In my favorite craft stores, I have often passed the polymer clay aisle on my way to the beads. If it was not for the DIY channel programs Carol Duvall and Jewelry Making I would not know how to handle the clay. Standing over the different colors of blocks of clay is overwhelming. They do have books with instructions nearby, but until I saw with my own eyes how easy it is do I would not have believed it. I certainly am not a sculpter and these programs taught me how easy it is.