When I was in my teens, one of my classmates took a dressmaking course. She always managed to whip up a dress the same day to wear at a party. She amazed us all with her speed. Well, making a piece of jewelry in 30 minutes is a lot more at least for me!
30-Minute Bracelets is the last one in the series which I received for review.The 60 projects all provide ample inspiration of what can be done with varied techniques and materials to come up with original designs.
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| Chain Mail Scales (leaf like components) bracelet by Vanessa Walilko |
Chain mail, metal work and mixed media hold sway in this particular book. One delightful project even linked black dressmaking sew-on snaps in a way reminiscent of Japanese chain mail weaving! It is a clever idea as the snaps at the ends are the clasp bits!
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| Sew-on Snaps bracelet by Karen J Lauseng |
The leather bracelets by Sunyoung Cheong below were outstanding. Simple yet bold. The double layered cuffs were adorned with either sterling silver strips or decorative brads.
The creativity of many of the featured designers was astounding. Plastic folders can be cut up, stamped and then riveted together to form a multi-layered bracelet.
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| Plastic bracelet by Aimee A Domash |
I also liked Nancy Wickman's novel approach to hardware fittings. She used brass compression sleeves like rings. These were connected up with balled up wire.
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| Hardware bracelet by Nancy Wickman |
Not everyone will like all the designs but every single one showed an innovative approach to design guaranteed to inspire people to think outside the box. The step by step instructions cover the basic techniques needed.
Disclosure Before You Go :
* includes free tutorials
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