Materials saved from the landfill: magazines, scrap paper, copper electrical wire Skills you’ll learn: basic wire wrapping, paper beads Learn best practices for making beautiful paper and copper wire earrings. With salvaged magazine pages, you’ll make your own glue solution to make colorful rigid paper bead swirls. After your beads are formed you’ll use snips and pliers to wrap copper around the beads to make your unique jewelry creations.