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by Margot Potter (Author)
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Written in Margot's humorous voice, Beyond the Bead leads readers through a series of techniques for creating unique mixed-media jewelry. Step-by-step instruction is provided for all the techniques including working with glass, resin and plastic, polymer and metal clay, felt and fibers, hardware store goods, paper art supplies and even odds and ends from around the home. A gallery of finished pieces that utilize those same techniques fill each chapter, inspiring readers to create pieces all their own.

Focuses on teaching techniques versus the traditional format of step-by-step projects by demonstrating a variety of techniques then showing a gallery of finished projects using them in different ways.

About the Author
Margot Potter is an author, designer, TV spokesperson, blogger, consultant and gal about town. Better known as The Impatient Beader, Margot is the author of the very successful Impatient Beader series and her work is frequently featured in Simply Beads. She appears on QVC as a jewelry expert and her blog, www.margotpotter.com, receives more than 6,000 hits daily.


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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: North Light Books (February 17, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1600611052
  • ISBN-13: 978-1600611056
  • Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #88,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a Book! Spectacular, Craftacular, and Delivers Unique Projects on Every Page!, March 27, 2009
If you are not yet familiar with Margot Potter, and with her generous, openhearted manner of teaching, you are in for a delightful surprise. You are going to enjoy all sorts of exciting new techniques to savor, think about, and store away for the next time you need inspiration! New things are headed your way in this great book, Beyond the Bead. In fact, in every case, you will be charmed by them!

Author Margot has a solid background of classical teaching in the jewelry arena, and yet in each of her books (Margot becomes more prolific every year!) I discover, once again, that her flat out brilliance urges the reader forward, and, together with her genuine enthusiasm, the deal is clinched, art wise.
Margot has a "voice", and it is pure, fun, and clear. When she creates, her voice is very distinctive in each project. On the other hand, the reader can take what he or she wants from each tutorial and learn super fun and different ways to challenge the art process. As Margot says in her introduction, "Think of this book as a series of pathways down which you might wander...Follow your intuition and see where it leads..."

Good advice from one of the major leaders in the jewelry and craft design fields!

After the initial introduction and listings of what is required for tools and techniques, Margot welcomes you into a magical world called The Looking Glass. This includes techniques for working with glass. Her stained glass project is particularly lovely, and, as always, the author demonstrates her knack for combining fantastic colors together.
Note that each chapter is quite hefty and full of projects: the next one is Plastic Fantastic and very appealing! Many of us could use a bit of help learning the ins and outs of working with plastic. This is a great book with which to start honing your plastic technique! Her first project, Nice and Naughty, is excellent. I also love the project Buddhalicious in this chapter! Such a rainbow of shimmery joy! You will want to learn to make this when you see it!
The next chapter, Cyber Crafty, is a wonder of new ways to use digital images in your jewelry designs. There is loveliness in little books and pendant collages, and if you have ever wondered how to make them, here you go! Lettres D'Amour has your name all over it!
I wish to impress upon you (a bit of a pun!) that none of these projects are terribly difficult. On the other hand, they look like a million bucks. What more could you ask of a design book? I find the concept thrilling!

Ephemerally Yours is the chapter which follows. It is a fascinating collection of demonstrations concerning how to create jewelry incorporating ephemera. I feel that Margot has a strong talent for this, and I adore every project in this chapter. I look forward to learning more about how to utilize this sort of technique!
The chapter Scrapped follows. Of course it involves scrap booking supplies. How fun! A featured project from the book's cover, I'll Fly Away, appears here, and if you have seen the cover I know you will agree that it is so breathtakingly lovely! It is a poem in a jewelry set! The greens are so soft and beautiful. The stamped birds and nest with eggs imprinted upon the pendant and earrings are fantastic. You will adore this design piece! It is created to look like faux enamel. It does indeed!
In the following chapter, another piece which graces the books cover wows you: Something Blue. I simply do not know many designers who have the sense of color which Margot has. It is hers and hers alone! This beautiful piece is amazing! It is as if someone has deepened the color of fine turquoise and made it a turquoise flame, then suspended it from gunmetal chain. It is super!

That chapter is called Mud Pies, and the necklace is made of polymer. The final chapter follows and is called Mrs. Fix it, a great name for techniques for working with metal! I decided to let you in on the last project in the book: it is a beauty! I don't think too many people could have come up with this other than Margot Potter! Using a metal necklace blank beneath, Margot laid out hardware store washers in all sorts of sizes and covered them with blended inks. She used metal friendly glue to adhere them to the necklace blank, and it has a prize winning drama and impact. You will just have to buy this book to see it and try it for yourself!

I wish to congratulate Margot on this remarkably beautiful, truly hip and fun to use book. I can never believe that she manages to find the time to come up with these fabulous ideas. Yet, she does. Life is short. Margot savors every bit of it! I look forward to the next wonders which Margot comes up with, as she skips, soars, hops, and jumps down the path of joyful creativity every day of her life.

Take this book and learn to make fantastic things from it! I guarantee you that you will adore it!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For Crafters and Beaders, February 4, 2009
With such a large assortment of materials and methods mixed together, anyone who enjoys mixing it up will enjoy this book. If you have already tried working with beads and are looking for a way to expand your jewelry skills that does not require setting up a fancy workshop with high-end equipment, then this is packed full of ideas. Read the full review here: http://jewelrymaking.about.com/od/mixedmediabookreviews/fr/122208.htm
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