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.
Posted in So damned crafty by Jenn, December 15, 2009 9:37 am Comments (0)
Tags: bracelet, decoupage, grocery bag, magazine, paper, paper mache, recycled, SCRAP, tattoo, upcycle
Still need to wash the paint off my hands 
This is a frame made entirely of scrap cardboard. Still getting the hang of cutting the pieces to size. Layered several pieces together to give it depth. Essentially, a frame, a frame for the glass, then a frame for the backing.
Put a couple layers of paper mache on it. Think I will add more layers next time. Strung a string (!) in a pretty pattern then waited about a day for it all to dry.
In the meantime, made some simple color sketches of flowers and birds. Pasted them into beer bottle caps with a touch of glitter then sealed with one of my new favorites, Diamond Glaze.
Once the paper mache dried, I painted it in several fun colors. Again, wait for it to dry. Once the paint was dry, I gave it a layer of Modge Podge. Once *that* dried, I glued on the bottle caps as well as other random embellishments found in my craft stash.
Very pleased with how this turned out! Think I will make more in this vein. The paper mache books that belonged to my grandmother have given me lots of wonderful ideas.
