101 Wire Earrings

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Wire is the hottest trend in jewellery making, and 101 Wire Earrings gives wireworkers at all levels the information and inspiration to make innovative, stylish and contemporary earrings.|Wire is the hottest trend in jewellery making. 101 Wire Earrings gives wireworkers of all skill levels the information and inspiration to make innovative, stylish, and contemporary earrings. Following in the footsteps of Wire Style, author Denise Peck offers an inspiring selection of 101 stunning wire earrings from top designers. The clear instructions are enhanced by step-by-step photographs and the projects are broken into beginner, intermediate, and advanced categories. Included inside: Step by step instructions on how to make head pins and French ear wires Techniques for hammering and texturing wire Tricks to coil, spiral, harden, and straighten wire Definitions of the important elements that make up earrings, including headpins, jump rings, hoops, loops, coils, spirals, ear wires. With projects that are inexpensive and require minimal tools, this book is a must have for any jewellery or wire artist wanting to build their skills or be inspired by new ideas, beautiful materials and creative designs.

Denise Peck is a wire/metal jewelry artist, bestselling author or Wire Style (Interweave 2008) and the Editor-in-Chief of Step by Step Wire Jewelry, Senior Editor for Jewelry Artist and Projects Editor for Step by Step Beads. She is a metalsmith with a bench jeweler's certificate and makes and sells her own jewelry when she can find the time.

"All of the designs should be easy to accomplish, some in as little as 10 minutes." - Upper Midwest Bead Society Newsletter "I am not a huge fan of wire work. But after reading this book, I wanted to raid my husband's workshop so that I could get started making the earrings in this book." - About.com Guide to Beadwork "The first part of the books covers the basics of wire, the tools, and all the techniques you'll need to make all of the projects in the book. This section is excellent, with clear photos and well-written instructions" - Beading-Arts.com