Crafts & Hobbies:

The Polymer Clay Cookbook
Tiny Food Jewelry to Whip Up and Wear
Written by Jessica Partain and Susan Partain

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $16.99

The Polymer Clay Cookbook celebrates favorite foods with 20 tiny, deliciously realistic food charms to make from polymer clay and fashion into unique jewelry. Styled as a cookbook for the beginning miniaturist "chef," the introductory chapters discuss the "basic ingredients" and techniques used for polymer clay and jewelry-making. The remainder of... Read more >

Simply Stunning Jewelry
A Treasury of Projects, Techniques, and Inspiration
Written by Nancy Alden

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $24.99

Gold, silver, pearls, glass, gems…
 
No matter what material you want to work with, Simply Stunning Jewelry has it covered.

In one indispensable volume, renowned designer Nancy Alden shares her expansive knowledge of jewelry design, so that even novice jewelers can create glamorous,one-of-a-kind pieces.
 
Simply Stunning Jewelry gives you all the instructions... Read more >

Polymer Clay Color Inspirations
Techniques and Jewelry Projects for Creating Successful Palettes
Written by Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $21.99

Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio are renowned for their courses and workshops on color as well as for their outstanding polymer clay work. In this book, they offer instruction and inspiration that focuses on polymer clay as a learning tool that readers can use to explore their own color instincts and... Read more >

Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections
New Techniques for Wire-Wrapping and Bead-Setting
Written by Scott David Plumlee

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $22.95

Far from its original utilitarian use—to create armor—the chain-mail technique has been adapted over time to create beautiful, unique jewelry. In Chain and Bead Jewelry Creative Connections, chain-mail expert Scott David Plumlee shows jewelry makers, beaders, and crafters at all skill levels how to incorporate beads into a variety of chain-mail... Read more >

Simply Gemstones
Designs for Creating Beaded Gemstone Jewelry
Written by Nancy Alden

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $22.95

Celebrities and fashion runways are glittering with gemstones more than ever these days, and chances are that if you’re a lover of jewelry and accessories you’ve lusted after a gem at some point in your life — be it turquoise, emerald, ruby, sapphire, tourmaline, or, of course, a diamond.

Now Nancy... Read more >

Kilobyte Couture
Geek Chic Jewelry to Make from Easy-To-Find Computer Components
Written by Brittany Forks

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $18.95

Let your geek flag fly with 25 jewelry projects made from . . . wow, computer components?!



• It’s techie, it’s indie . . . and it’s all DIY


• Resistors, capacitors, head on down to Radio Shack!


• Jewelry and accessories like keychains, ID chains, Wii charms



Kilobyte Couture is all about thinking outside... Read more >

Chic Metal
Modern Metal Jewelry to Make at Home
Written by Victoria Tillotson

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $24.95

All that glitters is not gold–sometimes it’s copper, silver, or brass. With Chic Metal, you can design and create necklaces, earrings, and even cocktail rings out of metals that sparkle and shine. Crafting with metal is easier than you might think. You can make many of these 30 inspiring projects with... Read more >

Wrapped in Gems
40 Elegant Designs for Wire-Wrapped Gemstone Jewelry
Written by Mai Sato-Flores and Jesse Flores

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: December 2, 2008
Price: $22.95

Few people would argue against the beauty and appeal of gemstone jewelry, but some jewelry makers find themselves intimidated by the thought of working with these precious stones. With Wrapped in Gems, even inexperienced jewelry makers can learn to fashion their own beautiful gemstone creations using Mai Sato-Flores’s preferred techniques of... Read more >

The Art of Polymer Clay Millefiori Techniques
Projects and Inspiration for Creative Canework
Written by Donna Kato
Photographed by Vernon Ezell

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $19.99

A thousand and one ideas for making beautiful polymer clay millefiori. In Venetian glassmaking, slender rods of molten glass are shaped, then cut to reveal amazingly detailed patterns: flowers, geometric shapes, dancing colors. These slices are called millefiori, “thousand flowers,” because they form a carpet of flowers when placed side by... Read more >

Jewelry Techniques
The Essential Guide to Choosing and Using Materials, Stones, and Settings
Written by Anastasia Young

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $24.95

Materials, stones, styles, designs, techniques, all in one complete one-volume reference



• Up-to-the-minute information on all the latest jewelry-making techniques and materials


• User-friendly format, handy take-along size


• Great for crafters at all skill levels



All the gemstones. All the metals. All the materials. All the techniques. All of it. Here. In this one... Read more >

Felt, Fabric, and Fiber Jewelry
20 Beautiful Projects to Bead, Stitch, Knot, and Braid
Written by Sherri Haab

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $19.95

More exciting ideas from crafting diva Sherri Haab



• Twenty gallery-quality jewelry projects—necklaces, earrings, more


• Simple introductions to fabric crafting


• Top-selling author!



Sherri Haab knows jewelry. Sherri Haab knows fiber and fabric. Sherri Haab knows crafting. Is there anything Sherri Haab can’t do? Frankly, no. She’s the Superwoman of crafting books! Now she... Read more >

A Touch of Glass
Designs for Creating Glass Bead Jewelry
Written by Nancy Alden
Photographed by Jennifer Levy

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $22.95

“Before they even reach the jeweler, many glass beads are, in themselves, a complete expression of artistic endeavor.”
—Nancy Alden, from the introduction


Beautiful, affordable, and infinitely versatile, glass beads provide limitless design possibilities. A Touch of Glass shows crafters how to capture the allure of glass bead jewelry that rivals the... Read more >

The Art of Resin Jewelry (Dvd Edition)
Layering, Casting, and Mixed Media Techniques for Creating Vintage to Contemporary Designs
Written by Sherri Haab

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2008
Price: $24.95

A top-selling favorite returns—now with a DVD featuring Sherri Haab!



