Things You'll Need:
- Light weight paper
- Clear nail polish or permanent enamel
- Thin dowel or toothpick
- Tupperware container
- Newspaper
- Paint or stamping ink--optional
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Step 1
Line your craft table with newspapers.
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Step 2
Fill tupperware with glue.
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Step 3
Cut your paper into stripes. These can be rectangular or triangular strips and can be a variety of widths.
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Step 4
Dip paper strips in tupperware with glue.
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Step 5
Tightly wrap paper strip around a thin dowel or toothpick.
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Step 6
Coat bead with clear nail polish or permanent enamel once the bead is fully wrapped.
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Step 7
Set aside to dry.
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Step 1
Use different papers to give you a whole new look and feel. Each bead can be unique and original with each kind of paper.
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Step 2
Try magazine pages. Use text pages or colorful picture pages.
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Step 3
Create your own color or pattern. Use markers or ink to create a masterpiece of patterns, colors and textures.
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Step 4
Spice it up with origami paper or tissue paper. More unique paper will give your beads a new texture and innovation.
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Step 5
Experiment with other unique creative paper ideas. The paper options are endless. Try finding your own original ideas to make paper bead making imaginative.
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Step 1
Decorating your beads for that finishing touch. You can leave your bead as is, or you can jazz it up with artistic style.
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Step 2
Paint with a small paintbrush. Try metallic paint to give your beads that extra shimmer.
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Step 3
Antique your beads with UTEE, which is thick embossing powder and then heat for an aged finish.
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Step 4
Experiment with different finishes to create beads that look like metal, gems or pearls.









Comments
a1periwinkle said
on 9/13/2009 ok, paperbead girl, I took a look at your invention. It looks to be an idea for consistant centers. One can easily achieve this by using a short piece of dowel rod, the end of a small paint brush, etc. The thing that gripes me the most is the small end that keeps escaping. Since you glue it in place I can't think of anything that will aid this problem. Just keep gluing after it escapes, it will eventually stay in place.
paperbeadgirl said
on 2/4/2009 I am passionate about paper beads, so much so I invented a paper bead roller. Just got patent pending and I want to share it with you and the writer of this great article.
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