Show Your Colors

Think outside the bead! Add a unique dimension to modern jewelry by showcasing hot, new colored flexible beading wire as a key design element. The unusual treatment of this lightweight beading material adds a delicate, fun and colorful flair to 30 contemporary and fashionable jewelry projects.

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Author: Jamie Hogsett & Sara Oehler
Softcover; 8 1/2 x 10; 96 pages; 300 color photos; ISBN: 9780871167118

Jamie Hogsett is a sought-after freelance jewelry designer and a former editor at Stringing magazine and Beadwork, where she was the Designer of the Year in 2009. She is the author of Stringing Style and is a current Create Your Style with Swarovsky Elements Ambassador.

Sara Oehler is a well-known jewelry designer who has written for Beadwork, Stringing, Jewelry in Fashion Trends, Simply Beads, and more. she has displayed her jewelry in hundres of bead shows and is "Ask Sara" for the Soft Flex Company.

Introduction
Everything You Need to Know

Color Your Emotions by Margie Deeb
Beading Wire 101
Materials 101
Crimping 101
Wireworking 101
Knitting Spool 101
Specialty Tools 101

Chapter 1 - Not So Simply Strung:
Mirror Image
Dark Lady
Rain Rain
Melody
Emotional Fire
Angels Running

Chapter 2 - Beyond Illusion:
Magic in the Air
How Pretty the Moon
Holy Smoke
Carnival
Dream Baby
Fire and Rain

Chapter 3 - Knitting Spool:
Long and Winding Road
Burlesque
Moonstruck
Heart of Stone
Silkwood
Caesar's Palace

Chapter 4 - Sculptural:
Believe
Mermaids
Am I Blue
Elusive Butterfly
Fires of Eden
La La Lu

Chapter 5 - Braiding and Weaving:
Holding Out For Love
Malibu
Dead Ringer for Love
Bang Bang
Homeward Bound
Strong Enough

Sources & Shops
Acknowledgments & About the Authors

Jewelry has more color than silver and gold. "Show Your Colors: 30 Flexible Beading Wire Jewelry Projects" is a collection of craft projects one can embark on using colored wire to create unique works that truly accessorize one's appearance. With full color photos that explain and help enhance the projects, "Show Your Colors" is a do-it-yourself guide for creative jewelcrafters who are seeking the first step to their own inspirations in work.
-The Midwest Book Review