Making Polymer Clay Beads

Making Polymer Clay Beads
Author: Carol Blackburn
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020-06-09
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1645172244

Learn how to make your own polymer clay beads and turn them into colorful accessories and decorations. Making Polymer Clay Beads offers beginning and veteran artists a comprehensive resource for crafting unique beads of all colors and shapes at home. From selecting the right equipment and working with raw clay to making dozens of different shapes and adding colorful effects, this all-in-one guide will aid you at every stage of your artistic journey. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs enable the reader to craft a wide variety of beads to be used in making handmade jewelry and decorations.

Polymer Clay Beads

Polymer Clay Beads
Author: Grant Diffendaffer
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2007
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781600590245

A guide to making clay beads and designing jewelry from them.

How to Make Polymer Clay Beads

How to Make Polymer Clay Beads
Author: Linda Peterson
Publisher: Cico
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2008
Genre: Beads
ISBN: 9781906094430

HANDICRAFTS. Polymer clay is the material of choice and you will learn how to use free-form techniques and bead rolling tools to create several styles. Unusual shapes, sculpted effects, simulations of semi-precious stones, photo-image transfers, and use of glitter and organic material mean the beads you make will be unique. And with practice, they will look professionally hand-crafted. Various brands of clay are discussed, how to condition it, basic colour mixing, and baking temperatures. All the tools you will need are listed, and finishing techniques, such as sanding, buffing, and sealing, are described. Basic jewellery making techniques, including stringing and fixing clasps, lead on to assembling all the components in designs and styles ranging from contemporary and elegant to simple and just plain fun.

Patterns in Polymer

Patterns in Polymer
Author: Julie Picarello
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2013-03-20
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627000674

With her unmatched eye for color, color mixing and layering, well-known artist and fan favorite Julie Picarello helps beginners and advanced polymer artisans design, texture and finish gorgeous art beads using relatively simple techniques. In-depth introduction sections cover basics, color inspiration and recipes, and needed tools and materials. The book includes 7 mini projects and 10 finished jewelry projects, while callouts at the beginning of each project let the readers know exactly what specialized techniques will be learned. It’s the color that makes polymer clay truly exciting, and this book uses color like you’ve never seen it before.

Making Jewelry from Polymer Clay

Making Jewelry from Polymer Clay
Author: Sophie Arzalier
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2010
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 081170694X

"Polymer clay is easy to work with and very versatile, as the necklaces, rings, bracelets, and earrings in this beautiflly illustrated book show."--

How to Make Polymer Clay Beads

How to Make Polymer Clay Beads
Author: Carol Blackburn
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2007
Genre: Beads
ISBN: 9780713678598

How to Make Polymer Clay Beadsis a handy guide to making beads from polymer clays such as Fimo. Withclear instructions and step-by-step photographic sequences, the bookexplains the various bead techniques and how to produce various fauxeffects. Each section features a gallery of beautiful beads byinternationally renowned artists, demonstrating the wide range ofeffects that can be acheived and providing inspiration. Polymer clays are readily available, come in a multitude of colours andcan be fired in the kitchen oven. It doesn't require much space orequipment to make these beads and the result can be very professionallooking. This is a comparatively cheap and easy way to make spectacularlooking beads.

Making Beautiful Beads

Making Beautiful Beads
Author: Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579902889

Work bead magic by rolling wool into hard balls, or adding metallic fiber. Coil polymer clay for a real impact. You'll find that the simplest techniques yield incredibly lovely, one-of-a-kind jewels. "Public libraries...will find this potpourri of projects a distinctive addition to crafts collections."--"Library Journal."

Polymer Pizzazz

Polymer Pizzazz
Author:
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2006
Genre: Jewelry making
ISBN: 0871162369

Polymer clay is probably the most versatile, most enjoyable craft medium of them all. It can be sculpted, carved, molded, stamped, textured, sanded, and then baked in a regular oven. How easy is that? Now Polymer Pizzazz makes working with polymer clay even more fun and rewarding--by introducing beginners to basic tools and techniques, then presenting 25 beautiful jewelry projects. With clear step-by-step instructions and helpful color photography, anyone can learn to make bold, bright beads, playful fish-shaped pendants, elegant faux stone necklaces, and much more!

Polymer Clay Color Inspirations

Polymer Clay Color Inspirations
Author: Lindly Haunani
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2009
Genre: Color in art
ISBN: 0823015017

Renowned for their courses and workshops on color, the authors offer instruction and inspiration that focuses on polymer clay as a learning tool that crafters can use to explore their own color instincts and preferences. Each chapter investigates a color principle supported by a jewelry project.