About this item
In this gorgeous book, Kat Wisniewski, a chain mail artist, teacher, and owner of Elemental Art Jewelry offers 25 unique projects, each using metal jump rings, glass and rubber with the chain mail to add color and texture. Jewelry makers can choose from a variety of bracelets, necklaces, earrings and pendants. All the projects are made using unique patterns (not the basic, traditional weaves) . The jewelry is colorful, creative, and very wearable. Even advanced chain mailers will learn something new in this book: how to incorporate glass and rubber rings for beautiful results.
About the Author
Kat Wisniewski is a well-known expert in the chain mail field, having published 17 jewelry-making projects in magazines such as Wirework and Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry and for Blue Buddha Boutique, the largest chain mail supplier in the United States. Under the Blue Buddha Boutique name, she has ghostwritten and edited 42 projects, of which thousands of copies have been sold internationally. Kat has been teaching chain mail and wirework for 11 years in the Chicagoland area and also at the Bead&Button show. She enjoys connecting with new students and seeing the moments when they prove to themselves that they can do it! Kat runs her own jewelry and fashion accessories company called Elemental Art Jewelry. She lives in Chicago.
