Junk Drawer Jewelry (Kids Can Do It) [Paperback]

Rachel Di Salle (Author), Ellen Warwick (Author), Jane Kurisu (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Kids Can Do It

Do you want jewelry so original that nobody will believe you made it yourself? Just take a look in your junk drawer. This book in the Kids Can Do It series encourages kids to dig deeply into drawers, toolboxes and recycling bins for materials you never dreamed could look so cool. Browse your local hardware, craft and fabric stores for more of the goods you'll need. Get ready to make dazzling jewelry that celebrates your sense of style.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7–An artistic, colorful photographic cover draws readers into the exciting world of jewelry crafting. Introductory information and tips are provided for getting started, safety concerns (when using a glue gun and an oven), other tools, and jewelry findings (clasps, jump rings, head and eye pins, ring forms, earring wires, ribbon closures). Projects of varying difficulty include bracelets, necklaces, rings, wristbands, chokers, and earrings. Each project is accompanied by a color photo, a You Will Need list, and step-by-step instructions. This book will be a popular addition to libraries, along with Pam Scheunemann's Cool Beaded Jewelry (ABDO, 2005).–Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Kids Can Press (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1553379667
• ISBN-13: 978-1553379669
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,921,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cute and useful, January 27, 2009

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Travis Ann Sherman (St. Petersburg, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Junk Drawer Jewelry (Kids Can Do It) (Hardcover)

With nice photographs, good diagrams, and some original projects, Junk Drawer Jewelry would be a good addition to any craft collection -- at least I'm adding it to mine. I once paid ten bucks for a beading class where all I learned was to put a piece of scotch tape on the end of my wire to keep all the beads from falling off, and I considered that $10 to be very well spent indeed. So too do I think this book worthy, when I open it up and it tells me to make a stand for working on a ring out of an egg carton or a small cardboard box. I can't wait.