This book features a completely new and stunning collection of 25 beaded originals that take beaders to the nest level. Featured pieces include a peyote band of gold with a pearl closure, a gold necklace encrusted with spakling crystals, delicate chokers, dangling earrings, a retro-style moonstone ring, and much more ?340+ beautiful full-color photographs of all the jewelry and the step-by-step-procedures needed to make them. ?Clear and concise directions that even beginners will find easy to follow ??Beading Basics?, an enlarged and authoritative tutorial on the essential techniques, including the tools and materials necessary to ensure professional-looking results ?An updated and expanded resource guide featuring the best places to buy everything needed for making jewelry.

In this book, readers learn where to find fabulous vintage jewelry, beads, and artifacts, and how to create stunning one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces using these amazing finds. Rhinestone beads and clasps, mercury glass beads, oxidized metal chains, rosary beads, tiny book charms and more are retooled into fabulous statement pieces that can be worn every day.

Whatever your skill or interest level, you'll find lots to inspire you in Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads. The premise of this book is that by adding a few gemstones to your jewelry designs, you can create a stunning piece that is affordable as well!

This book starts with info about the book, materials and tools and then a section on buying stones. I think the buying section is brilliant and very helpful. New jewelry makers sometimes don't know whats a real deal and whats a sham when buying stones they are unfamiliar with.

Chapter two: The Directory. There are over 75 earring, brooches, and bracelets projects from international designers for you to choose from. This sections starts with a photo gallery called the "Project Selector" that is broken down into catageories - Necklaces, Earrings, etc. Each project has great photography, well written step-by-step instructions, shopping list, and easy-to-follow stringing diagrams.

Featuring 18 exciting projects presented with detailed step-by-step photography, color variations, and practical illustrations, this fresh approach to seed bead jewelry teaches crafters how to combine materials, techniques, colors, inspiration, and design ideas for jewelry with a contemporary edge.
Inspired by a wide range of sources — from Indian Punjabi folk costumes to Native American beading — the designs in this inventive resource fuse materials such as silver, copper wire, seed beads, Czech glass, and crystals into these traditional arts in order to achieve a unique outcome.
All of the basic beadweaving stitches, wirework, and stringing techniques are explained and illustrated.