Here is another project from my older sister Amy Clay! I am always surprised at how much the kids love making the turquoise splatter paper, rolling the beads, and creating their necklace -- especially the boys! They love working with their hands and fashioning 3D artworks. Some of them finished their necklace just in time to bring home to mom or grandma for Mother's day.
1. Create turquoise paper.
We talked about the stone turquoise and how the Native Americans oftentimes used it to make jewelry. I brought some turquoise from home so they could see the beautiful colors! To create our paper, we first painted a 9 x 12 piece of paper blue and then splattered brown and black watercolor paint on top. The kids LOVED the splatter technique!
2. Begin creating the necklace!
Here are all of the supplies we used: a plastic baggie to contain our supplies and necklace in between classes, beads, liquid glue, and string.
I showed the students a magazine bead necklace that was purchased from a fair-trade store. This necklace was created by a woman in a third-world country using pieces of paper from magazines.. The necklace was then shipped to the United States, sold, and the money was shipped back to her for her income. We used the same technique to create our own necklace!
I showed the students a magazine bead necklace that was purchased from a fair-trade store. This necklace was created by a woman in a third-world country using pieces of paper from magazines.. The necklace was then shipped to the United States, sold, and the money was shipped back to her for her income. We used the same technique to create our own necklace!