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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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!

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!