Paper Beads By Sanja
Sanja, is an avid crafter and has perfected the skill of making paper beads. She is sharing with us one the many ways paper beads can be made from, in this case she took an old calendar with the beautiful colors of purple and lavender and it came out beautifully! The image she sent me will take you from the page of the calendar she took, drawing the triangle lines on the wrong side of it, cutting it into strips and turning it into beautiful paper beads!
The paper beads with the leaves on the ground is so evocative of Fall, I just loved it! Don’t you?
A Tutorial on Saucer Shapes
Is it a spacer or a saucer? A button or a charm? However you may call this saucer shaped bead it is versatile in its uses and most amazing thing of all it is made of paper! Finally, here is the tutorial, it took awhile for my sister Joann to put a video together and I am writing out for you the instructions.
These instructions is for one large saucer bead which measures about 1 3/4 inch in diameter.
25 triangle strips ( 1/2 inch at the base and 17 inches long) – this is the first part of the bead
13 triangle strips (3/16 inch at the base and 17 inches long) – this the 2nd part of the beads
metal or bamboo roller
elmer’s glue or any white glue
You will hold the 25 triangle strips in your hand and roll the first 2 or 3 inches with a roller (how big your roller is will determine the hole of your bead). You will continue rolling (you can take out the roller at this point), hold it tightly while doing it and glue the ends as you go as seen here. After the first 25 strips are rolled and glued, you will then take the 13 strips and join it to where you ended the first round and do the same thing. Here’s the rest of the instructions:
If you want to have a particular color in mind not the magazine colors you see above, you can paint them into different colors!
I would like for you to try it and then show me what you did, you can do so by emailing me photos and we can share it here. Sunday, September 26th will be the last day for you to sign up for our Paper Bead Trade, you can do so by leaving me a comment here.
Paper Bead Bee Earrings
I have thought of so many things to call this pair of buzzers:) The Buzz, Bee Spectacular, Bees On My Ears, I hear a buzzing sound….the minute Kayla and I saw these bee beads we couldn’t wait to fashion wings and antenna for it. The technique? Free form wire wrap! Meaning, no pattern just do spirals and coils and let imagination take over.
The bead itself is made out of scrap book paper, I guess the other thing you can do is just make it from one strip of plain paper and paint it yellow and black.
I used 24 gauge craft wire for the wings and antennae
This is one bee I don’t mind buzzing on my ears 🙂
Important Announcement: Cathy, you won the Graduated Turtle Bracelet giveaway. If you are reading this, please email me your address so I can send it to you. Should we have another paper bead swap? Any ideas?
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