PAPER BEADS

MATERIALS:

Brightly colored paper from magazines, scraps of gift wrap, catalogs, etc. or craps of thin paper stock.

White glue or glue stick

Scissors

Pieces of Yarn, string, fishing line, plastic-coated wire,or pipe cleaner etc.

Additional embellishments: tiny beads, glitter, small stickers (optional)

PROJECT:

1. Cut long skinny triangles of paper, approximately 1” wide and 4” long.
2. For each bead, smear glue on half of one triangle toward the tip.
3. As you roll each triangle up, leave a hole through the middle for your string to go through.
4. When the glue has dried, string the beads into necklaces, bracelets and even garlands.

VARIATION:

Measure and cut long strips of paper 1″ wide and 4″ long instead of cutting long skinny triangles of paper. Roll up or not too tightly around a pencil and secure with a spot of glue at the tip.

TIP:

Pipe cleaners can be bent to the shapes you desire: circles, ovals, etc. and the pipe cleaner will hold that shape.