Rejuvenated Jewels: New Designs from Vintage Treasures ReviewsPosted by admin on October 21st, 2011
Rejuvenated Jewels: New Designs from Vintage Treasures
Learn where to find fabulous vintage jewelry, beads, and artifacts—and how to create stunning one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces using these amazing finds—with Rejuvenated Jewels! Rhinestone beads and clasps, mercury glass beads, oxidized metal chains, rosary beads, tiny book charms and more are retooled into fabulous statement pieces with Victorian and steampunk influences that can be worn every day.
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October 21st, 2011 at 9:47 am
LUSH!,
Like one perfect decadent chocolate truffle in a little gold box, this book luscious, rich, heavenly and make you want to savor every little bit!
Rejuvenated Jewels, is a book you will be reaching for again and again, not only to drool over the creations but to get inspiration from them as well. In the into the author wrote “A friend asked me what did I want to share with my readers ? Did I want this book to teach people how to wire wrap? No. Did I want this book to teach people to use their creativity, to not be afraid to take chances and to believe in themselves? YES!” And that is what this book does.
The instructions are written clearly to help beginners enough to get through the projects but also keep the experienced jewelrymakers inspired as well. Because all of the projects use vintage pieces, you probably won’t be able to do an exact replica of any project. Fear not, Amy offers places to search for treasures as well as alternative material suggestions if you can’t find the exact item she uses in a project.
This is a gorgeous and inspiring book for jewelry makers who love vintage and using antique/vintage supplies.
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|October 21st, 2011 at 10:40 am
Deconstructing jewelry and making new ones…,
I bought this book recently and enjoyed reading it very much. I placed “post-its” on so many pages in this book, because the ideas can be used in so many different ways.
For example, there are many necklaces shown, that have double & triple “connectors” which are made by using vintage jewelry pieces, via pearls, old rhinestones, old broken rosaries, etc…. Another example are the author’s use of clasps. In the book, the author shows how to turn an older pin clasp into a necklace clasp, and then she will add another piece from yet another old jewelry piece, to make yet another necklace connector. It’s hard for me to describe the author’s “style” by just writing this review, because a person really needs to see the photos and read the authors’ directions in order to fully understand the author’s process and her ideas.
Anyhow, I call the author’s method of jewelry-making, as a form of “deconstructing” because she uses vintage photos,ribbons,pins,rosaries (etc) and transforms them into something else, by taking the older pieces apart & re-building them. Very creatively so! Also, it’s important to note that the author’s pieces are often made to look even older, by oxidizing the metals. Thus, the author’s jewelry does not look like something that can be bought at a modern store. The pieces in this book often look like older family heirlooms.
Anyhow, the author’s jewelry ends up looking very “old fashioned” in the end, so if a reader is looking for a book on making “newer-looking” jewelry, then this book may not be it for them.
In a nutshell, this book is not a basic BEADING BOOK,like so many BEADING BOOKS out there. “Rejuvenated Jewels” is more than just being about BEADING; it’s about giving a new life to old jewelry and old ideas & transforming them into UNIQUE products. No two pieces will ever look alike, because each person that reads this book will transform their own old jewelry into a new creation.
So, if you are the type of person that loves “old” things, or vintage jewelry, or very unusual pieces that are transformed from vintage trinkets and findings, then this book will please!
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|October 21st, 2011 at 10:45 am
Solid,
the book is as solid as the jewels shes using
the book is clear, yet detailed in creating your own pieces
my collection is in fact rejuvenated and i strongly recommend it
great find!
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