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Here in Los Angeles, there’s a little store called French General. The owner and jewelry designer Kaari Meng, first opened the store in Soho and then moved to Los Angeles. The store is located in a Spanish-style warehouse and is only open one day a week for loyal and devoted fans to shop and browse through the collections of textiles, notions, ephemera and other items found on her yearly trips to the South of France.
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Kaari has written several books highlighting the elements of her shop and her latest book is French General: A Year of Jewelry. If you are interested in jewelry making or just want to be inspired by vintage beads and beautiful ideas, this is a must have book.
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In the book, the author explains the techniques of jewelry making and devotes several pages to explaining the supplies and tools needed to make jewelry. This is a great resource because I often don’t understand jewelry instructions or the difference between a head pin, eye pin or jump ring.
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The book showcases 36 projects using vintage beads and each one is unique and gorgeous.
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I LOVE jewelry and will definitely be making a trip to the French General Store and trying my hand at creating some of these beautiful pieces.
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Ah – these pieces have me thinking about summer and the beach. Beautiful!
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I’m excited to be hosting a giveaway for this gorgeous and inspiring book. I know you’ll love it – so enter using the entry form below. Good luck!
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