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

i made:



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.
nice and relaxing last night after my stressful day..no counting..just mindless winding..lol

Those are interesting.

How big are they?

What do you think you are going to do with them?

they are about one inch..and they will eventually be necklace, earrings or braclets..lol

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.

Well done, very creative.
You must show us what you do with them though, so we can see how they look as a necklace etc as well.

They are really effective, great idea

Looking forward to seeing what they will look like "assembled"!

What a great way to recycle all those Irritating advertising leaflets.
I've seen plastic carrier bags crocheted into 'useful' items too. More fiddle than I can be bothered with............
BUT your beads are really

I wonder if there's a way to use this basic technique and make beads using scrap pieces of cross stitch fabric.....

Lori

Cool, such a neat idea

what a great idea, and they look pretty amazing too

What a great creative and fun idea! I love them.

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

coffee_freak wrote:

Have you lost them? Squashed them? ....

haha i dont remember why i did hte 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..

Oh that's a relief then, I thought we were in for some bad news there!

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.