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Paper Turquoise DIY

Hands down, this is one of my favorite projects from The Big Ass Book of Bling!  When I was a kid, my mom wore this huge chunk of turquoise and I always thought it was real.  I asked her about it recently and she told me that my youngest brother had made it in 2nd grade from paper!  I immediately tried to make some myself and here are the results.  The great thing about this is that it's light and you can shape it any way you want.  Have fun!
xoxo, Mark Danielle "rocking" some serious faux turquoise jewelry I love the colors on this piece.  Try adding bits of brown and black.
Watch the short video tutorial here! Americana Acrylic Paints in Turquoise, Green, Red, Black and Brown
White school glue
Minwax Polycrylic Clear Gloss 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 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 Posted by Mark Montano at 12:30 PM Labels: Americana Acrylic Paint, DecoArt, Faux turquoise jewelry DIY, How to make turquoise, Make Your Mark, Mark Montano, Minwax polycrylic, Paper Turquoise, the big ass book of bling
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