by Cynthia Thornton (Author)
Enter the fantasy fairytale world of Green Girl Studios, where every charm has a story and each piece of jewelry is filled with magic. Presented in the style of an artist's journal, Jewelry artist Cynthia Thornton combines her love of storytelling with a wide variety of innovative jewelry techniques in this book meant to teach unexpected ways to create unique pieces infused with personal meaning. Presented in the style of an artist's journal, the book includes watercolor illustrations and enchanting design sketches by the author and is richly infused with quotes, tips and tricks. Discover the secrets behind new and innovative techniques for creating mixed-media jewelry with resin, PMC, polymer clay, wire, and more. Learn Cynthia's signature techniques for mold-making and stone setting, bead making with polymer clay and PMC, and creating your own custom jewelry components from resin pendants to PMC clasps. All basic techniques are accompanied with step-by-step photography. Following the technique section, engage with 20+ projects ranging from the delightfully simple to exquisitely ornate. Along the way gain valuable insight into Cynthia's design process for giving each piece of jewelry its own magic and resonance. Each project will feature its own fairytale introduction and project instructions will be illustrated by Cynthia.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: Interweave
Published: 08 Oct 2009
ISBN 10: 1596681578
ISBN 13: 9781596681576
Dec 09
Cynthia Thornton is a bit of an alchemist when it comes to making jewelry, transforming polymer clay and resin into brilliant beads in shades of sea foam, shrinking plastic into butterfly wings and precious metal clay into exquisite faery charms. With the magical sketches and watercolor illustrations of mystical flora and fauna, tales of dragons and other fantastical creatures, a list of universal symbols and, of course, gorgeous jewelry projects in this book, you'll be inspired to create 20 unique pieces infused with meaning. From an owl ojime pendant with cabachon eyes to faery earrings and a necklace embellished with charms that look like delicate gossamer wings, these enchanted adornments will surely infuse your life with magic.
* Crafter's Choice *