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Giveaway: French General: A Year of Jewelry: 36 Projects with Vintage Beads by Kaari Meng

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French General jewelry bookJust in time for the New Year I have a giveaway of the new book:

French General: A Year of Jewelry: 36 Projects with Vintage Beads

by Kaari Meng

Leave a comment in today’s post by Wednesday January 7, 2015 and you are in the running for this pretty and inspiring book that is sure to get you in the bling making mood! Open to U.S. residents only please.

I have had the pleasure of shopping at the French General Store here in LA and this book is as pretty and wonderful as the store. The projects are ones virtually every jewelry maker can do and be wearing within the day. Just the type us busy crafters like!

More about the Lark Crafts book:

The gorgeous lifestyle store French General has legions of devoted fans—and its founder, designer and stylist Kaari Meng, has created an exquisite book based on the boutique’s beloved aesthetic. Inspired by vintage French beads, these 36 simple but gorgeous jewelry projects go month by month, season by season. With evocative names like Les Grandes Vacances (Vacation by the Seashore), La Rentrée (Back to School) and La Saint Valentin (Valentine’s Day), the 12 sections each feature three pieces of jewelry-including necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

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Comments

  1. I have 5 wonderful granddaughters who would love me to make them jewelry! Would be wonderful to win the book. Thanks for the opportunity! Happy New Year!

  2. What a gorgeous looking book! I have a lot of vintage beads, and would love ideas for using them. Thanks for the great giveaway!

  12. I would love to have this! I love all the crafting books so I can learn new & old things!

  14. This looks glorious an would be a great start to the year with lots of new ideas to get inspired with .

  15. I would love to win this book. What a wonderful way to start the New Year by learning how to repurpose salvaged items. I love all French General books.

  21. I love making jewellery all sorts of them I would love to learn how to make this style as well.

  23. I don’t have a studio or a craft room, what I DO have is the end of my sofa with a small side table to work my jewelry. I would be ‘wowed’ to have an actual book to get even more ideas for creating funky jewelry, Thank you for the chance.

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