Wilma Flintstone Papier Mache Bracelet

How often is your jewelry inspired by a cartoon character?

Inquiring minds want to know.

I was flipping through

Contemporary Papier Mache
Colorful Sculpture, Jewelry, and Home Accessories

and among the over 20 diverse projects I saw this:

How fun are these beads?

Still not seeing the Wilma Flintstone look?

Here, let me show you how it came to me:

First I whipped up a bunch of papier mache balls. (And at the same time I was experimenting with casting in a rubber ice cube mold, check back to see what becomes of those little treasures.)

This is the point at which they did seem to appear rather stone/pebble/rock like.

I then proceeded to poke holes in the beads after they had dried somewhat on the outside (kind of like crusting over) but still soft inside. I used a paper piercing tool from Timeless Touches (hey it's paper right?)

I then prepared them for painting. I poked a tooth pick (fancy tool) into one end of the hole and the other end of the tooth pick into the cork board. Since at his point I was really feeling the rock look, I went with an opalescent white paint, just enough to give my "rocks" a bit of sheen.

And here you have it-one Wilma Flintstone papier mache "bead-rock" bracelet:

So if you go retro or stone age have a great time making some fun papier mache jewelry inspired by

Contemporary Papier Mache!

To see another project from the book click here or over on the side under Papier mache.

Comments

[Kate Usher]

What a great idea...now all you need is BLING...jewels, glitter, beads, fibers, etc.

[Prayer Bracelet]

Hehe, how very nice. Finally something different and it looks cool too.

WILMAAA!!!!!

A big thumbs Up!