Posts Tagged "Christmas beads"

Spreading Cheers In Indonesia

Posted on Dec 14, 2010 in Events and Experiences | 4 comments

Cathy found me through my blog and we have been exchanging emails since then.  She has a son Travis who works for the Peace Corps and has what he calls “little rascals” who follows him around.  When Cathy told me that she is sending paper beads she has made to Travis for the children, I sent her a bag of my own left over paper beads.  Cathy has mastered cutting her beads to precision as evidenced by these necklaces in Christmas colors!

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These were made from glittered card stock from Joann’s, and she finds it easier to roll the card stock with the bamboo roller.  And since, Cathy and Tom are Pittsburgh Steeler Fans, she made beads in gold and black.  I think they turned out great!

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Travis, wanted to share some photos of the Little Rascals, getting busy making paper bead bracelets and necklaces.

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Children does not need much to make them happy, it is nice to see them appreciate the simple things in life.

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I’m sure all of Cathy, Tom and Travis efforts are appreciated as evidenced by these smiling faces 🙂

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Another extraordinary day!

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Christmas Colored African Trade Beads

Posted on Dec 1, 2009 in Paper Bead Creations | 1 comment

I love the vibrant “Christmassy” color of these African Trade Beads and how similar they are to the brightly colored olive shaped paper beads made out from magazines and catalogs.  They come in 36 inch strand in large and small sizes.  They are made of glass in an assortment of bright colors predominantly yellow, green and red.  I took out one strand and mixed it with different shape of paper beads mostly the smaller paper beads and made bracelets and necklaces out of it.

Don’t you just love these colors?

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The olive shaped paper goes very well with it.

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I made one,  with one stone as a focal bead with a magnetic clasp.

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Three diamond shaped paper beads in the center, certainly adds interest to this bracelet, strung on elastic.

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You can make several elastic bracelet like these:

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Look, how pretty they are worn together.

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I still have some beads left over for a necklace to match all these pretty bracelets.

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