Making Fantastic Jewelry

by Romanelli, Paola

• ISBN13: 9780806979410
• ISBN10: 0806979410
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-31
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

"Many of these colorful pieces borrow from Indian, African, and South American traditions and use nature's beautiful bounty. Fluffy feathers, pendants of rice, and pasta rings on colored cord recall Native American motifs. A mosaic collar on wire shaped like a fish glistens with shiny sea glass. Every unique item will delight the imagination.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(1)
Africa	6	(2)
India	8	(2)
The Americas	10	(5)
Materials	15	(6)
Tools	16	(1)
Wires and Threads	17	(1)
Findings	18	(3)
Techniques	21	(12)
The Project	22	(2)
Stringing Beads	24	(2)
Making a Bead Tray	26	(1)
Before Stringing	27	(3)
Gold Wire and Screw Clasp	30	(1)
Some Tips for Real Pearls	31	(2)
Papier-Mache	33	(26)
Making Papier-Mache: What To Do	34	(4)
Necklace	38	(4)
Necklace and Earrings	42	(12)
Tinfoil Necklace	54	(5)
Jewelry Made with Natural Materials	59	(24)
Pinecone Necklace	60	(8)
Shell Necklace	68	(6)
Orange Peels and Almonds	74	(4)
Mosaic Necklace	78	(5)
Using Metals	83	(14)
Pendant Necklace	84	(6)
Brass Necklace	90	(7)
Jewelry Made With Rubber	97	(14)
Rubber Necklace	98	(4)
Spring Coil Necklace	102	(2)
Brightly-Colored Necklace	104	(4)
Colored Tubing	108	(3)
Jewelry Decorations	111	(10)
Necklace with Felt Strips	112	(4)
Bracelets and Necklaces with Cord	116	(5)
Polymer Clay	121	(10)
Marbled Necklace	124	(4)
Earrings	128	(3)
Jewelry Decorated With Odds and Ends	131	(29)
Safety Pins	132	(2)
Wooden Tees and Shells	134	(2)
Colored Pencils	136	(4)
Electrical Materials	140	(4)
Crystal	144	(4)
Pasta	148	(4)
Buttons	152	(6)
Candy	158	(2)
Index	160