How to Make Pretty Paper Beads

Paper bead making began in the 1930's. Paper beads are easy to make and inexpensive to create. They make be made out of many different types of paper. Such as newspaper,old magazine pages,wrapping paper,and white paper that has been painted or colored with markers. Have fun designing your own beads!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• paper
• white glue
• ruler
• pencil
• scissors
• small brush
• 1/8 inch dowel or a round plastic tube

1. Using your ruler draw a 4 inch by 1 inch triangle shaped pattern onto the paper of your choice. Draw a pattern for each bead or as many beads as you need depending on your bead project.

2. Cut out triangles with scissors. Apply a little glue on smallest end of triangle. Using dowel or plastic tube roll paper starting at the wide end into a cylinder bead shape.

3. Apply a little more glue to narrow end after rolling up to keep it from unrolling. Slide the bead off.

4. Brush your bead or beads with a mixture of two parts water and one part glue. Let completely dry. If not completely dry the bead could stick to other objects.

Tips & Warnings

• You can make earring with two or three beads.
• You can add spacer beads,round beads, or charms to make your jewelry more interesting.
• You can paint beads with nail polish to make them sparkle.

[goldiec]

on 3/20/2009 I'm going to put this paper craft project in my favorites.

[goldiec]

on 3/20/2009 Great article, I love paper crafts. I would like to see a picture. Thanks for sharing. 5*

[lmccray4]

on 2/27/2009 When I was little a family friend gave and my sister a necklence made from paper beads never knew how she did it thanks for the article 5*

[sunshineandrose]

on 2/9/2009 Thank you! I wil try to write a lot more articles.

[vallain]

on 2/3/2009 I'll send this article to my mom. It sounds like something she told me about from her childhood in the 1930s.