Overview
Blend your creative spirit with the quick and easy projects found inside Simply Beautiful Beading
From casual to sophisticated, and everything in between, you'll find beading designs to fit your personal style. Inside, you'll discover 53 simple yet stylish beading projects for exquisite jewelry, accessories and home decor, including:
- modern glass bead chokers
- semiprecious stone set
- charm bracelets
- wired-pearl barrettes
- wineglass charms
- hanging votive candle holder
- and more than 35 variation projects for even more simply beautiful ideas!
Synopsis
Beads give a sense of glamour and fun to everything--jewelry, clothes, and home d?cor--and they are a hot trend with staying power. With Simply Beautiful Beading, the first book in North Light's Simply Beautiful Series, readers can make 40 affordable projects, featuring the newest bead styles and fashions, including:-Earrings -Chokers -Bracelets -Earrings -Necklaces -Hair combs -Ponytail holders -Picture frames -Journals -Cards -Gift boxes -Holiday ornaments Crafters will learn 13 different beading techniques, all of which are quick and easy to learn. Over 250 color photos offer a wealth of inspiring ideas for unique and breathtaking bead creations! Heidi Boyd is a freelance artist, creative designer, and photo stylist. She has been published in Better Homes and Gardens Simply Handmade and in Disney's FamilyFun magazine. She contributes regularly to Meredith craft book publications, including Quick and Easy Christmas, Incredibly Awesome Crafts for Kids, and 501 Fun to Make Family Crafts. Heidi is also the author of North Light's Fairy Crafts, Pet Crafts, and Wizard Crafts. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa. @blurb:Create 35 amazing bead projects!