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Crafting Cute: Polymer Clay the Kawaii Way

50 Fantastically Fun Projects

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Pub Date 26 Nov 2019 | Archive Date 3 Dec 2019


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Description

Let Dani Banani of the popular Etsy shop FunUsual Suspects show you how to make 50 kawaii creations out of inexpensive and easy-to-find polymer clay. Kawaii—the culture of cuteness, originating in Japan—is everywhere, and it’s time to join the cuteness revolution with these amazingly fun projects.
Just follow the simple step-by-step photos and instructions to create darling characters, ranging from small trinkets to larger home accessories, including:
  • 25 itty-bitty and ridiculously cute charms, earrings, brooches, and figurines of Popsicles, macarons, French toast, waffles, bacon and eggs, donuts, tacos, sloths, unicorns, and more.
  • 15 adorable midsize pieces, such as plant holders, desk accessories, and ring holders in the shapes of llamas, hedgehogs, whales, jellyfish, and more.
  • 10 large “showstopper” pieces, such as a rainbow soap dish, fairy garden, penguin tic-tac-toe game, and robot paper clip holder.
 
With information to get you started, including techniques on softening the clay, color mixing, and baking, Crafting Cute will have you delightfully sculpting in no time.  
 

Let Dani Banani of the popular Etsy shop FunUsual Suspects show you how to make 50 kawaii creations out of inexpensive and easy-to-find polymer clay. Kawaii—the culture of cuteness, originating in...


Marketing Plan

Key Selling Points: Polymer clay is cheap, readily available from all good craft stores and there are limitless colors and styles to choose from! If you can dream it, you can bring it to life in polymer clay! Whether you're looking to make a practical piece of jewelry or just a curious little novelty to brighten up the bedroom, the sky is the limit with this wonderful stuff. Adorable and easy to make.

Key Campaign Activity: Leverage Author website, Instagram (14k followers), and Facebook (5k followers), newsletter Multiple outlets will be interested –  Art and Craft Media, Lifestyle media

Trade: Finished Advances 

Retail: Finished Advances

Consumer: Pitch to art media and trade outlets, such as Artforum, Artvoices, Make: Magazine, Creative Bloq, Artsy, Artists Magazine Pitch to craft media such as Cloth Paper Scissors, Bead & Button, DIY Network, Martha Stewart, Country Living, etc Pitch to home outlets with “Make Your Own home accessories” angle such as Apartment Therapy, Curbly, HGTV, etc Pitch for holiday gift guides Explore partnership with clay company for joint promotion/giveaways Pitch to youth/teen/family outlets such as Girls Life, Seventeen, Family Circle, etc as simple and safe crafts for kids Netgalley Video from authors

Key Selling Points: Polymer clay is cheap, readily available from all good craft stores and there are limitless colors and styles to choose from! If you can dream it, you can bring it to life in...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781631066313
PRICE US$23.99 (USD)
PAGES 144

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