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 on a beading wire with the chunky paper beads.
It also much resembled my all time favorite dessert, the banana split!
You can tell I have dessert on my mind when I made this necklace
Another day of turning the ordinary into extraordinary!
Jennifer’s Paper Beads
I am showcasing today Jennifer’s paper beads of paperthisandthat, she is an avid crafter and just recently discovered paper beads! Jennifer is another Etsian, and has a shop that sells exactly paper this and that 🙂 I bought something from her shop the other day, Three Dimensional Quilling, sorry she only has one copy of this book, but I will make sure to share with you some of my creations.
I will have Jennifer tell you something about herself, in her own words:
“I have been crafting for a number of years. I make candles and soap plus jewelry just to name a few of my venues. I stumbled across paper crafts a year ago when I had to come up with a card in a hurry and had to make something with what I had on hand. I started researching card making and then expanded into scrapbooking. It was not long when I became interested in quilling and paper jewelry. Now I found paper beads and having a blast at making them. Now I can combine 2 great loves together… Paper and jewelry making. As I go further with the beads, I plan on making the paper beads and making quilled pendants to go with them.”
Here’s some of Jennifer’s creation:
What I love about making paper beads is the calming process of rolling the paper and get pleasantly surprised with the outcome.
She made the Comic Strip Ladder Bracelet out of the comic pages! It is neat how she strung that with hemp cord, just goes so well together.
You can custom order this item from her etsy shop. To see more of her work and ideas, you can visit her blog:
http://paperthisandthat.blogspot.com/
I hope we have inspired you today, turning the ordinary into extraordinary.
Read MoreA New Twist on the Spiral Stitch
If you are new at beading or jewelry making and is looking for a project that is EASY, enjoyable and the result REWARDING! Then, you should try this very simple stitch-the Spiral Stitch. I made one before, using seed beads and crystals and remember the many compliments I got. This time, I made this Spiral Necklace with extra small paper beads. I love the fact that I am wearing something recycled from magazines and each individually hand rolled by Philippine women. Not that it matters who are making it, just the fact that someone took the time to do it.
Even though this is a fairly simple project, the little details like; what to do when you run out of thread and how to attached the clasp and finish the necklace, takes time, and can only be explained best in a full length video. Here’s the preview anyway…
The kit will include all the materials needed: needle, fireline thread, clasp and many, many, many extra small paper beads 🙂
It is similar to the bead rope crochet, although, it is more flexible but has the bead encrusted effect.
Here it is on my neck!
It looks good on every one, don’t you think?
Another day of taking the ordinary to extraordinary!
The Look Of Leather Paper Beads Necklace
Pleather gives you the look of leather without the stiffness that is sometimes common with leather. Pleather I guess is a word coined from leather and plastic, it feels supple and light, just perfect for paper beads. Kayla put together this necklace by spacing them out with knots and finished it off with the cord end findings. She used the regular paper bead tubes, gold color spacers and India glass beads.
The ends of the cords are encased in a fold-over finding.
This is a very simple, easy design. If pleather is not available, try it with just a cord or ribbon.
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