Ribbon Necklace and Earrings Set
The nice yellow and orange colors of these small round paper beads, has inspired Kayla G to make this beautiful earrings and necklace set. Each paper bead is just wire wrapped to dangle on a chain.
Each paper bead is put on the head pin and wire wrapped to the chain.
The same thing with the necklace, you determine how long you want it to be, your pattern and attach the dangles to the gold chain.
The ribbon ends were wire wrapped with 24 gauge wire (any end finding is also recommended) and attach it to the chain. This looks very nice in the back.
She added glass flower beads, I think fabric flowers or ribbon flowers would also look adorable.
Easter Egg Paper Beads
This is another fun project that Kayla C came up with to celebrate Easter – Paper Bead Easter Eggs! She made egg shaped paper beads from an old poster with the metal roller and painted them with nail polish to look like Easter eggs.
Here’s a couple of videos on how to cut the paper and make the “eggs”
She just used nail polish (the kind that you paint nail art on your nails) to decorate the “eggs”
Happy Easter!
Paper Tree Pendant
The Tree of Life Pendant is so popular among beaders and jewelry makers and it looks so complicated. Well, I always wanted to make one with paper beads, so I searched and watched several youtube videos before I found one that I really like and I am going to share here with you. Her name is Camille Sharon and she makes the tree of life pendants out of gem stones. Here is my version of the tree of life pendant or what I want to call a bonsai tree, made with small round green paper beads. I just use a 16 or 18 gauge craft wire instead of the flat wire she mentioned and 26 gauge wire for wrapping the beads.
I only have the green and orange wire available but I think it came out fine with the green paper beads.
The sun came out today and so I had fun taking photos…….
Just happens to be a perfect match with what Kayla wore that day.
Have fun watching her videos, she has other good tutorials.
Baby In Pink
I made this baby pink bracelet awhile back, before I became a grand mother. I never thought that I will have this little bundle of joy wear this bracelet a year later. This set of three bracelets is such a good present idea to a new mommy and you can make this in blue also for a baby boy. I used round pink tone beads and strung them on elastic.
Baby Lana at 6 months old
You can incorporate fireplished crystals, baby pearls or swarovski’s in the baby or mommy’s birth stone.
Finish it off with a pink grosgrain ribbon.
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