Beginner Button Class
Getting Started in Polymer Clay
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Pottery & Ceramics, Art Technique, Sculpture
| Author: | Lisa Clarke | ISBN: | 1230000019776 |
| Publisher: | Polka Dot Cottage | Publication: | September 25, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lisa Clarke |
| ISBN: | 1230000019776 |
| Publisher: | Polka Dot Cottage |
| Publication: | September 25, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Learn to make five types of buttons while also learning your way around polymer clay. All of these buttons can be made with the simplest of tools, many of them found around your house!
REQUIRED SKILLS
None! Absolute beginners are welcome.
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
3 packages of polymer clay in your choice of colors.
Clay blade, craft knife, or old kitchen knife
Medium size metal knitting needle
Work surface, like a ceramic tile
Oven (regular, convection or toaster)
Round cookie/pastry cutters
Brayer, acrylic rod, or old straight-sided drinking glass
Plastic wrap
TOPICS COVERED
Through this ebook you will learn:
selecting proper tools
preparing clay for use
simple one-color buttons
striped snail buttons
asymmetrical stripe buttons
polka dot focal buttons
scrap clay buttons
baking your finished pieces
a selection of hints, tips, and links
DISCLAIMER
The instructions for this project are available for free through a series of posts on the author's blog. What you get for your money here, is a handy EPUB version that you can take with you on your favorite mobile device. And you get the author's sincere thanks for your support!
Fully illustrated.
Learn to make five types of buttons while also learning your way around polymer clay. All of these buttons can be made with the simplest of tools, many of them found around your house!
REQUIRED SKILLS
None! Absolute beginners are welcome.
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
3 packages of polymer clay in your choice of colors.
Clay blade, craft knife, or old kitchen knife
Medium size metal knitting needle
Work surface, like a ceramic tile
Oven (regular, convection or toaster)
Round cookie/pastry cutters
Brayer, acrylic rod, or old straight-sided drinking glass
Plastic wrap
TOPICS COVERED
Through this ebook you will learn:
selecting proper tools
preparing clay for use
simple one-color buttons
striped snail buttons
asymmetrical stripe buttons
polka dot focal buttons
scrap clay buttons
baking your finished pieces
a selection of hints, tips, and links
DISCLAIMER
The instructions for this project are available for free through a series of posts on the author's blog. What you get for your money here, is a handy EPUB version that you can take with you on your favorite mobile device. And you get the author's sincere thanks for your support!
Fully illustrated.
