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The Polymer Clay Cookbook celebrates favourite foods with 20 tiny, deliciously realistic food charms to make from polymer clay and fashion into unique jewellery. Styled as a cookbook for the beginning miniaturist 'chef,' the introductory chapters discuss the 'basic ingredients' and techniques used for polymer clay and jewellery-making. The remainder of the book offers 20 'recipes' grouped by category: fruits, breakfast, lunch and dinner, sweets and snacks, and holiday foods. Each recipe has a list of 'ingredients,' step-by-step directions with photographs and suggested variations. Each piece is presented as a particular finished jewellery item, such as a necklace, but readers are encouraged to adapt the piece into any type of jewellery they choose.
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Jessica and Susan Partain are sisters and are both crafters. In spring 2006 they founded Inedible Jewelry, which they sell at local markets and craft shows and in a variety of boutiques across the US, Canada and the UK.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're new to polymer clay or wanting to try something a bit different in your jewellery making, this is a good place to start. Jessica and Susan's writing style is friendly, fun and easy...they don't bog you down with unnecessary details or jargon.
True, most of the pieces aren't entirely realistic looking, but that's the whole point; this isn't a book on how to make mini food for dolls houses, it's for making charms, earrings, rings etc for the kooky and cool alike. They may not look sophisticated, but these aren't the things you'd be wearing to the opera anyway!
There is a good introduction at the beginning all about polymer clay; the different brands, how to condition it, colours to use. There is also a good section on basic jewellery making, such as headpins, making wrapped loops, what tools and clasps to use etc.
The addition of recipes for REAL food is a bonus. There are only 7 recipes for real food (compared to the 20 polymer clay food projects), so the real food doesn't take over (and they're only a page long and easily identified in the contents page).
Overall this is a fun read and a great starting point to get your imagination running for more foody themed jewellery items.
True, most of the pieces aren't entirely realistic looking, but that's the whole point; this isn't a book on how to make mini food for dolls houses, it's for making charms, earrings, rings etc for the kooky and cool alike. They may not look sophisticated, but these aren't the things you'd be wearing to the opera anyway!
There is a good introduction at the beginning all about polymer clay; the different brands, how to condition it, colours to use. There is also a good section on basic jewellery making, such as headpins, making wrapped loops, what tools and clasps to use etc.
The addition of recipes for REAL food is a bonus. There are only 7 recipes for real food (compared to the 20 polymer clay food projects), so the real food doesn't take over (and they're only a page long and easily identified in the contents page).
Overall this is a fun read and a great starting point to get your imagination running for more foody themed jewellery items.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A little disappointed, much of the book is taken up with actual food recipes too which limits the amount of space for the clay projects. I think more suitable for children/teenagers like previous review. Certainly not enough content for my liking.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am glad that i have not bought this book myself and received it as a xmas present. Instead of this book i would recommend any other books about modelling in miniature or even consider free projects in internet.
Their `food' projects are easy and pieces, obviously, are not realistic at all. This book is suitable for children more actually than for adult jewelry makers. Not worth the attention of serious "clayers".
Their `food' projects are easy and pieces, obviously, are not realistic at all. This book is suitable for children more actually than for adult jewelry makers. Not worth the attention of serious "clayers".
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