Making jewellery & accessories is a great way for kids to express themselves
- & is also a fun & creative way to introduce them
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Recycled Materials is firmly based on providing simple illustrated step-by-step methods & techniques for creating jewellery from recycled materials. This handbook covers the importance of using recycled/reused materials in terms of environmental impact sustainability creativity necessity v. choice & ideas of making the common valuable & precious through treatment & presentation. The variety of projects included in this title will teach readers how to make a necklace from tin pendants from keys use fabric for a cuff & to use plastic cardboard cork & foam to make bangles necklaces earrings & brooches. Also included is an extensive list of scrapstores & suppliers of recycled materials as well as information about how to find free or very cheap materials from other sustainable sources. ...

This is a complete course in designing & making jewellery. Carefully structured tutorials guide you through every stage of the process revealing how to translate inspired ideas into workable wearable designs & youll find professional advice on presenting & selling your work. Learn about tools equipment & safe working practices; how to build an inspirations file; select suitable materials & transfer your designs; work with precious & semi-precious stones metals glass plastic resin & wood. Clear step-by-step photographs demonstrate all the techniques you will need at-a-glance panels explain the effect that different techniques have on a variety of metals & practical exercises provide guidance in tricky skills
- with ideas for trying these out on inexpensive substitutes before using your chosen materials.
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Do you love jewelry & beading? Would you like to know how to make chic jewelry & accessories? Jewelry & Beading Designs for Dummies is packed with patterns step-by-step instructions & inspiring color photos to get you stringing knotting & looping in no time. From earrings & necklaces to pins purses charms & more you'll discover new techniques for making just the right pieces to suit you
- or give as fantastic fashionable gifts! This easy-to-follow visual guide speeds you right into the basics of jewelry making: assembling your gear; working with pliers; & fine-tuning your stringing bead weaving & wire wrapping skills. You'll use elastic cord ribbon leather a wire jig & more to make bracelets bookmarks pendants & napkin rings. Before you know it you'll take your skills to the next level & beyond using multiple techniques & materials on thrilling & unconventional designs. Discover how to: Make more than 75 fresh fun & practical projects Hone your basic jewelry making skills Work with silver leather glass beads & crystals Create rings bracelets phone covers wine charms & more Use bead crimping knotting & weaving to make beautiful designs Make stunning earrings & necklaces using a wire jig Fabricate beads & wire components Find nontraditional materials such as hardware beach glass & more Add beauty skill & satisfaction to your life with a little help from Jewelry & Beading Designs For Dummies!
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Coco Chanels passion for fabulous jewels for exceptional stones for improbable marvels produced pieces were unparalleled in their insistence on luxury & refinement. Drawing inspiration from tradition Chanel was never the slave of everyday formulas or mere market values. Yet she reinvented tradition in the most arresting & modern jewelry pieces based on her love of colours as well as her assured command of austere classical beauty. Chanel was a creature of contrasts: there was the Chanel of the most sumptuous baroque of rococo mirrors & dazzling playful unrestrained jewelry; & there was the Chanel of the utmost restraint of classicism a la francaise. Out of this dialogue between ostentation & austerity the jewelry that Chanel created throughout her long career has been celebrated in many revivals of her exceptional taste. From the direct re-creations of the 1932 Collection to the newest interpretations of comets & stars plumes & feathers & Chanels signature flower the camellia this book is true to the spirit of her enterprise. Classic images from the archives combine with exciting new photography to bring old & new together. ...

On the eve of Sarah Whitfields 75th birthday she stands at the window of her chateau in France waiting for her family to join her. Her memories take her back to the 1930s in New York to her early marriage & subsequent shameful divorce. She is persuaded by her parents to join them on a trip abroad in the growing turmoil of pre-war Europe. There she meets Wiliam Duke of Whitfield. Older than Sarah & fourteenth in line to the British throne he sparks her intellectual curiosity & makes her laugh. They make their home in a beautiful crumbling French chateau until they are parted by the war. Afterwards they are able to return to the chateau & establish the jewel collection which leads to the House of Whitfield jewellers to the crowned heads of all Europe. Together they produce a family of four each of whom is drawn into the family business. JEWELS is the story of a great house of gems a rare family & an extraordinary marriage. Once again Danielle Steel explores the lives of people facing challenges we recognise as our own against the backdrop of war passion & international intrigue. ...

