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watercolor jewelry painting

Watercolor Jewelry Painting

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Some of my watercolor pendants

Watercolor jewelry painting is so easy and enjoyable – you will LOVE it!

After a very long break (since December!) I’m back with a new craft tutorial for you.

And Yes, there will be some free craft printables for you at the end of this post.

By the way, since I made my video, I have found a way to varnish the pendants without activating the watercolor.

I will be sharing that with you very soon!

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how to make presents with paper

How To Make Presents With Paper

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How to make presents with paper is a question many crafters ponder.

And with the current world situation, it’s never been more relevant.

We are seeing shortages of many goods, and being warned of worse to come.

Every day we are being warned that holidays, such as Christmas, are under threat.

Why? Because we don’t need to spend money on more ‘stuff’ to show people we care.

Do we really need lavish presents? I don’t think so.

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how to make round paper beads

How To Make Round Paper Beads

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How to make round paper beads – my secrets revealed.

how to make round paper beads

How to make round paper beads – yes, I have addressed this paper beading mystery before – click here to see.

But I have returned to address it again because I know so many people have this issue.

We are all familiar with the traditional tapered paper beads that Victorian ladies made.

But for many people, that elusive rounder shape isn’t so easy.

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European Style Paper Beads Workshop Success

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European style paper beads are so much fun to make and they shock so many people when you reveal that they are made from paper.

When I wear my bracelets made from European style paper beads, I get lots of compliments.

And when I casually say they are made from paper, very often, people will look at me as if I am joking!

When I run my workshops teaching people how to make these beads, it is brilliant to see their faces when we reach the point at which the real magic happens.

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Paper Pendants – Make Beautiful Jewellery From Junk

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Paper pendants made from discarded cereal box cardboard are super easy to make!

Add your own abstract artwork – as I have done with the ones pictured above – and you have exciting, bold and beautiful one-off pieces of jewellery to wear, sell sort give away as presents.

These paper pendants were all made by me, using a discarded cereal box to create the jewellery form that I mounted my artwork on.

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