The Polymer Clay Cookbook
Tiny Food Jewelry to Whip Up and Wear
Jessica Partain ; Susan Partain
- ***The
- Polymer
- Clay
- Cookbook***celebrates
- favorite
- foods
- with
- 20
- tiny,
- deliciously
- realistic
- food
- charms
- to
- make
- from
- polymer
- clay
- and
- fashion
- into
- unique
- jewelry.
- Styled
- as
- a
- cookbook
- for
- the
- beginning
- miniaturist
- "chef,"
- the
- introductory
- chapters
- discuss
- the
- "basic
- ingredients"
- and
- techniques
- used
- for
- polymer
- clay
- and
- jewelry-making.
- The
- remainder
- of
- the
- book
- offers
- 20
- "recipes"
- grouped
- by
- category:
- fruits,
- breakfast,
- lunch
- and
- dinner,
- sweets
- and
- snacks,
- and
- holiday
- foods.
- Each
- recipe
- has
- a
- list
- of
- "ingredients,"
- step-by-step
- directions
- with
- photographs,
- and
- suggested
- variations.
- Each
- piece
- is
- presented
- as
- a
- particular
- finished
- jewelry
- item,
- such
- as
- a
- necklace,
- but
- readers
- are
- encouraged
- to
- adapt
- the
- piece
- into
- any
- type
- of
- jewelry
- they
- choose.
- Each
- chapter
- also
- includes
- one
- of
- the
- authors'
- own
- cherished
- recipes
- for
- real
- food,
- including
- Sunday
- Morning
- Cinnamon
- Rolls,
- Grandma's
- Pasta
- Sauce,
- Decadent
- Raspberry
- Chocolate
- Cupcakes,
- and
- Mom's
- Holiday
- Sugar
- Cookies.
- Throughout,
- the
- authors--who
- are
- sisters--share
- their
- enthusiasm
- for
- family,
- sisterhood,
- and
- the
- tradition
- and
- feelings
- surrounding
- our
- favorite foods.
