About this item
Melissa Cable has a knack for taking traditional jewelry-making techniques and applying them to various materials in an upscale, modern way. In Beautiful Leather Jewelry, she shares new methods for altering leather to create unique textures and patterns in a variety of necklaces, bracelets, cuffs, pendants, and more. Proper finishing techniques, such as snap setting, will ensure polished, professional results. Aspiring leather jewelry designers will appreciate learning how to combine familiar materials such as Swarovski crystals, metals, wood, felt, and resin with leather cuffs, cords, and more. This is leather jewelry like youve never seen before!,
About the Author
Melissa Cable has been creating jewelry for over a dozen years. For over half of those years she owned beadclub bead store in Woodinville, WA where she quickly recognized her passion for creating and teaching projects that allow her students to learn sound skills while walking away with a fun, finished project. Having satisfied her sense of taste and smell by working in the restaurant and wine industries, she found that creating jewelry satisfies her sense of sight and touch. Combined with the sound of happy students, jewelry making leaves her complete.She has taught at bead stores and shows around the country, such as the Bead and Button Show, Bead Expo and the Puget Sound Bead Festival. Her work has been published in magazines including BeadStyle, Stringing, Bead and Button's Jewelry Designs with Art Glass Beads and in the book A Beaders Stash.When she is not chasing after her young daughter and son, she might be found writing, running or rambling.
