Fit to Print Book Review - Mixed Metals

Mixed Metals: Creating Contemporary Jewelry with Silver, Gold, Copper, Brass, and More, written by Melinda Barta & Danielle Fox. Melinda and Danielle are kind of like a super-hero team of jewelry design. Melinda is the editor of Beadwork magazine and the author of Custom Cool Jewelry. Danielle is the author of Simply Modern Jewelry and the editor of Stringing magazine. With such a dynamic duo what could we expect but pure jewelry making genius? Brilliant designs, inspiring photography, easy-to-follow directions, this book is a must-have for your library.

It offers 21 jewelry designs ranging from vintage to modern styles with a focus on gold, silver, base metals, faux & other metals and my favorite, mixed metals. The projects fall under the category of stringing and if you like Stringing magazine, well this is the book for you. What I love about the book is the lagniappe. Lagnaippe is a New Orleans term for a little something extra added with your order. What is the extra in this book? There are bonus earring and bracelet designs that coordinate with the main projects sprinkled throughout the book. I love it. So, amazing color combinations, some new tricks to add to your jewelry making repertoire and a list of resources that will make your wallet whimper - I can't recommend this book enough!