Art Clay Tools is an information resource and on-line shop introducing the kilns and tools used to work with metal clays: Art Clay silver and gold clays, PMC silver and gold clays, GlasClay, Prometheus bonze and copper clays, and an increasing range of similar materials.

To list just a few: acrylic and rubber work sheets and blocks, knives, clay shapers, pliers, cutters, mandrels, ring guages, triblets, kilns, kiln shelves, timers, pyrometers, electric drills, pin vices, files, scribers, brushes, texture sheets, abrasives, burnishers, rotary tumblers, magnetic polishers, shot, grit, glues, and safety equipment. And the Paragon SC2 and Paragon Xpress E12A, the Prometheus pro 1, the Kitiki Baby Kiln and MiniKiln.

The kilns and tools are used at home, in commercial studios, and during craft classes and courses. They're used in engineering workshops and technical facilities. They're referred to in manufacturer's instructions, books, and videos, And many have featured in magazines.

All the tools have been chosen for their engineering excellence and clean functionality, to help you manage a creative, productive, and efficient work environment. And you'll enjoy using good tools rather than continually improvising.

Art Clay, sometimes called silver clay, gold clay, metal clay, or precious-metal clay, is made by Aida Chemical Industries in Japan: it's a composite clay-like material, made of fine silver or gold powder and a harmless organic binder.

Straight from the packet, it looks and feels like plasticene: so you can shape it easily, using familiar modelling tools and similar techniques. Its flexibility makes it a versatile material, ideal for home crafts, jewellery workshops, metalsmiths, modelmakers, glass studios, ceramic cafes, potteries, and art colleges.

When Art Clay 650 Silver is fired, in a kiln, on a kitchen gas hob, on a camping gaz ring, or with a butane torch, it turns into real solid 999 silver: not something that just looks like silver.

The Art Clay range includes 650 silver clay, original silver, slow dry, slow tarnish, water paste, oil paste, overlay paste, syringe clay, paper clay, gold clay, gold paste, gold foil, copper clay, and cork clay.

Art Clay is easy to work with: you can shape it in minutes, dry it quickly with a hair drier, fire it on your kitchen gas hob, and polish it with toothpaste. You start with soft clay and end up with real solid 999 silver: ready to wear, give, or sell.

You can design and make your own unique anklets, beads, bracelets, brooches, charms, earrings, keepsakes, necklaces, ornaments, rings, and seasonal decorations.

You can add silver clasps to clothes, overlays to gift cards, motifs to handbags, highlights to wood, ceramics, glass, and shells, and make complex pieces using cutters, moulds, shaping tools, stamps, and texture sheets.

You could also take a teacher-certification course, start your own business, resell all the clays, kilns, and tools, and run your own courses. If you're interested, mail or call.

To learn more about metal clay products, kilns, tools, materials, and courses, use the links below the menu bar near the top of the page. Alternatively, visit the Cherry Heaven Shop in Corfe Castle village.

This internet resource is provided by Cherry Heaven, an international distributor, on-line shop, and support centre for electric kilns and precision gtools. It's not a bead, ceramics, crafts, glass, or metal-clay home-business, selling a few tools and kilns to a market niche.

As it's on-line, there isn't a paper catalogue or a price list. However, you can mail or call a technician about kilns, power supplies, public area safety, a special project, business ideas, home diagnostics, repairs, or reselling opportunities.

Cherry Heaven is a shop in Corfe Castle village, in Dorset, South-West England. The surrounding countryside includes green farmland, dramatic cliffs, pretty cottages, historic buildings, sandy beaches, protected coves, open heathland, hill-top panoramic views, and peaceful villages. And lively seaside resorts. To look at some photos, use the dorset link.

Cherry Heaven is an EU distributor for Paragon Kilns, and has been commended for an outstanding performance as one of Paragon's top-selling distributors over 2007 to : a pleasing outcome since the UK is only one third the area of Texas and one fortieth the area of the US.

Paragon Industries started as a family business in 1948. It's now the world's leading manufacturer of electric kilns and furnaces, and has built over 420,000. The 4,800 square metre site, in Mesquite, Texas, USA, has over 70 full-time staff.

During manufacture, every kiln is checked at every stage by a technician and signed-off before shipping. They're simply but robustly engineered, and you're buying a comprehensive, versatile, safe, low-cost kiln: a kiln with a future.

Paragon kilns conform to the demanding UL 499 standard in the US, and are CE Marked for the EU. Paragon is Greek for Model Of Perfection.

The Kitiki Studio provides a comprehensive Art Clay educational programme, as classes, masterclasses, workshops, and Art Clay Level 1 and Level 2 certification courses. If you're interested, mail or call.

The on-line shop link is below the menu bar near the top of the page, on the right: you won't have to create an account, register, log on, look up your membership number, remember a password, sign up, join a club, or agree to be emailed. And the total won't be more than you expected because VAT and UK-mainland delivery are included.