Ten years since its inception, metal clay is still rapidly evolving with advanced techniques. This thorough guide features step-by-step instructions for all the basics rolling, forming, drying, setting, polishing and firing. Then learn to advance your skills by combining metal clay with glass, polymer clay, ceramics and more to create stunning mixed media designs. Popular author Jackie Truty teaches you how to use this versatile material for gorgeous results. Handy small size of book allows you to easily refer to it right on your worktable as you create metal clay projects. The images below provide a sampling of the fantastic range of instruction and up-close photography throughout the book. Topics include creating hollow core vessels, working with glass and stones, using foils and creating special finishes.

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18 Innovative Projects Explore the way beads, wire and metal clay work together to create beautiful jewelry. Beading and metal clay basics are included in this colorful and inspiring book, along with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos for dazzling jewelry. Combine beads and metal clay to design pendants, earrings, and brooches, many with an appealing nature theme. Find tons of inspiration with the colorful gallery of finished pieces that accompanies each project. Necklace image shown with cover and projects below by artist and author Irina Miech.

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25 Creative Jewelry Projects by CeCe Wire Find a fresh and inspiring look at some of the most exciting materials in jewelry design today. CeCe Wire, one of our favorite jewelry artists, details all the newest innovations in metal clay, as well as the basics for beginners. Starting with an extensive review of the types of metal clay available, CeCe then provides a complete introduction to the tools and techniques used to create jewelry. Full color photographs illustrate cutting-edge techniques, ranging from stone-setting to surface finishing. Use innovative techniques to create stunning jewelry projects, such as simple stud earrings, hollow bead earrings, link bracelets, enamel designs and more. Projects range from beginner to advanced. You will also find a gallery of artists and 39; works using a variety of techniques throughout this volume to keep your creative spirit inspired. Numerous color photos showcase diverse possibilities, including enameling methods such as champlev?, inlaying with epoxy resin, and silk screening. Shown below is a Chain Necklace by artist Jean Dixon, an Enamel Brooch by Leni Fuhrman, and featured projects from this exciting volume, Spiral Galaxy Earrings, Bamboo Garden Pendant, and Patience in A Square.

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Bring exciting colors to your silver metal clay projects with enamels and dichroic glass. This is truly the next level of artistry. Get a class in your own home with thorough explanations and demonstrations from Precious Metal Clay Certified Senior Instructor Linda Bernstein. Learn techniques for adding enamels on stamped images, syringe cloisonne, enamel fades, and making metal clay bezels for dichroic glass cabochons. 53 minutes.

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Learn at Your Own Pace Master metal and PMC jewelry artist Tim McCreight has teamed up with White Dog Arts to create an instructional video that breaks new ground. It features digital technology to present information modules that can be controlled by the viewer. Instead of the usual start-here-end-there progression, QuickTakes PMC Basics consists of 30 short clips, each addressing a specific aspect of PMC. The simple to use console displays full navigational options at all times. Using either a DVD player with a TV or a computer (Mac or PC), viewers can click through the seven chapters, moving through each short segment with a click. 70 minutes. DVD.

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Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects A comprehensive introduction of metal jewelry clay just for crafters and jewelrymakers. Includes details on the essentials of working, firing, and finishing metal clay to create beautiful jewelry and decorative objects. Features 28 projects that reveal the remarkable versatility of metal clay. Projects demonstrate how to texture, mold, carve and sculpt beads, bracelets, pendants, earrings, rings, settings, boxes and vessels. Explore exciting embellishment techniques such as enamel, polymer clay and more. Plus watch 4 projects demonstrated with the instructional DVD. Soft cover edition. 144 pages with color photography throughout. Now includes instructional DVD with bonus projects. Projects below created by book and 39;s author Sherri Haab.

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Nothing scores quite like Wasser thin and lightweight, it is easy to cut and shape with no shards, making Wasser an ideal glass for beginners and experts alike. Hot glass artists will be thrilled to know that Wasser Glass has a 90 COE rating and low temperature-fusing capabilities. Wasser can be fired with PMC3 to fuse in a single firing. One square foot sheet size.

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Thin, lightweight and easy to cut, 90 COE Wasser is an ideal glass for beginners and experts alike. Wonderful for fusing, bead work, and even foil applications.

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Thin, lightweight and easy to cut, 90 COE Wasser is an ideal glass for beginners and experts alike. Wonderful for fusing, bead work, and even foil applications.

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Thin, lightweight and easy to cut, 90 COE Wasser is an ideal glass for beginners and experts alike. Wonderful for fusing, bead work, and even foil applications.

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