Customer Reviews

My Beaded Garden

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More unique and wonderful designs with clear instructions from our favorite Russian beader. Once again the main difficulty is deciding which to make first. Lots of pictures and diagrams so you should have no trouble completing a project. The best thing is if you ever need help with anything, Varvara is just an email away and she is always willing to go the extra mile to insure you have a great beading experience. I am eagerly awaiting any future books from this talented designer.

If you enjoyed Varvara's first book, this is more than the first, it is very different. Again, she presents the Russian style of beading in an updated manner. The designs are excellent and can be adapted to be more or less than the design shown. The book is detailed, has excellent photos and beading diagrams. She gives you good basic instructions and specific instructions to each project. There are tips throughout the designs to help you construct the piece or modify it as you desire. This book is well worth the price. I can't wait for her next book.

These are some of the most incredibly beautiful flower necklaces that I have ever seen!!! If you are not sure about whether or not to get it, make sure that you click on the second thumbprint showing the back cover with all of the necklaces shown -- absolutely amazing!!! Plus, these flower patterns could easily be used to decorate clothing, purses, or create vases of flowers!!!

Also, as another commenter indicated, if you need additional help, you can simply go to her incredible website, Jewelry by Varvara, and e-mail her.

I'm so glad that I found this book!!!

Many Blessings,
Crystal

I am absolutely THRILLED with this book and will be purchasing the others. Not only are the projects simply stunning and unparalleled, the diagrams are the best I've come across. I am a medium-experienced beader and enjoy trying new stitches and techniques. The diagrams may look a bit scary at first glance, but, after careful and deliberate study, they became quite clear and easy to follow. The "word" instructions are much less detailed than the diagrams, which made the learning process a bit more challenging for me (I tend to rely more on written instructions than pictures), however, the diagrams are really so well-laid out and clear that, after taking the time to study them, I was able to work fine with them. Indeed, after carefully dissecting the diagrams for one project, the other directions/diagrams were very easy to follow. My one recommendation to the author (if she happens to read this feedback), would be to expand upon the written directions (i.e. adding written instructions for the start of each necklace to identify how many beads you intially string on and where you make the initial turns), instead of trying to glean the information from the diagram). I love that she includes time estimates for the pieces (I've never seen this done before), and I love that she encourages people to bead with whatever materials they can find/afford, without necessarily having to purchase the most expensive beads. I would recommend this book, even for beginners, AS LONG AS YOU ARE PREPARED TO INVEST SOME TIME READING AND STUDYING THE DIAGRAMS AND INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE STARTING A PROJECT. Prior to starting the Apple Blossom necklace I'm now working on, I read and studied directions for several of the other pieces, making sure that I could follow the diagrams mentally. I had a bit of a slow start when actually beginning the beading, but in short order I was able to figure out what I needed to do and it was like a "light" when on and I understood her diagrams clearly. Now I feel confident to tackle any of the designs presented in the book.

I found this book to be more unique than other beaded flower books I have and I have 5 at this time. Some real different flowers than the norm.

You won't be sorry buying this other book instead! It is in full color NOT like this book, 95% in Black in white. The instructions are not that clear for a visual learner like me. The other book: Creating Flowers With Beads and Theads allowed me to pick it up and start beading!

I have been doing seading beading for many years. I find the instructions not complete and confusing. I gave up on one project and am trying a second one. His work is breautiful but I want more complete instructions.

MY BEADED GARDEN ARRIVED QUICKLY AND IN PERFECT CONDITION!
I COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR BETTER SERVICE.

It looks like a magazine rather than a book. Only few projects are nice but it's not worth it to pay $21 for those projects.
The instructions aren't that clear and neither the graphs, I would not recommend it to anybody since there are much better books out there (e.g. The beaded garden - Diane Fitzgerald).
I have seen many Russian books on beadings and there are much more interesting and worth to be translated.