BellaOnline Jewelry Making Shop
The Jewelry Making Shop contains brief descriptions and links to each of the books and products Chris has reviewed. New items are added each month. (Links to resources for purchasing these items are included in the review articles.)
| Jewelry Making Books, eBooks and Magazines: | |
 | Beaded Weddings - Jean Campbell Save money and have a truly custom wedding by making your own beaded invitations, decorations, jewelry, and accessories. This book will show you how. |
 | Jewelry Studio - Silver Wire Fusing - Liz Jones This is an excellent book to help you get started making fused fine-silver jewelry and components. |
 | Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads - Stephanie Sersich Learn how to make artist Stephanie Sersich's fringy glass-bead bracelets, and much more! |
 | Crochet Jewelry - 40 Beautiful and Unique Designs - Waejong Kim and Anna Pulvermakher This fabulous book will help you learn (or brush-up on) crochet and inspire you to use more of it in your jewelry designs. Read the full review of Crochet Jewelry - 40 Beautiful and Unique Designs |
 | Create Jewelry - Pearls - Luxurious Designs to Make and Wear - Marlene Blessing & Jamie Hogsett If you're looking for inspirational, contemporary pearl jewelry designs, this book can be of help. It's part of a series of jewelry making titles published by Interweave Press, the editors of Beadwork magazine. Read the full review of Create Jewelry - Pearls - Luxurious Designs to Make and Wear |
 | Wire Jewellery - 25 Crochet and Knit Wire Designs to Make - Kate Pullen Author and metalsmith Kate Pullen provides step-by-step instructions for 25 original jewelry projects that you can crochet and knit using wire instead of yarn. Read the full review of Wire Jewellery - 25 Crochet and Knit Wire Designs to Make |
 | Jewelry Arts & Lapidary Journal Magazine - Interweave Press Lapidary Journal has changed a lot over its 60-year history, but it still may be the most popular jewelry making and gemstone magazine. Find out whether a subscription to this monthly publication is right for you. |
| Getting Started Making Metal Jewelry - Mark Lareau Mark Lareau demystifies some basic metal jewelry fabrication techniques. This is a simple and effective introduction to metalwork for beginners. Read the full review of Getting Started Making Metal Jewelry |
 | Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry - Viki Lareau Attempting to turn a jewelry-making hobby into a successful business can be a difficult and frustrating experience. Author Viki Lareau does a great job sharing her step-by-step approach for making your jewelry business dreams come true. Read the full review of Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry |
 | The Art of Resin Jewelry - Sherri Haab Author Sherri Haab demystifies the use of resin in handcrafted jewelry making. Learn how easy it is to create your own coated, molded, or formed resin jewelry at home. |
 | Ultimate Guide to Your Profitable Jewelry Booth - Rena Klingenberg In this helpful eBook, author Rena Klingenberg helps you prepare, set up, and manage a successful jewelry vendor booth for shows, fairs, or festivals. Read the full review of Ultimate Guide to Your Profitable Jewelry Booth |
 | Making Colorful Wire & Beaded Jewelry - Linda Jones This well-done book by Linda Jones can help you get started making jewelry with beads and wire. Read the full review of Making Colorful Wire & Beaded Jewelry |
 | Making the Most of Your Flex-shaft - Karen Christians Finally - an up-to-date book with information to help you buy, maintain, and use a flex-shaft! Use this book to sort through all the varieties of attachments and accessories for your power rotary machine, and learn some tips and tricks from the true experts. It's a little more expensive than most books of its size, but if you use a flex-shaft (or want to), you'll probably find that it's worth its weight in retail price. Read the full review of the Making the Most of Your Flex-shaft |
| The Bead Directory - Elise Mann This handy manual can help you make the right decisions when shopping for beads. It contains lots of full-color pictures of the most common types, shapes, and materials of beads and findings on the market, and provides detailed information on the size, weight, relative price, and more in depth information on each. |
Trashmash DIY Bangles eBook - Donna Grimstvedt Donna's Trashmash material can easily be made at home from items you would normally throw away. Learn how to create unique, lightweight bangles and other jewelry inspired by the garden-art material hypertufa. | |
 | Simple Lace and Other Beaded Jewelry Patterns - Mary Ellen Harte If you're interested in learning how to create fun and feminine jewelry using seed beads and thread, the big, clear illustrations and easy projects in this book will get you going. |
Advanced Beadwork - Ruth F. Poris This book covers all the time-tested, standard techniques for creating all types of bead jewelry. Beginners will find it useful for getting started, and even pros will refer to it from time to time as a reference. | |
Jewelry Making Products: | |
 | The Bead Spinner My review of The Bead Spinner, which can save you time stringing beads with thread or wire, plus some tips for getting the best bead-spinning results. |
 | Jewel School Basic Wire Wrapping DVD Kit The first DVD in Jewelry Television's Jewel School series shows you how to make beautiful, high-quality, wire-wrapped rock and cabochon pendants and charms. The optional kit contains all the tools and supplies you'll need to get started. Read the full review of Jewel School Basic Wire Wrapping DVD Kit |
 | The EZ Bracelet Sizer The EZ Bracelet Sizer can help you make beaded bracelets that fit properly, no matter how large or small their beads are. |
 | The Cloud Dome The Cloud Dome solves many of the problems you'll encounter when digitally photographing your jewelry designs. |
Swanstrom Wire Looping Pliers Swanstrom Wire Looping Pliers take the guesswork out of creating consistent wire-wrap loops for wire jewelry, but they may not be right for you. | |
If you're just getting started making jewelry, or if you'd like a handy reference guide to help you with your craft, pick up a copy of Chris's own book, Teach Yourself Visually: Jewelry Making & Beading:
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