WATERCOLOR PAPER PENDANT
Materials that are needed to make the watercolor paper pendant are 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper, Elmer’s Glue, watercolor paints and jewelry cord.We apply small area with the watercolors to the watercolor paper. Brush and/or add drops of complementary colors which will give maximum color variations. It is very important to keep the colors of areas close together that are complementary, avoid mixing the wet paint with brush on the paper and allow the colors mix their own. Rinse the brush each time when using different colors to avoid color pollution. White spaces between colors can be very abstract after painting is all dried. By using sea salts, it can provide unique textures. Put salts on the paint with right amount of moist. Draw the pendant on a paper and cut out the piece under a cutting board. While cutting, it’s better to rotate the paper rather than rotating without too much pressure. With the open paper, trace it on the area of the paint to be the surface of pendant. Prepare 5 to 6 more layers.Apply thick glue with a brush to the first layer together; put the second layerand other layers as well. Press lightly the glued layers without separation between layers. Make the pendant slightly curved and consider its axis. Wait about 10 minutes to dry. Sand the edges of layers until it feels smooth for its enhanced looking. When using a sand paper and half rounded file, make sure not to rip the layers. Do not file back and force motion but push it into the piece. This procedure will give a nice, clean and sharp edge to have one flat even layer. Cut out the previously chosen painted area, the surface of the pendant. On a paper towel, glue the layers with the painted layer together. Apply glue on each layer so that the painted layer will have some moisture to bend slightly like the other glued layers. Place them inside the paper towel and press them together for no more than 40 second. Try not to have space between layers and not to transfer the glue to the surface of the pendant. Cover with the paper towel again and give pressure on edges and surfaces of the pendant with a wooden chopstick. Work harder on edges and then let it dry for 30 minutes. The channel on the back of the pendant has wax invaded and will melted out eventually. For the back of the pendant, use a fibered paper and cut roughly as the shape of the pendant. Apply light glue on the back with a brush and put the banana paper. Press and rub them together with paper towel. Work thoroughly the channel area not to have bubbles. After it’s dry, sand the edges again as previous steps. Damp edges and the back side with water and watercolor them. Swipe off any excessive watercolor on the surface of the pendant with fingers and finally place in an oven to dry.
Materials that are needed to make the watercolor paper pendant are 140lb cold pressed watercolor paper, Elmer’s Glue, watercolor paints and jewelry cord.We apply small area with the watercolors to the watercolor paper. Brush and/or add drops of complementary colors which will give maximum color variations. It is very important to keep the colors of areas close together that are complementary, avoid mixing the wet paint with brush on the paper and allow the colors mix their own. Rinse the brush each time when using different colors to avoid color pollution. White spaces between colors can be very abstract after painting is all dried. By using sea salts, it can provide unique textures. Put salts on the paint with right amount of moist. Draw the pendant on a paper and cut out the piece under a cutting board. While cutting, it’s better to rotate the paper rather than rotating without too much pressure. With the open paper, trace it on the area of the paint to be the surface of pendant. Prepare 5 to 6 more layers.Apply thick glue with a brush to the first layer together; put the second layerand other layers as well. Press lightly the glued layers without separation between layers. Make the pendant slightly curved and consider its axis. Wait about 10 minutes to dry. Sand the edges of layers until it feels smooth for its enhanced looking. When using a sand paper and half rounded file, make sure not to rip the layers. Do not file back and force motion but push it into the piece. This procedure will give a nice, clean and sharp edge to have one flat even layer. Cut out the previously chosen painted area, the surface of the pendant. On a paper towel, glue the layers with the painted layer together. Apply glue on each layer so that the painted layer will have some moisture to bend slightly like the other glued layers. Place them inside the paper towel and press them together for no more than 40 second. Try not to have space between layers and not to transfer the glue to the surface of the pendant. Cover with the paper towel again and give pressure on edges and surfaces of the pendant with a wooden chopstick. Work harder on edges and then let it dry for 30 minutes. The channel on the back of the pendant has wax invaded and will melted out eventually. For the back of the pendant, use a fibered paper and cut roughly as the shape of the pendant. Apply light glue on the back with a brush and put the banana paper. Press and rub them together with paper towel. Work thoroughly the channel area not to have bubbles. After it’s dry, sand the edges again as previous steps. Damp edges and the back side with water and watercolor them. Swipe off any excessive watercolor on the surface of the pendant with fingers and finally place in an oven to dry.
