Beautiful Bracelets By Hand : Seventy Five One-of-a-Kind Baubles, Bangles and Other Wrist Adornments You Can Make At Home

One-of-a-Kind Bracelets You Can Make At Home

Take your outfit and crafting up a notch with attention-grabbing bracelets inspired by one of the hottest and most fashionable jewelry lines in the country.

Jade Gedeon, owner of We Dream in Colour, offers seventy-five of her favorite designs, and gives readers all the secrets for making talk-of-the-town adornments. With so many different materials and methods to choose from, you'll have multiple artistic, unique and vintage-looking bracelets to add to your collection. Plus, you don't need to be crafty to make these pieces; you just need to have a desire to look fashionable. Materials include beads, chain, cord, fabric, leather, metal, plastic and wood so you can convey a multitude of looks and feels. What's more—all materials and tools can easily be found at local craft stores and hardware shops, so there's no fuss to the great fashion.

With this bracelet-making guide, you'll master the art of crafting your own jewelry and have pieces that you'll cherish for a lifetime.

“Beautiful Bracelets by Hand combines Jade's perfect eye for fashionable, and yet timeless designs, with her knowhow about making jewelry by hand. This opus is beautifully illustrated and cleverly composed. It offers a multitude of step-by-step projects to create your own bracelets, not the ‘crafty' kind but superb and stylish numbers that your friends and family will eye with envy. I cannot recommend this book enough.” —Olivier Dupon, author of The New Artisans, The New Jewelers, The New Pâtissiers and Floral Contemporary

“I love We Dream In Colour's sensibility. They incorporate crafty, homespun charm into pieces that feel fresh and modern. The finishes and patinas also add a unique vintage vibe I love!” —Jasmine Chang, Fashion Director, Good Housekeeping

“Jade possesses that rare talent of injecting her designs with a feeling of sweet nostalgia, and is able to infuse the perfect balance of the old and the new in her thoughtful designs.” —Justina Blakeney, designer, blogger and author