Explore two popular trends: wireworking and eBooks! With the Totally Twisted easy-to-download eBook, you’ll discover wireworking, one of the hottest trends in jewelry. However, all-wire jewelry can be monochromatic and the cost of silver may put all-silver-wire jewelry out of the reach of many. Wire and lampwork artist Kerry Bogert creates her signature colorful wire jewelry by combining sterling silver and colored wire with glass beads to add a pop of color in designs from elegant to whimsical.
Although in the past colored wire has been considered less sophisticated, Totally Twisted shows you how to use colored wire for a high-end look. In addition to her signature lampwork beads, Kerry uses Czech and other glass beads to show how glass and wire can be combined to great effect.
Accompanying the designs for earrings, bracelets, and necklaces, Totally Twisted includes wirework tips and tricks to make wirework easier and more successful. Learn how to make your own clasps and wire components along with techniques from coiling to wire wrapping all shown in clear step-by-step photography. A master of color in jewelry, Kerry also shares her design tips for exploring color in jewelry design, plus gives project variation ideas to show how changing the colors in the same design can completely transform a piece. Take your wireworking to new levels with the Totally Twisted eBook!
Introduction
The Basics
Materials
Tools
Techniques
Conquering the Color Wheel
The Projects
BANG Gals
Butterfly
Cagey
Catching a Wave
Chunky Monkey
Cluster Pendant
Delightful
Doodads
Squiggle Wiggle
Fantasticness
Taken for a Whirl
Drip Drip Drops
Lasso
Framed
Split Personality
Scrollirific
Refined
Pretending
Flying Trapeze
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Timeless
The Eyes Have It
Twirl-A-Gig
Unhinged
Beadmakers
Resources
Index
Kerry Bogert is a jewelry maker with a focus in glass and wire. She has written articles for more than a dozen trade publications and contributed designs to five books, including Wire Style 1 and 2, Chain Style, 101 Wire Earrings (Interweave), and Creative Beading Vol. 4. She lives in upstate New York.
'Takes you on an amazing step-by-step journey for learning to combine interesting wirework with the beauty of colorful lampwork beads' –The Detroit News
'The step-by-step directions and great photography make this a good choice for all ability levels.' –Austin American-Statesman
'I'm confident that I could tackle the projects in this book after reading the how-tos in the opening chapters.'–CanadianLiving.com
'This book is delightful to view and filled with interesting new techniques and meticulous approaches to the familiar... this is one of those books you'll want to have in your studio to keep referencing. It's a fun read too.'–Margot Potter, The Impatient Crafter ™
'Kerry's book has been such a helpful resource... I think you'll find that too. From simple things like reminding us to file the flush-cut ends of wire, to challenging us with advanced wire techniques-there really is something for everyone in this book!' –Cindy Wimmer, Sweet Bead Studio
'Now here’s something you don’t see every day: an array of bright and bold wirework jewelry projects fashioned out of art glass beads and wire coils in every color of the rainbow, great ideas for using spirals in unexpected ways (including as an added decorative element to ear wires), even instructions for fashioning beads out of colored wire.'–Crafter's Choice Book Club
'Kerry has a natural eye for color but understands not everyone does. The photos throughout the book are fantastic and the explanation is clear, just like Kerry is sitting next to you.'–Barbe Saint John, Jewelry Making Editor, CraftGossip.com
'Many of the methods she uses may be familiar to most of us but she has her own "twist" on how to approach them. Kerry Bogert's book is a testament to her obvious belief in experimenting and having fun while doing it.'–Tammy Powley, About.com Guide to Jewelry Making
'Incorporating big, honkin' glass beads with wire can be a challenge. But Kerry does so in ways that make it look effortless. Get this book whether you're a newbie or a pro. It'll make you smile!'–Jean Campbell, former editor, Beadwork magazine
'This fresh approach to design shows jewelry artists the secret to combining sterling silver wire with colored wire and glass beads to produce high-end looks. The clear instructions and excellent photography make recreating these designs a snap.'–MonstersandCritics.com