Exploring Metal Jewelry: Wire Wrap, Rivet, Stamp & Forge Your Way to Beautiful Jewelry

Tracy Stanley has been teaching beading, wire, and metal working techniques for over twenty-five years. She has taught classes at bead stores from Alaska to Florida and at the major bead and wire shows around the country. Fusion Beads is the store she teaches at when home in the Pacific Northwest. Tracy has coauthored a book titled Making Wire &Bead Jewelry. Check out Tracy's blog for upcoming classes and other news at Tracystanleywireandmetalarts.blogspot.com.

Amazing metal jewelry--no torch required! Create metal earrings, bracelets, pendants, and necklaces without the use of torches or flames! Exploring Metal Jewelry is your introduction to wire wrapping, rivets, and metal forming--all you need to create jewelry piece you'll love. Jewelry instructor, author, and self-described "low-tech" metalworker Tracy Stanley will guide you through the techniques and tools you need to confidently create your own custom pieces. Then, you'll put your new skills to work with 18 pieces sure to take your jewelry collection to the next level. From the To the Moon and Back Bracelet to Falling Leaf Earrings to the Woven in Time Bangle and the Blossoming Bell Pendant, Stanley will encourage you to explore your inner low-tech artist, finding your own look in each piece you create. The fun of these projects is the journey--you don't have to know exactly how your piece will look at the end. It's all about Exploring Metal Jewelry!