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Learn something new or build on skills that you already have with Goody Beads' books and resources. Browse through our selection of helpful tips and tools, and don't forget to shop for the supplies that you'll need, too!

Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories Book
Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories Book
Code: BK00001
Price: $24.95
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As low as $21.21 per item.
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Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories book. A crafter's guide to fashioning necklaces, earrings, bracelets & more. See easy how to's and beautiful inspiration pieces to help your creative juices flow. Sold individually.
Bead Jewelry 101
Bead Jewelry 101
Code: BK00004
Price: $24.99
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As low as $21.24 per item.
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1-3$24.99
4-9$23.49
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Bead Jewelry 101 by Karen Mitchell and Ann Mitchell. Step-by-step instructions for your basic beading techniques. A great book for the beginner beader or a nice refresher for your experienced skills. Sold individually.
Getting Started with Seed Beads
Getting Started with Seed Beads
Code: BK00007
Price: $18.95
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Getting Started with Seed Beads by Dustin Wedekind. Learn to design and create seed bead styled jewelry. Step-by-step instructions, photographs, and illustrations are found in this book plus much more. Great for all levels of beading! Sold individually.
Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations - Techniques and Designs from the Artist's Studio
Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations - Techniques and Designs from the Artist's Studio
Code: BK00008
Price: $22.99
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As low as $19.54 per item.
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Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations - Technique and Designs from the Artist's Studio by Sherri Haab. Bestselling author, designer, and popular jewelry workshop instructor Sherri Haab provides simple how-to instructions for a variety of materials and methods. Includes 25 jewelry designs. Sold individually.
Basics of Bead Stringing
Basics of Bead Stringing
Code: BK00009
Price: $9.95
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As low as $8.46 per item.
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1-3$9.95
4-9$9.35
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Basics of Bead Stringing. This beading handbook is a classic! Helpful step-by-step instructions will help you with most of the basic techniques for beading projects. Portable and easy to use paperback version. Sold individually.
Create Jewelry Crystals: Dazzling Designs to Make and Wear
Create Jewelry Crystals: Dazzling Designs to Make and Wear
Code: BK00011
Price: $22.95
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Create Jewelry Crystals: Dazzling Designs to Make and Wear by Marlene Blessing and Jamie Hogsett, editors of Beadwork magazine. Learn how to make crystal jewelry that will sparkle and shine with the step-by-step instructions and inspiration. Includes 3 project sections-classic, special occasion, and fashion forward, with 20 project designs, techniques, a color and size chart, and fun facts about crystals. Sold individually.
Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads
Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads
Code: BK00012
Price: $22.95
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Designing Jewelry with Glass Beads by Stephanie Sersich. Lampwork artist and jewelry designer Stephanie Sersich shows you how to incorporate glass beads of all shapes and sizes into 20 colorful pieces. Contains projects for all skill levels and is a great way to progress throughout the levels. Sold individually.
Bella Beaded Jewelry: Artful Italian Designs with Wire, Thread, Cord & Ribbon
Bella Beaded Jewelry: Artful Italian Designs with Wire, Thread, Cord & Ribbon
Code: BK00013
Price: $21.95
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Bella Beaded Jewelry: Artful Italian Designs with Wire, Thread, Cord & Ribbon by Donatella Ciotti. Fashion trends are combined with retro styles through projects found in this book. Use basic techniques with traditional and nontraditional craft materials to create designs. Sold individually.
Chain Style: 50 Contemporary Jewelry Designs
Chain Style: 50 Contemporary Jewelry Designs
Code: BK00014
Price: $19.95
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Chain Style: 50 Contemporary Jewelry Designs by Jane Dickerson. Chain is fast, fun, and affordable. Learn basic wire work and stringing techniques through the step-by-step instructions. Projects for all skill levels and great inspiration ideas for your own designs. Sold individually.
Beader's Companion: Expanded and Updated
Beader's Companion: Expanded and Updated
Code: BK00016
Price: $19.95
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Beader's Companion: Expanded and Updated by Judith Durant and Jean Campbell. The most valuable tool in your bead box! Very sturdy and portable with a spiral binding. Full of definitions, illustrations, beads, tools, and techniques. Provides step-by-step instructions on beading basics. Sold individually.
Hip to Bead: 32 Contemporary Projects for Today's Beader
Hip to Bead: 32 Contemporary Projects for Today's Beader
Code: BK00017
Price: $19.95
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Hip to Bead: 32 Contemporary Projects for Today's Beader by Katie Hacker. Learn different techniques to build your skill level. Begin with learning about the products and end with creating your own projects from bracelets, belts, scrapbook embellishments, and more. Sold individually.
Kumihimo Wire Jewelry: Essential Techniques and 20 Jewelry Projects for the Japanese Art of Braiding
Kumihimo Wire Jewelry: Essential Techniques and 20 Jewelry Projects for the Japanese Art of Braiding
Code: BK00018
Price: $21.99
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Kumihimo Wire Jewelry: Essential Techniques and 20 Jewelry Projects for the Japanese Art of Braiding by Giovanna Imperia. Learn a fresh twist on a time-honored technique and create stunning wire jewelry. Includes 20 projects with detailed instructions and illustrations. Also includes pieces by prominent Kumihimo jewelry artists from around the world. Sold individually.
