How to Make Mardi Gras Beads

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By Jennifer Miller
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Mardi Gras bead necklace

Mardi Gras is held in both New Orleans, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas every spring. Mardi Gras revelers enjoy fantastic parades and partying on the street, but the most important thing about Mardi Gras is the beads! To have a beautiful and unique Mardi Gras necklace, follow these steps.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

plastic beads in different colors
save your corks from wine and champagne bottles
fishing line
drill

Step 1

Save all of your corks from wine and champagne bottles. Ask your family and friends to save all of their corks for you as well, and if you receive enough, you can make them a beautiful Mardi Gras bead necklace too! You can also ask a caterer or a friend throwing a New Year's Eve party to save corks for you.
Step 2

beads

Buy some beads online or at a craft store. You can choose Mardi Gras colors – purple, yellow, and green, or choose your favorite colors.
Step 3

Get some fishing line. Although you can use other material to string your Mardi Gras bead necklace, fishing line is both inexpensive and durable.
Step 4

hole in cork

Drill holes in every cork. You want the holes to go all the way through the cork, top to bottom, and be no larger than 1/8”.
Step 5

beads between corks

You are ready to create your Mardi Gras masterpiece! Measure the fishing line around your neck and cut the line a little longer than the length you would like for your Mardi Gras bead necklace. String the beads and corks on the line. Be creative. You will probably want to put about 5 beads between each cork and make sure you put plenty of beads around the neckline so that the Mardi Gras necklace is comfortable to wear.
Step 6

Mardi Gras bead necklace

Now put on your one-of-a-kind, fabulous, Mardi Gras bead necklace and get ready to 'Laissez les bon temps roulez,' or let the good times roll!