Marbled Bracelets Made of Recycled Cardboard Rolls

I decided to take something we usually throw away without thinking and make something out that. I chose the cardboard roll on which paper towels, toilette paper or duct tape come on. I turned then into marbled bracelets.

Here's how! :)

Supplies

cardboard rolls
scissors
marbled paints
water
small bowl
a deep bowl
white tempera
varnish
brush
one time use gloves
glue gun
stripes of lace
leather
sewing thread and needle
clasps

Paint the Cardboard White and Let It Dry

Marble Paint the Cardboard

Put water in a big, deep bowl
Shake the bottle with marble paint
Put a few drops over the water - you can use only 1,2,3 or several colors. I would advise to use 2 or 3.
You may rearrange the colors over the water with a stick by barely touching the surface wit it and dragging in to where you want the color to go in short, decisive moves.
Submerge the cardboard roll in the water and take it right out
Shake it to displace the water from the surface of the cardboard
Let it dry

Varnish the Rolls and Let Them Dry

Cut the Cardboard and Leather

Cut the cardboard roll vertically so it can be placed over the hand

Cut the cardboard horizontally to the size you want the bracelet to be

Cut the leather to the size of the cardboard.

Fun fact: I was looking for some leftover leather pieces I knew I had to use them for this since it is about recycling, but couldn't find them. I remembered I gave them to a friend who uses leather to create her art and she told me then that she is sure I could find something to use them for eventually. I was sure that would not come to happen. Turns out that day came four years later. However, I bought a larger piece of leather for a different project a few months back, so I just used some of that.