Be Bold Jewelry REVIEWS turns 1 year old this month!
I can hardly believe that a whole year has passed since I started working on this project. It continues to be a labor of love. I hope you all have enjoyed reading the reviews and exploring all the free forums and pattern sites as much as I’ve enjoyed writing and posting them.
Sincerely,
MeganG
Instruction Quality: 1/4
Photo/Illustrations: 1/3
Projects: 3/3
Techniques Covered: Beadweaving, stringing, use of findings
Recommended For: Intermediate and Advanced beadweavers who like ultra-feminine jewelry.
Comments: I’ll start with the good. The projects in the book are great. They are lovely, elegant, and very feminine. I love that all 17 projects are unique. Too often jewelry books have 4 real ideas, but 5 variations of each of them. There is a great variety of technique used. Many of the stitches that have been gaining greater popularity in recent years are there: RAW, ndeble/herringbone, beading cabochons.
Also good: the photography of the jewelry. You will have no problems getting inspired here. The jewelry looks great. You can see all of it; no creative blurring of half a necklace in the background. There is also a resource guide in the back that provides a list of suppliers. However, some of these suppliers are wholesale only. Now that over a year has passed since this book came out, there is the ever increasing possibility that they will no longer carry all the supplies.
I really, really wish I could love this book. Because it is beautiful. At first glance I thought, “Wow, this looks fantastic.” Then I started getting into the nitty-gritty of the instructions and suddenly things weren’t looking quite so rosy.
