How to Make Faux Turquoise from Junk Mail

I get way too much junk mail.  

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not complaining. After all, junk mail is an awesome and never ending source of free crafting material.

A good portion of the mail goes right into my shredder. Shredded paper is great for making homemade paper and paper clay. Plus it’s earth friendly since we are recycling.

Faux turquoise from junk mail.

How I Made Faux Turquoise:

  1. Breaking off small pieces of homemade paper clay, I made small asymmetrical “rocks”. (See my tutorial on how to make paper clay.)
  2. After they dried, I drilled a hole in each “stone”.
  3. Then, I painted and sealed them.

Voila…Faux turquoise stones!  

That’s much more fun than reading junk mail, isn’t it?