I love to read, especially books about art, crafts, creativity, and running a creative business. I thought it would be useful to compile links to all the informal book reviews I’ve written on my blog and organize them somewhat by the subject matter. If you are looking for recommendations, click any of the links below to see what I thought about these books.

Books about Jewelry Making

• Designing Jewelry With Glass Beads
• Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski
• The Art of Jewelry: Wood
• The Art of Polymer Clay Surface Effects
• The Art of Bead Embroidery
• Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing
• The Art of Resin Jewelry
• The Jeweler’s Directory of Decorative Finishes
• The Beader’s Guide to Color
• Bead Crochet
• Textile Techniques in Metal
• The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry
• Beading With Charms
• The Art of Jewelry: Paper Jewelry

Books About Gemstones, Pearls, Etc.

• The Pearl Book

Books about Knitting

• Stephanie Pearl McPhee Casts Off
• The Twisted Sisters Knit Sweaters
• One Skein Wonders

Books about Crocheting

• Crochet Me
• Crochet Bouquet: Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers
• Encyclopedia of Crochet

Books about Sewing

• Crafty Chica’s sewing book

Books About Mixed Media Art

• The Altered Object
• Creative Collage

Art/Craft Eye Candy

• 500 Wedding Rings

Books about Creativity

• The Artist’s Way
• Living the Creative Life

Business Books

• Crafting a Business

I hope this list was helpful. I am not paid to review books, so I review books that catch my eye at bookstores or my local library. I do provide affiliate links to a page on Amazon that gives you the option to purchase the book, in which case I get a very small referral fee. Please don’t feel obligated to make a purchase – libraries are great places to preview books if you aren’t sure whether you’d like to own them or not, and supporting local bookstores is definitely a good thing too.