Christmas Gift Idea - Art Clay Silver Starter Kit

Did you know that you can take a piece of soft, malleable clay, shape it, fringe it, and turn it into a piece of fine silver of gold jewelry. Unbelievable?

Of course you can't do it with any kind of clay, but you can if you use metal clay.

Metal clays primarily consist of tiny microscopic particles of either fine silver or gold, and contain an organic binder and water. That's how the metal exists in clay form. The metal clays that are used to make metal jewelry are generally non-toxic and safe to use.

You can roll the metal clay, sculpt it, mold it, texture it and even braid it; it's basically like playing with plasticine, except that you can burn a piece of shaped and textured metal clay item to harden it. One can create uniquely designed jewelry, buttons and sculptures from metal clay. That's fun, right?

There are several types of metal clay to choose from. Silver clays, for example, are 99.9% pure silver, and only 0.1% of the clay is a non-silver metal. Art Clay 650, which is the clay provided in the Art Clay Silver Starter Kit, is one of the strongest silver clays, because it contains less binder, and has smaller, more refined silver particles.

Moms now can create intricate, detailed pieces or braids of silver… and whatever that she can ever imagine with Art Clay Silver Starter Kit - and without using a kiln!

The start kit comes with everything needed to mold, shape, fire and finish rings, pendants, charms, etc. The kit includes:

* Art Clay Silver 650 Clay (type 20 grade), an instruction booklet, an instructional video and a refillable butane torch.

* A firing brick mini-file set (12 assorted), a spatula cleaning tool, a short bristle stainless steel brush, an adjustable ring, a sizer and a rubber block.

* Wet/dry sandpaper (#600 and #1200 grit), a polishing cloth, tweezers and a ring mandrel.