I know, two separate things. But has anyone messed around with any of these mediums? I'd love to use metal clay to make jewelry but it's completely out of my budget. You'd need a kiln and that's like $700, lol. It's just so cool. You get this clay that after you have molded it and fire it, it turns into 99% silver/bronze/copper depending on the type you use. Kumihimo is Japanese braiding and looks pretty easy to do with a small disk loom. I ordered a small starter kit off of Amazon for $10. I'd love to be able to make PMC jewelry and use the kumihimo braids with it.