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    Simple Beginnings: Beading: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Your Own Custom Jewelry
    Simple Beginnings: Beading: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Your Own Custom Jewelry
    Simple Beginnings: Beading: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Your Own Custom Jewelry
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    Simple Beginnings: Beading: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Your Own Custom Jewelry

    By Suzann Sladcik Wilson

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    Learning to make your own jewelry is easy with the step-by-step instructions in Simple Beginnings: Beading. Author Suzann Sladcik Wilson teaches you everything you need to know to bring out your inner jewelry designer. By learning about the different varieties of beads and becoming familiar with stringing materials, findings, and clasps, you'll soon discover there is no wrong way to design earrings, necklaces, and bracelets- only your way.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDesign Originals
    Release dateAug 1, 2014
    ISBN9781607651147
    Simple Beginnings: Beading: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Your Own Custom Jewelry
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    Suzann Sladcik Wilson

    Suzann Sladcik Wilson is the founder and CEO of Beadphoria, and a professional designer member of the Association for Creative Industries (Craft and Hobby Association). Suzann teaches jewelry making classes and has been published in Bead Style, Simply Beads magazine, Bead Trends, epatterns.com, and the books Four Seasons of Beading and Earrings, Earrings, Earrings!.

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      Book preview

      Simple Beginnings - Suzann Sladcik Wilson

      Those who say they are not creative are often the ones who end up with a life-long passion for beading. Why? Because they have learned the secret that so many talented jewelry makers know: Beading allows you to make a wearable work of art in a short amount of time, using the colors, materials, and textures you love. Don't be afraid to experiment and play with color combinations in brand-new ways. With beading, you are able to express your personal style and passion through jewelry. As you read this book, I will be with you every step of the way, encouraging your creativity and bringing out your inner jewelry designer.

      - Suzann Sladcik Wilson

      Blue Birds in Flight,

      page 68

      Dedication:

      This book is dedicated to my Father, William K. Sladcik. Thank you

      for giving me the gift of creativity and for helping my dreams

      come true. I love you!

      Thank you to the following independent local bead stores for their help with this book:

      Alya’s Originals, Illinois (www.aylasoriginals.com, 877-328-2952)

      The Bead Bucket/The Mother Bead, Wisconsin (www.themotherbead.com, 920-854-7047

      or 920-437-2821),

      Bodacious Beads, Illinois (www.BodaciousBeadschicago.com, 847-699-7959),

      and Izora’s Beads, Findings and Inspiration, Wisconsin (izorasbeads.com, 920-868-4222).

      Photography by Suzann Slakcik and William K. Sladcik.

      Special thanks to Euro Tool, Inc. for the use of the photos appearing on pages 13, 16, and 17.

      ISBN 978-1-57421-415-4

      eISBN 978-1-60765-114-7

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Wilson, Suzann Sladcik.

        Simple beginnings : beading / Suzann Sladcik Wilson.

            p. cm.

        Includes index.

        ISBN 978-1-57421-415-4 (pbk.)

        1. Jewelry making. 2. Beadwork. I. Title.

        TT212.W56 2012

        739.27--dc23

                  2011032431

      COPY PERMISSION - The written instructions, photographs, designs, patterns, and projects in this publication are intended for the personal use of the reader and may be reproduced for that purpose only. Any other use, especially commercial use, is forbidden under law without the written permission of the copyright holder. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information in this book is accurate. However, due to differing conditions, tools and individual skills, neither the author nor publisher can be responsible for any injuries, losses, and other damages which may result from the use of the information in this book.

      INFORMATION - All rights reserved. All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the artists concerned and no responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise, arising from the contents of this publication. Every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information supplied.

      WARNING: Due to the components used in this craft, children under 8 years of age should not have access to materials or supplies. Under rare circumstances components of products could cause serious or fatal injury. Neither Design Originals, Suzanne McNeill, the product manufacturer or the supplier is responsible.

      NOTE: The use of products and trademark names is for informational purposes only, with no intention of infringement upon those trademarks.

      © 2012 by Suzann Sladcik Wilson and Design Originals, www.d-originals.com, 800-457-9112, 1970 Broad Street, East Petersburg, PA 17520.

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      About the Author

      Author Suzann Sladcik Wilson.

      Photo by Alysa Correll Clark of Water Street Dreams.

      Joy is the theme that runs through all of Suzann Sladcik Wilson’s work. Whether she is designing an original piece of jewelry for a client, introducing a student to the joy of beading and jewelry design, or hosting or appearing as a guest on radio shows, her message is about empowerment through creativity and inspiration.

      For more than eighteen years, Wilson has been and continues to be a master in her field. Using only the highest quality materials of Swarovski crystals, Hill Tribe silver, artisan beads, and more, Wilson creates beauty and joy in the form of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and watches, and instructs her followers to do the same. In a time when many individuals are searching for something more, Wilson teaches all of her students how to maximize their minds, bodies, and spirits by using the power of jewelry design, coupled with the drive of their passions, to create and inspire.

      As an artist, author, educator, consultant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Wilson is as successful as she is busy. Her blogs, articles, and jewelry designs have appeared all over the web and in print.

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