Posts Tagged "Bead Trade"

Painted Paper Bead Swap!

Posted on Jan 25, 2011 in Events and Experiences | 14 comments

Hello paper bead fanatics!  Welcome to the Painted Paper Bead Swap.  As the name suggests, we paint the paper with whatever color our heart desires 🙂  with whatever medium you like: acrylic paints, nail polish, glitter, ink…….what do to?  Leave me a comment, hit the contact us button on your right or message me on our paper beads face book.

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The beads will be sent to me, address will be emailed to you when you leave me a comment or message me.  How many?  I open to suggestions, or send as many as you like 🙂

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More Trade Beads

Posted on Nov 3, 2010 in Other Crafts & Crafty People | 5 comments

………..and last but not least, beads from Sher, Jennifer and Ashley.  I am so pleased with all the beads, they came out so beautifully!  It is amazing how everyone got so creative experimenting different shapes and paper.  Even if there is no bead soup this time I would like you to see everybody’s beads.

Ashley's paper beads

Ashley's paper beads

Sher’s beads I think is from Japanese rice paper and scrap booking paper.  I specially like the long tubular ones, they almost look like Moroccan beads.

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Jennifer sent us a few big chunky beads that are so unique.  According to her they mostly come from cartons/boxes: Philly Cream Cheese, Arm and Hammer, the purple and green beads from dog and cat food, the teal color is from a friend’s Newport cigarette carton and a few Annie’s food boxes like Mac and Cheese.

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All these idea sharing to  always challenge our creative side is great don’t you think?  I cannot wait to try making tube beads and big and chunky beads

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