My sister Joann had a break from her hectic “filling up paper bead orders schedule” and decided to have a little fun on the side, still with paper beads. Her other hobby which occupies her time when she can tear herself away from making paper beads is gardening. Somehow, she found a way to combine [...]
I had a most relaxing, fun-filled Sunday playing with paper. I am sharing this with you so you can try it, and see for yourself how much fun it is! I had so much left over craft paint from previous projects and just have to use them before they harden up and then I would [...]
I have always love tiaras although I do not own one. I actually made one in my 100th post and gave it away. I recently picked up a book on a whim Crowns and Tiaras by Kerri Judd and Danyel Montecinos and I’m sure glad I did (nothing wrong with impulse buying after all) [...]
….and a little bit of that, is how the Paper Bead Soup was made. I really didn’t have the time to make anything, and now that things are not as hectic, I made a few paper beads made out of black scrap booking paper. I tend to gravitate towards the colorful prints, so I am [...]
We have received more paper beads for the Paper Bead Trade from Hilde and Tina. I know, that some of you is still in the process of mailing your beads, you will get your kit when I have received them. I promised those that were early in sending their beads that I will mail their [...]
I was supposed to do a tutorial on crocheting with beads (the easy way), but I just had to interrupt today’s post (or tomorrow), I am too excited when I received these packages today from you guys! Let me share with you the paper beads I got in the mail today, all eight of them!
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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 [...]
I put in First on the title of this post because I am hoping that there will be a Second and Third Paper Bead Trade for this year at least. I am excited about this because it’s like going into a party with like minded individuals yet you don’t really have to go anywhere and [...]
Over the past few months I have been blessed to meet so many nice ladies who like me, enjoy more like obsessed making paper beads:) It is habit forming of the good kind. Wouldn’t it be nice to see and feel other people’s work? I thought of this while trying to organize my mess at [...]
This is a follow-up on yesterday’s post on zentangles. It is another way to make paper beads, this time not the usual magazine pages but from a doodled page. First, I doodled on a long bond paper, this would come out different if you will use a heavier paper like construction paper. Then, I cut [...]
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