paper beads + tutorial + zine
when working on making paper beads, i discovered that many of the available tutorials online listed a bunch of supplies i didn't have, and each one seemed to be a little bit different.
i decided to have a go at experimenting with some things that i did have, to see if i could get it to work for me. well, it did! and they look a lot like the paper beads made by other artists on the net. paper beads are addictive and fun!
i used: white glue, handmade papers, imported papers, toothpicks, clear stamp ink, clear embossing powder, and an embossing heat gun. i also made a tutorial, and put it in the middle of a zine i made, called mostlyHANDwritten. this tutorial is in the middle of mostlyHANDwritten #6. if you would like to see more on the zine, please check out the 'retail presence' links on the right of this blog, and click 'designs by nicci' under it!
as for my first paper beads that i made a while back, here's what they look like!
anything you can get to stick can be embedded under the clear coating--such as seed beads, threads, bits of yarn, bits of paper, glittery powders, etc.
posted by nicci at
5.8.06
3 Comments:
Your paper beads are luscious too, Nicci :)
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Penny, at 6.8.06
I have never tried a paper shape other than a triangle...I feel more beads coming on!
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nici, at 6.8.06
hehehe go to it nici! i kinda like the weird V negative space shape. it's a pain in the butt sometimes, if the paper is too thick because the little tails don't want to stick. it is, however, super cool when it's all rolled up!
another things that's fun is to press seed beeds into your first 2 coats of clear embossing powder (or utee, whatever!) and then carefully layer up more clear sealer over it. it's awesomely lumpy and shimmery!
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nicci, at 7.8.06
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