• The Art of Resin Jewelry has sold 14,000 copies


• Value-added DVD includes three all-new projects plus a special bonus gallery of jewelry


• How-tos for combining resin with polymer clay for mixed media and moldmaking


• Original edition still available ISBN: 978-0-8230-0344-0



The... Read more >

Junk Jewelry
25 Extraordinary Designs to Create from Ordinary Objects
Written by Jane Eldershaw

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2008
Price: $19.95

Designed to make people look twice, Junk Jewelry’s beauty lies in featuring otherwise ordinary items in artful, surprising ways. What looks like a metal cuff turns out to be made of safety pins; translucent hoop earrings are actually computer chips; and a drawer pull transforms into a pendant. As the world... Read more >

Beyond Beading
Jewelry Projects to Instruct and Inspire
Written by Erika Knight

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $21.95

Natural, playful, or vintage? No matter what your outfit calls for, Beyond Beading has an answer. A trip to the seashore can end in a beautiful shell necklace. An afternoon antiquing can mean a mother of pearl bracelet by tomorrow. With eclectic materials and a few simple pages of instruction, any... Read more >

Beadalicious: 25 Fresh, Unforgettable jewelry projects

Written by Sonya Nimri

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $14.95

Beadalicious is bodalicious! Twenty-five fresh, fun, fabulous projects



Everybody loves beading—it’s one of the most popular categories in crafting. So why does every DIY jewelry book exactly the same? Except this one! Author and domestic diva Sonya Nimri breaks through the same-old same-old mold with 25 fresh, fashion-forward projects. From basic techniques... Read more >

Hat Pins

Written by E. Eckstein
Illustrated by J. Firkins

Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95

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The Art of Metal Clay (With Dvd)
Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects
Written by Sherri Haab

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $24.95

The best-selling Art of Metal Clay returns! Now with an exciting DVD featuring three all-new projects


Since it was first published in 2004, The Art of Metal Clay has introduced thousands of readers to metal clay—the amazing craft product that starts out as moldable, malleable clay and turns into real metal. Now... Read more >

Simply Silver, Simply Gold
Designs for Creating Precious Bead Jewelry
Written by Nancy Alden

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $22.95

Create your own stunning silver and gold jewelry.

Nancy Alden, jewelry designer and cofounder of the famed Beadworks bead stores, shows you the secrets to making gold and silver jewelry worthy of Tiffany or Bergdorf Goodman—but with a personal touch and at a fraction of the jewelry store’s price.

For beginners as well... Read more >

Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry
Innovative Projects Featuring Resin, Polymer Clay, Fiber, Glass, Ceramics, Collage Materials, and More
Written by Sherri Haab

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 6, 2007
Price: $21.95

Metal clay starts as clay and turns into metal. Does it get any more magical? Now it does—with Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry. Author Sherri Haab takes this compelling material, today's hottest craft item, to the next level, brilliantly combining it with other media ranging from the timeless to the... Read more >

Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry
Techniques for Creating Dimensional Necklaces and Bracelets
Written by Scott David Plumlee

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2006
Price: $19.95

Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry shows how to create beautiful, dimensional silver, copper, and brass chains using simple tools. The main style is based on the elegant, classical Byzantine pattern, and uses the Golden Ratio to determine the circumference of a chain’s interlocking rings based on the thickness of the wire... Read more >

Simply Pearls
Designs for Creating Perfect Pearl Jewelry
Written by Nancy Alden

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 29, 2006
Price: $22.95

Whether you prefer a classic single strand or a funky combination of pearls and semi-precious materials, Simply Pearls shows you how to create necklaces that are easy to make yet look both expensive and professionally made. No longer the extravagance they used to be, pearls come in a variety of types—from... Read more >

Beaded Macrame Jewelry
Stylish Designs, Exciting New Materials
Written by Sherri Haab

Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $12.95

Macramé. Just the word summons up images of hideous 1960s atrocities designed to hang plants. But what was good about macramé in the 1960s is still what’s good about macramé: It’s easy, it’s fun, everybody can do it. And now everybody can get great results, making gorgeous jewelry that’s sure to... Read more >

The Art of Resin Jewelry
Layering, Casting, and Mixed Media Techniques for Creating Vintage to Contemporary Designs
Written by Sherri Haab

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2006
Price: $21.95

Resin jewelry is made from liquid plastic that magically turns solid when a hardener is added. Pretty cool! The popularity of these resins for jewelry making has soared with the introduction of easy-to-mix, low-odor products, ideal for crafters. Now best-selling author Sherri Haab shows how to put the miracle of modern... Read more >

Designer Style Jewelry
Techniques and Projects for Elegant Designs from Classic to Retro
Written by Sherri Haab

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2004
Price: $19.95

Making gallery-quality jewelry with popular and easy-to-use jewelrymaking and crafts supplies is now possible with this guide to creating designer-style jewelry. The latest techniques for working with different mediums-wire, beads, polymer clay, leather, resin, laminate, and shrink plastic-along with fresh, sophisticated projects for earrings, necklaces, pendants, pins, bracelets, and rings are... Read more >