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Ancient Modern: Book giveaway!

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by Ronna Sarvas Weltman
by Ronna Sarvas Weltman

Hello readers!  It’s time for another *drumroll please* book giveaway!  I’ll be giving the book  Ancient Modern: Polymer Clay and Wire Jewelry to one lucky commenter!  (And this is a really fabulous book!  You can read my review here.)

Leave us a note in the comments of this post – you can tell us about your favorite tool, your latest clay project, or just say hello.   This next part is very important: you must leave a way or me to get a hold of you, let you know you’ve won, and get your mailing information!

I will be drawing a name out of a hat and announcing it on the blog in one week  (Friday May 29)

[tags]book giveaway, ancient modern: polymer clay and wire jewelry[/tags]

Comments

  2. The books sounds very interesting. I like the fact that Ronna discusses the physics of jewelry design. Jewelry shouldn’t just look nice; it should be wearable!

    Thanks for the opportunity, Jules!

  3. Wow! Thanks for the chance to win this book.

    I’m currently working on some lentil swirl beads in green, blue, black and white. I’m making them to make jewelry to go with a skirt that I made for myself out of thrifted summer table napkins!

    I love the fact that, most of my “career” clothing is thrift store chic, and the fact that I can make matching jewelry just seals the deal for me.

  5. This sounds wonderful! A friend of mine and I are getting ready to start making some beaded jewelry bracelets with the pink “cancer” ribbon to help raise money for the walk a thon. I’d love to see if there are any helpful ideas in this book that we can apply to the bracelets.

    Thanks!

  6. I “play” with polymer. Every once in a while the mood strikes and I pull out my clay and my tools and my oven and I doodle. I love the organic look of Ronna’s cover necklace, and the idea of making something like that is immensely appealing! I would love to mix some of those textures with my seed beads.
    http://www.bead-mused.blogspot.com

  7. I “play” with polymer clay. Every once in a while the urge hits and I pull out my clay and my tools and my oven and I doodle.

    I love the organic look of Ronna’s cover necklace. The idea of making ojects like that is immenseley appealing. I’d love to mix some of that texture with my seed beads!

  8. I am so wanting this book 🙂 It’s at the top of my “Must Have It” list. I’ll have to find a way to incorporate Ronna’s fab bead cap style with my Scrap MG technique.

  9. Oooo… yummy…. polymer clay book! 🙂

    Learned to do swirlies today AND made a kaleidoscope cane. Really moving out of my comfort zone lately! These are so NOT dollshouse miniatures!

    Thanks for doing this.

  11. OMG, I so want this book! I can’t wait till it comes out, I was going to pre-order it. Now, I have to go visit all the links you have… I LOVE finding a new sight with eye candy!!!

  13. Oo, ooo, oooh!!! Me, Me! Pleeeeeease pick me! 🙂 I’m I’m working like crazy to make enough swaddled baby magnets to stock my market stall next Wednesday.

    Gotta sell something before I can buy any new books!

    Thanks for the chance!

  17. I have pre-ordered this book and can’t wait to get it! If I win I will donate one copy to our Guild, The Greater Atlanta Polymer Clay Guild! I am working on using up my scrap clay before I open new packages!!

  18. Looks like a wonderful book. I’ve most recently made clay medallions, stamped w/ a celtic knot to end my beaded book “thongs”.
    Thank you for doing this!

  19. on my last (crashed) computer, i had one of ronna’s earlier beads as my wallpaper … that should be a hint of what i think about her work. like the idea of having her book! here’s hoping … (and thanks for the opportunity!)

  20. good book. have flipped through it….though I don’t have it myself. Lately it seems my favorite tool is any tool that is NOT related to clay….like my chop saw, nail gun ect. Maybe I can clay this weekend.

  21. Very interesting book. I would have to say that my favorite tool, or I should say, most needed, is my dead blow hammer to soften the clay. Just about 10 wacks with that hammer and I have clay ready to run through the pm a few times and I’m ready to roll. MaryKay

  22. My favorite tools are Craft Books! I have sooo many, I love them. So save me from myself and help me win that book before I go out and BUY another one!!! It looks great! Thanks so much 🙂

  23. You can never have too many (polymer clay) books!!!!
    Thanks for this opportunity to own yet another one.

  24. Just saying HI! I just started getting back into a lot of wire work after doing a bunch of metalsmithing, and am really interested in this book for ideas for mixing wire with Polymer Clay.

