Pearls and Glitter Tube Beads

This necklace took a while to create as it involved using glitter card to create the tube beads which was very stiff to roll. The Pearls are in two different sizes and like The Spirit of Napier below is strung in such a way as it can be looped or tied.

Spirit of Napier

I call this one The Spirit of Napier as it was re-purposed (made) from a touristy brochure about Napier and all it has to offer.  Each bead is 15 mm wide,hand rolled and glazed, strung on nylon, crimped with the excess nylon fed back through the beads so it is invisible.  The necklace is long enough that you can loop it two or three times or knot it if you have a mind to.

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YouTube Inspiration

Recently I have been inspired by a few crafters who have taken the time to make video tutorials, upload them to YouTube and generously share their knowledge.  I thought I'd post some links to my favourite crafters:

• thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich
  Lindsay has masses of tutorials on hundreds of different crafts, I really like her enthusiasm (it's kind of contagious!) I watch a tutorial or three of hers at least once a week.
  
  

• CraftKlatch
  CraftKlatch has a tutorial titled 'Recycle Nail Polish Jewelry Craft' which I really enjoyed and found quite inspirational. She has lots of tutorials which I haven't watched yet but are on my to do list!
  
  

• jennibellie
  Jennibellie has some really great tutorials including a long informative one on paper bead making which was very helpful when first learning to make paper beads. I also spotted one yesterday about turning paper towels with paint all over them into paper here which I am going to try one day soon.
  
  

• Janice Mae
  Janice Mae has some very interesting tutorials on paper bead making and is currently involved in a project called "Bead the Earth" which looks quite interesting.
  
  

Hope these links are as inspirational to you as they have been to me!

Another Paper Bead Jewellery Post

Paper Bead Necklace and Earrings

A little washed out from the flash, are actually the same colour as the necklace above

Red & Black

The creativity continues...

Colourful!!!

Blues, oranges and yellows - had so much fun making this necklace!

Not Just Paper Beads

Inspiration continues to hit!

In my daughters button stash she had these beautiful buttons which I couldn't resist turning into earrings and a ring.

I also have another three of these buttons so I think they may well end up as part of another creation, a necklace perhaps?

Beads Glorious Beads

About four weeks ago I stumbled upong paper beads (yet again on Pinterest). I stared intently at the photos, visited the websites, watched youtube clips, rolled up my sleeves, fished out my paper supplies, located a skewer and glue and then set forth to create my first paper bead.

Now I have a large jar full of misfits (for want of a better word) and a full on addiction to creating jewelery from paper beads as the photos below will attest...

The misfit jar (all beads that haven't been used for 'something' end up displayed here - you never know when they might come in handy for a new design

Earrings with matching necklace below

The necklace that matches the earrings above

The first piece of recycled jewelery created with pages from an atlas

My paper stash has grown dramatically as has my toothpick and skewer horde, the kitchen table is overrun with paints, jewelery findings, jars, buttons, glues, beads, paper beads,... I'm sure you get the picture! I couldn't be happier!