Beaded Tassels, Braids & Fringes

Author: Valerie Campbell-Harding
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9780806948393
Category : Bead embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
'Campbell Harding adds beads in a variety of beading patterns to her tassels, creating delightful lacy baubles that can be used to embellish curtains, lampshades, or clothing... (A( good addition...' - Library Journal. Use them to adorn pillows, evening bags, or even a dress - beaded tassels add sparkle to anything. Make them yourself, in bright, marvellous colour, with beads of different shapes and twisted, braided threads. You probably already own most of the basic equipment at home, and here are the ins and outs of choosing, mixing, bleaching, and painting beads, with hundreds of diagrams and photos of different options for making cords and tassels, skirts, fringes and heads.

Beaded Treasures

Author: Robin Atkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970553867
Category : Beadwork
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
For beaders, weavers, fiber artists and quilt makers - Fun, versatile and easy-to-learn technique for making finger-woven treasure bracelets, necklaces, tassels and straps. Detailed photos illustrate every step. Includes design ideas and gallery. Create many different looks with this technique, including one that's uniquely your own!

The Big-Ass Book of Bling

Author: Mark Montano
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451685297
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
A fun, flashy, and sassy book for beginner and expert crafters alike—with more than 150 new projects that will add pizzazz to everything from jewelry to tote bags! All that glitters doesn’t have to be gold...and diamonds (even the fake ones!) can be a girl’s—or anyone's—best friend. With Mark Montano’s step-by-step guidance you, too, can let loose your inner fashionista and make fabulous, unique accessories to complement your entire wardrobe! Think outside the box when it comes to materials, and check through your recycling to find treasures In the Bin. Show people your New Mexico style, and make a papier-mâché Zigzag Turquoise Cuff out of newspaper. When the plastic store bags start crawling out from under the sink, tame them with a Fused Plastic Flower Cuff. Make the tree-mendous Nature’s Bling Bag decorated with branches sliced thin. Or Twine Not try the hardware store for some colored twine—and pick up some aluminum flashing to find out why Tin Is “In”? From punk to retro, from bobby pins to safety pins, with more than 150 projects there’s something for everyone, whether you want to glam it up Hollywood-style or go ultra-sophisticated like a newly crowned princess.

Chic & Easy Beading

Author: Alice Korach
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 9780890244388
Category : Bead embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Make something beautiful you'll love to wear! Step-by-step images and instructions walk you through making fashionable beaded necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. These 100+ easy projects include glitzy pieces for wearing on the town, sophisticated styles for the office, and everything in between. Compiled from the first two Chic & Easy annuals and edited by Alice Korach.

Best of Bead and Button: Peyote Stitch

Author: Editors of Bead&Button Magazine
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
ISBN: 1627000127
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
Discover more than 30 of the best peyote projects from Bead&Button magazine and find out how to create them through step-by-step instructions and photos. Learn peyote techniques such as 2-, 3-, and 5-drop, ruffled, and spiral peyote easily.

Seed Bead Savvy

Author: Editors of Bead&Button Magazine
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
ISBN: 1627000100
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
This book is a great introduction to the world of seed beads. Readers will learn dozens of ways to use these small, glittering building blocks to create earrings, bracelets, necklaces, and more.

Decorate with Beads

Author: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
ISBN: 9780890244739
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description
Shows how to use beads to spruce up lampshades, chandelier accents, picture frames, and other items used to decorate the home.

Beading with Cabochons

Author: Jamie Cloud Eakin
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9781579907181
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
With this gloriously photographed and illustrated manual at hand, beaders can create awe-inspiring jewelry. It's the only current, comprehensive guide to working with cabochons--a flat piece of rock or mineral--and it covers all the basics, along with a range of new creative techniques and hot trends. Find out which tools and materials to use, which beads work best, and how to wrap them round the stones. Craft turned, pointed, twisted, brick stitch, ruffled, or scalloped edges, or add decorative fringe. For something dramatic, combine more than one cabochon in a single piece. Or, instead of natural stone, use dichroic glass or other found objects. Make a glittering brooch, funky bracelets, a wearable art necklace, and other showstoppers.

Home Made Lovely

Author: Shannon Acheson
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493428225
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Everyone wants a home that is beautiful and clutter free. But most of us are unsure how to get there without breaking the bank. Popular interior designer Shannon Acheson takes the guesswork out of creating a lovely home. Home Made Lovely is a mind-set: decorating should be about those who live there, rather than making your home into a magazine-worthy spread. Shannon walks you through how to · decorate in a way that suits your family's real life · declutter in seven simple steps · perform a house blessing to dedicate your home to God · be thankful for your current home and what you already have · brush up on hospitality with more than 20 actionable ideas that will make anyone feel welcome and loved in your home In Home Made Lovely, Shannon meets you right where you are on your home-decorating journey, helping you share the peace of Christ with family members and guests.

Twenty to Craft: Tassels

Author: Carolyn Schulz
Publisher: SearchPress+ORM
ISBN: 1781265852
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 115

Book Description
Tassels are fashionable, fun and easy to make! The 20 projects in this book include a wonderful variety of tassels, made using a range of easy techniques and a few inexpensive materials. Carolyn Schulz has put her jewellery-making expertise to good use to create gorgeous bag charms, decorative key fobs and fashionable jewellery. There are folk-inspired tassels created using colourful threads and frayed fabric strips, leather tassels and small, simple tassels combined with beads and ribbon used to make colourful earrings and brooches. The basic tassel-making technique couldn't be easier and is explained at the beginning of the book, and all the projects have easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. No previous crafting experience is necessary. The materials used are widely available, and most can be sourced from scraps and left-over fabric, yarn and threads.