Fast Track Course: How to Make Paper Beads

Get ready for some fun! We are going to make paper beads. It will feel like we’re kids at summer camp. Start saving colorful pages from magazines or junk mail. Wrapping paper and old maps make interesting beads, even colored printer paper makes beads that you can turn into funky jewelry. We will start by cutting paper into strips and rolling them on bamboo skewers or coffee stir sticks. We will finish them off with nail polish or embossing powder. Don’t be surprised if you get a little addicted. Bet you can’t make just one!