Glittery and whimsical, beads can be used to create a wide range of attractive, decorative objects. The World of Beads offers easy and entertaining projects to create enchanting holiday gifts, magical children`s jewelry, and playful household trinkets. This is the first book to feature favorite projects from six accomplished beadwork artists. Each design fits into one of twelve themes including Christmas, house and garden, fruits and vegetables, amusement parks and playgrounds, animals, hats and handbags, flowers, and more. A detailed introduction describes the entire beadwork process and provides a list of the materials and tools required. The method of stringing the beads is detailed in illustrations throughout with color photographs of the finished project.