Paperbeads Galore! Swap

I would definitely need a tutorial to review before I could commit. But it looks really interesting and I'd love to try it. :-)

Ok,I have found a few tutorials;but I have no idea how to add them to the swap-at least so that they are clickable!?

To add a link, I think you just need to put a title for the link in these [ ] and then paste the http address for it into these ( ), with no space between the two sets of parentheses.

Just a test to see if it works ...

eHow paper bead tutorial

Hope that helps :)

Oh! Thank-you, @lotti02 ! I hope more will join as the day nears! Remember-this is a beginner's swap.No pressure,no high expectations!

[ModPodge Paperbeads] (http://www.ehow.com/how12097675make-paper-beads-mod-podge.html)

Ok-I did something wrong there!

At least,these tutorials show you how easy and inexpensive they are!

@RadicalRecrafter ... almost there with the link. You just needed to remove the space between the title and the link ... or rather this ] and this ( ...

There are also videos on Youtube.com that shows you how to make them. Just put, "make paper beads' in the search box.

I just found this awesome tutorial and it looks easy enough that I might try it. Except I need to fork out $$$ for UTEE and a heat gun. Le Sigh.

@bombardiette Please don't feel you need to spend any money for this swap! The instructions that inspired me are in a CPS book on altered art.It does call for UTEE and a heat gun (at least I already have a heat gun!).I haven't been able to FIND UTEE yet! So I am going with the ModPodge method! Supersimple and then I will get fancier with my materials if I think I really have the basics down. :D Remember this is a BEGINNER'S swap!

Radical, they have it at almost all craft stores. It's in the crafting section for stamps usually on the bottom shelf. (I've seen it in about the same location for hobby lobby and michaels. I'm not 100% if I've seen it at Joann's Fabrics) It looks like this:

My goodness! Thank-you @rattissia for even including the picture! Wow! I almost never get out to Michael's or ACMoore-generally I shop at Joann's.That would explain why I haven't seen it yet! I will definitely go look for it as soon as I get my jeep back from the garage! :D

Found this video it looks super fun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeGXzj3KBWw

video link

@bombardiette Thanks for linking to that tutorial! Gives me many ideas. I haven't made paper beads since I was a little girl. Oh, and UTEE is so worth the money! I have it in a few different colors, love the stuff. Once you start using it, you'll wonder how you lived this long without it. OK, maybe that's a bit much, but trust me, it's so much fun!

I have discovered the wonders of UTEE !! I can only find it in clear;but that is fine for me. So much fun to use! I want to dip everything in it! :D

timing doesnt work for me BUT please consider hosting another round as this is one papercraft I havent tried yet & love the idea :)

@17Papergoddess absolutely! I have already made way more than a dozen beads ! I will definitely do another round a little later on!

I got the UTEE with a 40% off coupon at AC Moore. It is cool stuff, I like it! Paper beads are a mess to make, take a lot of processing to get them to look anything like a bead, at least mine do! I ended up with using mod podge-treated black and pink paper made into tight rolls with the rolled ends dipped in pink ink to cover the white paper, then rolling them in embossing ink, alternating with three coats of UTEE, a coat of glitter embossing powder, then drying on a wire. They still look too much like paper for my taste. I hope my partner is OK with them.