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PRETTY LITTLE THINGS
Sally Jean
Alexander
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This is one of the best books I have ever seen on
soldered jewellery. Sally Jean has built up her business over many
years, every piece made by hand. So she really does know what she is
talking about!
Sally Jean uses vintage ephemera in a collage style to
create unique pieces of jewellery - from bottle caps, crystal
chandeliers, laboratory slides, glass nuggets ... and deals very
thoroughly with the practical side: how to cut glass safely, the best
ways to solder, the best materials to use.
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Sally Jean doesn't just make jewellery though: she is
also a very talented collage artist and leads you through a How To
Collage project with step-by-step photographs so that you can create
your own unique pieces. Wonderful for those inhibited or unsure of
this medium.
You might also feel the urge to create a tiara (for a
wedding, a party, for fun) and Sally Jean is your woman! She's also
the one to turn to if you want to make your own whimsical lumieres,
whether one little house or a whole village. Or what about a
full-sized doll's house (for yourself, a niece or daughter?) and the
furniture to go in it?
With full-colour photographs throughout, this book is
brimming with ideas, from little trinkets to prettify your home such
as a pendant vase, wall pieces and little gifties (3D pendants filled
with memorabilia; a fabulous pen with silk flowers attached). Look at
the photos of her studio for inspiration
(this
lady has immaculate taste. I want her studio, I want her stuff, I want
her life! - well, her studio anyway.)
After all, why should your everyday life be humdrum or
boring: surround yourself with beautiful things, and life itself will
feel more beautiful. Come home after a hard day and see how your
spirits will soar!
Art dolls; shrines; jewellery: pendants, pins or
brooches; photo frames mirrors; Christmas ornaments; vases - Sally
Jean shows how to make all these, and I am sure you'll be inspired to
try these projects too.
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