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Book Review: The Art of Beaded Beads

by Cyndi Lavin

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The Art of Beaded Beads

I like the projects in this book, but I have to warn you that they are, for the most part, very basic. If you’ve already had a lot of experience making beaded beads, this is probably not the book for you unless you’re just looking for refresher. Additionally, the gallery work is very beautiful, and quite inspiring, perhaps moreso than some of the featured projects.

However, I have not made a lot of beaded beads, so I had some fun with it! Wanna see my first baby attempts? Warning: they’re pretty sad!

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I’m actually pretty happy with my twirly bead :-)

Have you seen the book? Do you like it?

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Posted in Bead Weaving, Book Reviews, Wearable Art on June 18th, 2007

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