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Costume jewelry truly is an art form and imaginative designers have crafted various materials and stones into expressions of both the culture and customs of their time. Collectors will learn how to identitfy pieces and styles through the inforamtive text and treasure trove of jewelry from various periods., Jewelry has always been an appreciated art form, a necessary adornment-a defining fashionable element in uniform wardrobe dressing. Originally created to mimic genuine jewelry worn by the upper class, a fad item able to be affordably renewed with each season, a new found appreciation for costume jewelry is emerging as a work of art-brilliant, beautiful, and highly collectible. A must-have for collectors and fashion lovers, this book showcases the beautiful, elegant, whimsical, and figural of costume jewelry-all in full-color. Gorgeous pins, necklaces, brooches, bracelets and bangles, earrings, and rings, both signed and unsigned treasures are displayed in more than 500 breathtaking photographs., Jewelry has always been an appreciated art form, a necessary adornmenta defining fashionable element in uniform wardrobe dressing. Originally created to mimic genuine jewelry worn by the upper class, a fad item able to be affordably renewed with each season, a new found appreciation for costume jewelry is emerging as a work of artbrilliant, beautiful, and highly collectible. A must-have for collectors and fashion lovers, this book showcases the beautiful, elegant, whimsical, and figural of costume jewelryall in full-color. Gorgeous pins, necklaces, brooches, bracelets and bangles, earrings, and rings, both signed and unsigned treasures are displayed in more than 500 breathtaking photographs.

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No website, including the Kovels'™ own, has this information.This book explores a fascinating range of the jewels and "objets d'art" crafted in St.Sophie Arzalier is a jewelry maker who lives in France.Everyone loves Christmas and this book really has Christmas covered It represents amazing value, comprising 100 beautiful Christmas projects from some of our best-selling authors.It includes 10 large spreads that fold out, readers can enjoy a grand, immersive coloring experience that sets our book apart from others on the market.Experience the culture and beauty of Southeast Asia while setting your imagination free with designs on thick watercolor paper - perforated and one-sided so readers can tear them out to display.Travel to tropical palm-lined beaches, picturesque soaring mountains and hidden temples in the lush jungle as you color to escape the stresses of modern life and experience the culture and beauty of Southeast Asia.And in addition to the simplicity is the value--each project costs just a little more than a dollar.This revised and expanded, lighter edition is decked out with more than 1,200images of accessories for Barbie, Skipper®, Francie®, Ken®, and otherfashionable dolls available from 1959 to 1972, including stands and travel brochures.After tracing the history of decoupage, the author discusses the elements and principles of design, the use of colour, techniques for decoupage, basic surface techniques and special surface effects.All of the designs use size-3, -5, and -10 threads, with some pieces also using Kreinik metallic thread, and require purchased necklace barrel clasps, bracelet clasps, earring wires, snaps, and beads.Shape, roll, cut, mould and indent your way through them, learning the basics as you go with the help of a jargon-free techniques section.Scholars attribute the historical success and present-day fascination with Faberge's work to his use of the traditional objets d'art combined with "modern" functionality.