Making Colorful Wire & Beaded Jewelry: 35 Fabulous Designs - Softcover

"Good wireworking skills are essential for making jewelry. Beginners can learn a variety of useful techniques through Linda's detailed photos." --"Bead & Button"

"The majority of patterns are interesting and unusual enough to spark the imaginations of the more experienced wire worker." --Monsters and Critics.com

"A new twist on an old technique." "--"About.com Guide to Jewelry Making

"Linda Jones' book is ideal for beginners to wire jewelry making." --"The Bead Society of New Jersey "newsletter

"Very colorful, striking projects in this book and several designs which made me think, Wow, that's a really good idea!" --BellaOnline.com Guide to Beadwork

Highlighting the flexibility and fun of working with wire, these original designs twist, spiral, and wrap their way through necklaces, bracelets, and rings. Using only a few simple tools, a spool of wire, and a sprinkling of beads, aspiring jewelry designers can create adornments from metallic or colored wire. Projects are easy to adapt to taste and level of expertise, and wire-working techniques build up from simple to stunning, inspiring beginners and old hands alike. There are smart and sophisticated gold and silver wire designs, such as the Waterfall Chain necklace, as well as more casual designs made with colored wire, funky beads, and tiny seashells, including the Belly Dancer Bracelet or Exotic Charm Necklace. With sections on styles and further variations, this is a guide for anyone who wants to add some shine to their repertoire.