19 September 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Everyday Hoops – day 205

Everyday Hoops – day 205

Hoops are timeless, and you gotta have one in all sizes.  Well, these are not just any hoop, they are made out of tiny paper beads and to think that each bead tell a story, makes it special.  Any bead that you make from your own hands make it special.

I love the small beads for [...]

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16 January 2011 ~ 5 Comments

Clustered Paper Beads Bracelet

Clustered Paper Beads Bracelet

Day 16th of 365 Paper Bead Creations!  I love the look of these clustered paper beads using 14mm blank findings, they look like little fruit desserts.  I used diamond glaze to hold them all together and 5mm round paper beads, the more colors the better.

Let me show you how……

This is a good way to display [...]

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30 August 2010 ~ 3 Comments

1393 Paper Beads Necklace

1393 Paper Beads Necklace

One thousand three hundred ninety three tiny round paper beads were stitched together using the spiral stitch technique.  It is such a long and luxurious necklace that can be worn as is or doubled up.  I am very happy with how this came up, and when I am able to afford it, I will make [...]

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21 December 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Five Strand Paper Beads and Gemstones Bracelet

Five Strand Paper Beads and Gemstones Bracelet

Gem stones and paper beads, who would think they would look good together?  I look at these tiny round paper beads and they almost look like little shells or wood beads.  I love mixing them with crystals, pearls and gem stones because they make a certain piece of jewelry special.  I could wear pearls or [...]

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18 November 2009 ~ 7 Comments

Amigurumi Snowman

Amigurumi Snowman

If you crochet and you have not tried making amigurumi dolls, you’re missing out on something really fun and easy to do.  They are done using single crochet in the rounds with no joins, just make sure you use a marker to do this.  Sometimes your “creativeness” just need a jump start and a catalog [...]

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16 November 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Bead Rope Crochet

Bead Rope Crochet

I have experimented using different kind of beads with bead rope crochet.  For those of you who may not be familiar with bead crochet, it is simply crocheting beads in the round by using slip stitch.  I have taught this form of crochet using 6o seed beads, but one day I thought I would try [...]

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