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Global Style Jewelry: Inspiration and Instruction for 25 Exotic Beaded Jewelry Projects
Around the World in 25 Designs!
Travel-loving jewelry designer Anne Potter takes you on a world tour of some of the most interesting and inspiring places in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Follow along with her as she explores the people, art, architecture, and culture of each region and the aspects that inspire her jewelry designs. Without ever leaving the comfort of your own home you
• Craft a colorful tile bracelet that mimics the trencadís mosaics of Gaudì.
• Hand dye beads to create a stunning neckpiece inspired by ancient Incan knotted quipus.
• Weave simple yet striking beaded earrings inspired by the motifs of Persian kilim carpets.
• Upcycle colorful tin to create a gorgeous necklace that calls to mind the work of Senegalese metal sculptors.
• Join antique brass filigree pieces into a unique hand bracelet that evokes the patterns of traditional Indian henna tattoos.
Detailed instructions and step-by-step photos demonstrate a wide range of jewelry-making techniques, including stringing, beadweaving, wirework, macramé, metal stamping, and chain maille. Whether you're an armchair traveler or a dedicated globe trekker, Global Style Jewelry will be your trusty guide to many dynamic and diverse places and projects.
Travel-loving jewelry designer Anne Potter takes you on a world tour of some of the most interesting and inspiring places in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Follow along with her as she explores the people, art, architecture, and culture of each region and the aspects that inspire her jewelry designs. Without ever leaving the comfort of your own home you
• Craft a colorful tile bracelet that mimics the trencadís mosaics of Gaudì.
• Hand dye beads to create a stunning neckpiece inspired by ancient Incan knotted quipus.
• Weave simple yet striking beaded earrings inspired by the motifs of Persian kilim carpets.
• Upcycle colorful tin to create a gorgeous necklace that calls to mind the work of Senegalese metal sculptors.
• Join antique brass filigree pieces into a unique hand bracelet that evokes the patterns of traditional Indian henna tattoos.
Detailed instructions and step-by-step photos demonstrate a wide range of jewelry-making techniques, including stringing, beadweaving, wirework, macramé, metal stamping, and chain maille. Whether you're an armchair traveler or a dedicated globe trekker, Global Style Jewelry will be your trusty guide to many dynamic and diverse places and projects.
144 pages, Paperback
Published December 20, 2016
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August 19, 2018
Fascinating look at jewelry inspirations from around the world. However, a lot of the designs I feel are up for interpretation. Most of the inspiration for the designs comes from colors and shapes common to the area, and while the jewelry is edgy and inspired, I was hoping more for jewelry made with materials native to the area. Using some Czech beads on Japanese pieces didn't really do it for me. That is why a book like this is so hard to create. Because everyone kind of has a different idea of what jewelry from different countries looks like and how to assemble it.
I do plan to use some of the more exotic patterns in the book, example: the Gaudi Tile bracelet is my favorite design in the book. Truly creative to use colorful mosaic tiles to create a unique bracelet. And it will give an opportunity to work with a medium I have never used before: Grout and glass! :D
I do plan to use some of the more exotic patterns in the book, example: the Gaudi Tile bracelet is my favorite design in the book. Truly creative to use colorful mosaic tiles to create a unique bracelet. And it will give an opportunity to work with a medium I have never used before: Grout and glass! :D
February 19, 2017
Beautiful jewelry with wonderful fiction
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