The materials are:  paper bead tubes, softflex (medium), magnetic clasp and jump rings.  Tools: flush cutter and chain nose pliers.

Here’s the video tutorial:

Tah dah

It also looks nice when you wear two

The weather was just right that day, I prefer to be out when there is no sun so this is just perfect for me.  You can tell I was a happy camper.

It was too windy and dark clouds looming ahead…

This would be a nice one for rock painting, don’t you think?

You can tell I’m happy to see all these rocks….

I know the water looked cold but it was actually nice that day.  Good for walking barefoot.

Rocks look so much different when wet like that,  but somehow would take on a different color when they’re dry.

Look what I found, white quartz.  This would be nice for the bath math I’m planning on doing.  I did not plan on going in the water that day so I have my paper bead necklace on and earrings (although not visible).

And this, would be nice as weight to hold those journal pages down while drying.

As you can see, the beach was deserted and quiet which I like, it’s so hard to be picking rocks when it is crowded like summer time.

I think I have enough here

Now, I have to get my rocks ready for my bath mat.  First wash them thoroughly and pick out the ones that you like.  This is just to add to my collection from last year.

I used a leftover piece of carpet or you can buy one by the yard at your local hardware store.  For glue, I used gorilla glue, which can also be found at your local hardware store.  I am not sure but I think it will also work if you just hot glue gun this to the mat but it’s worth a try.

Here it is, my very own bath mat made with rocks I picked out from the beach.

I just had to try it.  It felt really good on your feet.

I would like to try little rocks for a trivet, what do you think?  Thank you for stopping by.

This flower pendant is part of this bracelet, we thought it would be fun to use the links on this bracelet to make paper bead jewelry.  We have actually made 4 pieces of jewelry from this bracelet.

We have matched it with paper beads with complementing color.  The fuschia colored crystal, we put it in the back where the clasp is, so that it’s pretty front and back of the necklace.

If you have some jewelry you no longer wear, you can do a “make-over” with it like this one.

designed by Kayla C.

On page 42 of Diana’s book is how to Make a Self Portrait:

Here’s how I came up with my self portrait.  I really would rather call it my avatar since this is how I would like to be perceived.  Kind of putting your best “face” forward.  On a good day this is how I hope to look like.  I cut out my top and skirt from my favorite catalog (I don’t go to the mall anymore, I do all my shopping online), and drew a face of me (kind of).

This is how envisioned myself: nice hair, make-up on, manicured hands, skinny jeans, high heels and a bag which I crocheted myself on a good day when I got all my ducks in a row, did I say that right?  ‘Sorry, English is my second language.  I will not be complete without my paper bead necklace.

Here I am on my nicely painted journal from an earlier post.

I still don’t have the heart to just throw paints and scribble on my journal (Sorry, Hanna) but I am just getting my feet wet.

Let me tell you this, it was so much fun, I was a kid again, transported to the time when I played with my paper dolls.  Would anybody want to try this with me?  We can schedule a play date, meet here with all your cut out tops and bottoms for your paper dolls and play, just leave me a comment here or email me.

I hope I have inspired you to try something new today  and fearlessly crafting.

Here it is on the neck

The flower is attached to a black or rhodium plated chain.

This necklace made with fire agate and white toned paper beads was posted on etsy but I have not shown it worn on the neck, so here it is.  This is a substantial neck piece even if it is made with paper beads because of the fire agate.

I hope we have inspired you today.

Here is Kayla with a video tutorial

Tip:  You have to end and tie your elastic with a larger hole bead, in this case a paper bead, this way you can hide your elastic knot inside that bead.

I’m so happy to see some happy blooms….

You still have some colorful left over eye beads and crystals for your next project.

We have a video tutorial for you, you can apply the same technique to bigger paper bead tubes as well, outcome would be a big flower.

Here it is as a ring

As a scissor keeper, my neighbor Sue came up with the idea!

Other ideas: earrings and hair pins

This is from the movie Message In A Bottle:

I put the little bottle dangle which opens and you can put little keepsakes or even a tiny photograph.

I love how this one turned out, with the purple water color and glitter.

I attached an origami star that I made from an earlier post.

How to:

You can find many ways to use them, as a dangle attached to a book mark finding or a 3d decoration on a card would be pretty also.  It would be a nice way also to tell someone that they are the “star” in your life.

Wish I may….wish I might…….