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Arts & Crafts Books and Resources

This guide is intended to help you find books and other materials to assist your creative inspiration! It was also created with the beginner in mind and we have highlighted many beginner books and matched various crafts with Creativebug classes. Creativeb

Metal Jewelry

In Wire Wrap Basics, learn how to create your own charms with gems, wire and basic jewelry tools. Alix Bluh will teach you three different kinds of wire wrapping in this workshop that you can then apply to personalize your own jewelry creations.


 

Beaded Jewelry

This beaded “ribbon” necklace builds on basic bead-weaving skills. You’ll learn an even count peyote stitch and several embellishment designs that you can use to create this necklace or apply to other beading projects. You’ll learn all of these techniques, plus how to make a bead “soup” and anchor your threads so all your precious work stays secure.