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Paper Bead FAQQ. Why do you make jewellery out of paper?
A. Paper is my precious, and we wants it, precious, we wants it. My sister showed me how to make paper beads when I was a child, and a couple of years ago, I remembered and felt like trying it again. And now I'm an addict, YAY! I love jewellery making using any and all materials, but I like the challenge of making a material as basic as paper look elegant.

Q. How strong are paper beads? Don't they fall apart?
A. This depends on if and how you seal them. I varnish all my paper beads to make them hard, glossy, and long-lasting. The Japanese are famous for making furniture out of paper. It ca

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Painted Paper Bead Tutorialby ~Crimefish

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_{Exactly how I made this:

SO SIMPLE. Simple is as simple does.

You can make the beads as wide as you want. I only used
1cm width because if they were any wider, they wouldn't fit
comfortably on memory wire, or worse, the memory wire
could dig into the beads and damage the ends.
It depends what you plan to use them for!

I copied some of the text from one of my other tutorials,
since the methods are similar.
Credit for the arrow brushes goes to ewanism.

My other paper bead tutorials:

And FAQ:

Paper Bead FAQQ. Why do you make jewellery out of paper?
A. Paper is my precious, and we wants it, precious, we wants it. My sister showed me how to make paper beads when I was a child, and a couple of years ago, I remembered and felt like trying it again. And now I'm an addict, YAY! I love jewellery making using any and all materials, but I like the challenge of making a material as basic as paper look elegant.

Q. How strong are paper beads? Don't they fall apart?
A. This depends on if and how you seal them. I varnish all my paper beads to make them hard, glossy, and long-lasting. The Japanese are famous for making furniture out of paper. It}

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~t0nnii May 8, 2013

W0w, this is really unique!

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~WindsweptSpirit Jan 12, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

I tried making these beads for earrings, and they turned out okay. But after I take them off the stick, are they supposed to be slightly squishy? I was under the impression that they would be solid (like, plastic-y) when the polish dried, but they weren't. They were definitely solid, though. Did I just not wait long enough for the beads to dry?

~FieraRosette Apr 15, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I usually give them a polyurethane coat before and after painting my beads because nailpolish can be acidic and eventually wear down the paper. Also I let mine dry fully overnight before adding another coat or taking them off the stick. It is more time consuming, but I feel like the beads come out a lot better. Another tip is to use scrap booking paper. sometimes i am too lazy or do not have enough time to paint my beads so I use the paper and just top coat with polyurethane to keep them sturdy and more weather proof.

~Crimefish Jan 12, 2013

These tiny ones are quite delicate and should be a little squishy before adding any varnish, but the varnish should harden them. Mine feel like frozen peas. Most of the time, the only difference I've found in leaving to dry is ensuring the finish doesn't get dented by anything while it's still tacky. But there's always a chance that drying time affects their hardness, too.

There are other factors, ie. how thick the paper is and hence how thick the beads are, what kind of polish you use. I find if I'm using a thinner nail polish, or acrylic gloss varnish, the first coat soaks into the paper, and the second and third build up to form a hard shell. For all I know, using very glossy paper may keep the varnish from soaking in and hardening the beads properly.

I'm afraid I haven't tried enough variation in materials and so on, to be very reliable help with troubleshooting.

*ChristalKitto Jan 9, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Every Christmas I try to make a gift for the adults in my family. These are what I will make this year. Thank you.

*StarlingKia Jan 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

All your paper bead tutorials and creations are so beautiful! Thank you for showing us how to make them. (I can't wait to make a bracelet for my aunt. She makes jewelry but she doesn't have something made from paper yet.)

*areemus Jan 9, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I love bracelets..i wish i could have this one~

~Formel Jan 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I've never even thought about making something like this. Sounds very creative and fun... I have to try it sometime. Thanks for the tutorial and the tips.

~nancy-keenobie Jan 9, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

interesting (:

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