Hey y'all, Mandy here today with this weeks tutorial.
Today we are jumping outside the box with this fun tutorial on how to create custom jewelry with your favorite October Afternoon papers.
My girls turned into bookworms this summer. As I started flipping thru the Public Library papers it inspired me to create a custom jewelry piece for each of my girls to wear as they head back to school in a couple weeks. I thought wearing these would make them smile and remember the fun adventures they had with the characters in their favorite books.
First I gathered the supplies I used: leftover papers from the Public Library collection, beads, Epiphany Crafts shape studio, charms, & epoxy, necklace, bracelet pieces, adhesive, jump rings, and tools.
***There are other ways to get this look without purchasing the tools I used but they save me time and are really easy to use.
I thought I was going to use the large circle and squares to make the jewelry but ended up adding the small circle too as you'll see below.
BEADED BRACELET
After deciding which size and shape you want to use insert the paper into the shape studio, put the epoxy bubble in the slot, close top, push down. Repeat
***I realized after I had everything done that I only took the photo of this step using the square punch. oops
Once you have all you epoxy pieces created it's time to adhere them to the charms.I use glue dots but you can use your favorite adhesive.
attach your charms to the bracelet with jump rings.
Sometimes I will buy cheap beaded bracelets for the $ store and add these custom epoxy shapes and charms to give a personalized touch, plus it saves me time if I don't feel like stringing beads and adding extra steps.
NECKLACE
Again insert the paper into the shape studio, close top, push down.
Adhere paper to charm to give a backdrop for your tin pin.
Adhere an OA tin pin to the paper on the charm
To add a bead to your charm insert a jewelry wire in the bead then loop both ends. attach to the necklace chain and charm with jump rings.
BRACELET
The chain for this bracelet is actually a necklace doubles up. You can find these at your local craft store.
After deciding which size and shape you want to use insert the paper into the shape studio, put the epoxy bubble in the slot, close top, push down. Repeat
You'll get something like this.
Once you have all you epoxy pieces created it's time to adhere them to the charms.
Again insert the paper into the circle shape studio, close top, push down.
Adhere paper to charm to give a backdrop for your tin pin.
Adhere tin pin to the charm.
attach your charms to the bracelet with jump rings.
Fun, simple, and easy to create with your favorite October Afternoon papers.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you decide to give this technique a try, upload your projects to our OA Flickr Gallery. We would love to see you projects using collages. Thanks for visiting with us today!