Recipe for a Homemade Christmas with Bead Jewelry Making for Beginners by Cecilia Leibovitz!

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Gorgeous beaded jewelry, handcrafted by you—a beginner’s guide

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Synopsis:

Ever seen an amazing piece of beaded jewelry and wondered how it was made? Now you have the secrets! Bead Jewelry Making for Beginners is a comprehensive guide that shows you how to make incredible necklaces, earrings, and bracelets that you’ll love wearing and sharing.
Perfect for people new to jewelry making, Bead Jewelry Making for Beginners walks you through the process of creating nearly two-dozen different designs. Master everything from picking the perfect beads to making your own findings (functional pieces, like clasps and earring wires). You’ll even get helpful advice for starting your own jewelry line. The bedazzling world of beading awaits—make it yours!
Bead Jewelry Making for Beginners includes:
  • Beading for beginners—Discover a wide variety of beads, must-have tools, and techniques (including bead stringing, knotting, and wire wrapping) that every aspiring jeweler needs to know.
  • Practice makes perfect—Hone your skills on Bead Jewelry Making for Beginners’ 21 stylish designs—each featuring detailed instructions that let you know the necessary supplies and skills.
  • Craft into business—Finished some pieces but not sure what to do with them? Bead Jewelry Making for Beginners offers professional advice on how to promote and sell your work.
Whether you want to learn how to create great looking jewelry just for you or shape incredible pieces to share with the world, Bead Jewelry Making for Beginners makes it easy.

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Review:

This is a great starter book for learning how to bead jewelry. Beaded jewelry can be very simple and easy to do, but if you don't understand the proper techniques for tying off and attaching elements, then your pieces will fall apart. As you can see above, the book takes you step by step through techniques with clear and precise photos, so you know exactly what to do.I was impressed to see that in a beginner book you get taught things like wire design (see curled earrings below) and how to use different pieces to make what you need (like earring wires), when you don't have any! The designs included range fro simple to more complicated, as you can see, but do cover a wide range of interests, allowing you to learn as you go, making presents for over 20 friends and family! It's also a fun book to give this holiday season with a craft store card!

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About the Author:

Cecilia Leibovitz is chief designer, maker and owner at Ceci Leibovitz - CeciLeibovitz.com, her wedding jewelry brand. At the age of twenty-one she founded her first business, a mail order catalog specializing in natural baby products. Since then, she has founded, run and been involved in several businesses supporting artists and hand makers. Her first book, "Bead Jewelry Making for Beginners: Step-by-Step Instructions for Beautiful Designs" was published in the Fall of 2019. She has created jewelry for April Cornell, worked in the Ralph Lauren Home Collection and served as a founding member and President of the Handmade Toy Alliance. In 1998 she moved to Vermont from New York City, where she grew up, and lives there with her two youngest children.

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