Elegant Gifts in Polymer Clay

Nice book, good ideas, but didn't really come up to what I had hoped it would be.

I got this for Christmas and have not made anything from it yet, but I like the colored photos and directions. The directions seemed good and pieces are detailed and beautiful.

Thanks

Beautiful works of art to try. New techniques to learn with detailed step by step written and photographed instructions! Thanks Ms. Pavelka.

I love this book. I have so many that I want to make things for out ot this.

Great

I got this book from the library and I am not sure, if I am going to buy it. These project are not to my taste at all, but the author does show some interesting techniques that I was not familiar with. The faux tortoise shell pattern does not look like tortoise at all, but it is an interesting and attractive pattern that I would consider using for various projects. Her Mokume Gane construction is the simplest I have seen so far. The faux faberge pill box is one of her more attractive ideas and this is the first time I have seen embossing powder used as an enamel-like glaze. All in all, as with her other book "Polymer Clay Extravaganza", I was intrigued with the techniques, but not really interested in any of the the projects she presented. Some items were pretty good, just not my style - others were simply cheap and cheesy looking.

Lisa's new book is excellent, in my view. The instructions and photos for the upscale gifts are well laid out and easy to follow. She offers 20 projects from purses to watches to decorating ideas that are all new and fresh. It speaks to her diverse creativity which she so generously shares.It is a book for both "newbies" and more experienced clayers. I highly recommend it.

I'm new to polymer clay and I found this book easy to understand and this lady is a true artist, thank you Lisa for sharing your talent with us.

un livre ecrit par une grande dame de la polymere qui traite de sujets moins courant comme couvrir un porte-monnaie , une boite a pilulles ,une montre, une pendule avec des explications diverses et variées sur diverses canes (tres simplistes) , mokumé , transfert d'images ,impression tampon avec patine on non .Une grande quantité de photos pour une tres bonne comprehension des demarches a effectuer.Tres bon en techniques , que l'on peut utiliser sur d'autres supports.

This adds to the extension of items you can create with polymer clay and I'll be using Lisa Pavelkas own brands in embellishments and texture sheets now

I Love this. There are some especially beautiful probjects in the book, which I hope to make in the coming months.

Très beau livre avec de nombreuses explications pour de très belles créations en pâte polymère, Lisa Pavelka est une grande artiste !