This book features photography, which demonstrates the techniques needed to set with stones, decorate with enamels, create textural effects using engraving and more.|Want to make professional-looking metal jewellery without investing in ...

Author: Sue Heaser

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ISBN: 0715327658

Category: Jewelry making

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Helps readers create beautiful and intricate pieces of pure silver jewellery with no silversmithing skills and very few tools and equipment using metal clay. This book features photography, which demonstrates the techniques needed to set with stones, decorate with enamels, create textural effects using engraving and more.

With this book there's no need for hammering, sawing, or even a kiln, making it accessible to anyone.

Author: Sue Heaser

Publisher: Krause Publications

ISBN: 0896895947

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 128

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Today's revolution in jewelry making is quite simple, literally. With few tools and basic silversmithing skills readers can quickly and easily create intricate pieces of solid silver jewelry using the easy-to-follow instructions in Magical Metal Clay Jewelry. More than 250 step-by-step color photos demonstrate techniques needed to mold, fold, shape, cut, braid, and carve metal clay to create more than 25 original pieces of beautiful jewelry. With this book there's no need for hammering, sawing, or even a kiln, making it accessible to anyone.

This book features step-by-step photography, which demonstrates the techniques needed to set with stones, decorate with enamels, create textural effects using engraving and more.

Author: Sue Heaser

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ISBN: 1446308987

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Create beautiful and intricate pieces of pure silver jewellery with no silversmithing skills and very few tools and equipment using metal clay. This book features step-by-step photography, which demonstrates the techniques needed to set with stones, decorate with enamels, create textural effects using engraving and more.

Art Jewelry magazine: stunning examples of metal clay work. Bead&Button
magazine: offers step-bystep instructions on jewelry projects. Beadwork
magazine: lots of ideas on combining your creations with beadwork. Belle
Armoire magazine: ...

Author: Nana Mizushima

Publisher: Kalmbach Books

ISBN: 9780871164780

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

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It's as easy to use as modeling clay. Fire it, and it turns to pure silver: It's metal clay magic! Nana Mizushima's playful approach shows how this fantastic medium allows anyone to craft items in silver. Features more than 25 imaginative, appealing projects for beads, earrings, pendants, bookmarks, pet tags, little boxes, origami, and more.

This book will allow you to master the core techniques and show you how this material could keep you creatively engaged for a lifetime of jewellery making!

Author: Sue Heaser

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ISBN: 1446302342

Category: Jewelry making

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Learn how to make professional-lookingmetal jewellery without investing insilversmithing equipment and training.Master the core techniques of metalclay jewellery in an afternoon withdetailed step-by-step photography.A rich and inspirational guidewith tried and tested techniquesexplained in detail and informationon the cutting edge of metalclay creativity and materials.

A section on zero waste--how to conserve and reuse expensive metal clay remnants--completes the how-to section. Packed with more than 500 photographs, this book will give you a clear guide to both the process and end product or effect.

Author: Sue Heaser

Publisher: Interweave

ISBN: 1596687134

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 192

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Experience metal clay like never before. Going far beyond most other metal clay books currently available, Metal Clay for Jewelry Makers covers basics and much more. Inside, you'll explore a range of techniques including forming hinges and beads; working with paper clay; adding gemstones, glass, and ceramics; and syringing, burnishing, texturing, and using patinas. You'll discover stunningly showcased silver and base metal clays perfected in soft clay, paper, and paste forms. Sue also covers the materials that are often used in conjunction with metal clay, including embellishments, stones, and findings. After covering materials, Sue dives right into techniques, from the basics to specific advanced techniques. She explores the use of additional materials as well--applying resin, mounting stones, enameling, engraving and more. A section on zero waste--how to conserve and reuse expensive metal clay remnants--completes the how-to section. Packed with more than 500 photographs, this book will give you a clear guide to both the process and end product or effect. While no projects are in the book, finished projects with tips and techniques are spread throughout and provide inspiration for you to explore metal clay and to use your newfound jewelry-making skills with this innovative material, often dubbed "magical clay."

MAGIC. OF. METAL. CLAY. Working and creating with metal clay is nothing short
of magic. It all begins the moment you open the package and feel the soft, supple
clay. Your fingers, along with a few simple tools, direct the clay to be molded, ...

Author: Louise Duhamel

Publisher: Penguin

ISBN: 9781440322006

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 144

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Explore the endless possibilities of metal clay Sculpt it, cut it, shape it, roll it. Just about anything is possible when you're creating with the amazing medium of metal clay. Whether you're new to its wonders or are looking for new ideas and techniques, Metal Clay Jewelry has it all. Metal clay artist and instructor Louise Duhamel starts with the basics of the medium explaining the different forms of clay and teaching the basic techniques. Then the fun really begins! In twenty projects created by Louise and other talented clay artists, you'll learn more fabulous techniques including origami folding with paper clay, sculpting with paste clay, enameling, creating hollow forms and so much more. With step-by-step photography throughout, you won't miss a beat as you explore this amazing medium. In addition, with variation projects and a gallery of stellar art by world-renown artists, you get all the inspiration you'll need to start designing your own metal clay pieces. Discover all the possibilities of metal clay today!

In its unfired form , metal clay is soft ; you can manipulate it just like other clays .
Roll it out or model it , pierce , cut , or tear it , join or assemble separate pieces of
it , then texture and fire it ! The magic happens in the firing process , once the ...

Author: CeCe Wire

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

ISBN: 1600591825

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 144

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Imagine 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.

This book shows the reader how to create beautiful pieces of jewellery without the need for an anvil or years of training.

