Rubber Band Jewelry All Grown Up

Rubber Band Jewelry All Grown Up
Gifted by Fox Chapel Publishing
www.foxchapelpublishing.com
Reviewed by Molly Fletcher, Editor, AllFreeKidsCrafts.com

Rubber band jewelry isn't only for kids–just ask Colleen Dorsey. A writer, designer, and jewelry-making enthusiast, Colleen has found a way to turn a playground pastime into runway-ready looks. Rubber Band Jewelry All Grown Up contains patterns for trendy accessories that your junior fashionista will love to wear.

Simple yet ingenious, the Rainbow Loom® craze has swept the nation. This compact plastic loom introduced a new generation to jewelry making with its accessibility. But why should little kids have all the fun? Rubber Band Jewelry All Grown Up includes Rainbow Loom® tutorials as well as directions on how to weave free hand with a crochet hook, a technique that tweens and teens will pick up easily. Add in the step-by-step instructions, full-color photographs, and numbered diagrams, and these patterns become a snap.

Rubber Band Jewelry All Grown Up features original patterns that are chic and subtle, which means they're easy to dress up or dress down. While most people associate rubber bands with bracelets, this book explores a range of accessories including necklaces, earrings, and rings. Add a dash of sparkle and shine to these projects with beads, findings, buttons, and other accents. Friends will need a keen eye to spot that these accessories are made from rubber bands.

Rubber Band Jewelry All Grown Up is the type of book that will leave you wanting more, but once you've worked your way through the projects in this book, you might just be inspired to design accessories of your own!