Bead Simple : Essential Techniques for Making Jewelry Just the Way You Want It

Most beading books include a mix of patterns but call for very specific beads and materials. So if crafters don't like the beads used in the projects, or don't have them in hand, they won't enjoy the projects, no matter how beautiful they are. But Susan Beal has untangled this knotty problem. "Bead Simple "is the first work of its kind that offers stunning jewelry patterns that can be completely customized with a variety of beads and stringing materials. Based on simple, yet effective beading techniques, this strikingly illustrated pattern guide includes 50 glittering designs, each featuring two bold variations for a total of 150 projects that can easily be achieved with different materials or tweaks. With hot guest designers, including DIY Network's Jennifer Perkins and Megan Nicolay, author of the bestselling "Generation T," here is the one book that finally offers jewelers the versatility to let their unique personalities shine through.

A jewelry designer and writer, Susan Beal writes about art, craft, and fashion for CRAFT, Adorn, BUST, ReadyMade, Venus, www.getcrafty.com, and www.whipup.net, among others. She blogs daily at westcoastcrafty.com. Susan's jewelry is sold nationwide in shops and galleries as well as on her website, susanstars.com. Her work has been featured in fashion shows in New York, Portland , and San Francisco, and she has appeared on the DIY Network shows "Uncommon Threads" and "Craft Lab." She co-wrote Super Crafty: 75 Amazing How-To Projects and has contributed to Tease, Get Crafty, Making Stuff, Offbeat Bride, and The Crafter Culture Handbook.