Recycled Paper Jewelry DIYs

Magazines
DecoArt Triple Thick Gloss Glaze
Americana Acrylic Paints
Chain necklace
Large wood beads
Jump rings
Embroidery floss
Cotton cord
White glue and Super Glue
Paintbrush
Needle nose pliers

FOR ALL 3 STYLES
Cut the magazine pages into 2" wide strips
Roll them at an angle to create long tubes
Secure the end with white glue
Wrap them around the tip of a pair of needle nose pliers
*Add two or three tubes together to create larger disks

FOR THE LAYERED DISK NECKLACE
Paint the disks white and let them dry
Mix Triple Thick Gloss Glaze with a some Americana paint to create a faux glaze
Glaze the white disks
Add crazy glue to each end of a 36" piece of cotton cord
Fold the cord in half and then tie a knot about 12" from the looped end
Thread the ends of the cord through opposite sides of the 1st disk
Continue threading the ends through opposite sides on about 9 disks
Tie a knot at the edge of the final disk
Add a small disk at one and end tie a loop at the other for a closure

FOR THE EMBROIDERY FLOSS NECKLACE
Make about 20 disks in different sizes
Paint them white and then glaze them with the tinted Triple Thick Gloss Glaze
Thread a 1 yard piece of embroider floss through the center to create spokes
Tie a knot when you're done and secure it with a dab of super glue
Attach disks with jump rings to the chain

FOR THE LARGE MEDALION
Make a very large disk with about 10 paper tubes
Make one long bead by rolling a 3" long piece of paper into a tube
Paint everything black and let dry
Add the foil glue to the end of the tube bead and in a design on the medallion
Add the gold leafing with the foil tape when the glue is completely dry
Cut a 36" piece of black cotton cord
Tie a slip knot around the center of the straw
Thread both ends through the center of the disk
Tie a knot between the disk and the tube on both sides
Voila!