21 July 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Our Green Version of It

Our Green Version of It

I love leafing through catalogs that I get from the mail, getting ideas (why go to Milan?), and turning them into paper beads after.  I love the Jjill clothing line, they are comfy and perfect for just lounging at home.  This necklace and earrings set, caught my eye, and here’s our version of it in  [...]

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11 July 2010 ~ 8 Comments

Saucer Shaped Paper Beads

Saucer Shaped Paper Beads

These funky looking, saucer shaped, button like paper beads came from my sister Joann and will be including some in your kits.  Yay! will be mailing the Paper Bead Trade kits on the 15th.  She tightly rolled strips of magazine paper in different size and thickness.

There’s some really big ones.

Kayla, incorporated it [...]

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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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02 July 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Button Ring Tutorial

Button Ring Tutorial

I found more yummy buttons at Joann’s Fabric.  They are so summery, one of those I consider shots of happiness.  You put them on your finger and you are instantly in a better mood.  Fashion experts will tell you to buy less clothes and just accessorize what you have, accessories is everything!  You do it [...]

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22 June 2010 ~ 3 Comments

My Paper Beads – Hilde Debruyn

My Paper Beads – Hilde Debruyn

I have created a new category: My Paper Beads to feature paper beads that are made by paper bead enthusiasts from other parts of the world.  Hilde Debruyn who is from Belgium, combines her paper beads with unusual beads and finds to achieve that organic look.  She carefully describes each one of her creation, the [...]

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17 June 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Golden Shellback’s Cuff

Golden Shellback’s Cuff

This cuff which I call the Golden Shellback’s Cuff is encrusted with shells and paper beads.  I learned about Golden Shellback when my son joined the U.S. Navy.  One of the most precious thing he brought home was the Golden Shellback Certificate which I framed and now have a special place in my home.  Wikepedia [...]

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16 June 2010 ~ 1 Comment

A Scalloped Paper Bead Necklace

A Scalloped Paper Bead Necklace

The inspiration for this necklace can be found here.  From time to time I get Garnet Hill’s catalog, I love their stuff.  They call this necklace, Chan Luu Beaded Rope Necklace.  If I look like the model wearing it I would love to wear this, instead I thought I’d make it with paper beads, light and [...]

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07 June 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Earrings for Every Day

Earrings for Every Day

I don’t feel “put together” when I am not wearing a pair of earrings.  Do you feel the same way?  Like, you’re missing something.  I love wearing paper beads  earrings because they are so lightweight and colorful.  Now that the weather is getting warmer I thought how nice it is to just put one of [...]

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01 June 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Seven Days Elastic Bracelet

Seven Days Elastic Bracelet

We’ve made so many paper bead elastic bracelets because they are so easy to do and elastics just go perfectly well with paper beads because they have bigger holes that can accommodate the knot of the elastic and light enough, you barely notice they are there on your wrist.  With that in mind, I made [...]

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21 May 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Mmmm… Watermelons and Paper Beads

Mmmm… Watermelons and Paper Beads

The weather is getting warmer and warmer each and everyday here in California, just to remind us that summer is right around the corner!! Kayla G made this cute, fruity little bracelet with matching earrings. A perfect ensemble for the fun summer days…
 

The bracelet is made with green indian glass beads and extra large paper beads. [...]

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