Pretty paper beads are so satifying to make!
And so I really enjoy sharing some of my printable paper bead designs for free.
My latest YouTube tutorial shows how I used my design, seen below, to make the double strand bracelet above.
Paper beads still remain my favourite go-to craft of all time.
I love this way of crafting, because as long as you have paper, you can make beads.
You can use virtually any kind of paper, from scrap to magazine pages.
Even wallpaper can be used to make pretty paper beads.
Of course you need a paper bead rolling tool and ideally, you would have a proper bead tool.
HOWEVER, you don’t need one, as I have been showing you in my Crafting In A Crisis series
Beads can be made using all sorts of makeshift tools.
Watch the videos I have made recently and you will see the various ways you can manage withou ideal tools and materials.
You can still make pretty paper beads with very few tools and resources.
This week, I showed those people who have not been able to get elastic, a simple way to make a stretchy bracelet without elastic. Yes, I know – how do you do that? 🤔
Watch and see – it’s easy!
The bracelets below are some I made in my YouTube tutorials in the last few weeks – have a look, they are pretty easy to make.
I have been asked why, when I sell paper bead tools I tell people to use whatever they can get their hands on.
The reason is, unless you are really serious about making hundreds of paper beads, you are absolutely fine using whatever works best for you from around the house.
I also know that millions are suffering, some worse than others, from being shut away from family and friends indefinitely.
So I really want to encourage people to seek solace in crafting any which way they can.
Which brings me to this week’s free printable.
I used it for making the pretty paper beads in this post.
If you click on this link, it will take you to the page where you can access the links to google drive.
All my free printables are listed there, so scroll through until you find this one.
In the video tutorial about this free printable, I say you need a password but not anymore.
I removed the need for using passwords because it was too complicated.
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Have fun making your paper beads!