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A Year in Earrings: 365 Designs and Variations

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At first, I wasn't sure about this book. I purchased it anyway for my sister.
And we both were pleasantly surprised and instantly loved the book. I like it
so much I want a copy for myself. If you are looking for inspiration or you are
just plain stumped for ideas and what-not, this is the book for you. It has
endless variety of styles and ideas. It will get the creative juices going for you. The designs are very modern and up-to-date. It is easy to get lost looking
through the book...

A YEAR IN EARRINGS offers jewelry makers 365 ways to show different styles, packing in dozens of earring projects and variations on themes to display the styles. Color photos offers step-by-step instructions to guide readers through each project, and make for a top pick for any crafts collection.

I recently started making my own earrings and after I made a few pairs, I was looking for some new ideas on what types of materials and what types of designs to make... this book has so many different pairs that it is fun to just flip through and combine different ideas and use them to help make your own, or to try to copy them. Many of the designs are easy enough that someone like me, a beginner, can follow and create similar earrings.

Fabulous book! I looked at a lot of books before purchasing this one. Many of the books that I found were extremely artsy, but not so practical. Or, they were more about weaved type beading. This book had a lot of great, fashion-forward designs. It had the largest variety and instructions are easy to follow. We gave it to our 16 yr. old daughter for Christmas and she has made many pairs for herself and several for others. She has about 60 different pages bookmarked and is struggling to decide which ones to make next. I would totally recommend this book.

I just started to make some easy jewelry. This is a great book for someone like me. The earrings are stylish (though I probably wouldn't wear the coconut ones... then again maybe I would). Everything is shown step by step, and you don't need expensive materials to make these - though you could after you've mastered the techniques.

This book is great if you want to learn some basics, which is exactly what I was aiming for. However, a lot of the pieces aren't really my style.. does not mean it wont be useful though! I do like how you can create variations in the earrings they show you how to make, so you can make them your own.