Recycled Paper Jewelry

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  Step 1

  Magazines
  DecoArt Triple Thick Gloss Glaze
  Americana Acrylic Paints
  Chain necklace
  Large wood beads
  Jump rings
  Embroidery floss
  Cotton cord
  White glue and Super Glue
  Paintbrush
  Needle nose pliers

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  Step 2

  FOR ALL 3 STYLES
  Cut the magazine pages into 2" wide strips
  Roll them at an angle to create long tubes
  Secure the end with white glue
  Wrap them around the tip of a pair of needle nose pliers
  *Add two or three tubes together to create larger disks

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  Step 3

  FOR THE LAYERED DISK NECKLACE
  Paint the disks white and let them dry
  Mix Triple Thick Gloss Glaze with a some Americana paint to create a faux glaze
  Glaze the white disks
  Add crazy glue to each end of a 36" piece of cotton cord
  Fold the cord in half and then tie a knot about 12" from the looped end
  Thread the ends of the cord through opposite sides of the 1st disk
  Continue threading the ends through opposite sides on about 9 disks
  Tie a knot at the edge of the final disk
  Add a small disk at one and end tie a loop at the other for a closure

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  Step 4

  FOR THE EMBROIDERY FLOSS NECKLACE
  Make about 20 disks in different sizes
  Paint them white and then glaze them with the tinted Triple Thick Gloss Glaze
  Thread a 1 yard piece of embroider floss through the center to create spokes
  Tie a knot when you're done and secure it with a dab of super glue
  Attach disks with jump rings to the chain

• Step 5

  Watch the video tutorial here to learn how to make all 3 styles!

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  Step 6

  FOR THE LARGE MEDALION
  Make a very large disk with about 10 paper tubes
  Make one long bead by rolling a 3" long piece of paper into a tube
  Paint everything black and let dry
  Add the foil glue to the end of the tube bead and in a design on the medallion
  Add the gold leafing with the foil tape when the glue is completely dry
  Cut a 36" piece of black cotton cord
  Tie a slip knot around the center of the straw
  Thread both ends through the center of the disk
  Tie a knot between the disk and the tube on both sides
  Voila!

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