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Review and Giveaway: Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry

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cover art of Showcase 500 Beaded JewelryFeaturing 500 exquisite designs from 275 talented beaders, this book is sure to inspire! The second in Lark’s newest series, Showcase 500 Beaded Jewelry: Photographs of Beautiful Contemporary Beadwork will show you designs from both well known beading artists and some new beaders to watch as well.

Filled with many different styles and techniques, no matter what your beading area of interest you are sure to find plenty of favorites. Still haven’t tried a new beading technique? You are sure to find a showstopping piece that will make you yearn to master a new technique. Classic to modern, organic to geometric, the pieces in this art book truly showcase what is possible within the medium of beading. Felt beads, glass beads, even non-traditional “beads” (tension hair rollers) add to the diversity of styles featured.

Lark Jewelry & Beading is giving you a chance to win a copy of this fabulous book here at Craft Gossip! To enter, leave a comment telling how you plan to use this book if you are the winner. The giveaway ends August 14, 2012. Sorry, the giveaway is open to US mailing addresses only.
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87 Comments so far

  1. Yazmin on July 30, 2012 5:57 pm

    My style is more wire, but I would use this book for color inspiration.

  2. Victoria Zhong on July 30, 2012 6:31 pm

    I would try to learn new techniques and use some of the examples as inspiration

  3. Amy S. on July 30, 2012 7:19 pm

    I have been researching how to make jewelry after being inspired by my niece. This book would be an excellent reference.

  4. joanne gilliam on July 30, 2012 7:49 pm

    If i win this book I will be using it to give my 4 H crafters some ideas on designs and colors they can use for next years county fair projects!

  5. Marcela Romero on July 31, 2012 12:53 am

    I am an independent jewelery designer, use my money to raise funds to help children’s education. Plan to use the book for inspiration of beautiful projects.

  6. Christina on July 31, 2012 12:57 am

    I plan to use this book as a gift for my sister. She loves doing beadwork!

  7. maria Panico on July 31, 2012 12:58 am

    I would love to use this book to get back into beading. I havent done it since I was a kid!!!

  8. Tina on July 31, 2012 2:13 am

    Inspiration!

  9. kesha on July 31, 2012 3:41 am

    I love beading! I would use this book for inspiration for my next beading project!
    My daughter would love it too! We like to bead together!!!!

  10. Red Carousel Lion on July 31, 2012 6:13 am

    would use the book to grow my skills

  11. Laura Major on July 31, 2012 6:33 am

    I have been wanting to get into beading and this would be Perfect for me! <3

  12. Chrissi Matusevics on July 31, 2012 6:48 am

    I love this book just looking is inspirational just what I need for any dry patches I might get

  13. Darcy on July 31, 2012 7:43 am

    I just retired and want to expand my beading techniques! Excited to see this book!

  14. jane denny on July 31, 2012 7:48 am

    I’d love to win this book!

  15. Jen on July 31, 2012 8:04 am

    What a gorgeous book. I’d love to use it for inspiration.

  16. Melissa Thomson on July 31, 2012 8:04 am

    I haven’t done any over the top beading in a while and I think this would get me back into it.

  17. Elena T on July 31, 2012 8:53 am

    This book would provide great inspiration for texture and color combos that I can translate into my hot glass designs as well as inspiring me to stretch my work

  18. CathyM on July 31, 2012 10:27 am

    As inspiration to stick my toes in the water. I’ve amassed a small collection of beads, tools and whatnot. I need a push. This looks wonderful for encouraging me to start experimenting.

  19. Christina on July 31, 2012 10:28 am

    I would use this book as inspiration. Thanks for the giveaway!

  20. Shaiha on July 31, 2012 10:55 am

    I would use it for inspiration with all the beautiful color combos.

  21. Garnie P. Bethea on July 31, 2012 12:52 pm

    Oh-My-Goodness!!! I would love to have this book. I am totally into making my own toggles and just from looking at the sample page, this book is exactly what I’ve been looking for. I don’t join everybody’s give-away, but I just couldn’t pass this one up.

  22. Sharon Siqueiros on July 31, 2012 4:05 pm

    I love the Lark 500 series!! I’d use this book for inspiration and dreaming of being good enough to be included one day….
    Thanks for the opportunity

  23. Mary Mac on July 31, 2012 5:40 pm

    It would be awhile till I could make something from this book, but would love to look thru it daily.

  24. Carol on July 31, 2012 7:14 pm

    I would love to win a copy. How to use it? every way possible. Inspiration, education and resource. Thanks for a chance to enter.

