3 Beautiful Recycled Paper Necklaces to Make [video]

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 MEDALLION.  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!