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  • himura lyoko wrote on July 31, 1:42 pm

    Wow! I make a lot of jewelery and need a TON of beed. This is so cool! Thanks!

  • maki123 wrote on July 31, 2:07 pm

    i want to know if you guys can do a show on stuff to make for your room. it would be great to know how to make cusions and stuff! (i also have alot of old socks what can i do with them?)

  • Timmy"J" wrote on July 31, 2:11 pm

    That was pretty bad ass. looks really cool with other beads.

  • Kitty wrote on July 31, 3:05 pm

    Wow that's really cool! Not my style though. I like things more flashy and bright and childish. :]

    But still really nice to know for maybe when I'm older!
    You guys are great.

  • Malissa wrote on July 31, 3:13 pm

    You can also use a coffee straw to keep the hole open because the glue will not stick to plastic. For a change, make the same style of bead out of fabric and add curly Q's with bead wire.

  • ladyjanewriter wrote on July 31, 4:58 pm

    Hm...I wonder if this'd also work with little fabric scraps? I bet it would! Hrrm.

  • boomfly wrote on July 31, 4:58 pm

    My friend and i used to do this during the summer. It's a great way to use old catalogs and things. To reinforce them we added clear or sparkly nail polish on the outside

  • WonderlandAlli wrote on July 31, 5:34 pm

    I remember doing this in Jr High with all my Teen Beat and YM magazines lol

  • nicolecpm wrote on July 31, 6:11 pm

    cute and totally awesome way to recycle!! i see a rainy day activity!!

  • Ushi wrote on July 31, 11:21 pm

    wow- i loved this, and cant wait to get started!

  • Todd M wrote on August 1, 3:52 pm

    Cool, but what happens if it rains? or if you sweat a lot? How do you deal with moisture damage - id really hate to put that much effort into something and have it get destroyed easily.

    Would you reccomend any kind of varnish or paint-on material that would add some water/moisture resistance? How about normal paint varnish, just a light coat to preserve the beads?

    Thanks!

  • Chica wrote on August 1, 10:32 pm

    Becca, great idea! I love it, *goes get old magazines*

  • thumbelina wrote on August 1, 10:58 pm

    thanks for posting this! i've made 2 so far!

  • theinnocent9 wrote on August 2, 2:52 am

    Sorry I don't know where to ask this, but is there an archive for the newsletters you send out? I subscribed to them, but my email server trashed them, and some things that are in your newsletter I am unable to find in your site and I don't want to miss on any neat stuff. Thanks.

    theinnocent9

  • princess123000 wrote on August 2, 9:35 am

    Hey this is an awesome site.

    I just cut my hair for locks of love this organization that takes people's hair and turns it into wigs for kids with cancer. So even though it is my second time donating my hair is shorter than ever, above the shoulders, can I diy something to do with it.

  • oldsoul wrote on August 2, 11:11 am

    Try making beads with brown paper grocery bags. They look like wood. Use some white glue and a brush to really wet them down with glue. You can even put some clear acrylic finish on them. Haven't tried staining them, but I would expect that you could water down some burnt sienna or burnt umber paint and use that.

  • crystastrophe wrote on August 8, 8:28 pm

    the big beads can be used to make a giant waistlace haha,or a belt

  • AwkwardSexy wrote on August 8, 10:12 pm

    This has made me the happiest girl on earth! I love necklaces like this! Woohoo! The nail polish was a slightly stinky, but GREAT idea! Thanks boomfly.

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  • CzarWars wrote on August 13, 3:07 am

    Hey I always wanted to make those cool ass necklaces and bracelets made out of gum wrappers that were popular like a decade ago and never knew how, any tips on how to create those?
    -Steve C

  • sally wrote on August 23, 9:32 am

    i made a lot of these necklaces there are so pretty and cool i love this tric...and all my friends ask where did i buy these necklaces =) the paper beads looks like real beads thats awfull

  • Robin wrote on September 11, 11:51 am

    You guys just ROCK!!!

  • Robin wrote on September 11, 11:52 am

    So so cool! I can not wait to try this!

  • lasha908 wrote on September 22, 9:54 pm

    i thought this was creative and so cool. im gonna rock them with my kicks. good work .more ideas u have on makin jewelry like with metal or pendants would be awesome.

  • ciarakfox wrote on October 3, 6:54 pm

    My Grandma used to make these beads out of old strips of wall paper. It made them strong and you just used water to stick them together!

  • jeff31 wrote on December 8, 2:46 pm

    what type of string did you use

  • indir (anon) wrote on February 21, 10:14 am


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Paper Bead Jewelry, Newspaper Recycling, How To Tuesday

Last week we got a rad video in from Becca who taught us how to make these really cool bead necklaces using old magazines and newspapers. So this week we're showing you how to make your own paper bead necklace with some old newspaper strips.

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