Filigree Bracelet Embellished w/paper beads
You can buy these filigree bracelet findings but you can also just make them or crochet them. If you already crochet then this would just come easy to you. It is same as crocheting yarn or thread except you are doing it with wire. The wire you will be using for wire crochet should be 28 gauge or higher if you are just a beginner or if you have delicate hands because the wire could be tough on your hands but not the 28 gauge or 30 gauge wire.
Crocheted wire bracelet with paper bead charms
I crocheted this with two 28 gauge wire held together, it holds up its shape more when you do it this way. This is a fairly simple design made with single crochet and double crochet.
These non tarnish wire comes in an array of colors but I prefer working with silver or gold. You can also make these in silver or gold filled wire but I advise you to practice first with craft wire.
This bracelet is made by making two strips of a simple chain with tiny paper beads and then I sewed the two strips together with seed beads.
I made this necklace (this is actually on my etsy shop), much like the one above except I braided three strips together.
My next post will be a tutorial on wire crochet.
Read MoreBeautiful Enameled Copper by Ckoop
I met Sara Lukkonen at the Pasadena Bead and Design show and I felt lucky that her booth is just a few feet from ours.
Sara has been enameling for 30 years and has an amazing story:
Think Pink Paper Bead Stretch Bracelets
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and if you need to make something quick and easy to give as a present to someone whose life is somehow touched by this disease, or just to show your “pink” side, stringing on elastic is the answer. I am going to show how to properly string beads on elastic, not just paper beads (because this is a paper bead site I will be using paper beads:). You can certainly string swarovskis, pearls and other beads into elastic, you just need to use the right size of elastic for each type of bead: .5mm for smaller beads like swarovskis and pearls, .8mm for heavier beads like glass and stones. It is really quite simple.
Mommy and Me Bracelet
Here’s another example of stretchy bracelet, using paper beads mixed with pearls and crystals.
This one is a baby bracelet, I added the “evil eye” charm believed to protect the wearer from evil spirits.
Baby Bracelet
The materials are:
Materials for stretchy bracelet
- Saucer shaped paper beads in pink
- clear nail polish
- elastic .5mm (about 10 inches long)
- scissors or a nipper tool
Step 1 -Cut a 10 inch elastic and put a bead stopper on the end so your beads does not fall off.
Step 2 – String the beads into your elastic, you can follow a pattern or you can string beads at random (which can also be fun). In this case I have a pattern as you can see here:
Step 3 – Take both ends and tie a square knot: right over left and left over right.
Step 4 – Put a dab of clear nail polish into the knot.
Step 5 – Do not cut the elastic yet, leave it to dry for about 10 minutes.
Step 6 – Cut the elastic with the cutter or scissors, leave about 1/8 of an inch.
Step 7 – Pull the knot so that it goes inside the hole of the bead that has the bigger hole. Tip: always put a bead with bigger hole (paper beads is perfect for this) so that it is easier to pull the knot in.
Pull the knot gently to hide inside the hole of the bead next to it. I pulled the knot inside the paper bead in my right hand, so you don’t see the knot anymore.
The petite pink paper beads, comes in strands and you will need one strand for one bracelet (they’re really small). Available at www.aubreysbeads.com
I have a few to share to the first 50 visitors. Just leave me a comment on what you want to make with it. Thanks for stopping by.
Read MorePaper Bead Flowers
These flowers are so pretty yet so simple to make. You can glue it onto a ring finding or hair clip or as an embellishment for a scrapbook or card. It uses the regular paper bead tube, the size of the flower will be determined by how long the paper bead tube is.
Paper bead flowers
As you can see in this flower I used a pearl for the center part but it can be just the coiled wire like above example or crystals.
The materials and tools needed for this project are the following:
Materials and tools for the paper bead flower
- paper bead tubes
- 26 gauge wire gold or silver
- chain nose pliers, round nose pliers and flush cutter
- glass pearls or crystals
Step 1 – cut about 30-36 inches of 26 gauge wire and put in one bead leaving about 6 inch tail. The long end will be your working wire.
Step 2 – Pull the wire down the back side of the bead until it meets with the tail of the wire at the bottom hole of the bead and wrap it around once.
Step 3 – Pick up your second bead and put it through the same way, pull the wire down and wrap once at the base of the bead, bring it back up ready for your third bead.
Step 4 – Bring the wire back up and insert your third bead and repeat the same procedure, wrapping the wire at the base of the bead.
Step 5 – Put your fourth bead in and repeat the same procedure.
Step 6 – Continue until you have about 8 petals – although it all depends how fat your bead is, it can be 6 or 7 petals, in this flower I used 8 beads.
Step 7 – Take both wire ends together and twist them.
Here’s how to twist them together two or three times.
Step 8 – Take the longer wire (working wire) back up and insert your pearl or bead.
Step 9 – Take the wire back down behind a bead and back up and down again in each bead to secure the pearl.
Step 10- After going around each bead securing the pearl, the two wire will meet up again in the back. You twist them together and cut it down to about 1 1/4 inch.
Step 11 – Take your round nose pliers and take the twisted wire and curl it around the round nose pliers until it lays flat at the center bottom of the flower motif.
Now, you’re finished.
Please let me know if the instructions have been helpful. For more examples of paper bead flowers, I have them on my etsy shop.
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