I love to make jewelry. I made these origami earrings but the paper is just like regular paper, and it can't stand up to the elements. What do you think I should do to strengthen the paper after it is folded?
2007-04-06 01:17:26 · 10 answers · asked by sfspiderbunny 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Spray them with a light coat of clear varathane. When the first coat dries, spray them again. You are essentially plastic coating them.
Do this in a well ventilated room of course.
2007-04-06 01:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you should change your medium. Switch paper for a soft metal maybe? You can still do the origami designs - you will just have to construct it differently. Otherwise go into your local craft or maybe hardware store and ask if they have any protective spray or the likes that will do the trick. (Hair spray works temporarily) That's all I can think of sorry. Your earrings sound really cool though. Good luck with it!
2007-04-06 01:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by *lostdownhere* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to an arts and craft store (ex. Michael's) and ask for a "sealer spray" I don't' remember the name of it but I do know my mom use to do crafts with silk flowers and paper and she use to spray the flowers with some kind of sealer to protect them and also give them some hardening effect. Also she used to have a glue like substance it came in a jar and she brush it lightly on paper crafts to harden them and also make them waterproof, this looks just like glue but dries out clear..
2007-04-06 01:31:17 · answer #3 · answered by wanna_help_u 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont use normal paper instead use handmade paper which is quite stiff or use some thick chartpaper or cardboard it will surely help make the paper stiff and will be good 4 oragami earings
2007-04-06 01:56:26 · answer #4 · answered by swim_book_freak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Craft store sell a spray call stiff-It
I also thought about paper machre
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/papermache/a/051500pm.htm
Here is an article I saw maybe this will help
http://www.paper.org.uk/info/kids/homemade.htm
2007-04-06 01:32:46 · answer #5 · answered by Bonnie B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not try sprayin the paper with transparent spray n then use stiffin hard glue or melted rubber or pattery into edges or corners that clogs them so they wont move? seen it before.
hope it helps! ; )
2007-04-06 01:24:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
spray it with clear acrylic finish like they use on paintings and drawings to keep pencil from smearing.
2007-04-06 20:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try covering them with an epoxy coating.
2007-04-06 03:24:43 · answer #8 · answered by strech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paint it.
But don't over use it.
Let it dry.
The paint will be hard. The paper will be hard.
2007-04-06 01:29:44 · answer #9 · answered by K.c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use tape
2007-04-06 01:24:54 · answer #10 · answered by sarah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