Jewellery Making Books
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Alex Toys Friends 4 Ever Bracelet Making Kit $17.95 A Friends 4ever friendship bracelets, made by your kids with this exciting easy-to-use kit, will be a gift cherished by their friends. Packed into a handy carrying case are threads in a rainbow of colors, eight different patterns, floss, beads, beading needle and four color-coded looms everything needed to create the colorful popular bracelets. The Friends 4ever friendship bracelet kit is perfect... |
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Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Stringing Beads with over 200 beads $9.95 Open up your own jewelry-making factory with this Wooden Stringing Beads set. This conveniently packaged, brightly painted set contains more than 200 wooden letters and beads. There are also eight colored cords to make necklaces and bracelets that you can keep or give as gifts. Stored in a durable, handy wood tray.... |
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Donegan DA-5 OptiVisor Headband Magnifier, 2.5x Magnification, 8 Focal Length $29.99 Optical glass binocular magnification in a headset made of lightweight, durable, impact-resistant material. Headband is easily adjustable to fit any size. Can be tilted up when not needed. Wear with or without glasses.... |
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Donegan OptiVISOR The Donegan OptiVISOR is a hands-free, headband binocular magnifier that has optical glass lenses that are ground and polished into prismatic lenses for quality and clarity, and is available in multiple dioptric strengths (indicated by the number in the model) which provide specific magnification power (X) at specific focal lengths, or distance from object. This magnifier enhances the si... |
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MyStudio® MS20 Professional Tabletop Photo Studio Kit w/ 5000K Continuous Lighting for Product Photography, 20x20x12 inches $179.00 In the exploding world of online retail, better photos equal more sales and moreoften than not, higher selling prices. Quality photos are essential in maximizing the "perceived value" of an item, and this is exactly where MyStudio®wants to help. The MyStudio® 20 Tabletop Photo Studio comes with everything you need to produce fantastic, professional quality photographs right out of the box. The ... |
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Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry: 50 Designs Using Leather, Ribbon, and Cords $14.48 Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry showcases 50 beautiful designs that explore the rapidly growing trend of using cords and ribbon in jewelry. Inside this colorful instruction book are clear steps for incorporating these trendy materials into designs as well as troubleshooting tips for finishing the ends using the right findings and how to care for materials such as 100% silk ribbon. Bohemian-Inspired Jewe... |
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Sabine Lippert's Beaded Fantasies: 30 Romantic Jewelry Projects (Beadweaving Master Class Series) $14.79 The best-selling Beadweaving Master Class series welcomes German beader Sabine Lippert, Europe's top beadwork designer, in a trend-setting book that showcases 30 beautiful and wearable project designs. Lippert combines seed beads, crystals, and glass pearls to create gorgeous, innovative beading projects. All feature her trademark tiers of beads that are layered into gorgeous jewelry. Ever... |
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Soldering Made Simple: Easy techniques for the kitchen-table jeweler $12.92 At last-a soldering guide for home jewelry makers! Soldering Made Simple shows you how you can make professional-quality jewelry right at home. Start small making earrings and simple shapes, and progress to challenging constructions including a box clasp and rings. You'll be amazed at the jewelry you can make! Also includes a helpful section on essential tools and materials for soldering. Author: ... |
Choosing Bridesmaid Jewellery
Choosing bridesmaid jewellery need not be a stress if you follow these simple rules.
1. Don't leave it to the last minute
It is only natural that your bridesmaids jewellery is not the top priority alongside choosing a dress, or booking a venue. However, it is not a task to be left to the last minute. Just like all accessories, finding just what you are looking for always takes longer than you might think and with so much else to sort, this is one added stress you do not need.
2. Scale it down
All eyes should quite rightly be on the bride, so you need to ensure that accessories reflect the hierarchy of the day. To aid cohesion, why not choose a scaled down version of your bridal jewellery for your bridesmaids? A headband or hairpins that echo your tiara. A simple pearl pendant instead of a whole strand. Your bridesmaids should echo your ensemble, not compete for attention.
3. Consider your maid's features
Understandably you want to look the Queen amongst your bridemaids; this can be achieved whilst also playing to your maids' best features. So, as you would for you own wedding jewellery, consider their features and what style of jewellery would suit them. You could even consider having your bridemaids in different versions of the same item. Perhaps one of your bridesmaids would suit a choker, but another a pendant necklace. Not everyone has to wear statement earrings, a member of your wedding party may be more comfortable in a pair of studs. Flower girls and young bridesmaids especially, will benefit from having jewellery selected especially for them and appropriate to their age.
4. Colour matching
Whilst as the bride, you are more than likely sticking with bridal whites and clear crystals, your bridesmaid jewellery is an opportunity to carry through the colour and /or theme of your wedding. If you choose handcrafted jewellery you will find that many designers will offer a colour matching service. Swarovski crystal is used in many wedding jewellery designs and there is a whole host of colours to choose from. When buying bridesmaid dresses, ask for a swatch of fabric to help colour match accessories. If you need to hang on to this, but also need someone to colour match away from you, pop to your local DIY store and find a paint swatch card to match. It's easy to pop in your purse or to post to wedding vendors for colour matching. Or for a more contemporary look, you could opt for a contrasting colour.
5. Check for allergies
Before committing to purchasing jewellery it is wise to double check with your bridesmaids that they are not sensitive to any metals.
6. Involving your Maids
Jewellery making parties are becoming more and more popular as a hen do activity. Perhaps you and your bridesmaids could actually have a hand in making all your accessories. It would be a lovely girly get together and very special to actually make the accessories yourself. If making the jewellery is taking it too far, consider whether you would like your bridesmaid to have a say in their accessories. To avoid any clash of opinions, it is worth setting out the colour or style you want them to wear from the outset.
About the Author
Poppy Sparkles is an online retailer of handmade jewellery, specialising in bridal and special occasion jewellery. Pieces include necklaces, bracelets, earrings, hairpins and tiaras, predominantly featuring Freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystal finished with Sterling silver. Designs are based on classic jewellery designs infused with modern trends and given a contemporary edge.
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