The polymer clay Poinsettia Pendant came out really nice, Kayla put to good use her hours from ceramic class:)  Now, all we need is some coordinating gold crystals to go with out poinsettia paper beads.

The giant Christmas tree in front of our shop is a nice back drop from some picture taking.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

]]> http://paperbeads.org/christmas-morning-necklace/feed/ 5 http://paperbeads.org/bird-of-paradise-inspired-paper-bead-necklace/ http://paperbeads.org/bird-of-paradise-inspired-paper-bead-necklace/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:03:40 +0000 JaniceMae http://paperbeads.org/?p=1755 I don’t know if you are like me, who finds inspiration in everyday things. When I take my walks in the morning, I am always greeted by beautiful bird of paradise blooms. They look so regal and just happy. When I saw the orange colored paper beads, I knew I had to name this necklace Bird of Paradise.

I used a three dimensional sticker from a scrap booking store, for backing and support, I cut out a rectangle from a poster board and put a strip of paper clay on the sides so it looks like a frame.  I threaded a wire through the poster board and made a loop.  You don’t have to use the foam board, you can just use any kind of clay or a thicker board to use as backing for the sticker.  I painted the backing with acrylic paint after, and coated the paper with diamond glaze or any medium of your choice.

For the neck chain I threaded a suede chord through chain and finished it by knotting silver beads.  It was not necessary to put a clasp, this way you can wear it in its full length and just slip it over your head or pull the two chords for a shorter or choker style necklace.

Here it is worn long.

Or as a choker

You can never go wrong with paper beads.  It is hand made by you and therefore unique.  I hope I have inspired you to make something today.