Aimee Ray's Sweet & Simple Jewelry: 17 Designers, 10 Techniques & 32 Projects to Make
Aimee Ray’s Sweet and Simple Jewelry is just that, adorable and sweet. As a former graphic designer, she has an eye for simple beauty. Her book focuses on inspiration and ideas to delight beginners and experienced crafters with unique materials and techniques. The text begins with an introduction and basics covering the embroidery stitches and other techniques used throughout the projects. Beginners will definitely want to review these fundamentals first. The text is filled with beautiful color photographs of each project and includes a variety of materials and trends. Bound to be popular are “feather earrings” and “cameo and dangle earrings.” Each design features a list of needed materials and tools at the beginning and presents numbered directions. Although the book lacks diagrams and assumes some prior knowledge of technique and basic skills, the jewelry featured is trendy, so the book will definitely be a popular title with young-adult crafters. --Rebecca Pfenning