All I did was make little flowers from my favorite scrap book paper ( a thinner paper seemed to work best...but then again alot of different papers that I ran across would not work out for some reason! You may have to experiment with different paper)
This is when it got tricky... my sister and I used every product under the sun to try and find something that would harden the flowers into beads so they would not break or come undone. And I mean we used everything! !!!!
What did seem to work: if you make the beads smaller this is what I did to finally get them close to what I wanted ( if you have any ideas that would be great!!!)
A layer of Collage Pauge, then a layer of mod podge, then end it with a layer of paper glaze. Any one layer of one product just did not give the results that I wanted, so when I was playing around with them this is what seemed to work the best.
I am open to suggestions!!!!!!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Wow! Those are gorgeous! But because they have a delicate look, I can see why you'd want to be sure that they will remain sturdy enough for regular wear.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was some sort of resin coating. I have no idea if that even exists, but it's what came to mind.
I hope you figure out the best (and simplest!) method, because you really need to make more of these and share them with the world!
Those are so pretty! I would never have thought to use paper for a necklace.
ReplyDeletethese are gorgeous!!! i love making these little paper roses... i may need to copy you and make some necklaces ;) great job!!!!
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