Discover over 50 techniques including rolling, color mixing, marbling, and sculpting. Use innovative materials such as metal foils, mica powder and metal clay for special effects. A comprehensive guide, this book offers directions on projects such as decorative boxes, mosaics, miniature models, beads, buttons, and jewelry. 160 pages with full color photography throughout. The author, Susan Heaser, is an internationally known artist and teacher. With over 25 years of experience with polymer clay, she has published eight books, is chair of the British Polymer Clay Guild and runs the largest polymer clay supply company in Europe. Images shown below demonstrate the different effects available with clay, like metal and wood.

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Create an idyllic, polymer-clay world filled with fairies, playful sprites, clever gnomes and elves, wise wizards and misunderstood trolls. Whether you are new to polymer clay or looking to improve your skills, this book offers everything you need to unlock the characters in your imagination and bring the magic of the fairy to life. Inside, you will find 15 complete projects, including a flower fairy, elf king and rock troll. With an introduction to polymer clay techniques, a complete section on creating polymer clay figures, plenty of tips for working with clay and personalizing your projects, as well as variation projects for many of the characters, this book is packed with everything you need to create your own fantasy world.

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Make friends with polymer clay...and family, too. In this delightful, light-hearted book, Maureen Carlson will teach you how to sculpt unique clay figures of your favorite people. You and 39;ll find everything you need to have fun and success—including a complete description of tools and supplies; general techniques for creating faces and bodies; and tricks for recreating the specific moods, expressions and features that capture the essence of a particular person. Before you know it, you and 39;ll be creating clay caricatures that are almost real, full of personality, and guaranteed to make you smile.

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This guide includes everything you need to create more than 50 stunning clay objects in an hour or less. Popular crafter and author Sue Heaser shows you how to make a variety of clay crafts, including a faux jade pendant, mosaic barrette, bookworm bookmark, fridge magnets and stamped cards. You and 39;ll also find complete step-by-step instructions, full-color photographs and Sue and 39;s best tips and tricks for crafters of all skill levels. It and 39;s fast. It and 39;s easy. So get started today.

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Dazzling Techniques and Projects That Imitate Stones, Metals, Wood and More The colors, textures, and versatility of polymer clay make it a perfect medium for creating faux surfaces--and these 30 recipes for special finishing, shaping, baking, and molding techniques will transform polymer and 39;s appearance. Craft gorgeous faux gemstones; fool the eye with imitation metals, including Balinese silver and verdigris copper; and copy must-have naturals, from bone to leather. Or make simulated agate, slate, and marble. You and 39;ll find information on all the types of polymer clay, from translucent ones to some with mica powder, and see how to enhance their surface with paints, inks, wax compounds, and confetti. The unusual include a handsome makeup set, lapis lazuli drawer pulls, and Opal Earrings. Irene Semanchuk Dean has been working with polymer clay for over 10 years. She holds membership in the National Polymer Clay Guild, the Southern Highland Craft Guild, and is a founding member and current president of the Blue Ridge Polymer Clay Guild. Irene sells her work through her business, Good Night Irene, as well as at art and craft shows and galleries across the country. She has authored Kids Crafts Polymer Clay Item 455171 and The Weekend Crafter Polymer Clay Item 4555.

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17 Step-by-Step Projects - Simple to Make, Stunning Results Use today and 39;s most versatile crafting material to produce an astonishing array of beautiful and useful gift items, decorations, and jewelry. One hundred and seventy-five color photos and illustrations show the flexible plastic material being worked into delightful wind chimes, picture frames, bracelets, gift tags, and much more. 17 projects in all, with variations for countless others. All the tools, materials and methods of working the clay are detailed, along with professional tips for achieving consistently successful results.

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This book makes it fun and easy to create lively little clay folks - no sculpting experience or fancy equipment required. No two characters will ever be exactly alike, but each one is guaranteed to bring smiles. Detailed step-by-step projects progress in skill level - from simple Neighborhood Kids to more complex characters like Grandpa and Saint Nick Lots of full-color pictures help readers make every detail just right, from hair to facial expressions to feet

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With her trademark charm and easy-to-follow instruction, best-selling artist Maureen Carlson opens her bag of tricks to create an entire world in clay. Children 6-12, or anyone with an interest in polymer clay, will discover tips, techniques and secrets for sculpting everything they can see in the world around them. In this book, you and 39;ll discover Projects for creating characters in clay, with sections on creating the face, hands, ears, eyes and more A special section on using photographs to create figures that look like friends and family Simple step-by-step projects for making objects such as tables, chairs, cars and sports equipment Inspiration and ideas to spark your own imagination

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30 Terrific Projects to Roll, Mold and Squish Pliable, colorful, and bake-in-the-oven polymer clay is the perfect material for youngsters. With this terrific just-for-kids manual from a renowned polymer clay artist, children can get their creative juices flowing. A comprehensive basics section covers everything from rolling, cutting and sculpting to mixing new colors and creating textures. Kids will really love the cool tricks, too, including marbling and embedding objects. Full Color, 112 Page. Also available in hardcover complete with book jacket (Item 4557).

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Delight Your Friends and Family with Charming Gifts Year-Round. Whether you and 39;re a master at crafting with polymer clay or just a beginner, you and 39;ll find all the fun you can handle inside this book, with 21 adorable projects that perfectly capture the spirit of the seasons. Each one is wonderfully easy to make - even for kids - and simple enough to be completed in a single sitting. You and 39;ll find something for every friend and every season, from jolly leprechauns and Easter eggs to spooky witches and Thanksgiving turkeys - even a polar bear on skis. You and 39;ll also discover guidelines for turning your creations into magnets, buttons and pins. The gifts you make are sure to bring smiles all around - so grab your clay and get started. There are holidays, birthdays and more just around the corner.

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