Charlotte Stowell shows how to make food-themed polymer clay beads using modelling techniques, and how to make them up into fun and attractive jewellery. First there is advice about the few simple tools and the basic techniques needed to make the beads, including instructions on texturing and varnishing the beads to create realistic food models. We then learn to make really striking jewellery such as a chilli charm, cup cakes brooch, dolly mixtures necklace, burger bracelet, fondant fancies earrings, and much more. Step by step instructions and detailed close-up photographs make the projects easily achievable. Where necessary, the constituent parts of the beads are shown with the instructions, and annotated for clarity, then the finished jewellery is pictured in all its splendour. People who like fun and funky jewellery, as well as foodies, will love these polymer clay projects.
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Charlotte Stowell shows how to make food-themed polymer clay beads using modelling techniques and then how to turn them into fun and attractive jewellery. There's advice about simple tools and basic techniques including instructions on texturing and varnishing to create realistic food models. We learn to make striking jewellery such as a chilli charm, cup cakes brooch, dolly mixtures necklace, burger bracelet and fondant fancies earrings. Those who like fun and funky jewellery, as well as foodies, will love these polymer clay projects.-Machine Knitting Monthly Learn how to make food-themed polymer clay beads using modelling techniques, and how to make them up into fun and attractive jewellery with this cute book. Make a chilli charm, cupcake brooch, dolly mixtures necklace and much more. If you love funky jewellery you will love this book.-Popular Crafts Learn how to make cute food-themed beads and charms that will transform your jewellery making using this handy book. Charlotte Stowell takes you through a variety of different modelling techniques, the must-have tools, and different texture effects so you can create realistic dolly mixture sweet beads, cupcake brooches, burger charms and more. The finished items would make a lovely personalised gift for someone special, while the fab and quirky ideas are sure to provide endless inspiration.-Crafts Beautiful
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Charlotte Stowell has worked extensively in creative crafts both for adults and children, covering a wide range of techniques including papercraft, paper engineering and polymer clay work. She has written several books and contributes regularly to craft magazines.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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The photography in this book is very detailed and inspiring and if you can handle copying from a photo without too much guidance from the text then this book is perfect for you. However, I would have appreciated more detail in the instructions. The authour tends to rely on a lot of prior knowledge from the reader when she tutors you to "make X, make Y," without actually guiding you through how to make X or Y. But the pictures are its saving grace and give you some ideas if you are wanting simple, easy to make miniature food. For those requiring more sophisticated and detailed techniques I recommend "Miniature Food Masterclass" by Angie Scarr.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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You really do get what you pay for, this is a very nice but cheap little book, which does not detail how to make everything pictured - which is a great shame as there are some really cute little bits. The descriptions on how to make the items are very brief with not everything being covered in order to make the item just like the photo.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Sherry
Format:Paperback
I just received it this morning by mail.
I confess it wasn't quite what I had in mind: knowing there were only 48 pages, I knew it would unlikely enter that much in details, but this goes far bellow what I expected.
So if you like me are a complete beginner in need of a certain amount of support and step y step illustrated instructions, this book is not for you.
The introduction included in the book says it very well so I rewrite here: "Remember that the measurements given here are only a guide, and the projects themselves only suggestions."
The layout is always the same: 2 pages per project, one page being almost occupied between 60-90% by a picture of the final product, and the other page got listings of tools/materials and then instructions with few additional little pics.
Now, as you can see, I still gave it 4 stars, why? Well, for someone more accustomed with polymer clay, this book would be very inspirational and helpful, since if you already know the basics, just having written instructions and few pics is more than enough I believe. The projects are very cute and all looks very yummy too! :) Actually, it's more, it gives you the freedom to personalize them and customize them a bit as you want, since the projects really are only 'suggestions' and from that starting point you could make many more stuffs on your own, which actually seems to be the objective from what I can see, somehow.
A dedicated person, in spite of being a beginner, can make these projects with patience and time, but yeah, as for my personal needs, I'd like to be helped 'closely' step by step if only for my first items...so I guess I will be enjoying this book later on ^^
I confess it wasn't quite what I had in mind: knowing there were only 48 pages, I knew it would unlikely enter that much in details, but this goes far bellow what I expected.
So if you like me are a complete beginner in need of a certain amount of support and step y step illustrated instructions, this book is not for you.
The introduction included in the book says it very well so I rewrite here: "Remember that the measurements given here are only a guide, and the projects themselves only suggestions."
The layout is always the same: 2 pages per project, one page being almost occupied between 60-90% by a picture of the final product, and the other page got listings of tools/materials and then instructions with few additional little pics.
Now, as you can see, I still gave it 4 stars, why? Well, for someone more accustomed with polymer clay, this book would be very inspirational and helpful, since if you already know the basics, just having written instructions and few pics is more than enough I believe. The projects are very cute and all looks very yummy too! :) Actually, it's more, it gives you the freedom to personalize them and customize them a bit as you want, since the projects really are only 'suggestions' and from that starting point you could make many more stuffs on your own, which actually seems to be the objective from what I can see, somehow.
A dedicated person, in spite of being a beginner, can make these projects with patience and time, but yeah, as for my personal needs, I'd like to be helped 'closely' step by step if only for my first items...so I guess I will be enjoying this book later on ^^
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I'd buy this just for pics lol they are gorgeous and we are having great time making them but everytime we do someone wants it
Published 2 months ago by I always tell the truth
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such fun
Excellent book, good clear pictures. Had fun trying out the different designs and it gave me good inspiration for my own ideas.
Published 4 months ago by purple82
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Great little book!
I have just spent at least 2 solid happy hours with my 9 year old daughter and my 6 year son using up every scrap of our FIMO stock making some of the sweets and cakes featured in... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Clox
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Tasty trinkets .
Very nice little book gave my daughter lots of ideas on what and how to make . Arrived very quickly with no problems.
Published 13 months ago by DJROB
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Very cute ideas- not enough detail.
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I ordered this book and was pretty underwhelmed by it. It has some very cute ideas and some of them are laid out well enough to understand what the... Read more
I ordered this book and was pretty underwhelmed by it. It has some very cute ideas and some of them are laid out well enough to understand what the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by O. King
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This is a fun and fantastic book and you will have hours of fun with it. There are lots of projects for you to be getting on with which can be applied to different types of... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2011 by Ms. W. M. Elie
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Great little book!
Having read the previous reviews, I bought this book not expecting too much. However, I found that the ideas contained within are simple but effective, there is a step-by-step plus... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2011 by Lolly Blackheart
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