Making Beautiful Bead & Wire Jewellery Making Beautiful Bead & Wire Jewellery is the latest book from, best selling author Linda Jones, who has created 30 imaginative, contemporary-looking designs that are both quick & easy to make. Bead & wire jewellery is one of the fastest-growing crafts, with more & more people discovering the joys of making unique, handcrafted pieces every year. In these recession-hit times, Linda Jones demonstrates how almost anything
- from old buttons & broken necklaces, to pebbles picked up on a stroll along the beach, & even household staples such as washers, bolts & plumbing chain
- can be transformed into graphic, stylish pieces of jewellery that wont break the bank. Eye-catching & fashionable, with something to suit all ages & tastes: this is bling on a budget! About the Author Linda Jones trained at the Metropolitan University, London, specializing in enamelling. She began teaching wire jewellery eight years ago, & now runs creative wire workshops from her studio in Kent. She also designs & makes one-off pieces to commission. Linda is the author of five books on the subject of wire jewellery, all available through CICO Books. Visit her website at www.wirejewellery.co.uk.

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Making Beautiful Bead & Wire Jewellery is the latest book from, best selling author Linda Jones, who has created 30 imaginative, contemporary-looking designs that are both quick & easy to make. Bead & wire jewellery is one of the fastest-growing crafts, with more & more people discovering the joys of making unique, handcrafted pieces every year. In these recession-hit times, Linda Jones demonstrates how almost anything
- from old buttons & broken necklaces, to pebbles picked up on a stroll along the beach, & even household staples such as washers, bolts & plumbing chain
- can be transformed into graphic, stylish pieces of jewellery that won't break the bank. Eye-catching & fashionable, with something to suit all ages & tastes: this is bling on a budget! About the Author: Linda Jones trained at the Metropolitan University, London, specializing in enamelling. She began teaching wire jewellery eight years ago, & now runs creative wire workshops from her studio in Kent. She also designs & makes one-off pieces to commission. Linda is the author of five books on the subject of wire jewellery, all available through CICO Books. Visit her website at www.wirejewellery.co.uk.

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Making Cushion Covers Cushions are a great way of brightening up a room & giving it your own personal touch. They can be luxuriously decadent or homely & comforting; inject colour & fun into your life, or be soft & seductive. Whatever your style, Debbie Shore has a cushion cover that is perfect for you. In this sumptuous book, there are twenty-six gorgeous designs to choose from, with ideas & inspiration for many more, all with clear, step-by-step photographs & no-fuss, easy-to-follow instructions. Debbie's designs have a fresh, contemporary appeal, & you will be amazed at how easy they are to make. & you don't have to spend a fortune either. You can achieve a designer look at a fraction of the price you'd pay in the shops, & with her firm belief in recycling, Debbie has incorporated children's old clothes, grown-out-of jeans, pretty dress fabric, unused table-cloths or even last year's bedding into many of her designs. Be inspired
- add your own flair & individuality to the cushion covers you make &, before you know it, you will be designing cushions of your own! About the Author Debbie Shore started her career as one of the first ever live children's television presenters & since then has appeared regularly on television both as an actress & selling products on a shopping channel. Debbie has also hosted live fashion shows with a major UK fashion store, produces her own range of instructional DVDs & writes a regular column for a popular sewing magazine. Her interest in sewing started when, as a child, her mother taught her how to sew, & after many years of trial & error she has taught herself how to make professional-looking soft furnishings using simple techniques that she has developed herself. Realising, over the years, that things she finds easy to create are difficult for many people, she decided to share her design ideas, methods, hints & tips by writing a book. Debbie lives in Northamptonshire with her husband & a menagerie of animals that

Includes:: dogs, cats & ducks!


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Making Cushion Covers Cushions are a great way of brightening up a room & giving it your own personal touch. They can be luxuriously decadent or homely & comforting; inject colour & fun into your life, or be soft & seductive. Whatever your style, Debbie Shore has a cushion cover that is perfect for you. In this sumptuous book, there are twenty-six gorgeous designs to choose from, with ideas & inspiration for many more, all with clear, step-by-step photographs & no-fuss, easy-to-follow instructions. Debbie's designs have a fresh, contemporary appeal, & you will be amazed at how easy they are to make. & you don't have to spend a fortune either. You can achieve a designer look at a fraction of the price you'd pay in the shops, & with her firm belief in recycling, Debbie has incorporated children's old clothes, grown-out-of jeans, pretty dress fabric, unused table-cloths or even last year's bedding into many of her designs. Be inspired
- add your own flair & individuality to the cushion covers you make &, before you know it, you will be designing cushions of your own! About the Author Debbie Shore started her career as one of the first ever live children's television presenters & since then has appeared regularly on television both as an actress & selling products on a shopping channel. Debbie has also hosted live fashion shows with a major UK fashion store, produces her own range of instructional DVDs & writes a regular column for a popular sewing magazine. Her interest in sewing started when, as a child, her mother taught her how to sew, & after many years of trial & error she has taught herself how to make professional-looking soft furnishings using simple techniques that she has developed herself. Realising, over the years, that things she finds easy to create are difficult for many people, she decided to share her design ideas, methods, hints & tips by writing a book. Debbie lives in Northamptonshire with her husband & a menagerie of animals that

Includes:: dogs, cats & ducks!


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Review: An abundance of fascinating information --Bead Society of Great Britain. Making Jewellery With Gemstone Beads: Create beautiful gemstone jewellery with this dazzling collection of over 100 projects, ranging from eye-catching earrings & accessories to exquisite necklaces & bracelets. You can discover an impressive range of 28 beautiful semi-precious stones. Make a project from your birthstone & glimpse into the fascinating history & mythical properties behind them. The techniques range from the simplest stringing to more detailed beadwork to cater for all levels of ability. Clear artwork, beautiful photographs & easy- to-follow step-by-step instructions ensure flawless results. About the Author: Barbara Case has adored beads for over 30 years, eventually establishing a successful mail order business, Beads Exclusive, & designing for UK retail stores. Barbara has now sold the business, but continues to design & make beautiful jewellery. Barbara lives in Bishopsteignton, Devon. ...

Pages: 160 pages There are many books demonstrating how to make basic cards, but this book goes a considerable step further in showing how to make cards with mechanisms. The mechanisms are based on Victorian & Edwardian designs, & vary from the very simple to the really intricate. But the step-by-step instructions & diagrams provided make even the most complicated form of mechanism achievable. In addition, the materials & equipment needed to make these impressive cards are not extensive or specialist
- the main requirements are card, glue & scissors, with wire or thread for the more complex designs.
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Pages: 160 pages There are many books demonstrating how to make basic cards, but this book goes a considerable step further in showing how to make cards with mechanisms. The mechanisms are based on Victorian & Edwardian designs, & vary from the very simple to the really intricate. But the step-by-step instructions & diagrams provided make even the most complicated form of mechanism achievable. In addition, the materials & equipment needed to make these impressive cards are not extensive or specialist
- the main requirements are card, glue & scissors, with wire or thread for the more complex designs.
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Making Scrap Quilts to Use it Up!: 20 Complete Designs for Leftover Fabric This title is packed with exciting & creative ideas for making quilts & other items from leftover fabrics. It

Includes:: 18 projects ranging from full-size bed quilts to bags, allowing quilters to use up as many scraps of fabric as possible. Numerous patchwork & quilting techniques are explored & explained in Lynne Edwards expert tried-&-tested manner, with beautiful colour photography & instructive diagrams throughout.

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Male & Female Card Making Kit Card making is a hugely popular hobby
- its so versatile & simple to start. So weve put these kits
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