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Anna Elizabeth Draeger

    Anna Draeger's expertise in jewelry design stems from her extensive experience as a designer, teacher, and editor. As the author of the popular "Ask Anna" column for Bead&Button magazine, she possesses a keen understanding of what fascinates beaders at every skill level. Her role as an ambassador for the CREATE YOUR STYLE with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements program further highlights her passion and prolific use of these Austrian crystals. This prestigious network recognizes her significant contributions and influence in the beading community.

    Crystal Brilliance
    Jewelry Designs with CzechMates Beads
    • 2017

      Jewelry Designs with CzechMates Beads

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Jewelry makers are hungry for projects using the new CzechMates Dimensional Beading system, innovative materials that are designed to work together as building blocks for making jewelry. Popular designer, teach, and author Anna Elizabeth Draeger offers 20+ projects and variations in Jewelry Designs with CzechMates Multi-Hole Beads, the only project book on the market that offers projects exclusively for these beads. Using lentils, daggers, tiles, bricks, triangles, and quads, Anna leads beaders through the use of these beads in lovely, accessible projects for each individual shape, then combines them in the book's final chapter, along with seed beads, pearls, and crystals. Offering uniform hole spacing and size, CzechMates are an ideal foundation for 3-dimensional designs that won't bunch, warp, or pucker. Beginners eager to try the CzechMates Dimensional Beading System will succeed quickly thanks to Anna's easy-to-follow instructions. Jewelry makers familiar with Anna's style will delight in her latest creations! --Amazon.com

      Jewelry Designs with CzechMates Beads
    • 2010

      Crystal Brilliance

      Making Designer Jewelry with Crystal Beads

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Crystal Brilliance delivers a collection of over 30 beautiful, creative projects that showcase the brilliance and hues of Swarovski crystals, along with inspiring variations on each. The projects feature gorgeous colorways and innovative variations on basic stitches. Pulished in association with Swarovski Elements, the book is filled with stylish and innovative ways to use the Swarovski product line. These truly are elegant, wearable jewelry designs.

      Crystal Brilliance