| Jazzy Jewelry: Power Beads, Crystals, Chokers, & Illusion and Tattoo Styles (Williamson Kids Can! Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Diane Baker
Creator: Alexandra Michaels
Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 473453
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1885593473
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5942
EAN: 9781885593474
ASIN: 1885593473
Publication Date: October 2000
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Condition: Softcover Book in Excellent Condition.
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| Customer Reviews:
 A great jewelry book! February 6, 2007
I borrowed this book from the library and I already like it. There's a ton of different styles,so that you'll never get bored. For the most part the jewelry looks pretty easy to make. There are some harder things too though. The instrucions are easy to follow with black and white pictures to show you how different techniques are done.There's a section in the back that tells you the basic beading tools and beads you need to have,what the tools are used for,techniques,and other helpful stuff. The jewelry is really cute and not old fashioned or anything. A lot of the stuff looks like something you'd buy at a store. I'd give this book 6 stars if I could! If you want to make jewelry I'd diffently buy this book!
 Introduce girls to the world of beads December 18, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a book of real beading techniques, using authentic beading supplies to introduce the world of beads and jewelry-making to young teens. There are lots of projects to choose from, including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, headbands, ponytail holder, hair clips, etc. Most of the projects use seed beads, but many other beads can be used, too. Techniques show beading on jewelry wire, memory wire, and thread, and the use of standard supplies and tools such as crimp beads, clasps, pliers, and wire cutters. There is only one true-life photo that shows the finished jewelry, and it's on the cover in color. However, in the photo, the teen model is wearing a ton of jewelry, and the details and styles cannot be seen. The same photo is shown enlarged on the first page of the book in black and white, but still does not give a clear idea of the finished products. The book would be so much more motivating if the projects were shown in color photographs. The black and white illustrated instructions are pretty good, simple and easy enough to follow, but the drawings result in a cartoon-like look, as if this is not an art, but "crafts for kids". For girls (or boys) who are really interested in learning the art of jewelry beading, the book is really a great start. The book itself is not "pretty" or motivating, so the young beader will need to be able to envision the end product and follow the instructions and diagrams carefully.
Jazzy Jewelry : Power Beads, Crystals, Chokers, & Illusion a September 6, 2001
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Excellent book. My 12 year loved the book, easy instuctions.
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