Tattooed bracelets

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Outside of the varnish, these are 100% recycled materials. I started with paper grocery bags. These were cut into long strips, folded, then looped to the size of a bracelet. The one on the left used cereal box cardboard as a base.

They each got about three layers of paper mache, then had to dry for about a week. In the meantime I cut up a tattoo magazine for decoupage.

Once they were dry, I decorated them with the magazine clippings. Several layers of varnish (and even more drying time!) they are ready to go.

These will be for sale at SCRAP’s holiday bazaar this Saturday December 19th.

More fun with scrap materials

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I’ve been working on bracelets and brooches this week to get ready for the Holiday Bazaar at SCRAP on December 19th. This will be my third time participating in this event, and historically smaller items sell better.

These are made from leather and vinyl scraps as well as button box findings and miscellaneous hardware. I am very pleased with the leather flower pins. My hole punch has really come in handy this week! Glad to finally find a use for the little buckles that have been hanging out in my notions box for years.