Al & Jackie Koppany

Making Memories Al & Jackie Koppany

In this beginner's guide you will learn how to create six beautiful projects. All have very clear and concise step-by-step instructions and photos for each step. Each project also has a clearly organized list of the materials and tools needed. These projects are all described with the beginner in mind, however others will think that the finished pieces were made by a most talented professional! As a beginner, it is important to try many areas of jewelry making, in order to find your favorite. These projects are carefully chosen to give you a taste of many different techniques. Each of them will result in a beautiful piece of jewelry. You will learn how to do bead embroidery, several types of wire work, both weaving and wrapping, plus some lapidary work. In addition, you will also learn our favorite method of making beautiful hand made links out of pieces of metal and wire that was left-over from other projects. After having made the beads, we will also show you how to connect them and to create a pretty and functional clasp, in order to turn your scraps into a lovely bracelet or necklace. At the end, you will find a bonus chapter about the famous natural beads from the seeds of ?Job's Tears?. How to grow and care for them and how to turn the seeds into beaded links. This book will give you many hours of enjoyment and enable you to create your own designs with the help of these useful and versatile techniques. All measurements throughout this book are given both in imperial and metric units. Formated in larger text for your comfort.