SynopsisBeaders will learn how to shape, texture, stamp, cut, and mold easy-to-use metal clay into gorgeous jewelry that they can embellish! This guide to getting started with this amazing material includes 14 projects—custom pendants, findings, rings, and more—with complete step-by-step instructions and full-color photography. First in a series by author, artist, and bead-store owner Irina Miech., Metal clay is fine silver particles held together with a binder. Crafters work the compound like regular clay--and then, when their creations are fired, the binder burns away, leaving a glowing silver piece behind. Magical! Metal Clay for Beaders combines this new medium with ever-popular beading. It's win-win for beaders (who add an exciting new element to their creations) and for metal-clay artists (who discover how crystals, pearls, wire, and glass can enhance their work). Basics plus fourteen exciting projects make this book a must-have for anyone who loves beads or metal clay., Beaders will learn how to shape, texture, stamp, cut, and mold easy-to-use metal clay into gorgeous jewelry that they can embellish! This guide to getting started with this amazing material includes 14 projects--custom pendants, findings, rings, and more--with complete step-by-step instructions and full-color photography. First in a series by author, artist, and bead-store owner Irina Miech., Two great crafts--metal clay and beading--are profiled in one great book, with step-by-step instructions for beginners, plus 14 stunning projects. 250 color illustrations., Add elegance and sparkle to your beaded jewelry designs with metal clay, an easy-to-use material that produces beautiful results. Fine silver particles combine with an organic binder to create malleable, versatile clay that can be shaped, textured, stamped, cut, and more. When the clay is fired, the binder burns away, leaving fine silver. Metal Clay for Beaders is an essential resource for both beaders and metal clay artists. Beaders will learn to enhance their pieces with custom-made pendants, findings, rings, and more. Metal clay artists will learn to incorporate crystals, pearls, glass, and gemstones into their designs. Step-by-step instructions make each project easy to complete. Make dazzling metal clay centerpieces for beaded necklaces; create multiple textured links and connect them to form a sophisticated bracelet; embellish a simple ring with crystals, using needle and thread; and more! Metal Clay for Beaders is your guide to getting started. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberTT212.M525 2006