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June 27, 2008
Correction In yesterday’s issue of the Daily I incorrectly named the author of the project as Sarajane Moore, This project’s author and creator is Sarajane Helm, a wonderful person whom I have known for many years and a constant contributor to this magazine. I am sorry Sarajane, I have no idea of why I made the error, but I am thinking of blaming it on a massive gamma ray strike if you will buy it.~ Bill Johnson
Metal Clay – Beyond the Basics by Carol A. Babineau
“Metal clay artistry with no limits!
Are you ready for the next wave of artistic, wearable jewelry made from fantastic metal clay? Make it yourself with this book as your guide.
Author Carol A. Babineau reaches far beyond the expected into wonderfully creative applications of this very accessible medium. She presents 24 projects in five jewelry categories – earrings, bracelets, pendants, pinks, and toggles and clasps. Everything you need to know is here, with thorough step-by-step written instructions and accompanying photographs. The choice is yours: Follow the project as outlines or transform it with your own preferences of color, texture, size, and shape for jewelry that’s truly your own.
You’ll enjoy the ease with which Carol combines metal clay with other art materials – ceramics, enamel, precious metal, gemstones and beads, and sterling silver wire – for beautiful results. She includes a reference section with details on all the supplies and tools you’ll need for each phase of the project to make sure your project goes smoothly and you can concentrate on the creativity!”
Reviewer’s Fav:
Leaf-and-branch Toggle with Lady Bug (pages 77-79)
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Metal Clay Beyond the Basics
by Carol A. Babineau
Paper Bound – 8.25” x 10.75”
95 pages, full color
24 projects
Published by: Kalmbach Books
ISBN: 978-0-87116-250-2
$19.95
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Bead One, Pray Too A Guide to Making and Using Prayer Beads by Kimberly Winston
“In stories and in pictures, Bead One, Pray Too will show how people of all faith traditions use prayer beads as a spiritual tool and a means of expressing their creativity.
This book will provide a background to prayer beads from all the world’s religions – their history, their use, and their specific prayers. It will also describe in detail and with diagrams how to make sets of payer beads for personal use. Every major world religion has a tradition of praying with beads and all of them will be explored.
An inspirational, how-to guide for making and praying with beads, Bead One, Pray Too takes everyone – from novices to accomplished crafts people – through the steps of fashioning lovely sets of beads to enhance their spiritual journey. Easy-to-follow instructions, complete with diagrams, are provided for Anglican prayer beads, Catholic rosaries, and more.
Learn to make beautiful prayer beds, and make this centuries-old tradition part of your prayer life.”
Reviewer’s Fav:
A History of Beads and Prayer Beads (pages 3-11)
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Bead One, Pray Too
by Sonya Nimri
Hard Bound – 8.75” x 8.75”
173 pages, full color
Published by: Church Publishing Inc
ISBN: 978-0-8192-2276-3
$28.00
2008
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Mail From Our Readers
Thank you for that article. (Aunt Acid’s Pearls)
It was exactly when I needed it after spending 2 1/2 hours in the kitchen preparing, cooking, serving, eating, and cleaning up dinner. I have a large family so any home cooked meal takes time. I thought that the value of the food involved was probably not more than $20 and I fed 9 people with that with a little left-over. I couldn't take my family to Taco Bell for that cheap. But I wondered if the 2 1/2 hours I spent working on it was worth the $20 or so that I saved by not going to Taco Bell. I felt a little downtrodden.
Your article was just what I needed to read. Yes, I contributed 2 1/2 of my precious hours in a day to this one meal, but it was certainly much better and probably more nutritious than anything we would have gotten out. We do need to appreciate the things we can create ourselves and teach others how to do it. I taught my 16-year-old son how to make Frog on a Lily-pad (fry an egg inside a hole cut in a piece of toasted bread). In the two years since then he has made that meal without any help from me hundreds of times, not only for himself but for all his friends, too.
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