needed for "finished" look, but covers all the basic... Read more
Published 13 months ago by M. Caron
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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Although I could spend time explaining how rewarding, creative, and fun jewelry making and beading are, I'll show you instead. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
crimp pliers, using your wire cutters, beading awl, illusion necklaces, clamshell bead tip, crimp bead, split jump rings, knot pendant, spring ring clasp, toggle clasp, lampwork beads, beading wire, bicone crystals, stretch bracelet, finished clasp, bicone beads, nylon jaw pliers, green seed beads, wrapping loop, precious metal wire, memory wire, teardrop bead, lobster claw clasp, local bead store, hematite beads
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Implementing Design Ideas, Creating Irresistable Jewelry, Repeat Step, Discovering Simple Jewelry-Making Techniques, Creating Fun, Making Magic, Crafting Your Own Evening, More Figure, Native American, Discovering the Ancient Art of Bead, Setting Up Your Workshop, Creating Your Jewelbox, Hematite Crystal Choker, Retro Look, Aurora Borealis, Hematite Stretch Bracelet, Princess Pearls
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