To be honest I was expecting more interesting projects in this book than what was shown how to do. Some of them are pretty nice but others are just kind of tacky. Although the techniques you can learn in the book are really nice & you can make some really gorgeous jewelry out of it with the right types of beads. Just because it looks tacky in the book doesn't mean if you use a little bit of creativity doesn't mean YOU can't make it look good. Some of the designs are really interesting & with the right beads you can make some really nice jewelry.