Materials Needed:
blender candy or cookie molds acrylic paint
2 cups shredded paper dishpan matte spray finish
warm water pin backs jewelry glue
2 tbs. argo laundry powder starch 2 mesh screens or metal strainers

 

1. Fill blender half full of warm water.  Add 2 cups of shredded paper to warm water and 2 tablespoons of Argo laundry powder starch.  Blend well.  This mixture should be thick but still pourable.

2. Pour mixture onto screen or into strainer over dishpan (to catch excess water).  Take the other mesh screen and put it on top of the paper mixture and squeeze together to remove excess water.  If using strainer, mix with hands until most of the water is out of the mixture.

3. Firmly press paper mixture into candy or cookie molds.  Make sure the paper does not hang over the edge of the mold.  Let molds dry for one to two days.  The paper jewelry will easily come out of molds when completely dry.

4. When jewelry is dry, use glue to adhere pin back.

5. Paint your jewelry using an acrylic paint.  After the paint has dried, spray your finished pin in a matte spray finish.

Note: Collect leftover pulp in a strainer.  DO NOT POUR PULP DOWN A SINK DRAIN - it might block it.

Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1999

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