Archive | Paper Bead Creations

10 September 2011 ~ 3 Comments

Music On Your Wrist Bracelet – day 202

Music On Your Wrist Bracelet – day 202

Music sheets specially vintage one somehow evokes memories of family, old times and even if you do not play any musical instruments you appreciate the musical notes on those pieces.  This Musical Paper Link Bracelet is for all the music lovers

The paper links would also be great as multi strand necklace with several [...]

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18 August 2011 ~ 3 Comments

Two In One Medallion – day 197

Two In One Medallion – day 197

An easy, elegant way to frame a cabochon or in this case the large saucer shaped beads is wire crochet.  The wire just conforms to the shape of the bead nicely, easy to manipulate to capture the cab or the bead.  The Crocheted Medallion is even more beautiful when accented with the crocheted wire.

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04 August 2011 ~ 9 Comments

Janice is on JTV – Jewel School today!

Janice is on JTV – Jewel School today!

Janice makes her second appearance on JTV – Jewel School with Kim Prentiss today!  You can buy an amazing paper bead beginner kit today:  Paper bead making template, bamboo roller, metal handle roller, starter sample of paper beads and glaze – including the crowd favorite disc paper beads!

At last check, the kit is [...]

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22 July 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Greetings from the California Gift Show!

Greetings from the California Gift Show!

Today’s Guest Blogger:  Garry Sullins – Web Developer
Hi everyone, this is my first blog entry on PaperBeads.org.  Janice asked me to step in and cover for her, since she’s busy working the room at the California Gift Show in Los Angeles.  And I’m sure many of you are wondering where the heck she’s been!  Well, [...]

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30 June 2011 ~ 1 Comment

Bead Compote Ring – day 173

Bead Compote Ring – day 173

If you have some special beads that you want to admire and see all the time, setting them in resin like what I did with the paper bead mix ring.  You take a store bought bottle cap ring finding or any bezel cup finding and set a mixture of beads using resin.

This is something easy [...]

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15 April 2011 ~ 6 Comments

Paper Beads Sconced – day 104

Paper Beads Sconced – day 104

I love how these tiny paper beads in strands are laced together and held by paper bead cones.  They are so luxurious to the touch and lightweight and to think that each bead signifies creativity and patience.  If you are making something like this for a friend, it will be truly a work of love.

This [...]

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07 April 2011 ~ 9 Comments

Plantation Bay Necklace -day 97

Plantation Bay Necklace -day 97

These necklaces fashioned from saucer and bicone shaped paper beads will make you feel like you are living a life of leisure.  I can imagine this with jeans or maxi dress and can be worn when you are by the pool entertaining guests or just want to look “put together” as you run around doing [...]

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21 March 2011 ~ 4 Comments

Wire Wrapped Bead – day 80

Wire Wrapped Bead – day 80

I am experimenting mixing paper beads with wire,  love the result.  Wire wrapped paper beads are very simple to do and yet, it looks like you spent a lot of time making it.  The swirls of the wire complements the swirls you see in the paper beads.

Here’s a video on how-to….

Artistic Wire has come up [...]

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15 March 2011 ~ 8 Comments

Memory Wire Bracelet – day 74

Memory Wire Bracelet – day 74

This is a simple project made up of tiny paper beads and daisy spacers, appropriate for a beginner.   I am amazed at how small these beads are, approximately 4mm in magazine colors.  We put this Memory Wire Bracelet Kit together to make it easy for you to make your own.

You can view a video tutorial [...]

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10 March 2011 ~ 5 Comments

Coiled Paper Buttons – day 70

Coiled Paper Buttons – day 70

Each of the tightly coiled paper buttons is a work of master paper bead makers from the Philippines.   Swirls of colors from the magazine pages create what looks like tree rings only in color.  I made them into buttons by attaching it into coiled wire and making a loop on the other side of the [...]

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