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Inside with the Kids? Check Out Some of Our Most Kid Friendly and Easy to Use Products!

Please note that we are currently still open during this time. As a small business, Cool Tools is a team made up of 11 people. Because we do not come in contact with the public as an online retailer and have been able to reduce the amount of employees in the work place to below …

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Artist Project Series: Ann Davis “Columns” Pendant with FS999™

And so the Artist Project Series with Creative Fire continues on! Ann Davis, an artist and teacher in the Washington DC area created this unique “Columns” pendant using FS999 Fine Silver Clay. This was her first time using FS999, and she loved it! She said, “it’s easy to work with, doesn’t seem to stick as …

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Artist Project Series: Nesting Ring by Tracey Spurgin

Cool Tools is proud to continue our support for the Artist Project Series with Creative Fire.  UK Jewelry Artist, Tracey Spurgin has created this detailed, stunning Nesting Ring using EZ960® Sterling Silver Metal Clay.  Because EZ960 is a sterling silver alloy, one of its best attributes is its post firing strength. This inherent strength makes EZ960 …

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MCAS 2018

Metal Clay Artists Symposium • August 23-26, 2018 This exciting 4-day event, at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art (SSVA), features the most innovative workshop leaders in a creative environment, sharing inspiration, techniques, and cutting-edge technology with the metal clay community through hands-on workshops, breakout sessions, free Technique Discovery Workshops, Meet and Greet opportunities, a month-long …

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EZ960® Sterling Silver Clay Rose Necklace by Karen Trexler

Check out this beautifully hand crafted necklace by Cool Tools’ resident artist, Karen Trexler! What I personally love about this piece is how you can see her fingerprints, creating a soft texture for the petals. Karen explains her process for creating this piece out of EZ960 Sterling Silver Clay below: I started this necklace with …

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Artist Project Series: FS999™ Dino Bracelet by Gordon K. Uyehara

We are delighted to support and introduce “The Artist Project Series” by Creative Fire with FS999 Fine Silver Clay. After so many beautiful and creative pieces during this series with EZ960® Sterling Silver Clay, we are so excited to see what comes next with FS999! This series will feature 12 artists over the next year …

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