Steampunk-style jewelry : Victorian, fantasy, and mechanical designs, necklaces,bracelets, and earrings

by Jean Campbell
The popularity of steampunk, a subgenre of science fiction, has branched out to clothing and jewelry, which incorporates watch gears, chains, and filigree to create an industrial look. Beadwork magazine founding editor Campbell's projects involve found materials, so creative substitution is required. Covering a growing trend, this is recommended,

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Enchanted adornments : creating mixed-media jewelry with metal clay, wire, resin + more

by Cynthia Thornton
Presented in the style of an artist's journal, this handbook uses an informal, conversational approach to teach a wide variety of innovative mixed-media jewelry techniques. All basic techniques are made clear via step-by-step photography.

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The poison diaries

by Maryrose Wood
Readers will be intrigued by both the romance and complex moral questions in this fantasy set in late-18th-century England. Jessamine, 16, lives with her apothecary father, in the remote countryside near Alnwick Castle. As she keeps house and tends to the gardens, there is one place she is forbidden to go: only her father enters the locked apothecary garden where he nurtures poisonous plants collected from all over the world. Their pastoral existence is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Weed, a straggly teenage orphan who has an inexplicable knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants.

Told mostly in Jessamine's voice, the story has a compelling sense of urgency and mystery. The book is based on a concept by the current Duchess of Northumberland who created the real Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle.
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Dr. Horrible and other horrible stories

by Zach WhedonBased on the Emmy Award-winning web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, this collection of stories written by Zack Whedon (Deadwood, Fringe) chronicles some of the earliest adventures in the lives of archenemies Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible. This anthology solves many unanswered questions left over from the show. For instance: What event inspired Dr. Horrible to become the world's greatest criminal mastermind? Why is Penny, the beautiful girl from the Laundromat, still single? How can you, the reader, be like blustering do-gooder Captain Hammer? And why is Horrible's sidekick, Moist, so... um... well, you'll find out!

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