WATERCOLOR PAPER EARRING
Materials needed to make watercolor paper earrings are following: 140lb watercolor paper, 18 gauge wire, Elmer’s glue, crazy glue, watercolor paints, clear gloss minwax polycrylic varnish, X-acto knife, cutting board, eye goggles, 120 Grit sandpaper, 600 grit sandpaper, watercolor paint brushes, flat nose jewelry pliers, round nose jewelry pliers, and side cutters. The watercolor paper earrings are similar in structure to the watercolor paper pendant. First, while cutting out the desired shape under the cutting board, make sure turning the paper with steady hand. The main form of the earring is built from three layers of 140lb watercolor paper, a total of six pieces. After the initial form is created, a top layer is glued in place that has been painted with watercolors. In order to insert an eye pin into the earring, a channel has to be built on the middle, the second layer. All pieces with the metal wire inserted are glued as well as the top painted layer using Elmer’s glue. Apply thick glue on each layer with a paintbrush and gently press them down to make a flat layer and to avoid lifting of layers. By making a sandwich with a paper towel, the excess glue can be removed and lifting between layers can be prevented. The final earring is now four watercolor paper layers thick. Then cover over the back of the earrings with banana paper by using Elmer’s glue and press firmly with a paper towel. To form a slight curvature, compress the layers against a curved surface. After the earrings are dry, use a half round, bastard cut file, and 120-grit sandpaper to smooth out the edges. Then the earrings have to be varnish and the surface of the earrings is smoothed with 600-grit sandpaper. A couple of two or three inch pieces of wire are prepared. In order to make a loop, hold the wire a half inch from the end, bend it at a 45degree angle and bend the long end of the wire around the tip of the round nose jewelry pliers. Then grasp the loop with the flat nose jewelry pliers and wrap the remaining wire around the straight wire two or three times. Cut the excess wire off with the side cutters. Apply crazy glue inside of the hole of the watercolor paper earring and the eye pin is inserted into the earring. Finally, the ear wire is attached to this eye pin.
Materials needed to make watercolor paper earrings are following: 140lb watercolor paper, 18 gauge wire, Elmer’s glue, crazy glue, watercolor paints, clear gloss minwax polycrylic varnish, X-acto knife, cutting board, eye goggles, 120 Grit sandpaper, 600 grit sandpaper, watercolor paint brushes, flat nose jewelry pliers, round nose jewelry pliers, and side cutters. The watercolor paper earrings are similar in structure to the watercolor paper pendant. First, while cutting out the desired shape under the cutting board, make sure turning the paper with steady hand. The main form of the earring is built from three layers of 140lb watercolor paper, a total of six pieces. After the initial form is created, a top layer is glued in place that has been painted with watercolors. In order to insert an eye pin into the earring, a channel has to be built on the middle, the second layer. All pieces with the metal wire inserted are glued as well as the top painted layer using Elmer’s glue. Apply thick glue on each layer with a paintbrush and gently press them down to make a flat layer and to avoid lifting of layers. By making a sandwich with a paper towel, the excess glue can be removed and lifting between layers can be prevented. The final earring is now four watercolor paper layers thick. Then cover over the back of the earrings with banana paper by using Elmer’s glue and press firmly with a paper towel. To form a slight curvature, compress the layers against a curved surface. After the earrings are dry, use a half round, bastard cut file, and 120-grit sandpaper to smooth out the edges. Then the earrings have to be varnish and the surface of the earrings is smoothed with 600-grit sandpaper. A couple of two or three inch pieces of wire are prepared. In order to make a loop, hold the wire a half inch from the end, bend it at a 45degree angle and bend the long end of the wire around the tip of the round nose jewelry pliers. Then grasp the loop with the flat nose jewelry pliers and wrap the remaining wire around the straight wire two or three times. Cut the excess wire off with the side cutters. Apply crazy glue inside of the hole of the watercolor paper earring and the eye pin is inserted into the earring. Finally, the ear wire is attached to this eye pin.
WATERCOLOR PAPER BRACELET
Materials needed to make the watercolor paper bracelet are following; 140lb watercolor paper, elmer’s glue, crazy glue, watercolor paints, 2mm round leather cord, and thin wax candles. All steps are similar to making the watercolor paper pendants or watercolor paper earrings. First, cut out the desired shapes to create the bracelet. Three layers are cut and glue them together and then make slight curve to maintain stability of the bracelet. After glue is dried, sand down the edges of the layers and channels need to be created. Mark the place where it should be about a half inch in from the top and bottom for a 2.5 inch piece to build the channel. Then cut out two more layers and add to each piece. Fill the channel with wax and glue the two layers to the back side coving the wax strip. Make sure to press down around the wax. Place the banana paper to the back of the layers and the painted watercolor layer to the front. Smooth out the edges so that all layers are even. Paint the edges of smoothen layers and varnish them. Wax melt out of the channels and place the leather cord through the empty channels of every piece to connect them. Make two holes and secure to the ends of the leather cord with knots to build the closure at the ends.
Materials needed to make the watercolor paper bracelet are following; 140lb watercolor paper, elmer’s glue, crazy glue, watercolor paints, 2mm round leather cord, and thin wax candles. All steps are similar to making the watercolor paper pendants or watercolor paper earrings. First, cut out the desired shapes to create the bracelet. Three layers are cut and glue them together and then make slight curve to maintain stability of the bracelet. After glue is dried, sand down the edges of the layers and channels need to be created. Mark the place where it should be about a half inch in from the top and bottom for a 2.5 inch piece to build the channel. Then cut out two more layers and add to each piece. Fill the channel with wax and glue the two layers to the back side coving the wax strip. Make sure to press down around the wax. Place the banana paper to the back of the layers and the painted watercolor layer to the front. Smooth out the edges so that all layers are even. Paint the edges of smoothen layers and varnish them. Wax melt out of the channels and place the leather cord through the empty channels of every piece to connect them. Make two holes and secure to the ends of the leather cord with knots to build the closure at the ends.