This book was born of a series of documentary films about the German Occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940 to 1945 entitled The Channel Islands at War. It is also the fulfilment of an ambition to tell in much more detail than was possible in those documentaries the true story of those extraordinary years. The Channel Islands were the only British soil to be occupied in the war the Islanders the only British citizens to fall under German rule. How the Islanders reacted to the invaders has recently been the subject of heated argument & impassioned debate & for very good reasons which are explored in this book. It used to be thought that the Occupation of the Channel Islands was a rather gentle even benign affair utterly unlike that of say France or Holland on mainland Europe. It was believed that by & large the German invaders behaved reasonably well & kept within the terms of the Geneva Convention. For their part the Islanders responded by offering no resistance to their masters & only co-operating not collaborating with them according to that same Convention. It was certainly uncomfortable but not horrendous. Unpleasant but not unendurable
- the conquerors & the conquered getting along together in what was thought to be the very model of a model occupation. That is not the whole truth. The real history of the Occupation is much different from that. It is more morally complex ambiguous & difficult. It is the story of a sustained & wholesale attack on human values of great suffering venality violence & grotesque & hideous murder. It is also the story of extraordinary courage wise & resourceful leadership & surprisingly given the awful conditions much good humour. This is the story which is told in Jewels & Jackboots. From the bombing raids on St Helier & St Peter Port in June 1940 to Liberation on 9th May 1945 the narrative unfolds largely through the words of those who actually endured those years those people who were actually there when thousands of their neighbours were taken from their homes & shipped away to camps across Europe there when the slave workers arrived from the eastern front actually there when the Jews were rounded up & haled along the Via Dolorosa & actually there when after five long years the British soldiers returned once more to the Islands. Alongside the words there are the pictures that illustrate the progress of the Occupation every step of the way. Photographs of the heroes of those times of course & pictures from the Island of Alderney where untold hundreds of Todt workers worked & died. Extraordinary photographs too of the Germans as they arrived in the Islands tall handsome proud immaculately uniformed. Then in stark contrast photographs of the Wehrmacht in the final days of occupation. There are the stories too of the American Po Ws Clark & Haas & their successful escape from the Islands & of the three Jersey boys Audrain Gould & Hassall who failed so tragically in their attempt & were betrayed by the mother of one of the lads. Every respected authority has been consulted to help establish the truth of the account of the Occupation that appears in this book but it is the voice of the Islanders themselves which is its most fascinating & important feature. Their stories as told to me & published here are among the most moving marvellously humorous & wise I have ever heard. The reader cannot fail to be touched.
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This book was born of a series of documentary films about the German Occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940 to 1945 entitled The Channel Islands at War. It is also the fulfilment of an ambition to tell in much more detail than was possible in those documentaries the true story of those extraordinary years. The Channel Islands were the only British soil to be occupied in the war the Islanders the only British citizens to fall under German rule. How the Islanders reacted to the invaders has recently been the subject of heated argument & impassioned debate & for very good reasons which are explored in this book. It used to be thought that the Occupation of the Channel Islands was a rather gentle even benign affair utterly unlike that of say France or Holland on mainland Europe. It was believed that by & large the German invaders behaved reasonably well & kept within the terms of the Geneva Convention. For their part the Islanders responded by offering no resistance to their masters & only co-operating not collaborating with them according to that same Convention. It was certainly uncomfortable but not horrendous. Unpleasant but not unendurable
- the conquerors & the conquered getting along together in what was thought to be the very model of a model occupation. That is not the whole truth. The real history of the Occupation is much different from that. It is more morally complex ambiguous & difficult. It is the story of a sustained & wholesale attack on human values of great suffering venality violence & grotesque & hideous murder. It is also the story of extraordinary courage wise & resourceful leadership & surprisingly given the awful conditions much good humour. This is the story which is told in Jewels & Jackboots. From the bombing raids on St Helier & St Peter Port in June 1940 to Liberation on 9th May 1945 the narrative unfolds largely through the words of those who actually endured those years those people who were actually there when thousands of their neighbours were taken from their homes & shipped away to camps across Europe there when the slave workers arrived from the eastern front actually there when the Jews were rounded up & haled along the Via Dolorosa & actually there when after five long years the British soldiers returned once more to the Islands. There are the stories too of the American Po Ws Clark & Haas & their successful escape from the Islands & of the three Jersey boys Audrain Gould & Hassall who failed so tragically in their attempt & were betrayed by the mother of one of the lads. Every respected authority has been consulted to help establish the truth of the account of the Occupation that appears in this book but it is the voice of the Islanders themselves which is its most fascinating & important feature. Their stories as told to me & published here are among the most moving marvellously humorous & wise I have ever heard. The reader cannot fail to be touched.
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This title lets you peer through windows & explore deep dark caves as Princess Arabelle heads off in search of the dragon that has dared to steal the royal jewels! It features three-dimensional layered pages that allow the reader to explore the charming illustrations. It is perfect reading for 6- to 11-year-olds. Sparkly glitter on the cover & the conclusion of the story enhances childrens excitement & enjoyment. Who has stolen the royal jewels? The royal procession cannot go ahead without them & young Princess Arabelle is not pleased! This was to have been her very first procession
- but why are the royal guards so reluctant to track down the thief? She soon learns that a dragon has taken the jewels because only a dragon loves treasure so much that he would steal from the royal family. The guards are reluctant to take on such a mighty beast but the Princess is not afraid! Follow Arabelle through royal chambers & out into the moonlit forest as saddles her horse & rides off to find the dragons cave in the side of the Magic Mountain. However when she comes face to face with the dragon the creature is not quite what she had been expecting... Young readers will love this thrilling tale & the detailed pop-up illustrations will take them right into the heart of the adventure.
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Jewels in the Crown provides an analysis of Tata's acquisition of Jaguar & Land Rover in 2008 & subsequent transformation of their fortunes written by an award-winning motoring writer. Ray Hutton goes behind the scenes to examine how Tata have not only returned the business to profit but also transformed the public image of these long-established British brands. At the time of the takeover both brands (once the crown jewels of the British motor industry) had been tarnished by a patchy reputation for quality & reliability. Tata bought a new approach to the business with fast decision-making & a solid sustainable long-term strategy. Factory efficiency was enhanced & a major export drive accompanied by a succession of carefully-positioned new models from the Jaguar XJ Saloon & F-Type sports car to the Evoque & the new lighter but more luxurious Range Rover flagship. The result was a remarkable change of fortunes. This book shows how it was done. ...