Wire & Bead Celtic Jewelry: 35 Quick and Stylish Projects [Paperback]

Linda Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2007

Linda Jones brings you antoher 35 fantastic step-by-step jewelry projects inspired by the ever popular motifs and art of the ancient Celts. Her beautiful twisted wire and bead designs will have you dashing to your bead box. Using only some beads, a spool of wire, and a few simple tools, you can begin right away as Linda tells you absolutely everything you need to know. The projects are set up like recipes with materials lists and step-by-step instructions so they are perfect for beginners, and her unique designs will inspire those already experienced in the craft, too. With chokers, brooches, delicate chains, rings, earrings, bangles, and more. "Wire & Bead Celtic Jewelry" offers something for everyone, so whether you want to make a piece as a unique gift or for yourself, Linda shows you how. *Creating Wire & Beaded Jewelry has old over 40,000 copies worldwide. *Includes innovative and decorative jig pattern designs. *Projects include rings, bangles, kilt pins, charm bracelets, and necklaces. *Specially commissioned step-by-step photographs demonstrate exactly how to make each piece.

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About the Author

Linda Jones trained at London Metropolitan University, specializing in enameling. She began teaching wire jewelry eight years ago, and now runs creative wire workshops from her studio in Kent. She also designs and makes one-off pieces to commission. Linda is the author of seven books on the subject of wire jewelry, including the soon-to-be-published Wire & Beaded Wedding Jewelry, all published by CICO Books. Visit her website at www.wirejewellery.co.uk.

The author is based in Kent, UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Cima Books (March 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904991564
• ISBN-13: 978-1904991564
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jig Patterns galore!, June 7, 2007

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This review is from: Wire & Bead Celtic Jewelry: 35 Quick and Stylish Projects (Paperback)

I simply love this book. It shows you how to make links out of wire such as for bracelets or watch bands. Also it has a section which is my favorite near the back of the book. This section has many different Jig patterns. It is great for people like me who bought a really nice jig made out of stainless and all over the place on the internet I see patterns for the wig-jig. I bought this jig out of personal preference. And it is nice to see that I don't have to buy the wig-jig just to get the patterns. I also recommend the book "Making Bead & Wire Jewelry" by Dawn Cusick. She has even more jig patterns at the back of her book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Linda Jones is always a winner!!, November 17, 2007

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This review is from: Wire & Bead Celtic Jewelry: 35 Quick and Stylish Projects (Paperback)

This book, as well as all of the author's others, is just terrific! She always presents very creative, yet acheivable projects. I enjoy doing my wire work freehand (no jig), and all of her designs make that easy for me to accomplish with stunning results. Ms. Jones also presents a vast array of styles, so her designs can appeal to many different jewelry artists. I have enjoyed every single one of Linda Jones' books, and I hope that she has more coming out very soon!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A genuine delight!, December 20, 2007

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Ravennin "bibliomaniac errant" (Ooth Nargai, on the banks of the bubbling Naraxa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wire & Bead Celtic Jewelry: 35 Quick and Stylish Projects (Paperback)

I first encountered this book through a friend, and at that time made one of the braided wire bracelets. I was taken at once! The directions are clear, the photographs are not only informative, but also quite beautiful works of art in and of themselves, and the range is commendable. While I do not personally have a taste for hearts and flowers, there are a number of widely varied projects and ideas one can glean from these pages to bring a little joy into the life of very nearly anyone with a taste for the Isles! There are however, a number of items that rely upon glue for their structural integrity or finishing, which always makes me rather nervous, but even if this bothers you, there are plenty of others that do not bother with the glue.