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Make Your Own Beads

August 1, 2012 by Rachel 12 Comments


This is a fun and simple project… a great way to use up those little scraps of paper and thread that you don’t want to throw away.

What you need:
1. Scraps of paper or card stock
2. Scraps of embroidery thread
3. Mod Podge
What you do:
1. Cut your paper to the width that you want your beads to be. Wrap the paper around something like a BBQ skewer (other ideas: a long nail, a thin paint brush, a toothpick…) and glue the ends together. Make sure you don’t glue the paper to the skewer.
2. Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the outside of the paper bead. Start wrapping the scrap piece of thread around the paper.
3. Trim the extra thread and add a thin layer of Mod Podge to the outside of the bead. Let the bead dry (I moved the bead along the skewer a few times while it was drying to make sure it didn’t get stuck).
Now you can use these beads to make a bracelet, or you can mix them with other beads. I think they would look especially cute as a part of a hemp friendship bracelet.

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    August 1, 2012 at 6:55 pm

    Those are very nice…the only limit on color is the origin of the threads..cool

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  2. OksanaB says

    August 1, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    So cute! Thank you for the tut!

    Reply
  3. Renae says

    August 2, 2012 at 12:44 am

    Jeepers! that is great stuff since I am a bracelet aficionado, well I am hoping to be…

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  4. Bonnie @ Uncommon says

    August 2, 2012 at 2:03 am

    These are beautiful!!!

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  5. A Proverbs 31 Wife says

    August 2, 2012 at 9:59 am

    Really, really cute! Good job.

    Reply
  6. Aysha Farooqui says

    August 2, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    wow, they look like tiny spools of thread! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Sue says

    August 27, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    Wow! I really need to start saving my thread ends that are too small to save.

    Reply
  8. Brenda says

    August 29, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Have you ever tried crochet cotton thread? I plan to try that one of these days when 1 or 2 of the grandkids are here. thanks for the idea.

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  9. Cecilia says

    September 2, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    I like the bracelets very much! I just wonder what could I use instead of mod podge!
    And the last turquoise beads are marvellous.
    Cecilia

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  10. JD Lynn says

    September 20, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    What a neat idea! I can't wait to try this out. I have so much left over floss and this would be a great (and colorful) way to burn it out!

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  11. forhisgloryandpraise says

    September 22, 2012 at 1:05 am

    What a great idea! My 12 year old like to bead, and makes all kinds of jewelry. I have so much left over embroidery thread that I've been looking for something to do with. Now we both can benefit from this. Thank you!

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  12. Nala says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    So beautiful!!! XD.

    Reply

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