"A blog dedicated to the art of making paper beads & paper bead jewelry...by Janice Mae"
Big Bold Bicones
These big bicone paper beads are made using several strips of paper, pretty much the same way that the saucer shape beads are made. They are so smooth and nice to the touch, they look like wood beads only more vibrant in colors!
I’m sure you are familiar with the Gaelic style of weaving beads, the same technique is used here using a matching gold leather and silk cord.
One of my finds is a big brass vintage button that just go perfectly, don’t you think?
Plantation Bay Necklace -day 97
These necklaces fashioned from saucer and bicone shaped paper beads will make you feel like you are living a life of leisure. I can imagine this with jeans or maxi dress and can be worn when you are by the pool entertaining guests or just want to look “put together” as you run around doing your errands.
True magazine colors!
I feel so proud of these beads, definitely wearable.
I love mixing them with wood beads, they go so well together don’t you think?
Marbled Earrings – day 96
Big Round Paper Beads that reminds me of colorful marbles with swirls and beautiful patterns that is achieved by rolling several strips of magazines.
Meshed – day 95
I had fun discovering how to encased small round paper beads in a mesh using craft wire. I made them into smaller balls for earrings and larger balls for pendant.
Small round paper beads are also embedded in the balls holding its shape.
I love the different colors that artistic wire came up with, my favorite is magenta.
Here it is in silver.
Chain Reaction – day 94
I love long necklaces because you can wear them in many ways; double it up, as a bracelet or layer them with other necklace. The Chained Reaction Necklace is done by first stringing tiny paper beads into a hoop earring finding and then connected to each other.
The result is casual chic 🙂
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