Golden Brooch #316

Posted on Jan 12, 2014 in Paper Bead Creations | Comments Off on Golden Brooch #316

The brooch is four inches in size.  It’s made made with beads from leftover gift wrap paper that I hand painted using gold nail polish with glitter.

And if you want the already-made piece, visit my Etsy store, here.

Mache-Mâché-Beads!

Posted on Jan 11, 2014 in Paper Bead Creations | Comments Off on Mache-Mâché-Beads!

Mache-Mâché-Beads are made of organic materials that have been mixed, kneaded and formed into beads!  Soon to come on my etsy shop!

Message Beads #315

Posted on Dec 29, 2013 in How-To's / Tutorials | Comments Off on Message Beads #315

Here is a wonderful way to turn your beads into charms and incorporate them into your mixed media pieces.  Use rub-ons to put words or short phrases onto your beads. They can be inspirational, a special message to the wearer, or whatever you desire!  View the tutorial.

Tutorial for Making Message Beads

Olive Shaped Beads

Posted on Dec 29, 2013 in How-To's / Tutorials, Paper Bead Creations | Comments Off on Olive Shaped Beads

I always try to come up with new ways on how to make paper bead making easy to those just starting to discover this very engaging if not addicting hobby:). Below is an image on how I line my page:

Half inch size makes perfect olive shape beads, here is a video tutorial!

I hope you enjoy this tutorial!

How to make super tiny paper beads!

Posted on Oct 2, 2013 in How-To's / Tutorials, Paper Bead Creations | Comments Off on How to make super tiny paper beads!

Here’s a short video on how to make these super tiny paper beads