Art&DesignSpring2025

Turning Segmented Wooden Bangles on the Wood Lathe Don Jovag, Photography by Don and Jeanne Jovag. Using more than 100 photos, this book guides you through each step of the process for suc- cessful bangle turning on a small lathe. Expert wood- worker Don Jovag offers clear instructions for easy-to- build fixtures, techniques, and designs. Also included are tips that help your workmanship shine • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 128 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0- 7643-4962-1 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD Turning Wooden Jewelry Judy Ditmer, Photogra- phy by Douglas Congdon-Martin. Photography by Douglas Congdon-Martin. Beautiful, fanciful jewelry from the wood lathe. Beginning with the turning of tiny “bowls” by hand from a variety of wood, Judy takes the turner step-by-step through the process of creating this wearable art form. Each step is illustrat- ed with a color photograph and captioned in a concise and informative way • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 250+ color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-611-9 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / $17.95 CAD Wire & Fused Jewelry: Techniques from the Sandkühler Studio Iris Sandkühler. The beginner is taken through every step of the wire fusing process, starting with a detailed discussion of tools and mate- rials. Projects designed to successively build on your skills in working with wire, starting with a simple charm bracelet and progressing to more complicated deco- rative chain and composition work. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x279mm) •191color photos•96pp. •978-0-7643-3445- 0 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD You Can Make Wire & Bead Jewelry Patricia De Marco. Time, space, and affordability of the materials are kept minimal, so the jewelry-making process remains fun. Instructions and color photographs of 60 necklace, bracelet and earrings sets are provided. You will love not only creating the jewelry shown, but also making your own jewelry designs in combinations of glass, ceramic, or metal beads with wire elements of various types • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 60 color pho- tos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-2729-2 • PB • $14.95 / £13.99 / $19.95 CAD Pearl Projects for Beaders Daphne Yu. Detailed photographs, diagrams, and simple-to-follow instruc- tions guide you through 23 projects that showcase pearls with crystals and semi-precious stones. Includes 186 color images and 47 patterns, and both the be- ginner and advanced beader will enjoy making clas- sical to funky pieces perfect for wearing or gifts. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 186 color images, 47 patterns • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-3552-5 • PB • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Polymer Clay Jewelry: The Art of Caning Mathil- de Brun. Creating cane-based clay jewelry is made simple and easy with direction from Mathilde Brun. Supported by more than 400 step-by-step illustrations, material lists, and instructional guidance on making clay “canes” that can be repurposed for several differ- ent jewelry pieces, this book provides everything you need to realize your own unique jewelry and design potential • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 408 color im- ages & diagrams • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-4456-5 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD Ribbon Jewelry Ani Afshar. Join designer Ani Afshar for a jewelry making workshop to create a bead necklace with long ribbon streamers, another bead necklace with cropped ribbons, and a pair of beaded drop earrings. A gallery of similar styles Ani has made with different beads and colors will inspire you to keep creating • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 120 color photos • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-2856-5 • PB • $13.00 / £11.99 / $17.95 CAD Metal Jewelry Techniques: Enameling, Engraving, Setting, and Mounting – A Masterclass Carles Codina. This book takes a detailed and visual approach to metal working techniques, showing the most common process- es and techniques used in jewelry making today, including enameling, engraving, and mounting gem stones. Accompanying the text are more than 260 images and drawings that help to iden- tify each step of the processes shown. • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206mm) • 256 color photos •64pp. •978-0-7643-4532-6•HC•$24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99CAD Mixed Media Jewelry Techniques Lana May & Her Friends. Nine exciting projects combining various materials into jewelry designs for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and more. Each project brings together two or three techniques, each of which could also be used for independent projects. The techniques include wire work, beading, chain mail, glass beading, macramé, bead stitching, metal and polymer clay, netting, and PMC. