Newspaper Earrings

I started making paper earrings in college for extra money.  I was seriously into the mixed print Memphis style and I always had colorful painted paper scraps left over from my fashion presentations.  Mind you, this was before computers when you had to cut with scissors, paste with actual glue and use rub-on letters instead of picking a font from hundreds on the internet and printing them out from a home computer!  It's soooo much easier now, but I digress.  This paper mache project is a great way to create something that's sturdy enough for jewelry and light enough to keep your lobes in tact!  Plus, you can paint them any way you want.  Heck, use images, too!  I used my Gel Press for the funky patterns which lent to the unpredictable nature of each earring.  Go nuts with recycled materials, my crafty friends, and always

Make Your Mark! 

Perfect for putting in an envelope and sending to a friend!

Define the shapes with a cosmetic sponge and some black paint!

5 or 6 sheets of newspaper and your painted page on top

Watch how to make them here OR

Watch the video on my YouTube channel here:  https://youtu.be/brqy2FXAeUQ

Everything I used for this project
Awesome Gel Press Products: https://amzn.to/364hn95 Americana Acrylics: https://amzn.to/2UFQwgQ Triple Thick Gloss Glaze: https://amzn.to/2UIrD4e My favorite hole punch: https://amzn.to/2TCG34P Learn to make paste here: https://youtu.be/3mkrHgiYXG8 MY AMAZON STORE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/markmontano

Ready to assemble

Feeling like a trip to Miami about now!

Extra! Extra!

Colorful Newspaper Earrings - With Gel Press

There are not many printed newspapers out there anymore, but when I get a grocery store flyer or a stack of old local papers, I always grab some for my projects. This is a simple paper mache craft that is light as a feather and also hard as a rock when it's dry!  When you paint it with a Gel Press, you'll get some amazing effects!  Make earrings or a funky necklace and definitely go color crazy since summer is right around the corner!  Say it with me, sweet friends...Use what you have and always Make Your Mark!

 These fit perfectly in a regular envelope, so pop a pair in the mail for a friend!

Mix shapes and colors and layer, layer, layer!

I used 5 pieces of newspaper and then topped it off with my painted sheet

STUFF I USED

Awesome Gel Press Products: https://amzn.to/364hn95

Americana Acrylics: https://amzn.to/2UFQwgQ

Triple Thick Gloss Glaze: https://amzn.to/2UIrD4e

Learn to make paste here: https://youtu.be/3mkrHgiYXG8

MY AMAZON STORE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/markmontano

Watch how to make them here

OR

Watch the video on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/brqy2FXAeUQ

 Contrast bright colors with tiny black dots

Now, get out there and rock that runway!