"A blog dedicated to the art of making paper beads & paper bead jewelry...by Janice Mae"
Tiny Paper Beads, Big Hoop Earrings
2 1/2 inches hoop earrings with tiny paper beads (aubreysbeads.com)
This will also look nice with swarovski crystals or 5 mm round crystals instead of copper and a smaller hoop. The memory wire is stainless steel and should be cut with a memory wire cutter (buy wire cutter) other wise your regular cutter will be ruined.
Big and Bold and yet lightweight, paper bead hoop earrings
Big and Beautiful Paper Bead Earrings
Paper Beads and Crystals
Peace sign necklace with paper beads and fire polished crystals
These are smaller paper beads about 4 – 5 mm in size (aubreysbeads.com) and so I paired it with 3 mm size swarovski crystals, it came out really elegant and the Om pendant (aubreysbeads.com) makes it more meaningful.
4-5mm paper beads (aubreysbeads.com) and 3mm swarovskis
This is the bracelet, that could match with necklaces.
Paper bead bracelet with fire polished cyrstals and Om charm
The necklace can also be worn as bracelet
In the midst of spring
Spring, to me is the best time of the year, not too hot, not too cold. I count my self lucky to live in this part of the country and even luckier to be greeted by birds making lots of noise apparently talking to each other, enjoying the beautiful California weather. Every year we have a mama bird make nest for her babies in a hanging plant I have just outside my door. Many times I plan on taking it down and replace it with something else, but I always think about my little friends who think this is the perfect place to make their nest. This morning as I was outside, I noticed that mama birds was busy. I took a peek, and indeed 5 eggs in this perfect little nest. I look at her and I somehow couldn’t imagine how 5 eggs could possibly come out from this tiny bird.
Nest with eggs in my backyard
This picture was taken of mother bird while I am inside the house.
Mother bird watching over her nest
Just in time, I was able to finish the paper bead necklace I was working on which I think is just perfect for occassions like these. It will remind me of this one fine day……..
Paper bead necklace in pink and whites
This necklace is made with different shapes of smaller paper beads (aubreysbeads.com), I wire wrapped the olive shaped paper beads into flower shape and put swarovski crystals in the middle. The necklace strand itself is made with 7-8mm paper beads (aubreysbeads.com) and I mixed it with seed beads.
Read MoreHour Glass Shaped Paper Bead
When I first saw this bead what immediately comes to my mind was the feminine form that every woman in us aspires to be – an hour glass shape! As I was looking at the bead trying to decide how to make it into a piece of jewelry, my eye is drawn to the curvy part of the bead that just calls for something to be wrapped around it. I think you can wrap a ribbon around it (a color that would have significance to you), suede or thread I think would look good, I finally decided to try it with a 22 gauge craft wire. Craft wire comes in different gauge and color, and I used orange on this one. I think the outcome was more ethnic and different than your usual paper bead. Let your imagination go wild with the sexy bead (from Aubreys Beads) and make something fun and one of a kind jewelry.
The hour glass shaped paper bead (aubreysbeads.com)
This necklace is about 18 inches in length and is made by wrapping orange 22 gauge craft wire. You mix it with other beads and even crystals to make it your own.
Necklace made of Hour Glass Shaped Bead
You can change the look of the necklace by using a different color craft wire; purple, green, copper, gold or silver. I would like to try it in copper I think it will look really neat.
Hour Glass Shaped Bead Necklace w/ orange craft wire
Paper Beads in Pink
Breast Cancer Awareness month is in October, but the color pink welcomes spring, summer and fun lazy days. I had several requests for paper beads jewelry in pink, and the other day I got the paper beads with hues of pink, purple and gray in them. It inspired me to come up with these necklaces.
Long Strand of Paper Bead and Pearls Necklace
I made this necklace with pastel pink paper beads (Aubrey’s Beads), and mixed it with left over beads; white quarts, dyed pink pearls and pink firepolish crystals. It is about 28 inches long and looks pretty worn long or as double strand.
Three Strand Pink Paper Beads Necklace
This is a very elegant piece, and can be worn casual or formal. The fresh water pearls I put in just took it up a notch. Pink and pearls together is very feminine, you put it on and you instantly feel pretty. The paper beads make it so light and dainty. You can of course make this in different colors and use whatever leftover beads you have in your box.
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