Woodland Necklace – day 249
Introducing the baby cocoon beads! They are so small compared to our paper cocoons which is about 3 inches long. I had fun putting the Woodland Necklace together, and I love the finished piece. You put it on as you welcome spring or summer or don it on a dreary winter to chase the grey clouds away.
See it up close and personal 🙂
Is it a cocoon, a larva, a caterpillar? Whatever it maybe it will turn into something beautiful once worn.
A Paper Bead Wreath
When I saw the white paper rope, I thought it would be a nice canvass for the colorful paper beads of different shapes and size. I love working with wire, twisting and wrapping, just letting your imagination go wild. I did not have a pattern for this necklace or wreath, I made this with left over paper beads. I treated the paper rope with Vibrance and it made it more durable and stiff.
I used round small paper beads, olive shape and tiny paper beads – I strung them on a 28 gauge craft wire and just twisted them to form leaves, buds and flowers.
They look pretty as a necklace or even as a crown I would imagine.
You can use a heavier gauge wire like 20 gauge instead of the paper rope.
What a nice way to display those vibrant colorful beads!
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