"A blog dedicated to the art of making paper beads & paper bead jewelry...by Janice Mae"
Fabric Paper Beads
Have you heard of fabric paper beads? Well, it is a long story how paper were originally just made out of rags and they make the best paper! I love the color of this Fabric Paper Bead Necklace, so fall like.
These kind of beads just like regular paper beads go very well with wood beads
It was so much fun putting this necklace together
Pearlized Pastels
Bead caps can be a bit expensive, but not polymer clay bead caps. It is a great substitute for silver or metal ones, plus you can make it any size you like to fit your paper beads. I want to share with you two new things; polymer bead caps and fabric paper beads.
Fabric paper beads is a new product from the Philippines. What happens when paper marries fabric? Bliss 🙂
I thought this two would go well together, we’ll see…..
Magazine Color Rounds
I am always amazed at the Philippine women who patiently rolled these little round beads. I think I have more fun with the little beads because you can make them into intricate designs. You can crochet with them, spiral stitch or wire wrap them into flowers and twigs. I made these cuff bracelets awhile back just did not have the time to post them, one of the challenges in maintaining a blog:)
I love to crochet with wire, I know it seems daunting but it is actually easy and more forgiving compared to regular crocheting with yarn.
When I crochet with wire, it is always in free form. I also love the fact that it can expand and you just need to scrunch it up and it goes back to its original form
If you already know how to crochet or even if you don’t, all you need is learn the basic chain stitch. I used 28 gauge wire, otherwise it will be tough to manipulate the wire.
Paper Beads Fit For A Birthday Queen
One of my birthday presents more than a month ago came in this bag. I couldn’t remember anymore the contents but I sure want to keep the bag and hopefully enjoy the jewelry that I make from it for years to come. It is hard to tell how the beads look like just looking at the paper but I just love anything with dots in them.
The color is a beautiful dark pink with tiny black dots. The paper is of heavier material like most paper bags are and semi glossy.
We thought black fire polished crystals would be a nice accent.
It would have been nice if I had little black bow charms kind of like Betsy Johnson (ish)…..
I can probably make 6 bracelets and matching necklaces with the bag and maybe earrings to match too.
Small Saucers And Daisy Spacers
The different magazine colors of the paper beads were just strung at random
I love the different interpretations you can have with The Tree Of Life, with this pair you can certainly make a statement!
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