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Fortunately, most paper beads are made from paper already in existence. I suppose the real purist would make the beads from paper pulp provided to paper makers, but that is a story for another post. So, taking paper already to hand, you only need to know how to make paper beads to be in the bead and jewelry hobby.

Making paper beads is easy enough it is taught to children as a way to recycle magazine ads into something useful. With the advent of the scrapbooking hobby, there are now also hundreds of beautiful papers available to make beads from. One sheet will make a necklace of beads at the least. If you use origami paper, you can have color and print coordinated beads for a suite of jewelry. A little wrapping paper can make enough beads for a beaded door curtain or beaded window curtain. All it takes is paper and a little time.

The tools required are simple: straight scissors, a glue stick and some finishing spray. You need bar drink straws for the center of the beads. Cut the paper into strips five or six inches long and about an inch wide, roll on to a straw center, and glue down the outside end. Once all the beads have dried, you can give them a couple of coats of the spray finish to further cement the end and give the beads a shiny finish. Voila! Paper beads to make jewelry or home furnishings from.

Paper bead jewelry you made can be a great gift to those who appreciate hand-made gifts. Or you can sell your creations at craft shows or your own garage sales. Look at all the beautiful papers available and see if some of them don’t make you want to try your hand at paper beads for fun and profit.

Paper beads are easy to make and utilize scrap paper in new ways. Like beads made from clay, wood or glass, paper beads can be made into jewelry. The most obvious difference in paper bead jewelry is its relatively light weight compared to jewelry made from beads of other materials. whether showing the paper they are made from or painted, these shiny beads can be made into jewelry that will get plenty of comments.

Making paper beads from the mail that enters your house every day is the epitome of recycling, as then they are being made from materials that would otherwise be thrown away. They are usually made from magazine pages with color ads, but print pages like letters can make interesting beads as well. The paper is cut into narrow strips, and each of which is wound around a straw or dowel to form the bead. Once all the paper has been wound on the straw or dowel, the end is glued down using craft glue or a glue stick. Once the glue is dry, the bead can be removed from the dowel or the straw can be cut to the size of the bead and remain as the hole.

When the basic paper bead is complete, the second round of fun can begin. Paper beads can be painted using markers or any water based paint. Spots and stripes are good additions to a basic color scheme, and using a concise color scheme will give the resulting jewelry a more unified look. To complete the beads, give each one several coats of a clear finish to make them impervious to water and make them shiny.

Finished paper beads can be strung just like any other beads, thuw they can be made into beaded door curtains if yu need for jewelry has already been met. Women in Africa make paper beads to support their families, and the African paper beads and jewelry can be purchased through Fair Trade organizations. Whether you buy r make your paper beads, they utilize waste paper in a new, creative ways. Try it the next time you need a new hobby.

If you are looking for a way to remove some of the stress in your life, think about making your own paper beads. Once you have some, you can make birthday and other gifts, saving time and stress in buying those gifts. Making paper beads and paper bead jewelry as a way to save yourself money and stress.

The paper that already comes into your house can be used to make paper beads. Thus you can recycle magazines, catalogs or business envelopes, which is good for your karma. Making a paper bead only requires a narrow strip of paper and something to wind it around. Bar straws and regular straws can be cut the the width of the paper strip and remain as the hole in the bead. Or you can wind the paper around a dowel or knitting needle. Wind the strip of paper around the straw or dowel, then glue down the last half inch of the paper. In the case of a dowel, remove the bead when the glue is dry. Now you paint the bead with paints or color markers, or add smaller beads or sequins with more glue. Finally, spray the beads with several clear coats so the beads are moisture proof and shiny.

How is this reducing your stress? Once you get the winding technique down, cutting the paper and winding the beads are repetitive tasks that can drain off stress while you do them. When you have enough paper beads ready, you can make jewelry from them, meaning you will have hand-made gifts for the women in your life. If you use larger straws to make paper beads with a bigger hole, you can string them on leather thong for more manly jewelry. Either way, knowing how to make paper beads and jewelry will give you the opportunity to exercise your own creativity, and that will also relieve some of the stress of your life.

Making paper beads takes requires little space and no equipment or tools. It can be soothing as you let your mind wander while winding the paper on the straw center. Give this a try, but remember: you won’t get the stress-relief benefit until you are comfortable with the winding technique.

In spite of entering the paperless office and nearly-paperless home, there is still a lot of paper moving around our society. Some comes to us unasked for, like supermarket sale fliers, and some we pay for, like magazines. Almost all of it is potential bead making material.

Making paper beads is easy and can keep your hands busy while you watch TV. Narrow strips of paper from the colorful pages of magazines or craft paper purchased for the purpose. long, narrow pieces of paper are wound around either a hollow core like a section of straw or around a temporary center, like a knitting needle or dowel. The outer end is glued down with a glue stick or other simple glue. The bead is slid off the solid winding mandrel if made on one. Now you can apply a clear finish, paint or use markers on the bead, add seed beads or sequins, or do anything else to the basic paper bead.

Once you know how to make paper beads, you can make enough out of the same or similar paper to make paper bead jewelry. If the paper coordinates well, all you need is to make sure the ends are glued well, and maybe add a couple of coats of a clear finish. Some paper, like gift wrapping paper, is already shiny and no finish spray is needed. String like regular beads, using small beads to space out the cylindrical paper beads.

If you would rather buy paper beads, African paper beads and paper bead jewelry is available on Fair Trade sites. As masters of recycling materials into new forms, African women turn old magazines and catalogs we throw out into beads and jewelry to support their families. Buying and wearing these beads will enrich your wardrobe and your karma.