Paper Beads

I don’t feel “put together” when I am not wearing a pair of earrings.  Do you feel the same way?  Like, you’re missing something.  I love wearing paper beads  earrings because they are so lightweight and colorful.  Now that the weather is getting warmer I thought how nice it is to just put one of [...]

Lei is a Hawaiian word for anything strung together to be worn as an adornment.  The chunky paper beads in cream and reds inspired me to make this Paper Bead Lei and bracelet set to look like a yummy dessert much like one of these images I found on the internet.

Coco wood chips are strung [...]

I am showcasing today Jennifer’s paper beads of paperthisandthat, she is an avid crafter and just recently discovered paper beads!  Jennifer is another Etsian, and has a shop that sells exactly paper this and that   I bought something from her shop the other day, Three Dimensional Quilling, sorry she only has one copy [...]

I’ve made so many prayer boxes jewelry at one time but never made one with paper beads.  I normally just hang the little prayer box as a pendant or as a charm with nothing in it.  This time, I thought of putting a little strip of paper with a prayer, or a saying or a [...]

We’ve made so many paper bead elastic bracelets because they are so easy to do and elastics just go perfectly well with paper beads because they have bigger holes that can accommodate the knot of the elastic and light enough, you barely notice they are there on your wrist.  With that in mind, I made [...]

Gail Guillory is one of our local avid beaders, who also just recently discovered paper beads.  She loves the different colors and how you can just make it like any other bead but even more special.

Gail was kind enough to let us feature her Flower Bib that she made to wear at the Pasadena Bead Show [...]

I love taking random items that I find around the house and making them into new, fun, creative works of art. It amazes me that a single, random item can be made into something beautiful and something so unexpected!! Kayla G made this necklace out of a placemat.
Would have never guessed, now would you?

She mixed the wooden [...]

Here’s another great way to recycle soda bottles, cut and shape them into trees!  I was amazed when I saw this sitting at a friend’s desk, he told me that his son brought it back with him from a recent visit to the Philippines.  I thought, what a neat way to recycle those plastic soda [...]

Every now and then, I would like to share with you fellow paper bead enthusiasts that I met through Etsy – the place for all things hand made just in case you haven’t heard of etsy yet   Shelly Rhodes aka MissWooGoo.  Her etsy shop is full of really nice paper beads each one [...]

What’s lively and balanced in the morning?  That would be me, after I have my cup of coffee.  I love Starbucks coffee but I prefer making it at home, not too strong not too weak but just right.  I have been collecting the coffee bags, because I do not have the heart to throw them [...]