PAPER BEADS PB 10
A great craft for children to make! Make your own beads for necklaces, bracelets, and earrings for just PENNIES! Cut out pieces, beginning at the wider end, roll keeping paper tight, print side down, around a round tooth pick or a meat skewer. Roll all the way to the other end, glue down tip, and GENTLY slide bead off.
Spray or coat bead with a decoupage glue, add some fine glitter and spray again. (I like to use a pearl or clear one so not to hide too much of the pattern), let them dry, and string them. Use glass, metal, crystal or plastic beads between the paper ones as spacers. Use all the beads to make one item, alternating them, or use them to make more than one project. Buy this sheet once, and print an unlimited number of times!
This is a terrific craft activity for children. I even have designed "theme" beads, such as foil, Christmas, Valentine's, Easter and St. Patrick's Day!
Thanks for looking!
Photographs from the Community
My 10 year old daughter wanted to try paper bead making with me and she chose this design. She printed on to white 120 gsm super smooth paper and cut out each bead. A cocktail stick was used to roll the bead up,adding glue along the way.
They were then finished off with a coat of clear nail polish before being threaded on to bracelet elastic. Gorgeous design and easy to make!