Here are the books that I would most recommend for gift giving this year, whether they're for you or for a beading friend!
For Beginners: Do you know someone who wants to get started with beading and jewelry making? These are all good books which teach the basics of their various media.
Working With Polymer Clay by Lori Wilkes
Necklaceology by Candie Cooper
Rustic Wrappings by Kerry Bogert
The Absolute Beginners Guide to Making Metal Clay Jewelry by Cindy Thomas Pankopf
Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry by Lorelei Eurto and Erin Siegel
Making Wire & Bead Jewelry by Janice Berkebile and Tracy Stanley
The Venetian Glass Bead by Kathy Fox
New Dimensions in Bead and Wire Jewelry by Margot Potter
Endless Sparkle by Aimee Carpenter
The Absolute Beginners Guide: Stitching Beaded Jewelry: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Making Elegant Jewelry for Special Occasions
Beading in No Time
Jewelry and Beading Designs for Dummies
Designing Jewelry with Semiprecious Beads
Create Jewelry - Glass
Chain Style
Shaped Beadwork
Metalworking 101 for Beaders
Crystal Brilliance
Bead Embroidery Stitches by Cyndi Lavin (free download)
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For Earring Lovers: What more can I say? You can never have too many earrings!Simply Earrings
101 Wire Earrings, Step-by-Step Projects and Techniques
A Year in Earrings: 365 Designs and Variations
Earring Chic: 35 Hand-Selected Projects by Jennifer Claydon
A Bounty of Bead and Wire Earrings by Nathalie Mornu
30-Minute Earrings by Lark Publishing
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For Those Who Want It All: So many media, so little time. Any of these books will help you take your work to the next level!Metalwork Jewelry
Classical Elegance by Maggie Meister
Bead Riffs by Rachel Nelson-Smith
Patterns in Polymer
Sensational Bead Embroidery
Handcrafted Wire Findings
Mixed Metal Mania
Lacy Wire Jewelry
Classic Chain Mail Jewelry by Sue Ripsch
Embellished Beadweaving
Totally Twisted
Enchanted Adornments
Ancient Modern Polymer Clay and Wire Jewelry
The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewelry Making Techniques
Seed Bead Fusion
Custom Cool Jewelry
Heat, color, Set and Fire by Mary Hettmansperger
Metal Clay Fusion by Gordon Uyehara
Metal Magic by Kim St. Jean
Unconventional Chain Mail Jewelry by Laura Poplin
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