Polymer Clay Cookbook

<b><i>The Polymer Clay Cookbook</i></b><i> </i>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.