One of the most delightful materials that has been "discovered" in recent years for making jewelry is polymer clay, an inexpensive, easy-to-find, manmade material that comes in a spectrum of vivid colors. Soft and pliable, it can be blended and formed into an unlimited number of patterns. You can model it, mold it, incise designs into it, transfer printed images onto it, embellish it with gold leaf, even weave with it. Creative Clay Jewelry shows you how to handle polymer clay, which tools to use, and how to create hundreds of beautiful designs. Through clear, step-by-step instructions and dozens of illustrations, you'll find the basic techniques are easy to learn and most designs can be accomplished using common, household implements. You'll learn simple, straightforward methods for making complex patterns and discover how to "fire" polymer clay in your kitchen oven. Includes complete instructions on stringing beads and attaching findings, and much more. Paperback, 144 pages.
ISBN:937274747. STERLING |
