Little Bead Boxes: 12 Miniature Boxes Built with Beads

A charming assortment of one-of-a-kind miniature boxes in a variety of shapes for all skill levels.

Julia S. Pretl offers crafters her original method for creating decorative beaded boxes and lids in a wide range of surface designs and shapes. Working only with cylinder and seed beads, needle and thread, crafters can create an impressive array of clever and colorful miniature containers. With step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow word graphs and patterns, Pretl leads the reader through the techniques for creating three-sided, five-sided, and six-sided rectangular, square, and stacked boxes. Four-color photographs of each of the 12 designs introduce each set of instructions. Detailed drawings illustrate the beading techniques.

Author: Julia Pretl
Publisher: Quarry Books
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 8.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781589232914

About the Author
Julia S. Pretl (Baltimore, MD) is the author of Little Bead Boxes and Bead Knitted Bags. She has been featured inside and on the cover of Beadwork magazine. Her work has also appeared in the Baltimore Sun and in several galleries and exhibits. She was an invited artist for Beading for the Soul (Interweave, 2005). She teaches classes and workshops and is well known in the online and off-line beadwork community.