The Art of Metal Clay (With Dvd): Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects [Paperback]

Sherri Haab (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2007

The best-selling Art of Metal Clay returns! Now with an exciting DVD featuring three all-new projects


Since it was first published in 2004, The Art of Metal Clay has introduced thousands of readers to metal clay—the amazing craft product that starts out as moldable, malleable clay and turns into real metal. Now it’s even easier to perform that modern alchemy, because something new has been added to The Art of Metal Clay: a great new DVD featuring author Sherri Haab. Haab’s personal appearances are popular with crafters eager for new information and ideas, and seeing her on television makes it easy to understand her metal-clay techniques. Three all-new projects are shown from start to finish, all offering an up-close view of the creative process. Everyone who loves jewelry making, metal clay and polymer clay, beading, or any kind of crafting will want this new value-added version of the metal clay classic



• Learn-by-seeing DVD makes it even easier to understand metal clay techniques


• More than 38,000 copies of the original sold


• Author demonstrates metal clay techniques personally—it’s like meeting a crafts celebrity in person!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sherri Haab is a best-selling and award-winning author, illustrator, and product designer. Her books for children include The Incredible Clay Book and Nail Art, both with more than one million copies sold. For adults, her recent books are Clay So Cute!, The Art of Resin Jewelry, Beaded Macramé Jewelry, Designer Style Handbags, and Designer Style Jewelry. She lives in Springville, Utah.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft; Pap/DVD edition (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823099946
• ISBN-13: 978-0823099948
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sherri Haab is a best selling craft author with over 20 published books to her credit, with several titles selling over a million copies. She is a certified metal clay instructor, leading numerous PMC craft and jewelry making workshops nationwide. She also develops new craft products including her patented "Image Transfer Solution". Sherri has recently released 2 DVD's (Metal Clay and Resin) and has appeared on several television programs (HGTV, DIY and PBS). She lives with her family in Utah.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

107 of 108 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to learn from, July 9, 2005

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W. Adams (St. George, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Metal Clay: Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects (Paperback)

I have recently been interested in polymer clay and when I found out that there was Metal Clay I was very excited. In hopes to find out more, I recently ordered Sherri Haab book as well as Precious Metal Clay in Mixed Media, by Mary Ann Devos. Sherri's book is a much better book for me as a beginner. I'm more of a visual learner and I do better with picture steps, which this book has. Very detailed written and pictured steps that help guide me through the projects. It includes creative uses of tools that can easily be found around the house or at a local thift store. She also shows detailed ideas of how to mix different mediums together. I feel like my projects will have more of a success rate do to this book.

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book covers everything, January 7, 2007

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R. Eberhard "Eclectic Studio" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Metal Clay: Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects (Paperback)

Sherri has produced an excellent book that will appeal to all levels of Silver Clay users. Not limiting to one brand, I found that useful with the firing charts etc. She covers carving, setting stones, textures, rings, boxes and beads beautifully together with working with molds. I did like her taste of using other media with your PMC, i.e. Resin, Polymer, Glass together with using Gold Clay. Excellent descriptive instructions, great photos of the how to steps and completed piece. I have three Silver Clay books I recommend to my students, this is one of them ( the other two: CeCe Wire and Tim McCreight's). Well worth buying.

82 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A winner!!, April 25, 2004

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ewe-mexico "Susan" (Taos, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Metal Clay: Techniques for Creating Jewelry and Decorative Objects (Paperback)

Being a PMC afficionado and owning, I think, every (!) book on it, this was STILL a very welcome addition, and rates among my favorites. The projects are VERY inspiring, and I made up a version of one within the first two weeks of owning it. Clearly written as well. You won't be disappointed!