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1) Beaded Jewelry: Stringing Techniques: Skills, Tools, and Materials for Making Handcrafted Jewelry
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Create beaded necklaces, bracelets, and other jewelry with a professional look and finish. This delightful beginner's guide presents step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations that walk you through the basics of making beaded jewelry. You'll learn how to use various pliers, crimpers, and wire cutters, and choose the perfect beads and string for your projects. In no time at all, you'll be stringing together your own pieces, complete with clasps,...
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Uno mismo y en su casa puede realizar esplendidas joyas y bisutería; sólo se necesita comprar los materiales y las herramientas más sencillas.
* En esta guía encontrará los consejos prácticos necesarios para preparar una pequeña mesa de trabajo, para conseguir los materiales necesarios y no demasiado costosos y también muchas ideas para realizar.
* Aprenderá las técnicas básicas, algunos refinamientos y muchos secretos.
* Podrá realizar...
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Add dimension and luster to your projects-from sewing to jewelry making to mixed-media art-with tiny, shiny treasures.
Inspired by the magic of beads, buttons, and charms, experienced teacher Christen Brown shares eight stunning beadwork projects including brooches, bracelets, and wall hangings.
This helpful visual guide to 125 bead-embroidered and bead-woven stitches categorizes each stitch by style, with a second alphabetical index included-and...
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Get crafty wherever you go with this treasure trove of fun, family-friendly projects from friendship bracelets to tie-dye, bead crafts, and much more!
Inspired by the classic crafts of summer camp, Vacation Crafting provides more than one hundred fifty child-friendly projects for girls and boys ages 4 to 12. Kids will learn to make friendship bracelets, woven potholders, pony bead animals, plastic lanyards, wire art, rubber band jewelry, foam crafts,...
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Le diamant, tout le monde connaît, ou du moins, croit connaître. Le diamant, tout le monde aime, comme l'a une fois de plus prouvé l'éclatant succès de l'exposition Diamants. Au cœur de la Terre, au cœur des étoiles, au cœur du pouvoir qui s'est tenue du 10 mars au 31 juillet 2001...
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Reconnue mondialement pour la qualité et la fiabilité incomparable de ses publications, Encyclopaedia Universalis...
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Le Dictionnaire des Pierres précieuses fines et ornementales parcourt, en une centaine d'articles empruntés à l'Encyclopaedia Universalis, un vaste domaine o les arts décoratifs et l'industrie s'entrecroisent sur un solide fond de sciences de la Terre. Classés alphabétiquement d'Agate à Zircon, en passant par les gemmes les plus précieuses ou les plus exotiques, ces textes denses et précis rendent compte de minéraux qui fascinent parce qu'ils...
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Buying a diamond can be one of the most important and intimidating purchases you ever make. Whether you're getting engaged or buying for an anniversary, investment or "just because," How to Buy a Diamond will take the pressure and uncertainty out of getting the best diamond for your money.
Newly revised and updated, How to Buy a Diamond is the only book on the market to include wholesalers' secret pricing charts that you, the public, never get to...
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Learn the essentials of Asian gemstones with this useful and portable reference book. Gemstones, both mythical and real, are deeply embedded in the arts, religions and cultures of Asia. This handy pocket guide provides an excellent introduction to the full range of superb gemstones mined and processed in the region, their physical characteristics, historical importance and countries of origin. Stunning color photographs and informative text by noted...
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Du 21 octobre 2005 au 16 janvier 2006, le Louvre a accueilli, sous l'intitulé Trésors antiques, des Bijoux de la collection Campana (catalogue par F. Gaultier et C. Metzger, commissaires de l'exposition, Musée du Louvre Éditions-5 Continents Éditions, Paris-Milan, 2005)...
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Reconnue mondialement pour la qualité et la fiabilité incomparable de ses publications, Encyclopaedia Universalis met la connaissance...
10) Gemstone Tumbling, Cutting, Drilling & Cabochon Making: A Simple Guide to Finishing Rough Stones
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Gemstones are naturally beautiful, but you can make them glisten and shine. This beginner's guide covers all the techniques you need to know: tumbling, cutting, face polishing and more. By following the authors' simple approach, you'll create finished stones worthy of displaying, selling or making into jewelry.
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• pertains to a wide range of popular gemstones, from agates to turquoise
• prevents frustration, with detailed photos and...
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As the owner of one of the world's most elaborate sea glass collections, Mary Beth Beuke gets to talk about these prized ocean gems on a daily basis. Unfortunately, with each passing day, sea glass becomes more and more difficult to find, making the hunt more of a challenge to the seeker-especially one with limited experience in sea glass hunting. There are several reasons why the hunt is so important to the sea glass seeker. Some find their Zen moments...
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