Turning Junk Mail into Paper Clay for Crafts

A few months ago, I shared a quick Instagram Story from my studio where I was collecting junk mail and turning it into paper mache sculpting material…and people went nuts.

“OMG recipe please!”

“This is the coolest thing I’ve seen on the internet in a loooong time.”

“I have so much junk mail I could do this with. Plz show us how to do this.”

These responses tickled me because I was raised by a grandma with an inability to throw anything away, so you could say that coming up with creative ways to reuse “trash” is in my genes. After getting fed up with all the junk mail that was piling up on my table, I decided to use my craftiness to do something about it. The result? Paper clay!