Top 13 Jewelry Making & Design Books from the Library of Alicia Hanson

Here are my top 13 books about jewelry making and fabrication methods.

Practical Casting by Tim McCreight

The Naughty Secretary Club by Jennifer Perkins

The Jeweler's Directory of Decorative Finishes by McGrath

Resin Jewelry by Katherine Murphy

French Inspired Jewelry by Kaari Meng

The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques by Anastasia Young

The Art of Resin Jewelry by Haab

The Art of Metal Clay by Haab

Findings The Jewelry of Ramona Solberg by Halper

Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing by Tim McCreight

The Jeweler's Studio Handbook by Holchuh

The Metalsmith's Book of Boxes & Lockets by Tim McCreight

Plastic Jewelry of the Twentieth Century by Baker

Sakura Blossom Spring Corsage and Jewelry

Today one of my new Sakura jewelry pieces was featured in a fellow Etsy jewelry artist's treasury. My design is the bottom piece.
Cerihart is a jewelry maker in Victoria BC. She creates beautiful asian inspired jewelry. Which I am sure you know has a soft spot in my heart. You can check out her etsy store here Cerihart. Her beautiful pendant is a plum blossom and she pierces and cuts her designs into the silver.

The top two items here are created by a Seattle Designer Emikokellerdesigns. She has some wonderful designs. I love the pink felt corsage. She said she learned the technique in Japan. On her other piece with the red blossoms she uses leather and metal beads to create the cool shaped flowers.