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Bead on a Wire Book by Sharilyn Miller

When it comes to designing jewelry, the journey is the destination. So go for it: Be creative, be patient, take your time, take lots of notes while you work out new designs and embrace your mistakes. It's all part of the journey, and it starts right here. Sharilyn Miller -- Bead on a Wire

I have just found my new FAVORITE book! Bead on a Wire by Sharilyn Miller is a book that has to be left on your coffee table; you'll look through it over and over again. The jewelry is absolutely gorgeous as is the photography that was done by Sylvia Bissonnette. In the new book Sharilyn has covered a diverse selection of jewelry designs to help stimulate the imagination and take you to a new level. Gone are the lackluster and mundane pieces that are flooding the market today, you'll be destined to create extraordinary works of wearable art after following some of the simple, step by step instructions. Sharilyn encourages you to incorporate the techniques taught in her book along with your own creative style to transform your piece into something of beauty. She gives you the tools, the techniques and the suppliers to accomplish this. I would consider this book to be for the beginner to advances wire jewelry designer; it offers many tips and techniques for the novice, plus techniques and design ideas for the advanced.

Topics Covered in Bead on a Wire

Jewelry Tool Kit - Lists the essential tools and materials
Techniques - The fundamentals of making wire jewelry
Design Tips
Projects - 20 Unique jewelry projects
Resources - Suppliers, Publications
Artificially Aging Jewelry - Oxidizing
Metric Conversion Chart

Here is what others are saying about the book:

Love it- It is a really good book with lots of ideas, I'm very happy with it!! It really is inspiring, I love her work & the pictures are great! Thanks for the tip on the book too ;0) Sara - Sara Nolte Designs http://www.saranoltedesigns.com/

I just got my book in the mail today Lisa and WOW - is it ever amazing. I'm pretty good with wire work so I was worried that it would be "one of those books" but it is so not! It has so many cool techniques and explains everything so clearly. The pictures are amazing and the projects are fun and nice to look at. I might have to attempt a few of these on my days off! The best $20 I've spent in a long time.

Kellie - Belle Bijoux Designs http://www.bellebijouxdesigns.com/

Finally received my book! Well worth the wait. Best book I've ever bought on wire except for the Sinclair books.

Suzy - Beads and Baubles http://www.beadsandbaublesny.com

To purchase:

To get your signed copy of Bead on a Wire, e-mail Sharilyn directly.

Take a live workshop with Sharilyn Miller:

Workshops held at The Bead Station in Lake Forest, California
(For information, call The Bead Station at (949) 859-2323; e-mail: beadstn@sbcglobal.net):

Workshop Schedule

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