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I don’t often recommend a Polymer Clay Book but this is one  of those books that I love to share.

Celebrations With Polymer Clay by Sarajane Helm contains both the latest techiques and new ways to use old techniques.  I love discovering new books like this.  It has something for all levels of experience.

The books focuses on the four seasons..winter, spring, summer and fall.  It has around 25 projects that revolve around the color palettes of the seasons.  Direction for making decorative masks, jewelry, flower arrangements, cards, picture frames, Christmas ornaments, and even covered Easter eggs.  This book has it all including colored pictures to go along with the instructions.

It also includes some practical tips on how to care for the pasta machine, recipes for mixing different colors for the four season color palatte.  Along with another section that talks about different recipes for colored stains using Flecto Varathane.

How to make lace canes, floral canes, face canes, snow flake canes…the instructions are all here along with how to reduce the cane.  Clear concise directions on how to condition your clay and keep it plyable.

Celebrations With Polymer Clay has a number of guest contributors and the layout of the different projects makes this book a worthwhile addition to you Polymer Clay library.

It is not too late to put it on your Christmas List!

I found this little snowman in The Sculpey Way with Polymer Clay.

It took me about 5 hours to make, and I am no expert on polymer clay! They have so many cute projects in this one book for the beginner or expert alike. The instructions are clear and precise. I like the fact that with each project the instructions are followed by a picture showing how it should look. It make it very easy to follow the directions.

I have use other books as a reference and not all of them have been as easy to follow.

The Sculpey Way with Polymer Clay