Do you think making furniture for a doll's house is too complicated? Go ahead and decorate, because polymer clay easily simulates a variety of textures and hardens in an ordinary oven! This versatile material yields stained glass, wooden furniture, marbled tables, and more. Here's the definitive guide to manufacturers, tools, safety, and crafting. Fill the kitchen with tiny vegetables, utensils, and appliances, and the living room with a mantelpiece clock, bookshelf, and Tiffany lamp. Serve dinner in the dining room, and build a bedroom so cozy you'll want to live there yourself! There's not a domestic detail you won't find. A Selection of BOMC's Crafters Choice Book Club.
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Sue Heaser has worked professionally in crafts for over 25 years and is the author of thirteen major craft books. After a childhood spent in the Far East, Middle East and Africa, Sue studied at art college and university in Great Britain. She first worked as an archaeological illustrator before turning to a career as a craft writer, designer and teacher, specialising in polymer clay, metal clay, jewellery and miniatures.
She has taught workshops all over the world and is a qualified Art Clay Senior Instructor. She founded the British Polymer Clay Guild in 1997 and Art Clay World UK Guild in 2005.
Sue is married with two daughters and lives in rural Suffolk, England, UK. She is a keen musician and plays the violin, viola and piano accordion. She is a qualified Yachtmaster Offshore and sails on the East Coast of the UK.
She has taught workshops all over the world and is a qualified Art Clay Senior Instructor. She founded the British Polymer Clay Guild in 1997 and Art Clay World UK Guild in 2005.
Sue is married with two daughters and lives in rural Suffolk, England, UK. She is a keen musician and plays the violin, viola and piano accordion. She is a qualified Yachtmaster Offshore and sails on the East Coast of the UK.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
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This book belongs in every miniaturist's DIY library!,
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This review is from: Making Doll's House Miniatures With Polymer Clay (Hardcover)
I highly recommend this book. Loved it! Sue Heaser has written a do-it-yourself book that is worth its weight in ... golden polymer clay! She starts with the basic list of materials and how-to instructions, and explains their use in a clear manner. The projects include a wide range of items that will delight beginners and more experienced crafters alike. They range from the expected (such as fruits, vegetables, baked goods, meats, flowers, plants and small items), to the unexpected (including a bath complete with bathtub, toilet, sink, tiles, etc., there is also a kitchen range). In addition, there are utilitarian (pots and pans), delicate (china and tea sets), beautiful (tiffany style lamp), as well as whimsical (hobby horse, teddy bears, dolls) objects to create. The book is beautifully photographed, clearly illustrated and the instructions are very easy to follow. Ms. Heaser has witten a real winner, which will certainly pay for itself many times over with every creation you craft for your dollhouse, roombox, vignette, etc.! ... just one more thing. After doing some comparison shopping, I found that Amazon has the best price!
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
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Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!,
By ArtWay (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Making Doll's House Miniatures with Polymer Clay (Paperback)
This book is so full of good ideas for creating items in perfect scale for a dollhouse that I don't know where to start. How to make your own tools and formers, making dishes and pots that are more realistically thin-walled than the commercially-available items, mimicking china, a ladies' vanity set, a desk set, baskets, metal, wood, flatware, foods, fireplace tools - even the kitchen sink! Way too many different items to name them all. If I was to be forced to give up all my dollhouse books but one, this would be the one I'd keep. Excellent intro to using the clays - basic information. Trouble-shooting tips along the way. And her videos are fabulous, too. :-)
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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This is the most wonderful book,
By ANA V. OVARES (SAN JOSE, SAN JOSE Costa Rica) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Making Doll's House Miniatures with Polymer Clay (Paperback)
I made myself a miniature drugstore since I am a pharmacist and I had trouble finding things like mortars and cylinders. Thanks to this book I managed to make the most beautiful look-alike mortars with pestles and all, also a little turn-of-the-century (last century, of course) telephone. The directions are precise and you can really get what you are looking for (and I had never touched polymer clay in my life!)
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All the projects in this book were made using Fimo, but any of the different brands of polymer clay could be used because they are all basically very similar. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
slice off the board, mahogany clay, transparent clay, mahogany wood grain, marbled clay, shade holder, wool needle, pine clay, clay miniatures, polymer clay, dark brown clay, gloss varnish, scrap clay, beading wire, matt varnish, waste clay, nail varnish remover, paintbrush handle, cocktail stick, pen cap, silver powder, coloured clay, metallic powder, baking parchment, short log Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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All the projects in this book were made using Fimo, but any of the different brands of polymer clay could be used because they are all basically very similar. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
slice off the board, mahogany clay, transparent clay, mahogany wood grain, marbled clay, shade holder, wool needle, pine clay, clay miniatures, polymer clay, dark brown clay, gloss varnish, scrap clay, beading wire, matt varnish, waste clay, nail varnish remover, paintbrush handle, cocktail stick, pen cap, silver powder, coloured clay, metallic powder, baking parchment, short log Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mix Quick, Art Nouveau New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Making Dolls by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- The House Book by Terence Conran in Back Matter
- Polymer Clay for Everyone: A Creative Guide for Working with Polymer by Suzann Thompson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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