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Paper Turquoise DIY

Posted on Mar 27, 2015

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Paper Turquoise DIY
Make beautiful faux turquoise stones to use in your jewelry projects! Watch the short video tutorial here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZE_IC3_HQo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZE_IC3_HQo</a>

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Blender Strainer Americana Acrylic Paints in Turquoise, Green, Red, Black and Brown Wax paper White school glue Paintbrush Newspaper Minwax Polycrylic Clear Gloss

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Blend 2 large sheets of newspaper in 1 quart of water to create a pulp Pour it over a strainer to remove about 95% of the water Add 1/4 cup white school glue and mix Create clumps and balls and place on wax paper to dry *Make smooth balls for beads and bumpy clumps for stones Let dry under a desk lamp overnight

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Drill holes in your round beads and pendants Paint the "rocks" in different shades of green, turquoise and red When they're dry, paint them with watered down black Immediately wipe of most of the black with a damp cloth *This will leave black in the creases and divits Try watering down brown to give more texture Dust the "rocks" again with more color Coat them with a generous amount of Minwax Polycrylic and let dry

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