One thousand three hundred ninety three tiny round paper beads were stitched together using the spiral stitch technique. It is such a long and luxurious necklace that can be worn as is or doubled up. I am very happy with how this came up, and when I am able to afford it, I will make [...]
How do you make three different size (small, medium, large) beads from the same magazine page? I find that rolling two triangle strips together with the paper bead metal roller, makes a bigger rounder bead. Stacking three strips of the same size and length will make a bigger bead. I am very happy with how [...]
I recently discovered Paperphine and I ordered them through her etsy shop. I finally got it the other day all the way from Austria and I just had to make something with the small round paper beads. I just love the white paper yarn, it is such a perfect backdrop for my paper beads. I [...]
One of my finds at the Pasadena Bead and Design Show were these vintage perfume bottles. I just get drawn to anything old and antique, I always imagine what kind of person owned this piece and wearing them somehow transports you to that time and place. I must have been one of those ladies in [...]
Thank you Elim, Ashley, Isabelle, Vicky, Melanie, Claire, Sara and Kathy for participating in our Black and White Bracelet Giveaway. They are made out of shredded bank statements, sensitive files that my husband shreds when he is done with them. It is fun looking through them, and now whoever is wearing this bracelet has some [...]
It’s a beautiful Monday today, hence I decided to do a Give Away! Leave me a comment telling me what it is made of, the kind of paper I used and we will pick out a winner on Wednesday.
The focal bead is black agate and the beads in between are hematite and daisy spacers.
It is [...]
I call these “thrifted tiaras” because they are just made of paper beads (recycled magazines) and thrifted or found objects. I had so much fun making them and wearing them. Part of the fun is that they are free form, I did not follow any guide or pattern.
I just used 22 gauge gold color craft [...]
If you want instant gratification, Paper Bead Elastic Bracelets are a a breeze to make. If you are not into wire wrapping or any other form of beading technique, but have the eye for color, stringing your paper beads in jewelry makers’ elastic gives your work a finished look. I love these colored glass rings [...]
I like the idea of the stackable rings, why not bracelets? Well, these three elastic bracelets are supposed to be worn together with three good luck charms dangling from it: beckoning cat (popular in Asian culture), feather and the clover. I made these using the diamond shaped paper beads strung on elastic.
I put red 8/0 [...]
Prayer beads are used by various cultures as a form of devotion and meditation. Saying the rosary to me has a special meaning because my mother taught it to me as a little child, now I use it to take my mind off from worry sometimes, I know I should be using it more as [...]
