DIY Paper Beads

Making your own paper beads is SO easy and you most likely have everything you already need at home. The only thing I had to buy was the Mod Podge. My inspiration for this DIY came after seeing these beads. I knew I wanted to make my own. I did a little googling and came across a ton of how-to sites all with their own little spin on the idea. I found this one to be very helpful.

The awesome part about this project is each bead is totally unique and you can use whatever paper you want.

What you will need:

• Magazine or another source of paper. Nylon magazine ROCKS..its full of colorful pages, which is perfect for this project...and its a great read.
  
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Paint brush
• Mod Podge
• Toothpicks
• Scissors

Using the ruler make long triangles. These will determine how large each bead will be. Mark them with the pencil.

Cut out all the different sized triangles.

Begin tightly rolling your bead onto the toothpick. Roll starting from the wide side of the triangle.

Using the Mod Podge apply a thick coat to seal the bead.

Once you apply the Mod Podge roll the glue around the bead until it is fully coated and sealed. After rolling a few beads without gloves I realized I needed gloves DUH. So add vinyl gloves to your list of things you need.

Lay them flat and let them dry.

All dried and ready to go!


In a few weeks we are going on a little vacation...which entails taking our one year old on a plane. AHHH scary! BUT I have some amazing giveaways coming up while I will be away so stay tuned!