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Red, White And Blue

JaniceMae — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:55:07 +0000

Show your Patriotic Side with this convertible bracelet/necklace.

Three bracelets with magnetic clasps that can be worn as bangles or as long necklace.

I don’t mind wearing these all year long!

Fern And Greens Bangle – day 275

JaniceMae — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:57:31 +0000

Creativity sparks when you see something that inspires you and motivates you to make something, create something, feed that passion and for some of us who feels this way, you know what I mean and we are lucky. Dee Ann of A Passion For Paper has found her niche in paper bead making and is making beautiful paper beads. I have a few of her pieces and I am hard at work making them into eco chic pieces. Here’s my proof:)

These beads are prettier in person, made with a lot of TLC.

Definitely a conversation piece something that is unique.

I love the feel of this bracelet, it feels ethereal on my wrist, like the dragonfly is ready for flight. Watch for more designer pieces at our new website: JaniceMae.

Mounted Paper Beads

JaniceMae — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:34:10 +0000

We have another tutorial today by Dee of A Passion For Paper on how to mount thin paper into card stock. The result, is thicker and chunkier paper beads. This is great too for tissue paper and napkin paper mounted on colored or just plain white card stock. For Dee’s tutorial

I have a collection of Dee’s beads and I will post finished jewelry pieces after I put them together. Below, is an example of the two identical calendar page mounted on different backing. The result is quite different and both came out pretty. I couldn’t make up my mind myself, so I got both

A Passion For Paper

JaniceMae — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:16:47 +0000

We have a guest today, Ms. Dee Ann, like me she has been bitten by the “paper bead bug” and couldn’t stop making paper beads. Not just any paper beads, she makes really beautiful, glass like, vibrant, meaningful paper beads. Dee gets her inspiration from flowers, nature and story books. I have some of her beads just couldn’t resist them, not that I need anymore but her beads has something to it, you can tell it is made with love and care, see for yourself. Her shop is filled with colorful and beautiful paper beads - http://www.etsy.com/shop/deeann7

Dee has fool proof way of glazing her beads using the Vibrance, and she is sharing it with you here:

Dee takes photos of plants and nature and turning them into beautiful paper beads. She has a library of prints with varying subjects mostly nature and flowers. This is one example of Dee’s creation, The Scrabble Charm Bracelet, hop on to her etsy site and see how she made this one.

Titanic Bead Necklace – day 274

JaniceMae — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:39:49 +0000

The beads in this necklace are made from a pull out sheet of National Geographic commemorating the sinking of the Titanic. As you can see the colors are that of the deep blue ocean, beautiful and scary at the same time. I mixed amazonite and turquoise beads to accent the deep blue of the paper beads. But first, here’s a basic beading how-to:

A simple reminder………

Dessert Bead Charms – day 273

JaniceMae — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:28:22 +0000

Manou is another paper bead enthusiast who can turn paper beads into a work of art. She hand paints matryoskas and little dessert paper beads; cakes, cup cakes, sweet little tarts, how cool is that! I thought of a way to display these little yummies:)

Now, I know I can admire them as they hang from a mini dessert cake plate which sits on top of my studio table. What a nice way to take pictures of my beads………

Juicy Bits Necklace – day 272

JaniceMae — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:08:06 +0000

What happens when you randomly cut your paper strips? You will end up with unique beads no two are alike totally OAK (One of A Kind)! Here’s how I did it

So many things you can do with these.

I thought they will look nice hanging on a chain as charms.

I knew I had a reason for buying these lucite fruit beads:)

I wish you a Happy Easter!

A Winning Number – day 270-271

JaniceMae — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:01:43 +0000

I got caught in the excitement of the Mega Million fever last Friday! Of course I did not win anything, and wasted $5.00 on a ticket:) Throwing it away would practically mean throwing $5.00, so here it is as a winner! Before that, here’s how I did it.

Here’s how I did it……..

You can also do it using stamps, first you have to soak the envelope in water to release the envelope from it, after it’s dry it’s ready to be turned into a piece of jewelry like this:

Titanic Bead

JaniceMae — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:02:17 +0000

I love the National Geographic, the photography and colors. The latest issue has a pull out of the Titanic, we have seen and heard what happened to the Titanic over and over again but it never fails to touch our emotions. Something so tragic like that can be a reminder of how short life is…….

Here it is made into beads! I have beads that I thought will go well with it but I need your inputs and ideas. It will be a fun project.

We can make this into a necklace, bracelet or a man’s necklace, what do you think. Which beads you think will go with the Titanic Beads? Any ideas? Leave me a comment on my youtube so we can put something together.

Titanic Beads

Wire Mesh Bangle – day 269

JaniceMae — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:37:52 +0000

Hello! We are doing something new today, I will be sharing with you (paper bead fans), things that I did the previous night. So we get to hang out almost (hopefully) on a daily basis. I am more productive at night, I am awake when most people are asleep with Julius and Midas to keep me company. No, they are not men friends they are my two cats:) Anyway…..this is what I did.

Thank you for sharing your morning with me…….