How to make AMAZING FANCY Paper Beads _ LEARN all the BEST Tips (Paper Beads Tutorial)

Have you tried making rolled paper beads yet ?

It's so easy and a lot of fun .

I'm going to show you exactly how to do it and finish them off .

So they look like porcelain .

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If you haven't tried this yet , stick with me .

This project is so easy .

You can have your kids join in .

So if you're ready , let's make a mess .

You're going to need the paper cut in long skinny triangles to make the perfect bead .

I'm going to make half inch beads .

So the paper will need to be half inch at one end of the triangle and come to a point on the other end .

The first cut will just be to get the angle started .

You'll throw away the first one .

I measured half inch on one end of the paper and then dividing that in half to make a balanced triangle , gave me a quarter inch at the other end .

Then the rest can be measured at a half inch on both sides .

After you've done all your measuring , you'll have several perfect triangles ready to cut .

These beads can be made using any type of paper for this tutorial .

I'm using decorative scrapbook paper that I got from Hobby Lobby .

And I'm also going to show you how to make some specialty beads using just some plain copy paper .

I'm starting my angle on the first one by measuring a half inch at one end of the paper and then a quarter inch at the other end of the paper , I'll throw that piece away .

I'll measure over a half inch and make my cut from the half inch line on the one side and a point at the other .

I'm going to do the same thing with the rest of the papers when picking out your paper , don't be concerned with the print as much as the colors .

When rolling the triangle beads , you won't be able to see the pattern at all .

Just the colors and they'll all blend together .

I chose some papers with some pretty lavender and pink colors using this paper with a tiny print .

I'm going to make a cylinder bead .

You'll be able to see the print on this one , but this one , I'll measure three quarters of an inch on each side of the paper .

I'm also using some plain white copy paper to cut a couple other cylinder beads .

We're going to do something really fun with these .

So make sure you stick around .

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Now the fun begins .

We're going to start rolling the beads .

I'm using a bead roller that I purchased on Amazon .

They came two in a pack .

There are two different sizes and I'm using the smaller one .

There's a small slot that you'll slide the large end of the paper into .

Then start rolling .

Make sure you keep some tension on the paper and keep it centered as you roll .

When you get to the last inch and a half , add some glue and finish rolling .

My favorite is just plain old Elmer's glue .

It works perfectly .

If you want to make a fatter bead , you'll tape two pieces of the paper together , one piece about a quarter of an inch lower and then start rolling .

When you get to the end , you'll need to glue down both ends .

See how much fatter this speed is .

Yes .

The cylinder beads you'll roll in glue just like you did the others .

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You can use just about anything to roll your beads .

You don't have to get a bead roller .

However , it is much easier .

This is a cotter pin that I bought at Home Depot .

It has a slot in it which makes it easy to roll beads .

Yes , you can use a straw , which is a little challenging but it works .

This is a bamboo skewer which is a little challenging as well .

But it works too .

This is another cotter pin in a larger size .

This leaves a bigger hole in the beads .

So I'll show you how to make that look nice .

A stir stick works really good .

I'm taping the paper to the stick which makes it really easy to roll when you're done .

Just snip off the top and the bottom .

I'm going to glue some eyelets in the top and bottom of the beads that I rolled with the large Cotter pin and the straw because the holes are really big .

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I'm going to take a posh some of the tiny leaves from this napkin on one of the plain white cylinder beads using mod pod .

I'm using a water brush to remove the pieces I want to use and gluing them on the bead with the mod pod .

Now it's time for some fun with the other white cylinder bead .

I'm using some brown ink to antique the edges of the paper .

Now , I'm using some black ink to stamp some verbiage in the center and oops , that stamping didn't turn out very well .

I'm going to stamp it again at the other end .

The bad one will be rolled up and you won't be able to see it .

This is such a cool looking antique bead .

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And here's something else that's fun to do with these beads .

I'm painting this one with some glitter glue .

You guys know how much I love bling .

Now , I'm going to show you how to make them look like porcelain .

This is brush on UV , resin for jewelry , making it works so good for these beads .

It fills in the paper layers , making the bead look solid like porcelain .

I'm brushing it on and then curing it with a UV light .

You can use other methods to finish off your bead , like clear nail polish or any type of varnish .

But with that , you have drying time and it doesn't give you quite the same look as the resin .

If you do your own gel manicures , you can use the clear top coat and your manicure UV light as well .

I bought this resin at Hobby Lobby , but there are a lot of them on Amazon as well .

I'll find one and leave you a link and here's what they look like .

After adding the resin , they turned out so beautiful .

You never know they were made out of paper .

They are ready to add to your favorite project .

You can make jewelry or add them to a tassel and hang them on your purse .

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