Author: Sara Dutton

Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)

ISBN: 1847734510

Category: Jewelry making

Page: 128

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Silver metal clay is a fun and easy-to-use medium that can be shaped and manipulated like clay but fires to become 99.9% metal. This book shows the reader how to create beautiful pieces of jewellery without the need for an anvil or years of training.

AS I leafed through my issue of a national jewelry magazine in the fall of 1995 ,
the pages opened to an article written by Tim McCreight about a material that ...
But this metal clay was something new , revolutionary , and impossibly magical !

Author: Barbara Becker Simon

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

ISBN: 160059025X

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 144

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When you combine two bestselling topics like metal clay and beading, and then add one of the most talented and respected artists in the business, you’ve got a winning combination. In this unique, comprehensive reference, Barbara Becker Simon treats readers to 22 outstanding metal clay bead projects. An introductory section guides them through all the fundamentals, from forming and joining the clay to firing and finishing. Learn how to add gemstones, glass, and other objects; use molded and carved texture plates; etch photos into a surface; develop rich patinas; and more. From the Porcupine Pearl Bead to a Polygon Box Bead, the projects are both timely and sophisticated.

Create beautiful solid silver charms quickly and easily. This inspirational book shows how to craft intricate pure silver charms with no silver-smithing skills, and very few tools and equipment. The secret? Metal clay.

Author: Sue Heaser

Publisher:

ISBN: 1845435087

Category: Charm bracelets

Page: 144

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Create beautiful solid silver charms quickly and easily. This inspirational book shows how to craft intricate pure silver charms with no silver-smithing skills, and very few tools and equipment. The secret? Metal clay.

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 ...

Author: Sherri Haab

Publisher: Clarkson Potter

ISBN: 0823030628

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 143

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Metal 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

Exploring Precious Metal Clay by Celie Fago Photo : Robert Diamante Precious
Metal Clay Basic Techniques This ... I'd been working with polymer clay , making
jewelry for about seven years , and apprenticing to a metalsmith , studying
metalworking for seven years . ... Now , although its story has become as familiar
in the telling as my own , I still marvel at the magic of a metal whose history is as
a clay ...

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ISBN: 1610594517

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

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Showcasing 20 methods of working in polymer clay, this book features step-by-step instructions for making jewelry, candlesticks, vases, decorative boxes, wind chimes, and more. 200 color images.

Author: Arthur James Wells

Publisher:

ISBN: STANFORD:36105211722678

Category: English literature

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This guide to getting started with this amazing material includes 14 projects--custom pendants, findings, rings, and more--with complete step-by-step instructions and full-color photography.

Author: Irina Miech

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

ISBN: 0871162334

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 96

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Beaders will learn how to shape, texture, stamp, cut, and mold easy-to-use metal clay into gorgeous jewelry that they can embellish! This guide to getting started with this amazing material includes 14 projects--custom pendants, findings, rings, and more--with complete step-by-step instructions and full-color photography. First in a series by author, artist, and bead-store owner Irina Miech.

The Art of Resin Clay explores the creative potential of this material, in both air-dry and two-part formulas, and guides you through everything you’ll need to get started: • Information on choosing the right kind of resin clay, ...

Author: Sherri Haab

Publisher: Potter Craft

ISBN: 9780823027248

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 144

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Discover the Creative Possibilities of Resin Clay Imagine being able to imitate the look of rare coral, create oversized but featherweight statement jewelry, or mix clay with other mediums—all without firing. The Art of Resin Clay explores the creative potential of this material, in both air-dry and two-part formulas, and guides you through everything you’ll need to get started: • Information on choosing the right kind of resin clay, essential tools and techniques, and safety guidelines • Tips for mixing colors, finishing, and adding jewelry findings • 20 projects covering a variety of creative techniques • Galleries of work by influential artists and crafts designers who use this versatile material From the Trade Paperback edition.

This booklet focuses on Metal Clay Paper and Syringe with five beautiful projects. Easy directions and step by step photos show you how to fold silver (silver origami ), cut delicate designs and add playful silver swirls.

Author: Nana V. Mizushima

Publisher:

ISBN: 0975484834

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 26

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This booklet focuses on Metal Clay Paper and Syringe with five beautiful projects. Easy directions and step by step photos show you how to fold silver (silver origami ), cut delicate designs and add playful silver swirls.

Bangles , anklets and necklaces in a variety of materials — shell , stone , clay
and metal — were clearly part of formal ... naturally occurring ornaments , like
shells and animal tusks , have been recreated in precious metals , especially
gold .

Author: Robyn J. Maxwell

Publisher:

ISBN: UCBK:C105391758

Category: Art

Page: 256

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Provides an evocative overview of the region's ancestral arts and culture, from prehistoric times to the twenty first century. Prolifically illustrated with works of art drawn from museums around the world and the National Gallery of Australia's exceptional collection of Southeast Asian art.

Precious Metal Clay Jewelry ransformation is the theme to this issue's projects.
Like magic, a pile of old books turns into an ingenious storage space. Shards of
broken dishes evolve into adornment for a table. Clay transmutes into shining ...

Author:

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ISBN: STANFORD:36105133532908

Category: Handicraft

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Create anything from stylish jewelry to beautiful home decor with Artful Polymer Clay.

Author: Gail Ritchey

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

ISBN: 9780871162823

Category: Crafts & Hobbies

Page: 95

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Create anything from stylish jewelry to beautiful home decor with Artful Polymer Clay. Detailed instructions and photography explain 10 different techniques thoroughly, including shaping, molding, punching, and more, helping you create elegant cameos, pendants, frames, containers, and other attractive items.