As Seen In Beading Magazine

One great source for inspiration and ideas is looking through beading magazines and there are several that offer how-to’s and tutorials.  I love collecting them and going through them once in a while.  I found an old article from Bead Style Magazine, their September 2003 issue on Eastern Influence Earrings.  While these are great pair of earrings I wanted to see them in paper beads.

Instead of the swarovski crystals I use the small round paper beads instead.

I got the gold discs on sale from Joann’s which is similar to what was used by Bead Style.

I was able to make four pair of earrings and a bracelet.

With Apple Green Paper Beads.

With Sky Blue Paper Beads

Yellow Paper Beads

And purple paper beads

I think we have just transformed the ordinary to extraordinary!