| Want a really nice craft for your older kids to do | | | | right into the glue. (This part will be a bit messy). |
| or for yourself? Paper beads are a great way to | | | | Then stick the tooth pick into the top of an egg |
| make stunning and unique gifts for their friends or | | | | carton or piece of cardboard to dry. You can dip |
| themselves with very little money involved. (We | | | | your paper beads into varathane or glaze to |
| all love that!). | | | | harden them and protect them, and these paper |
| All you need are some old colorful magazines, or | | | | beads will look shiny and just like porcelain beads. |
| even newspaper works if you like that black and | | | | Once you have all your beads, you can start |
| white look. | | | | threading them to make necklaces, bracelets, |
| Tear out the page you want to use, and mark | | | | earrings and more. You can get all the jewelry |
| off one inch strips, or you can approximate. | | | | making supplies quite cheap online or in your local |
| Draw a line from the top corner of one of the | | | | discount store. Each paper bead will be unique and |
| one inch strips to the other corner and cut it out, | | | | different. You could also have themes, like using |
| you will have two very long triangles. | | | | newspaper, or the same type of color pages. |
| Cover your paper in white glue on the wrong side, | | | | This is a good way to get rid of some old |
| and then take a round tooth pick and begin to roll | | | | magazines, and have fun at the same time. |
| your paper very tightly make sure it is pressing | | | | |