Creative Clay Jewelry
Author: Leslie Dierks
Publisher: Lark Books
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780937274743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesigns to make from polymer clay
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Creative Metal Clay Jewelry
Author: CeCe Wire
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781600591822
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImagine a material that looks and feels like clay and yet, when fired, becomes pure, solid gold and silver! That’s metal clay, and here are the fabulous techniques and instructions, lavish photos and projects that will open up endless creative possibilities to every crafter. With this versatile product, metalwork becomes easier and faster, and it’s simple to create meaningful gifts or add techniques to the forms you’ve already mastered. Combine the clay with lampworked and fused dichroic glass, enamel, and beads. Make exquisite jewelry, sculpture, carvings, and more. Try a great new liquid gold for coating silver objects. Among the glittering, gorgeous projects: an African Mask Pin, Groovy Flower Earrings and Ring, Puzzle Piece Bracelet, and a Twig and Leaf Condiment Spoon.
Creative Ways with Polymer Clay
Author: Dotty McMillan
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781402701139
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Has the...advantage of tapping into the different expertise and styles of a variety of practitioners. Crafters can pick from among 31 projects, ranging from traditional (Chinese good-luck lantern) to extraordinarily modern (tiny jointed teddy bear)....A gallery of artists...adds insight and inspiration.”—Booklist.
Creative Clay Jewelry Book and Kit
Author: Lark Publishers
Publisher: Lark Books
Published: 1995-03-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780806909202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreate an entire wardrobe full of jewelry with colorful and versatile polymer clay. This exciting kit is packed with equipment and chock full of inspiration. Contains four 2-ounce blocks of polymer clay (in pearl, leaf green, rose, and bright blue), a brayer for rolling clay, a piercing tool, a slicing tool, an incising tool, and a modeling tool. Choose any of the 48 fabulous projects in the colorful Creative Clay Jewelry. Shape the clay into a variety of logs of colors and patterns -- known as canes. Slice them, bake them, and you're ready to turn them into incredible works of wearable art.
Creative Polymer Clay
Author: Heidi Helyard
Publisher: David and Charles
Published: 2021-05-07
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 1446379981
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover a world of inspired and colourful jewellery-making from the comfort of your own home. Just make, bake and wear! In this comprehensive guide to modern polymer clay techniques, artist and designer Heidi Helyard reveals the simple techniques that can be used to create one-off, contemporary jewellery pieces with minimal tools and equipment. Polymer clay, which has been around for nearly eighty years, is currently finding itself popular amongst contemporary jewellery makers as the bright colours and sheer versatility of the material allows makers to create bold and graphic modern designs. The beauty of polymer clay is that it presents so many opportunities to explore colour combinations, patterns and texture. In this book you will learn ten easy yet exciting techniques including slab and cane making, marbling and colour mixing, inlay techniques, printing onto clay, surface embellishments and more to create twenty unique jewellery pieces. The projects in this book vary in complexity, but are accessible to both novice and advanced makers alike. If you are a beginner, the extensive step-by-step photos and instructions will help you develop your polymer clay skills and complete the projects with confidence. As you build your skills and learn the techniques via the book, you will realise that you can combine techniques to create all-new results. The skills you learn in this book will open up a limitless world of further experimentation for you to discover.
Metal Clay And Mixed Media Jewelry
Author: Sherri Haab
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780823030620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMetal clay starts as clay and turns into metal. Does it get any more magical? Now it does—withMetal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry. Author Sherri Haab takes this compelling material, today's hottest craft item, to the next level, brilliantly combining it with other media ranging from the timeless to the unexpected. Ribbons, gold leaf, pottery shards, transparent resin, polymer clay, leather, and more are used to create stunning jewelry. Beautiful photography showcases these innovative pieces, and full step-by-step instructions make it easy to re-create them. New formulations of metal clay and newly developed firing techniques are presented clearly so that crafters can achieve professional results. Sophisticated enough for artists yet simple enough for beginners,Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelryis the only book that blends metal clay with such a variety of mixed media to make magic. • Follow-up to the best-sellingArt of Metal Clay—over 35,000 copies sold! • Author has sold more than two million books! • Metal clay is hot with crafters, artists—anyone who wants to try alchemy
The Art of Jewelry
Author: Katherine Duncan Aimone
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781579906160
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAvailable in a myriad of colors and sheens, polymer clay can be cut, shaped, sculpted, and altered in many ways. For that reason, it's a wonderful medium for making jewelry. Today's leading artists show you how to push the envelope of this malleable material with an array of gorgeous brooches, pendants, pins, bracelets, and earrings. Using a variety of surface techniques will inform you and inspire you to create your own distinctive designs. Book jacket.
The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects
Author: Donna Kato
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780823013623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPolymer clay has grown and grown and grown in popularity since the publication of Donna Kato’s best-selling The Art of Polymer Clay in 1997. And there have been so many technical advances, too. Now poly-diva Donna Kato presents an all-new look at one of crafters’ all-time favorite mediums. Donna Kato’s Polymer Clay Innovations begins with the essentials of polymer clay, including its working properties, plus tools, curing, safety recommendations, and color blending (with full information on the now-indispensable Skinner Blend). Photo-packed chapters focus on exciting projects—beads, bracelets, pins, pendants, and boxes--and showcase new techniques, including image transfers, surface treatments such as stencils, stamps, paints, and inks, sculpting, inclusions, special effects, and finishing. Finished pieces by some of the biggest names in polymer clay, including Kathleen Dustin, Pier Voulkos, and Nan Roche, plus Donna Kato herself, offer ideas and inspiration.
New Directions in Metal Clay
Author: CeCe Wire
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781600595462
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProjects: embossed bolo, bead transformation, simple stud earrings, spiral galaxy, domino theory, hollow bead earrings, bauhaus bold, bead ring, cherry blossoms in spring, a day at the beach bracelet, bejeweled pendant, falling leaves, bamboo garden, autumn dragonfly, child's cuff bracelet, golden ivy, stacked ring set, forged link necklace, simple and elegant linked bracelet, gold and cubic zirconia ring, silver twig pin, patience in a square, lunar phase ring, garnet and silver necklace, kum boo fan brooch.
Creative Techniques for Polymer Clay Jewelry
Author: Nanetta Bananto
Publisher: North Light Books
Published: 2005-06-29
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781581806519
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to the art form of polymer clay provides forty-five customizable step-by-step projects that provide a detailed overview of the craft form as applied to jewelry making, in a guide that features coverage of tools, materials, finishes, and more. Original.
