11 April 2011 ~ 3 Comments

Strands Of Magazine Colors – day 101

Strands Of Magazine Colors – day 101

This is necklace is made with just the tiny paper beads in random colors, no spacers or crystals to distract from the beauty of the beads that came straight from magazine pages!

So light and elegant and certainly can catch attention:)

Note:  I have received from Manou and Claire photos of finished jewelry from the bead swap, [...]

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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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20 October 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Boho Chic

Boho Chic

Fabric covered wood and plastic rings are the inspiration for this Boho Chic Necklace.  You put this on and no matter what you wear, it instantly gives the impression that you don’t care, you have your own style.  I put this necklace together with stuff that I already have on hand; small round paper beads [...]

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04 June 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Delicious Paper Bead Lei

Delicious Paper Bead Lei

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 [...]

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02 June 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Say A Little Prayer Necklace

Say A Little Prayer Necklace

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 [...]

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07 June 2009 ~ 1 Comment

A paper bead necklace for dad

A paper bead necklace for dad

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 I prefer to use the magnectic closure for convenience, specially that you need to take the necklace off when taking a shower.

 
 

 

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23 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Paper Bead Neck Wire Necklace

Paper Bead Neck Wire Necklace

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 [...]

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16 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Hour Glass Shaped Paper Bead

Hour Glass Shaped Paper Bead

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 [...]

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09 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The Red Rocks Paper Bead Necklace

The Red Rocks Paper Bead Necklace

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 [...]

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08 April 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Easter Egg Surprise Necklace in Paper Beads

Easter Egg Surprise Necklace in Paper Beads

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 [...]

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