Product Description

Fast and fun, this book equals instant gratification for crafters of all kinds. It features 20 dazzling projects that combine easy polymer clay techniques with a variety of accessible mediums, including mosaic, wire, stamping, foiling, millefiore, caning and metal embossing.

From home and garden accessories to jewelry, readers will delight in creating votives, switch plates, flower pots, pins, picture frames and much more. Step-by-step instructions, full-color photos and a section for beginners guarantee success. This unique guide also includes an inspiring idea gallery that encourages crafters to expand their creativity and develop original pieces of their own.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1519977 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01
• Format: Bargain Price
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From Booklist
The letters PC, to a growing number of today's initiated, stand for a delightfully easy yet sophisticated craft--polymer clay. Because most practitioners hail from an artistic background, the rules and regulations of sculpture are omitted here. Instead, after a short introduction covering brands of clay, tools, and a few caning techniques, first-time author Pavelka launches into approximately 20 designs. The projects use more than just clay, incorporating stamps, paper, wire, and iridescent powders, among other materials. The imagination behind these projects is just as expansive, ranging from a love magnet card and a tooth fairy box to a baby switch plate and a garden angel. Everything's accounted for in the instructions: four-color step-by-step photographs and easy-to-understand directions. Tips do proliferate, such as attend to light colors first and remember that clay cures (turns hard) at 125 degrees Fahrenheit. Resources and a gallery at the end demonstrate all that polymer clay could be. Barbara Jacobs
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About the Author
Lisa Pavelka has worked professionally with polymer clay for over thirteen years. She is the president of the Las Vegas Polymer Clay Guild.

Customer Reviews

A great teachers tool!
I just received my copy of Lisa Pavelka's "Polymer Clay Extravaganza" and what an extravaganza of beautiful projects. I am always looking for great books to recommend to students, adults and children alike, who know that I work with polymer clay. This is the book I've been looking for. Great section on polymer clay basics. I love that the author included wonderful "tip" boxes throughout the book that quickly and concisely educate even the seasoned polymer clay addict. The book is filled with a potpourri of great projects that have easy to follow instructions and the most amazing photography. The projects use a variety of cross-over materials (you know, all the crafting things you have bought over the years and are now in your basement in a box.) Well, get that box out and start claying, "Polymer Clay Extravaganza" gives you the tools you need to make wonderful art from polymer clay. The gallery section is beautiful and an inspiration for any artist.

A Polymer Clay Book Unlike Any Other
Outstanding. This book simplifies polymer clay. With clearly written steps and descriptive photos, it made it easy for a novice like me to create fabulous works of art. I have found this book to be such a spectacular buy that for the past few months this is the only book I have recommended to my clay enthusiast friends. This is one book anyone working with polymer clay or interested in getting started, should own.

Buy It! A must-have book for polymer clay enthusiast!
The composition of this book is brilliant. Lisa Pavelka has done a wonderful job with this book. The book is very informative, with clear step by step instructions for each technique as well as excellent photos of each phase of the design. The instructions and illustrations are straightforward and easy to understand. Lisa has a wide variety of polymer clay projects to suit anyone's taste and the explanations are clear and thorough, progressing from novice through to expert. There are even techniques for working with other types of media and incorporating them into your clay projects, along with great finishing touches. Follow her detailed directions, and with a little practice, you can turn out stunning artwork. From beginners to advance, this book offers the opportunity to refine your technique.

The book starts with a list basic supplies. It then helps you reviews a few basic techniques. She also includes some great tips throughout the book. Then there is advice on choosing clay, keeping it fresh and some storage tips. There is a great section on surface techniques, glazes, adhesives and sealants. She gives tips color mixing and blending, as well. Everything you need to know is included in this book!