10 May 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Cleo’s Paper Bead Bracelet

Cleo’s Paper Bead Bracelet

To me, this looks like what a modern Cleopatra will have on her wrist, a bracelet made up of recycled magazines.  I have a penchant for taking inexpensive jewelry apart and replacing them with paper beads.  I love the idea of turning ordinary to extraordinary.  I call this Cleo’s Bracelet because the little triangle sections [...]

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11 March 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Mandala-Inspired Paper Bead Jewelry

Mandala-Inspired Paper Bead Jewelry

The paper bead tubes, are simple and easy to make but can be made into pretty jewelry.  I’ve been playing with it trying to come up with something using the paper bead tubes and I love how these turned out.  I have some leftover of the tubes shaped 1 inch long by 1/4 inch wide.  [...]

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