How To Make Handmade Jewelry - Your Step-By-Step Guide To Making Handmade Jewelry - Softcover

Ever wanted to make your own jewelry? Well now you can with this detailed and instructive guide. You’ll amaze your friends and family when you tell them that amazing jewelry piece was made by you. Complete with full color photos the author guides you through step-by-step. Even if you’ve done some jewelry making before this guide is chock full of great information. In this guide you will:

- Learn the tools of the trade and the correct and incorrect way to use them. As well as safety precautions you should take when dealing with certain materials or tools.

- Learn how to incorporate different materials into your jewelry such as clay, buttons, sequins and chains.

- Learn how to make and use your own beading loom.

- Learn to bead off the loom using both large and teeny tiny beads.

- Make earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, pins, and pendants.

The guide is specifically designed so you can jump right in to a specific project or start from the beginning. The author even gives you a list of places to find specific tools and supplies that you may need, as well as tips to help you save money in your jewelry making endeavors.

About the Expert

Genny Wilson has been making jewelry for about six years and has no plans to stop anytime soon. Originally starting to make a little extra cash at a local festival, she found it so enjoyable she decided to give her creations away as door prizes. “I was immediately hooked.” She says,“From the moment that I finished my first piece there was no going back.” When asked why she loved it so much the hobbyist replied, “I’ve always loved making things, I love the idea of taking a bunch of things and making something new out of it. It’s much more enjoyable than buying something at the store because you took the time to make it with your own two hands.” So, what made her decide to share her jewelry making knowledge? “I’ve seen a lot of newcomers on the scene, people that for whatever reason have decided to try their hand at making jewelry. A lot of these people are just like I was when I started and have no idea how to tell the difference between a jump ring and a headpin. I wish there had been a detailed guide I could have used as reference back then.”

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