* Use texture, materials, canes, and mixed techniques to create thirty different projects in a variety of modern, sophisticated looks * Techniques for making interesting beads and pendants as well as projects combining these beads into complete sets of jewelry * How to make necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, pins, and more Polymer clay is a versatile and easy-to-work-with medium, as this book shows. The thirty jewelry projects in it cover a wide range of styles, from simple, beachy necklaces to ornate baroque pendants to modern rings and bracelets. Detailed instructions are given for techniques such as making canes, using molds and stamps, layering, and blending colors. The projects then combine these techniques into finished pieces in a variety of styles.