Enchanted adornments - Cynthia Thornton

Enter the fantasy fairytale world of Green Girl Studios, where every charm has a story and each piece of jewelry is filled with magic. Presented in the style of an artist's journal, Jewelry artist Cynthia Thornton combines her love of storytelling with a wide variety of innovative jewelry techniques in this book meant to teach unexpected ways to create unique pieces infused with personal meaning. Presented in the style of an artist's journal, the book includes watercolor illustrations and enchanting design sketches by the author and is richly infused with quotes, tips and tricks. Discover the secrets behind new and innovative techniques for creating mixed-media jewelry with resin, PMC, polymer clay, wire, and more. Learn Cynthia's signature techniques for mold-making and stone setting, bead making with polymer clay and PMC, and creating your own custom jewelry components from resin pendants to PMC clasps. All basic techniques are accompanied with step-by-step photography. Following the technique section, engage with 20+ projects ranging from the delightfully simple to exquisitely ornate. Along the way gain valuable insight into Cynthia's design process for giving each piece of jewelry its own magic and resonance. Each project will feature its own fairytale introduction and project instructions will be illustrated by Cynthia.