If you are new at making paper beads, the tubular shape paper bead, is a good way to start. It should be about an inch long and 1/4 inch wide. You can display more text and color because it is a bigger side bead. Here is another version of the ladder bracelet that Kayla C. [...]
Paper bead jewelry is truly versatile in the sense that you can mix it with so many things and make that piece unique. We had fun the other day, going to our local Ross store and chose some inexpensive jewelry that we can take apart and mix it with our paper beads. This particular one, [...]
It’s time for us to make flowers again, our way of sweet-talking spring then we know summer is not far behind. This is a great way to use your tube shape paper beads, we have made this in the big paper tube as well. It is very simple to make and you can use it [...]
I remember making the origami stars as a kid, it is one project that kids will be good at. It is not a new thing, there are a lot of tutorials on the internet on how to make the origami star. I am always interested with anything paper that I can incorporate into my paper [...]
There’s so much inspiration around us that can be interpreted in a jewelry design. Something, someone can spark your interest and gets you motivated. My home is full of stuff collected over the years; books, magazines, fabric, yarn, boxes…..anything that I think I can use someday. Once in a while I try to organize and [...]
I was invited to a friend’s birthday and we had so much fun making the paper bead jewelry to match our outfit. Using paper beads in jewelry makes the finished piece more interesting, unique and different. I’m on sort of a mission to prove a point-paper beads jewelry can be elegant and fashionable. I made [...]
Paper beads can be made not just from news paper, magazines and catalogs but also wrappings and bags from things we use at home like cat litter bags. There might me some hesitation for some of you to try to cut your own paper beads thinking that you would have to measure everything to be [...]
I had to see the movie Avatar, just to look at the nature inspired jewelry worn by the characters in the movie. I searched on etsy and true enough, there is a lot of the Avatar movie inspired necklaces that came up and hemp is the stringing material mostly used to give it that organic [...]
I had a tutorial on the ladder bracelet using wire and showed the how to steps with pictures. I want to make it easier and this time did a video, I learned a lot by watching other people’s video. This style is great for the one inch tube paper beads or 3/4 inch paper beads [...]
Putting knots in between beads is the technique used in stringing expensive pearls because it is secure and decorative at the same time. I like to use knotting with paper beads, just as I like to use it with pearls and gem stones. Knotting with paper beads or pearls is a very relaxing and enjoyable [...]
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