Creative Kumihimo
Creative Kumihimo
Code: BK00019
Price: $29.95
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Creative Kumihimo by Jacqui Carey. Learn step-by-step instruction for 50 different types of braids and techniques, including adding beads to your design. Sold individually.
Kumihimo Braiding for Jewelry Designers
Kumihimo Braiding for Jewelry Designers
Code: BK00020
Price: $3.99
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Kumihimo Braiding for Jewelry Designers by Anne Dilker. Making cords is fun, easy and fast. The projects in this booklet progress from easy to more advanced. Hangable softcover. Sold individually.
Handcrafted Wire Findings
Handcrafted Wire Findings
Code: BK00022
Price: $22.95
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Handcrafted Wire Findings by Denise Peck and Jane Dickerson. Designed for beginners, this book is full of techniques and designs for custom jewelry components. You'll learn how to make decorative and hybrid jewelry findings that serve a mechanical function as well as contribute to the overall design of your pieces. Sold individually.
All Wired Up
All Wired Up
Code: BK00023
Price: $21.95
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All Wired Up: Wire Techniques for The Beadworker and Jewelry Maker by Mark Lareau. The step-by-step techniques featured in this richly illustrated book take the beginner who knows little about wirework on a journey to creating artistic and unique free-form jewelry. Using round wire that is readily available and economically viable, wireworkers learn everything from how to hold pliers to how to make ear wires, hook-and-eye closures, and cages for marbles and cabochons. Line drawings, photographs of finished objects, and a wirework gallery of pieces by the author and other contemporary wirework artists provide sample creations and ideas for the innovative wireworker. Sold individually.
Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry
Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry
Code: BK00024
Price: $21.95
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Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry: The Complete Guide to Turning Your Passion into Profit by Viki Lareau. A majority of women who take up beading as a hobby end up selling their work - at home parties, craft fairs, fine galleries, or on eBay. Marketing and Selling Handmade Jewelry provides the practical advice and encouragement to do it right and do it with flair. First step: Match your design style and time commitment with the most appropriate target market. Second step: Learn the nitty-gritty of setting up a home-based business. Third step: Develop a distinctive "look" for brochures, ads, hang tags, show signage. Last but not least: Master the fine art of pricing for a profit. The reader will revel in the success stories of women who have made it work. Sold individually.
Contemporary Cube Bead Designs
Contemporary Cube Bead Designs
Code: BK00025
Price: $19.95
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Contemporary Cube Bead Designs by Virginia Jensen. Virginia Jensen offers more exciting ways to create with cube beads in this helpful book. Intermediate beginner to advanced beaders will love the step-by-step instructions and detailed illustrations for 28 striking projects. Readers will use many stitches including ladder, herringbone, peyote, and step stitch, among others. Sold individually.
Stamped Metal Jewelry
Stamped Metal Jewelry
Code: BK00005
Price: $24.95
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Stamped Metal Jewelry by Lisa Niven Kelly, the Creator of Beaducation. Learn step-by-step instructions and techniques for designing custom jewelry. A great book for all skill levels. Instructional DVD included. Sold individually.
Explore, Create, Resinate: Mixed Media Techniques using ICE Resin®
Explore, Create, Resinate: Mixed Media Techniques using ICE Resin®
Code: BK00002
Price: $23.95
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As low as $20.36 per item.
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4-9$22.51
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Explore, Create, Resinate: Mixed Media Techniques using ICE Resin® by Jen Cushman. Learn step-by-step techniques for how to work with the popular ICE Resin materials. Create your own charms, pendants and lots more! These mixed media techniques will revitalize your gallery of finished artwork. Wonderful pictures will inspire your own creativity. Sold individually.
Making Beautiful Hemp & Bead Jewelry
Making Beautiful Hemp & Bead Jewelry
Code: BK00003
Price: $12.95
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As low as $11.01 per item.
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4-9$12.17
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Making Beautiful Hemp & Bead Jewelry by Mickey Baskett. Learn step-by-step techniques for how to work with help. Create hand-tie necklaces, bracelets, earring, keyrings, and more. Inspire your own creativity with the designs and examples in this book. Sold individually.
Seed Bead Stitching - Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques
Seed Bead Stitching - Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques
Code: BK00006
Price: $19.95
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As low as $16.96 per item.
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4-9$18.75
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Seed Bead Stitching - Creative Variations on Traditional Techniques by Beth Stone. Learn to make beautiful stitched jewelry with seed beads. Step-by-step instructions, photographs, and illustrations are found in this book. Great for all levels of beading! Sold individually.
Parachute Cord Instruction Book
Parachute Cord Instruction Book
Code: BK00026
Price: $2.99
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Parachute Cord Instruction Book. Don't know what to do with your Parachute Cord? This fully illustrated project booklet can assist anyone to learn about knot tying, and clever Parachute Cord applications. Book is 14 full-colored pages of instructional material. Includes knots which can be applied toward making bracelets, dog collars and leads, and key fobs. Sold individually.
Soutache & Bead Embroidery
Soutache & Bead Embroidery
Code: BK00027
Price: $5.99
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Soutache & Bead Embroidery by Amee K. Sweet-McNamara. This fully illustrated booklet provides step by step instructions that are easy to follow. While there is an infinite number of shapes that can be made, a few basic shapes are used over and over again. This booklet will teach the simplest shapes and basic techniques. Sold individually.