Recycled Paper Jewelry DIY

I've always been a fan of Cristian Lacroix.  Maybe it's because he invented the pouf skirt!  I mean, how could you not be a fan of that piece of fashion history?  I truly love his jewelry pieces.  They are a mixture of Baroque and a dash of Tony Duquette splattered with gems and stones.  What's not to love?  These pieces are made with magazine pages and some easy to find supplies.  Lately I've been having a love affair with cabochons but these pieces can easily be made with flat back gems.  Try them both and see what happens. In the mean time, make sure to subscribe to my blog because I'll be sending out some fun tidbits and very good news soon.  Happy DIY'ing!

Christian Lacroix inspired Recycled Paper Jewelry

Some vintage Christian Lacroix jewelry from the 1980's

Learn how to make them here!

You'll need:

2 1/2" wide magazine strips

White glue

E-6000

Gold Metallic Krylon spray paint

Needle nose pliers

Flat metal cuff

Clip on earring flats

Ring finding

Cabochons or flat back gems

Roll your magazine stips (at an angle) into thin straws 

 Secure the end with a small dab of white glue

Make a TON of these! 

 Grab your needles nose pliers

 Starting from one end of a straw, roll it tightly around the tip of the pliers

 Secure the end with a dab of white glue

For larger rolls, connect 2 or 3 straws together 

See the difference? 

Grab your E-6000 

 Using a dab of E-6000 and then a dab of hot glue, add your beads

to the cuff in a pattern you like.  

The hot glue keeps it in place while the E-6000 dries

 Spray your pieces (outside) with a gold Krylon metallic 

You could stop here.....OR......

    

Glue on cabochons and or flat back gems

Make earrings using only 4 beads and gluing them together with hot glue and E-6000 for 

the clip-on earring findings 

The earrings.....BTW, these look great on me. 

You're done!

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