Paper tube beads one of my favorite paper beads to create as
there are so many ways to decorate them.
You can never go wrong with paper
tube beads especially when you want to make a collection of beads that will all
work together in a jewelry piece. Creating
and using the same colors and patterns on a lot of different sized paper
tube beads.
What you will need
Paper bead roller - If you do not have one here is a DIY to
make your own.
Bead hole maker - If you do not have one here is a DIY to
make your own.
White glue
Paper
Scissors or paper cutter
Decorating Supplies - These will vary depending on how you
choose to decorate your paper beads.
To start making your paper
tube beads you will need to cut long rectangular pieces of paper.
See the chart below
for the different paper measurements that you will need to cut in order to get
the size of paper tube bead that you want to make. This chart represents the
sizes the beads will be if they have been made with the paper from spiral notebooks.
If a thinner type of paper is used your paper beads will be smaller in width,
and if you use a thicker or heavier paper your paper beads will have a larger
width.
Once you have all of
the paper strips cut, you will now have to decide how you are going to decorate
these paper beads as some types of decorating needs to be done before you roll
your paper beads.
To prepare the inside
bottoms of your papers before you roll them. You will want to paint or color
the bottom 1/2 inch of the paper so that when the bead is rolled it does not
show the white paper in the hole of your bead.This will give it a nice added
finish to your paper beads.
This picture shows
you the difference in the appearance of your paper beads if you do not color
that bottom 1/2 inch of each paper strip before rolling your paper beads.
For the purpose of showing you all of the steps to actually
form the Paper Tube Beads I will be making
silver paper bead blanks. So
let's get started!
Cut your strips of
paper to the size you want to make these are 1/2 inch by 3 inches.
Prepare the bottoms
of all your paper strips. If your paper is white and you are making white paper
bead blanks you can skip this step.
Place
your paper strip into your bead roller with the colored end facing you.
Once
you have rolled the colored part of your paper add a light coating of glue all
over the remaining part of the paper. I prefer to glue all of the paper instead
of just the ends this makes the bead stronger and you do not end up having it
unravel on you .
Keep
the paper strip aligned as you roll it to make a nice even bead.
Then
you have finished making the paper bead,
hold the bead in place on the roller and give it a little twist in the
opposite direction that you had rolled it this will loosen up the piece of the
paper that was place in the bead roller making it release off the roller
easier.
Use
your bead hole maker, place the bead you just made onto the bead hole maker and
roll it across your finger. this will make a clean hole with no extra paper
blocking it.
To make sure both ends are flat stand your paper bead
upright an press it down on a flat surface.
String
up your paper beads on to a piece of fishing line.
On the end of each piece of fishing line place a few beads these beads will give the glaze a place to settel and it will not ruin your last paper bead that would otherwise be there.
Place
some glaze into a small container and add some paint to make the glaze the
color that you want it. I am using a metallic silver, mix well. I got these great little square containers at the dollar store in a pack of 12. they are the perfect size for me.
Dip
your string of paper beads into the glaze let soak 20+ seconds giving the
glaze time to soak in.
Let
some of the extra glaze drip off this will leave you with less of a mess on
your glazing rack.
Hang your string of
paper tube beads to dry.
After 4 dips into the silver glaze they are done.
Use your bead hole maker one more time to clear out any excess glaze from the holes.They are now ready to use just like this or you can decorate them further.
During the next few weeks I will be showing you different ways of how to decorate your paper tube beads.
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