Lei is a Hawaiian word for anything strung together to be worn as an adornment. The chunky paper beads in cream and reds inspired me to make this Paper Bead Lei and bracelet set to look like a yummy dessert much like one of these images I found on the internet.
Coco wood chips are strung [...]
I’ve made so many prayer boxes jewelry at one time but never made one with paper beads. I normally just hang the little prayer box as a pendant or as a charm with nothing in it. This time, I thought of putting a little strip of paper with a prayer, or a saying or a [...]
.
I prefer to use the magnectic closure for convenience, specially that you need to take the necklace off when taking a shower.
You can use different size of smaller paper beads it does not have to be the olive shaped as long as they are small. You can also substitute the swarovski crystals for other crystals or beads.
When you cut the memory wire from the coil, it is hard and stiff and would seem to be too [...]
When I first saw this bead what immediately comes to my mind was the feminine form that every woman in us aspires to be – an hour glass shape! As I was looking at the bead trying to decide how to make it into a piece of jewelry, my eye is drawn to the curvy [...]
Last weekend I took a trip to Las Vegas to visit my son and his fiancee who is expecting. My husband and I stayed at the Red Rock Hotel and Spa. Andrea, my son’s fiancee loves hiking and is quite familiar with the Red Rocks Canyon about a mile from the hotel, so she took [...]
I found this egg shaped ceramic among my stash of beads and it reminds me of hand painted egg, paired with petite egg shaped paper beads in delicious colors and you have a necklace that wouldn’t just look good for Easter but through out the year. I took pictures of it at the backyard when [...]
Recent Comments