  25. me mclean on July 31, 2012 8:40 pm

    as inspiration for some of my future prodjects

  26. Carolyn Kotlas on August 1, 2012 3:16 am

    I just organized my bead collection & now need inspiration to use what I have so I can justify adding new beads to my stash.

  27. Tami Vollenweider on August 1, 2012 5:07 am

    I would give it to My Niece,she loves to make her own necklaces!

  28. Teresa Willis on August 1, 2012 6:54 am

    I want to be inspired, I want to dream, I want a kick in the pants. ;)

  29. Kelly O'Neill on August 1, 2012 7:09 am

    I plan to use this book to make adornments for a Renaissance costume for my daughter and for jewelry we can share.

  30. me mclean on August 1, 2012 9:18 am

    more inspiration

  31. Charlene Anderson on August 1, 2012 9:20 am

    Wow. Spectacular. Gorgeous! I’d love this book!

  32. Helen on August 1, 2012 9:51 am

    I plan to use this book as inspiration

  33. Carol Cowles on August 1, 2012 9:57 am

    I think I’d share the book with my beady friends at Bead Soup.

  34. Mary santiago on August 1, 2012 1:15 pm

    I want to have it. Its a gift for my self

  35. Susan Smith on August 1, 2012 6:06 pm

    I am always moved by the inspired beadwork of others. This book would serve as an example of what I could aspire to grow toward in my own work.

  36. Vicki Canman on August 1, 2012 7:42 pm

    The pics ya’ll show are amazing. I would love to get my hands on this book. I would love to make some bracelets and necklaces. My 6 year old loves it I make things for her.

  37. Kim Reid on August 1, 2012 8:45 pm

    I would use this book for inspiration in my beading projects – Thanks!

  38. Louise Williams on August 1, 2012 10:51 pm

    I would give this book to my dear friend she loves to make jewelry . It is such a beautiful book I know she would be so happy if I won it I could suprize her thanks for the chane to win this lovely book Louise

  39. Jennifer on August 2, 2012 9:57 am

    This book would give me some great ideas and inspiration for new projects! I always like to see what other people come up with.

  40. ally on August 2, 2012 10:18 am

    i would love to have this book for inspiration in my beading projects

  41. ally on August 2, 2012 10:21 am

    i wouldlove love 2 have this book for inspiration in my beading projects that i do because im not to great i mean my beadings are cute but not the best like yours but thats probally because im a beginner in beading

  42. Lindsay on August 2, 2012 6:56 pm

    I’d love this book! Looks great!

  43. jessicapestkaj@yahoo.com on August 4, 2012 12:13 am

    I would use this book to make gifts!

  44. Susan Spiers on August 4, 2012 12:51 pm

    These are so beautiful! Gifts to give, to wear myself, to decorate!

  45. Gil Crews on August 4, 2012 3:22 pm

    This book has new innovative ideas…just think of all the possibilities.

  46. Krista on August 4, 2012 11:04 pm

    The book would be inspiration not only for my bead work, but for my polymer clay work as well. Design, rhythym, color!

  47. teresa on August 5, 2012 7:12 am

    christmas gifts and birthdays gifts my family is really in to homemade holidays and id love to make some gifts from this book

  48. Sarah on August 5, 2012 9:32 am

    I’d love to learn to make some new jewelry designs.

  49. Judianne on August 5, 2012 8:04 pm

    My daughter is a fabulous jewelry designer and I know she would enjoy getting lots of inspiration from all those talented beaders.

  50. Jenn Guymon on August 6, 2012 1:22 am

    I love using beads, but need to learn more techniques. This looks like a great book for that!

  51. melissa burns on August 6, 2012 7:18 am

    This book looks like just the inspiration I need to spread my beading wings!

  52. bridget on August 6, 2012 1:07 pm

    I would use this book with my best friend – we bead and make jewelry together and would love some new inspiration!!

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  54. Connie on August 6, 2012 3:47 pm

    I’d love to learn new beading techniques, and I’d use the book as fuel for my creativity.

  55. OHSue on August 6, 2012 7:59 pm

    Have only dabbled in some basic bead work. This book would be a great intro into some more complex projects.

  56. Tammy Hempel on August 7, 2012 4:19 am

    This book looks fantastic!! There would be a lot to choose from that is for sure.

  57. Tracy Leith on August 7, 2012 6:34 am

    I can tell, just from the cover, that this gallery of designs would offer endless inspiration!

