Teen Craft Book: The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica and Susan Partain

There are two things that I know are true; teens love polymer clay and they love junk food.  Put these two together and you have the perfect recipe for an excellent teen program. As you may have noticed, tiny food jewelry has become very popular in the crafting world. People all over are adorning themselves with super cute cupcake earrings, hamburger cell phone charms, and ice cream cone necklaces.  Although you can find plenty of resources and inspiration on miniature food making online, the greatest resource for learning how to create your own mini food charms is The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica and Susan Partain.

Using clever and easy to do clay modeling techniques, The Polymer Clay Cookbook teaches users how to mold the most adorable inedible foods such as cupcakes, hamburgers, cookies, pretzels and fruits. Not  only is this book an extremely helpful guide to making tiny food, it is also doubles as a complete starter's handbook for working with polymer clay.  If you are new to polymer clay, rest assured that the Partain sisters will teach you everything you need to know and more. Beautifully photographed and printed in complete color, The Polymer Clay Cookbook is loaded with tutorials on clay modeling techniques, jewelry making, clay removal (fantastic!), color theory and detail painting, and even includes tasty and edible recipes for fun. (making tiny food makes you mega hungry you know.)

The Polymer Clay Cookbook is an must read for any crafty youth advocate, especially art teachers, after school program directors and librarians. For librarians responsible for developing non-fiction collections, I would highly recommend ordering this book for both your teen and adult collections. With it's informative and easy to use techniques and super cute factor, The Polymer Clay Cookbook will not stay on your shelf for very long. And for those developing programs around polymer clay crafting? You and your teens are in for one amazingly tasty treat.  

The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica Partain and Susan Partain (Available on Amazon)
ISBN: 978-0-8230-2484-1
For more polymer clay fun check out the Partain's awesome website: Inedible Jewelry

The review copy of the Polymer Clay Cookbook was received from the wonderful folks from Watson- Guptill Publications