Mixed Media Book Reviews

Leather Jewelry: 30 Contemporary Projects by Nathalie Mornu shows how simple it can be to make fun and funky jewelry using leather and an assortment of hand-tools.

Take a tour of jewelry designer Sherri Haab's studio and learn about her design process in her book Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations: Techniques and Designs from the Artist's Studio.

Plastic, rubber, metal and more are covered in this technique-heavy jewelry that examines contemporary jewelry making.

Enchanted Adornments is a mixed media book written by Cynthia Thornton covers a mixture of metal clay, wire, resin, and more.

Mix it up with your jewelry making. These books will help you think outside of the box.

Beyond the Bead: Making Jewelry with Unexpected Finds by Margot Potter is a mixed-media feast for jewelry makers who are ready to move their skills beyond bead stringing.

Fabulous Fabric Beads: Create Custom Beads and Art Jewelry by Kristal Wick focuses on using fibers to form beads, thus possibly appealing to fiber lovers, beaders, and mixed media jewelry makers.

A Charming Exchange: 25 Jewelry Projects to Create and Share by Kelly Snelling and Ruth Rae is full of wonderful jewelry designs for the mixed-media artist.

Custom Cool Jewelry: Create 200+ Personalized Pendants, Charms, and Clasps by Melinda Barta takes a crafting approach to make parts and pieces for your jewelry making needs.

Jennifer Perkins has a fun-loving spirit when it comes to jewelry design and it shows in her book The Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girl's Guide to Handmade Jewelry.

In The Impatient Beader Gets Inspired by Margot Potter this crafty beader takes us on another trip through her jewelry making mind while she concentrates on inspiration.

Margot Potter covers all that glitters and sparkles in this book of jewelry and fashion related projects, Sparkletastic: Dazzling Jewelry and Fashion Projects for the Discriminating Diva.

Sherri Haab uncovers the secrets of making resin jewelry in her book, The Art of Resin Jewelry.

Jewelry makers enjoy making jewelry and collecting books about the art they enjoy. Here are some tips to help you build up your own personal jewelry making library.

Amulets and Talismans: Simple Techniques for Creating Meaningful Jewelry by Robert Dancik takes an artistic and mystic approach to designing jewelry.

The Jewelry Architect: Techniques and Projects for Mixed-Media Jewelry

Ring a Day: 700 Photos from a 365 Day Jewelry Challenge by Marthe Le Van primarily showcases metal rings but really has a large range of materials that provide some unique ring designs.

Learn the secrets of 10 well-known flamework artists in The Penland Book of Glass: Master Classes in Flamework Techniques.

This book covers the use of resin clay to make all kinds of jewelry from cuff bracelets to pendants.