07 March 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Paper And Pearls – day 67

Paper And Pearls – day 67

Today’s feature is a mixture of paper beads, fresh water pearls and fire polished crystals.  This style is so versatile and easy to make.  It can be worn as is, long and just let it drape on your body or doubled up.  It is fun to decide which way you want to wear it; you [...]

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25 October 2010 ~ 18 Comments

Friendship Beads Necklace

Friendship Beads Necklace

Seeing all the beautiful beads in beautiful fall colors; pumpkin, spice, oranges and browns from places as far as Croatia and France each painstakingly rolled into a bead makes me think of them as Friendship Beads.  I counted seventeen participants including Ashley and Jennifer whose beads are being mailed as we speak.  I have shown [...]

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09 July 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Beaded Paper Chains

Beaded Paper Chains

Don’t you just love paper chains?  You remember making them as a kid and the satisfaction you get when you see them getting longer and longer?  We have been making a lot of elastic bracelets and we just have a pile of them.  I was playing with them one day, and discovered that they make [...]

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