Links: Inspired Bead and Wire Jewelry Creations | 
| Author: Jean Yates
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 41887
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1600610161
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5942
EAN: 9781600610165
ASIN: 1600610161
Publication Date: December 26, 2007
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Book Description
Create unique, imaginative jewelry that tells a story! With simple step-by-step instructions and a creative can-do attitude, beautiful inspired jewelry is easy to make. Links will show you how your family and friends, nature, striking colors and, of course, the ingredients of your bead box can influence deeply meaningful creations. Once you know where to look, inspiration can be found in every corner of your life and translated into beautiful bracelets, necklaces, earrings and pins. Find your own personal links with: - More than 50 beautiful step-by-step projects and variations using simple jewelry-making methods, including beading, wire work, chain maille and metal clay.
- A user-friendly techniques and materials section, giving you all the skills you need to get started making jewelry today.
- Creative Connections featuring insight from other artists and Creative Challenges from the author for bonus inspiration.
Let Links be your guidebook on a journey to create beautiful, storytelling jewelry that is all your own!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
Great concepts! June 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has something for everyone! The projects are interesting, with a good mix of materials and the techniques are varied and useful. The majority of the pieces have a modern, funky feel with a little vintage thrown into the mix. As a beader, I really liked this book, I found the way different colors and textures were used to be particularly inspiring. I found it well worth the money!
"Dancing Pearl Girl" April 13, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I fell in love with Jean before I even knew she made jewelry. Her son attends our school and in reading her daily communication logs eight years ago I grew to love, admire, and respect the mom she is. She has an incredible family and I am a long-time fan of her parenting skills.
Jean donated a byzantine bracelet with screwball clasp to a fundraiser our school was having some years ago. This time, I fell in love with "Jean-the-jewelry-designer". I just had to have this bracelet. After I purchased mine (and showed it off), many of my co-workers did the same. This peaked an interest in what other gems she might be creating. I set up a jewelry show with her at our school. WOW! The response was incredible. Many pieces were sold and I started adding to my own collection. I am now an official "Jean Jewelry Junkie".
I finally purchased Jean's beautifully illustrated and well-organized book. I am not a jewelry designer but am so pleased to have this book in my collection. I am also incredibly honored to be a part of it. Jean, your book has inspired me to make an attempt at jewelry design. This is a first for me. I thank you.
-Nancy
 Not quite what I expected April 4, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very nice book, but somehow I had expected more from it, given the other reviews. The best part is in helping people to see where inspiration comes from, and to encourage them to find and let loose their own creativity. I did not find the projects to be particularly interesting, except for the chain maille, since that's next on my list to learn. The photos are very clear and I think that they will be helpful. I feel like this would be a great book to have on hand at the bead shop where I work at weekends, because it is so approachable that even those who protest that they have no talent will find something worth trying. So, I'll probably be taking it into work and leaving it there.
Links an inspired affair March 27, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Links is a truly inspired collection of creative ideas that everyone can appreciate and make for themselves or their friends. My first project from this book was a memory wire necklace that I got tons of compliments on, then went on to make a bracelet that turned out equally interesting.
This book is fantastic!!!!! March 14, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Links by Jean Yates is absolutely wonderful. She is so creative and I love her jewelry designs. She takes you step by step through each one, telling you how to make it yourself. The photographs are beautiful; you can really see every detail. She includes all the materials you would need in her instructions, and she has a teriffic list of resources at the end. This is the best "how to" book I've ever seen. The stories are great and inspiring as well. I recommend this book to all of the creative people out there who love beautiful jewelry!
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