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 325 color photos & illus. •96pp. •978-0-7643-3429-0•PB•$12.99 / £11.99 / $17.99 CAD Off-Loom Woven Bead Necklaces Deb DiMarco. This comprehensive guide to off-loom, seed bead weaving uses the square stitch to explore design pat- terns. A photo-illustrated instructional chapter clearly explains stitching and joining techniques. This easy-to- read pattern book is for anyone interested in learning off-loom, seed bead weaving. Three necklace projects and three bracelet patterns are included • 8 1/2" x 11" (215x279mm) •230color photos•128pp. •978-0-7643- 3306-4 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD Paper Jewelry: 55 Projects for Reusing Paper Barbara Baumann, with Photography by Flurina Hodel. With detailed instructions, templates, and colorful photography, this book shows how to craft fifty-five paper jewelry projects. Colorful and graph- ic projects range from necklaces, brooches, earrings, and bracelets to hair accessories. • 8 1/8" x 9 1/8" (206 x 231 mm) • 217 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0- 7643-4852-5 • PB • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Making Christmas Jewelry in Polymer Clay Bridget Albano. Festive necklaces, pins, and earrings of your own making. Patterns for endearing angels, Christmas trees, gifts, holly, gingerbread men, teddy bears, and old Saint Nick himself are provided, with easily followed instructions and clear color photography • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 222 photos/patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-88740-832-8 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / $17.95 CAD Making Simple Felted Jewelry Marsha Fletch- er. Make a brooch, necklace, wrap-around bracelet, and accessorize a purse and a hat. These fun, wool jewelry pieces are sure to freshen up all wardrobes. Step-by-step directions and basic techniques are demonstrated through 113 color images, along with 4 featured projects • 8 1/8" x 9 1/8" (206 x 231mm) • 113 color images & 1 b/w image • 64 pp. • 978-0- 7643-3570-9 • PB • $9.99 / £9.99 / $13.99 CAD Making Wood Jewelry: Southwest Style Thom- as Freese. A fun guide to creating simple wooden jewelry. Craft pins, beads, pendants, and earrings evoke delightful desert art. With practical safety tips and a discussion of the best tools, anyone can get started. Design discussion and many project photographs will launch you in creating exquisite jewelry perfect for gifts. Explore techniques for wood burning, inlayed stones, and repurposed exotic woods • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 152 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-3414-6 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / $17.99 CAD Enameling Connie Wagner. Step-by-step instructions and 252 color photos guide newcomers to enameling through 8 different projects, including creating test enamel tiles, reversible earrings, bracelets, multiple piece pendants, a flower pin, enameled beads, and words with enamel. Features different techniques, including scrolling and sgraffito, counter enamel, and stenciling. Common mistakes are identified with ways to fix them • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 252 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-3444-3 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / $19.99 CAD Fashion Jewelry to Make Yourself Renate Boss- hart. More than 100 jewelry designs made with simple techniques. These are amazing, unique pieces that will complete any woman’s wardrobe with startling effects. The design palette ranges from simple to extravagant, from carefree to richly precious. Easy to follow, step- by-step instructions are included which will produce beautiful handcrafted jewelry • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 142 color photos, 70 drawings • 128 pp. • 978-0- 88740-874-8 • PB • $24.95 / £22.99 / $34.95 CAD Felt, Fiber, and Stone: Creative Jewelry Designs & Techniques Suzanne O’Brien. A discussion of materials and techniques in crocheting, making felt flowers, and beading, with instructions for making chunky brooches, earrings, necklaces, and funky cuff bracelets. There are 12 projects described step-by-step and illustrated photos, with 23 additional projects in the gallery. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 350 color photos • 88 pp. • 978-0-7643-3668-3 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / $23.99 CAD Flower Jewelry Ani Afshar. Take a jewelry making workshop with designer Ani Afshar, who will teach you step-by-step to make an elegant flower brooch, a flower lariat necklace, and flower dangle earrings with colored beads and fishing wire. A gallery of similar styles Ani has made with different beads and colors will inspire you to keep creating • 11"x81/2" (279x215mm) • 110 photos • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-2855-8 • PB • $13.00 / £11.99 / $17.95 CAD Fresh Floral Jewelry: Creating Wearable Art withWendy Andrade, NDSF, AIFD, FBFA Wendy Andrade. This instructional introduction to the world of floral design jewelry making is the first of its kind. Learn how to make beautiful, intricate jewelry with wire, beads, and little else to resemble foliage in which to set your orchids, succulents, and many more floral varieties. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 414 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-4411-4 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD How to Make Wonderful Porcelain Beads and Jewelry Vicki Kahn. More than 100 color photos and clear instructions guide readers through the creation of porcelain layered beads, beads with inclusions, millefiori beads, necklac- es, earrings, and buttons • 11"x81/2" (279x215 mm) •104color photos•80pp. •978-0-7643-2377- 5 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / $28.95 CAD Floral Accessories: Creative Designs with Wendy Andrade, NDSF, AIFD, FBFA Step- by-step designs with 600+ photos help you create a unique bridal look, an unforgettable prom, or a one-of-a-kind event. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 610 color images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-5446-5 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD 94 | JEWELRY: MAKING