Book Giveaway Winner
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for the Polymer Clay Beads book. Congratulations to the winner, Sharon of Sharon's Jewelry Garden, who was drawn at random.
About the Author
Among all the comments from readers wanting to win the book, I had an email from the book's author, Grant Diffendaffer. I encourage you to visit his website to see more of his work, including a cool retro-styled ray gun. There are also some gorgeous polymer clay photos on his Polymer Clay Beads Facebook page.
Your Favorite Tools
Your favorite polymer clay tool according to the comments you left for this giveaway is a pasta machine! It does make a huge difference in the amount of time it saves for conditioning clay. I bought my machine years ago in a kitchen store, but you can now find less expensive machines in large craft stores.
Other popular tools were your hands and rubber stamps or texturing plates. There were definitely some unusual tools mentioned, too, including a wine stopper, used gift cards, copper pipe, and knitting needles.
I will be hosting a second giveaway this month. The prize is a custom postcard package. You can design a postcard with photos of your jewelry or artwork, family photos, a favorite quote, the cover of your new book, or anything else you like. If you're an artist, author, or you own your own business, a postcard is a nice way to stay in touch with galleries, readers, libraries, customers, magazine editors, and others. This next giveaway will be limited to U.S. residents 18 and older only. Stop by the blog next Tuesday, May 15, 2012 and enter to win!