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 Tuesday, April 03, 2012 « Monday Funday: Giraffe Wood Egg | Main | Web Wednesday: Mod Podge Birthday Place ... »
Tuesday Tutorial: Camo Bead Bracelet
By: Candie Cooper - To see more creations by Candie visit her, blog Candie Cooper's Journal
Lately, I've been getting requests for boys jewelry. I
love a design challenge! Here are a couple easy ideas that will be in a
two part post. The first will be a tutorial on making camo beads.
The second will be how to make an adventurous geode necklace.
You will need blank spool beads, two or three colors of
Folk Art paint in camo colors (dark green, light green, tan), a comic book,
Mod Podge Matte, extra spacer beads (letters or other), scissors, paint
brush and round black elastic.
I used this green party cup for inspiration. Mix
a 1/2 tsp of paint with 2 tbs of water in a plastic cup.
Drop the beads into the cup and swish around until they
are coated. Put the beads on a piece of plastic to dry, turning them
over after a couple hours for the other side to dry. The plastic
keeps them from sticking.
Put the beads in a plastic container with a drop or two
of light green paint. Put the lid on the container and shake like
crazy!
Use a hairdryer aimed in the container to dry the beads,
add a second color of green, and shake some more.
Repeat this process as many times as you like.
Cut strips of from a comic book to fit inside the spool
ridges.
Use Mod Podge Matte to adhere the papers to the center
of the beads. Use Mod Podge Gloss if you want the beads to be shiny.
While the beads dry, start picking out spacer beads.
String the beads onto elastic and tie the two ends in
a snug knot. Use a drop of glue on the knot for extra security. Stay
tuned for the adventurous geode necklace!
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