Posts Tagged "bicone beads"

Big Bold Bicones

Posted on Apr 9, 2011 in 365 Paper Bead Creations | 3 comments

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!

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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.

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One of my finds is a big brass vintage button that just go perfectly, don’t you think?

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Color Of Candy-day 7

Posted on Jan 7, 2011 in 365 Paper Bead Creations | 5 comments

Chevron beads have been around for a long time, they are colorful beads cut from a glass cane and has a distinctive star design from where the bead is cut from the cane.  They look to me like hard candy while Kayla thinks that the finished necklace has all these bright colors that resembles the United Nations’ flags.  Kayla carefully hand selected the diamond shaped paper beads that goes into this piece.

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Chevron beads are very inexpensive and Firemountaingems has a nice selection.

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The beads complements each other and look nice with the gold plated findings.

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We made it long enough so that it can be worn as double strand necklace.

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Or as bracelets

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A closer look at the necklace, you will see the similar pattern of the chevron beads with the paper beads, except that they are going in opposite directions.

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Bicone Paper Beads

Posted on Sep 16, 2010 in Paper Bead Creations | 4 comments

When two cones are joined together it forms a bicone shape bead.   This is a very common shape in crystals specially swarovskis.  These bicone shaped paper beads are two inches long, looking exactly like two cones joined together.  This will be a part of our jewel tone collection, just in time for the Holidays!

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Amethyst and Gold

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Jade and Gold

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Tanzanite and silver

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Peridots

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White topaz and silver

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A peek at other upcoming jewel tones!

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We are having another Paper Bead Trade – The Color Of Fall you can sign up by emailing me your address on the Contact Us link.  I think there is about 10 people already signed up, I have not set a limit yet, maybe 25 ?  I’m not sure how you would like to do it this time, do you propose to send your beads to me like before?  Are we making bracelets or necklaces?  I think it would be nice to make one thing, something we can wear for Thanks Giving.

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