  25. I love polymer but haven’t worked with it that much. This would be a great book for me.
    fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail(dot)com

  27. Wow, what a generous giveaway! I haven’t played with my PC in a few months, need inspiration which this book would surely provide 🙂 I love using any tools I have around, from a pasta machine, to various things on my desk to impart texture in the clay, this said I also like smooth surfaces which can be polished to a sheen!!

  29. Hello Julie! 🙂 this looks like a very interesting book, i am so curious to see it’s content and try some!

    Favorite tool is my pink knitting needle which is such a help in brayering small slices or beads (bought it on polymer clay express)!

    I will be in England on the 29th (teaching in Polymer Play Days event) but i will try and keep an eye on your blog too 🙂

    thanks alot!
    Iris.

  30. Wow Julie,

    Great blog. No wonder you haven’t been around on the pcc board much, you’ve been a busy woman. Are you still making costumes?

    I got brave and decided to join a cane challenge for June-very unlike me. So I might as well toss my hat in the ring for this wonderful book too.

    Crossing my fingers just for luck.

    Pam aka Mousefingers

  31. This book looks wonderful. I have been away from polymer clay for awhile due to recovering from a car accident. This book might be my jump start. Thanks for adding me to the giveaway chance.

  32. My latest project is my new Occitania range combining mokume gane and textures. I would love to get my hands on Ronna’s new book as it is still not available in Europe….
    Kylee

  34. I make bead Jewelry and would love to learn another form. Please include me in your giveaway.
    Thanks
    carlene
    iluvreading(at)verizon.net

  35. The idea of recreating the ancient appeals to me. I have been attempting to make realistic fossils with polymer clay. Especially ammonites! The amazing spiral patterns that remain constant and the ever varying designs that appear within. I’ve made a few free style and would like to develop a cane, but need to be much more patient with myself. I’d also like to work oout inclusions for texture, I am looking for ideas and suggestions and think
    Ronna’s new book would be a big help.

  37. What a great book giveaway! I really like millefiori type techniques in polymer clay…so much more accessible for the average crafter than doing it in glass.

  39. I make lots of jewelry with beads but would love to try my hand with clay. Please include me in your giveaway.
    Thanks
    Carlene
    iluvreading(at)verizon.net

  40. Right now my favorite tool is my dremel, really figuring out all of the things that it can do! Even looking at the adapter to turn it into a drill press. Really? Did I say that? Wow, how times have changed! Would love to win the book. Thanks

  41. Confession: I’m a total dunce when it comes to working with wire. When I try adding it to clay pieces before curing it always seems out of place (too big/small, wrong color, clumsy insertion, etc.), and even simple headpin loops and such look “distressed” because I’m so clumsy with the tools and can’t seem to get the loop/twist/wrap right the first time. Please tell me there’s hope!!

  42. I agree with Eva, you can’t have too many polymer clay books 🙂
    Recently I have been working on an onlay project dedicated to my home city – Moscow. Moscow is absolutely stunning in May – so fresh and green! I will share the pics of the earrings I created quite soon at my Flickr photostream.
    Thanks again for giving us a chance to win this book!

  44. OMG! Would love to win this book! My favorite clay tool? hmmm…I guess my Pasta machine. Where would I be without it?! LOL
    Thanks for the chance!

  45. My latest polymer clay project? My house. My new to me house. 49 years old, with minimal previous upkeep, so there’s a lot to do. I’m eyeing everything as a possibility for polymer clay. Not just light switch covers, but tiling the entire kitchen lower half (now covered by hideous thin plastic pretend tiles.) Making lamps for the ceiling. Making numbers for the front of the house. There are endless possibilities, more possibilities than time!

  46. I would love this book, it would be great to be able to try all of the wonderful projects.
    Thank you for giving us all the chance to win this book.

  47. Your book looks like my style of book. How exciting to have your own book out there.

    On the tool note, my favorite tool is an ordinary tea spoon. use it for smoothing cane slices on a sheet of clay.

  48. My new favorite “tool” is the Alley Crank from Clay Alley. Just could not turn my extruder handle until I purchased this piece of equipment. If you have extruder problems this will definitely help.
    Thank you.
    Marianne

  49. Ronna is not only a fabulous artist but also a wonderful writer! Her book has been on my wish list since I first heard about it.

    My favorite tool is a rolling tool I carved myself that can impress a continuous design (as long as you want) on polymer or metal clay.

    Thanks so much for this extremely exciting giveaway! 🙂

    Margaret

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