Jewelry Making & Beading For Dummies by Heather Dismore (2004, Paperback)

I LOVE thwe "Dummies" books anyway, so I took a chance on this one.

Even though I have a jewelry shop online- I wonderded about this book when I saw it on Ebay.

What a great book- Perfect for beginners as well as the "seasoned" jewelry artisan.
It has so much information on so many areas of making jewery!
From the basics about bead sizes and what tools you might need and wire work basics like wrapping a loop or making connectors on beads and pendants to the more advanced areas of seting up a business and selling your jewelry in different ways.
It even tells you how to set up and do a children's beading party!

Even though I have been making and selling jewelry for years this book puts all kinds of information together in one guide for you to refer to.

I HIGHLY reccomend this book to everyone starting out beading- and to those who want a quick guide to refer to when you are stuck for ideas!

Joanne Stow Boyington
Jewelry Artisan
Jewelry By Joanne on Rubylane.com

This is a GREAT book for any do-it-yourselfer wanting to learn how to make jewelry. It has it all- necklaces, bracelets, earings, wire-wrapping and more. Also, the author has a sense of humor which makes it an entertaining learning experience. I have used ideas from this book to create my own one-of-a-kind pieces.

This book is a very easy overall guide you need for jewelry making, selling, and purchasing supplies. You don't have to read the whole book, you can start where ever you like which is super convienient. This book gives you ideas on how to get inspiration, basic jewelry instructions, product information, and how to set up your selling space; whether it be online or a home show or even a trunk show. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book, not only for beginners but for anyone who plans to make some money off of their pieces.

I bought this book because it was written for me The Dummy with fun and humor added.Every day I improve my skills and knowledge. It shows you how easy and fun beading can be. Easy to follow instructions with lots of pictures, ABook you will return to over and over again.
And if you sell one piece of jewelry you can pay for the book or if you make your own what you save on your jewelry could pay for the book.

I purchased this book when I first decided to start making handbeaded jewelry to sell on ebay. I thought the book would be easy to understnad and to be able to follow the instructions, but with the way the book is laid out, it is hard to understand some of what the instructions are trying to tell you. It doesn't have alot of detailed pictures which most new beaders need to follow instructions by. I feel that you have to already know a little about beading to get the full benefits from this book. I DO NOT recommend this book to someone who is just starting to learn how to bead and make jewelry.