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using this tutorialhttp://alteredobsession.blogspot.com/20 ... orial.html

i made:

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i used a menu/flyer from a pizza place and a department store ad..

great way to recycle. I will be making more of these with actual paper for scrapbooking..if i want matching ones.
you can make tube beads by just using long rectangle shapes..
supposed to cover these in a glaze like mod podge or something but i haven't yet..won't until i'm ready to do a bunch at once.
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Those are interesting.

How big are they?

What do you think you are going to do with them?
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they are about one inch..and they will eventually be necklace, earrings or braclets..lol
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Had to look at them twice wondered what they were even though i read the heading lol. One of them days big time today.

They look really cool, would love to see things made out of them.
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Well done, very creative. :D
You must show us what you do with them though, so we can see how they look as a necklace etc as well.
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They are really effective, great idea :applesauce:
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Looking forward to seeing what they will look like "assembled"!
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What a great way to recycle all those Irritating advertising leaflets. :applesauce: :applesauce:
I've seen plastic carrier bags crocheted into 'useful' items too. More fiddle than I can be bothered with............
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I wonder if there's a way to use this basic technique and make beads using scrap pieces of cross stitch fabric.....

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Cool, such a neat idea :D
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what a great idea, and they look pretty amazing too :applesauce:
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What a great creative and fun idea! I love them.
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i plan on attempting to do something w/ these very soon..i finally have more earring hooks! thanks for reviving this thread..reminded me I have them..lol
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:doh:
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coffee_freak wrote::doh:
:thinks: Have you lost them? Squashed them? ....
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haha i dont remember why i did hte :doh: lol..but i do have them..then i decided to make new ones w/ red and green..i'm going to work on these tomorrow..
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Oh that's a relief then, I thought we were in for some bad news there! @rotfl:
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This is an old thread, and I know it, but I dare to say those paper beads look very interesting. I dare to say I haven't had courage to try to make them, though.
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