You can make your own beads with paper, fabric, newspapers, magazines. It's fun to see how your beads turnout and then make a cute necklace or bracelet with them. Such a one of a kind design that your kids will love!
What you'll need: Gift Wrap, Scrapbook paper, magazines, fabric...etc., Ruler, Pencil, blunt scissors, Elmers glue, stetchy string, narrow drinking straws/coffee stirrers, small margarine tub.
Use whatever decorative paper you choose. On the backside of the paper, use the ruler and pencil to draw triangles that are 1 inch across the bottom and 7 inches tall. Make as many triangles as you want beads, then cut out the triangles. Eventually you can experiment with different sizes and lengths, you can also do rectangles instead of triangles for different shaped beads. Mix half water and half Elmers glue in your margarine tub, dip your paper or fabric strip in the glue mixture, let excess dump off. Start at the straight edge end of your triangle and start wrapping tightly around your small straw stirrer with pattern side up, until you have a rolled up bead. Let dry overnight, cut off extra string from fabric beads. You can then finish them off with a coat of Glossy Mod Podge for a nice finish. String your beads.
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