Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls: Create a Fantasy World in Polymer Clay

439 Pages·2007·24.939 MB·English

by  Maureen Carlson

Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
about the author
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword
the word of the faerie folk
the Secret Door the portal into the world of the faerie folk

what lies beyond the secret door
A door with a view
Add a sign

the fairy sprite

a spriggle of sprites
Supporting the arms
Supporting the body

the spirit of the trees
The green Man the spirit of green and growing things

the spirits of the seasons
Autumn
Summer
Winter

Broogen Bagge the rock troll
Theodore Funguy the toadstool gnome

the toadstool court

a most curious troll
Heliotrope, a troll of extraordinary beauty

the Forever Free The tree spirits Depley Everwhen and Semore Evernow

a home for the fairy

Olaf the Hise a gnome of uncommon wisdom

Woodpecker Pete

the faerie folk storyteller

a closet full of hats

Fweet William the flower baby

life beyond the flowers

the playful fairy

a fairy’s best friend

magical Mischieuous Maruin the trickster elf

a few tricks for marvin

the elf king

wizard or king?

Jsa Rasalia the garden fairy

sweet pea marie

patterns
resources
index

Fairies, Gnomes and Trolls. Copyright © 2006 by Maureen Carlson. Manufactured in Singapore.
All rights reserved. The patterns and drawings in the book are for personal use of the reader. By
permission of the author and publisher, they may be either hand-traced or photocopied to make single
copies, but under no circumstances may they be resold or republished. It is permissible for the
purchaser to make the projects contained herein and sell them at fairs, bazaars and craft shows. No
other part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means,
including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher,
except by a reviewer, who may quote a brief passage in review. Published by North Light Books, an
imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. [phone].
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Carlson, Maureen
Fairies, gnomes, and trolls : create a fantasy world in
polymer clay / Maureen Carlson.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58180-820-9 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-58180-820-8

1. Polymer clay craft. 2. Fairies in art. I. Title.
TT297.C2685 2006
731.4’2-dc22
2006012509
Editor: David Oeters
Design and layout: Amy Wilkin/Dragonfly Graphics L.L.C.
Cover Designer: Karla Baker
Production Coordinator: Greg Nock
Photographers: Maureen Carlson, Christine Polomsky and Al Parrish
Photo Stylist: Jan Nickum
about the author

This book brings Maureen Carlson’s work with polymer clay full circle, as it
was a gnome that started her adventure with clay. It began in 1978 on a
dreary, rainy weekend during an arts and crafts show at Stan Hywet Hall in
Akron, Ohio. Since she and her fellow artists had time on their hands, she
began creating clay mushrooms, which at that time embellished her
calligraphed plaques. The artist next to her looked over at the mushrooms and
said some words that changed her life forever (though she didn’t know it at