Polymer Clay 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily through Step-by-Step Instruction [Spiral-bound]

Kim Otterbein (Author), Angela Mabray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2011 | Series: 101

Polymer Clay 101 teaches all the basics for crafting with polymer clay. With hundreds of detailed photos, it covers tools and supplies, all types of beading technique, and terrific projects that will get you started and inspire you to take your skills and make your own custom designs.

 

With over 45 minutes of video, the DVD included with this book is a valuable learning tool. Author Angela Mabray demonstrates all the essentials techniques used for crafting with polymer clay. The DVD is both PC and Mac compatible and can be viewed on Quicktime software.

 

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From the Back Cover

A Complete Polymer Clay Crafting Course in a Book

Have you always wanted to try crafting with polymer clay, but weren't sure how to begin? Polymer Clay 101 is a great place to start. Written for the absolute beginner, these thorough instructions and step-by-step photographs expertly guide you through the basics of crafting with polymer clay. Authors Angela Mabray and Kim Otterbein will teach you all about the tools and techniques used for this unique craft material. Each of the twenty projects in the book introduces a new way to get creative with polymer clay. As you explore this all-inclusive workshop, you will gain confidence in your skills and be encouraged to design your own projects.

You'll also learn how to:

• Condition, blend, shape, and bake the clay
• Make PC canes and use them in creative ways
• Marble, stamp, extrude, mold, carve, and embed the clay
• Make jewelry, tool handles, knick-knacks, or ATCs

Like other books in the 101 series, Polymer Clay 101 includes a DVD so you can watch polymer clay crafting in action.

About the Author

Angela Mabray first happened upon polymer clay in a toy store. While she quickly realized it wasn't just for kids, she still feels a childlike joy each time she finds something new to do with polymer clay. Angela lives with her husband and son in Oklahoma, where she co-founded the Central Oklahoma Polymer Clay Guild. She is also a member of the International Polymer Clay Association. Her polymer clay projects have appeared in Polymer CAFE, on HGTV's That's Clever show, and on many blogs. She writes about polymer clay at craftygoat.com.

Kim Otterbein has had a love for beads all her life and still has a baggie of seed beads from the 1960s. Kim's training as a textile designer and painter seems to blend right in with jewelry making. Kim is the primary teacher for classes and workshops at the Bead House in Bristol, Rhode Island, sharing her wide range of knowledge and experience in beading, knotting, wire wrapping, and polymer clay. She is a certified instructor of Precious Metal Clay (PMC) and also a silversmith. She has had many projects and instructional articles published in various magazines, including Bead & Button, Belle Armoire, Art Jewelry, Beadwork, Polymer CAFE, and Lapidary Journal. To see her work, go to thebeadhouse.com and click on KO Design.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 192 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international; w/DVD edition (January 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589234707
• ISBN-13: 978-1589234703
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Angela Mabray lives in Yukon, Oklahoma, where she is a co-founder, frequent teacher and active member of the Central Oklahoma Polymer Clay Guild. She is also a member of the International Polymer Clay Association. She has written several articles for Polymer CAFE magazine and has been filmed for HGTV's "That's Clever" show. Her blog, CraftyGoat's Notes, is filled with step-by step tutorials and videos that are popular with polymer clay enthusiasts around the world.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Angela Mabrey did good., January 26, 2011

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This review is from: Polymer Clay 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily through Step-by-Step Instruction (Spiral-bound)

You took everything that was wrong with all the other clay books and made sure you did not make the same mistakes. Your book is so well written and laid out. It is so easy to follow. I just love how you even gave the recipes for the colors. This is the first book I did not have to pull apart and bind. The spiral binding is great.

You chose such a wide variety of projects and made it so easy for a beginner through watching your DVD. What value. I guess if you charged too much more, people would not buy the book but the DVD alone is worth the price of the book. I am going to recommend this book to everyone I know. I know a few beginners and this will give them a great foundation. You have so many helpful hints.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beginner's polymer clay, January 26, 2011

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K. Platt "blackplantlady" (Sheffield, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polymer Clay 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily through Step-by-Step Instruction (Spiral-bound)

Ever wanted to try your hand at polymer clay jewellery, but did not know where to begin? This 101 workshop book scores a bulls-eye for making the process very simple. It is subtitled 'Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily Through Step-by-Step Instruction' and it fulfils its promise on every point. It does not claim to be for the experienced and it is a basic course as it states.

Its good points are - bonus DVD, spiral-bound, so you can create whilst you read, excellent photography, good layout and simply the best step-by-step instructions I have seen. I love the bangle bracelets and the metal lead reversible bracelet. There is more than enough here to start you off, your own creativity will kick in when you start using this versatile medium. It does include mokume gane and other techniques. On the whole the projects are very good. An excellent polymer primer for beginners.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners, January 14, 2011

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Mrs. E "I love AMAZON!" (NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Polymer Clay 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily through Step-by-Step Instruction (Spiral-bound)

This book and DVD cover lots of basics for beginners. If you don't have a polymer clay book yet and you're considering purchasing one, make it this one. The DVD goes along with a lot of things in the book and will make sense to anyone - even someone who is not familiar with polymer clay. This is perfect for someone totally new to crafting or for an experienced crafter who wants to venture out into polymer clay. Even though I've been working with clay for years, I still thoroughly enjoyed this book and DVD. I hope more authors follow the lead and offer a DVD along with their next book.