When working with polymer clay there is a technique called ‘Filigree’ where you press long ‘noodles’ from polymer clay to be laid in (e.g.) spirals.
That’s what I did on my Tray Sommerfreude (see photo) and the Coasters Sommerfreude: I had a lot of fun making these!
Usually the strands of polymer clay are made with a so-called clay gun but I found an instruction which uses successfully a garlic press (the garlic press may not be used for food afterwards!).
If you feel like working with filigree then take a look at the links where I listed some tutorials.
And if you don’t feel like working with filigree then take a look at the Google image search results, I’m sure that you will change your mind ;-))
Links:
Making Clay Strands With a Garlic Press
Tutorials about Filigree:
Beaded Filigree – that is the page succeeding ‘Noodling’ polymer clay with a garlic press
Blended Filigree Egg
Rainbow Filigree Lesson
Fold Over Beads – Polymer Clay Filigree Bead Project – here she doesn’t cover items in filigree but makes crescent-shaped beads from the polymer clay spirals
By the way all tutorials present polymer clay strands in gradient colours, the first tutorial also talks about single-colured strands.
Google image search result ‘polymer clay filigree’
Google search result ‘polymer clay filigree’
Google image search result ‘clay gun’
Here at unikatissima:
Tray Sommerfreude
Coasters Sommerfreude