  58. Sheila on August 7, 2012 11:21 am

    I am just starting to experiment with beaded knitting. These photographs would be great inspiration for knitted beaded jewelry!

  59. Judianne on August 7, 2012 3:24 pm

    I love bracelets and would like to learn some new techniques and jazz up my collection.

  60. Suzanne B on August 7, 2012 9:41 pm

    Wow, wow, wow! This would really make me up my game.

  61. Nadine on August 8, 2012 4:23 am

    Oh the things you could make from this book!

  62. Maryanne on August 8, 2012 9:57 am

    I would probably start by making things for me because my jewelry wardrobe needs a makeover.

  63. Judy Mastagni on August 8, 2012 3:15 pm

    Enter me, Please!

  64. Judy Laughlin on August 10, 2012 5:35 pm

    I make beaded Christmas ornaments and would love to learn how to make beaded jewelry.

  65. Julie B. on August 11, 2012 10:50 am

    This book looks great.

  66. Adrienne C on August 11, 2012 4:14 pm

    this book would not only give me ideas, but would hopefully teach me how to make & bead jewelry with the proper techniques. I don’t know what I’m doing

  67. Elena on August 11, 2012 7:48 pm

    I would use this book as education about the traditions of jewelry making and as inspiration too.

  68. DeeAnne on August 12, 2012 11:21 am

    I would love to win this book to use as a color and design reference as well as for inspiration to use some of my expanding bead stash!

  69. Mary D on August 12, 2012 9:28 pm

    First of all, I’d just enjoy the sheer beauty of the photos. Then I’d look for color inspiration for my own projects.

  70. Tammy Hempel on August 13, 2012 5:00 am

    This book will be a one for inspiration. I am getting into beading and this would a good one for me.

  71. Gill Colling on August 13, 2012 6:01 am

    I would use the book for inspirations, I rarely follow a pattern but like to produce unique items often with quite unusual combinations of techniques and ideas…
    It would also be lovely just to browse for the beauty and art of the pieces.

  72. deanna c on August 13, 2012 6:08 am

    What a lush beautiful book

  73. Wendy O. on August 13, 2012 6:37 am

    Inspiration, of course! But also, would love to see what my favorite designers have in this book (and also the submissions from designers I don’t know, too). But the best use for the book, I think, is to see how others put together different colors – should be some really great ideas in there!

  74. Bertha Hawley on August 13, 2012 6:48 am

    I will celebrate my birthday on August 16th with a win of this book!!

  75. Carole Carlson on August 13, 2012 6:54 am

    I would use it as, firstly, eye candy; secondly, inspiration; and thirdly, as a standard to be achieved in my own work.

  76. Karen Ringen on August 13, 2012 7:03 am

    I love to use books like this to get people interested in beading. Beading in public will get you a lot of attention and books full of beautiful beadwork will show people the possibilities.

  77. MicheleFelice Bohlmann on August 13, 2012 7:04 am

    Looking forward to getting new inspirations from this book!

  78. Colleen on August 13, 2012 7:06 am

    As a designer and jewelry instructor, this will be great for inspiring my students – and myself!

  79. Frances Thompson on August 13, 2012 7:19 am

    enter me~

  80. Krista Marie on August 13, 2012 8:17 am

    I create jewelry from silk-covered wooden beads. (I hand-dye silk and then wrap them around wooden beads, ocassionallly incorporating vintage, charms, clasps or beads for added drama.) I am interested in gaining inspiration for other non-traditional beads and beading methods. I come from a fiber art background, and I am still exploring the world of jewelry. Learning new technques would be greatly beneficial as I continue to evolve my own jewelry line.

  81. Pam Harrison on August 13, 2012 10:48 am

    love to have this book Thanks

  82. Valerie on August 13, 2012 11:47 am

    I’m primarily a metalworker, but I try to continually educate myself on all the styles of jewelry and adornment. I’d use this to educate myself about some different design styles, and REALLY as entertainment–pretty things to look at!! :)

  83. Mia on August 13, 2012 11:56 am

    This would be a good book for inspiration!

  84. Donna Coffey on August 14, 2012 3:42 am

    I have just started beading again after a long time away from beads. There are so many more new and beautiful beads available now. I would use this book for inspiration and as a reference for the many techniques used to make beautiful jewelry with beads.

  85. Stacie Hooder on August 26, 2012 2:39 pm

    Congratulations, Mary! You are the winner.

  86. Mary D on August 26, 2012 10:32 pm

    Thank you very much. It looks like a great book and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it.

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