Bead Craft is a simple and fun hobby that anyone, of any age can enjoy. The beauty of it is that it’s so easy to learn the basics, and with only a minimal investment in materials and supplies, even a complete beginner with absolutely no prior experience can begin producing striking finished pieces.
Although the basic mechanics are simple and easily mastered, there are many layers of subtlety and nuance to be found within the hobby. One of those layers of subtlety takes the shape of the staggering variety of bead types that one can base a project around.
Beginners who are just venturing into an exploration of bead craft will likely want to begin simply and as inexpensively as possible (no point in buying hundreds of dollars worth of expensive semi0precious stones at the outset, only to discover that it isn’t really for you), and the hobby lends itself well to this approach, as beads for the beginner are found in great quantity and variety at most major chain retail outlets.
A trip to your local Wal-Mart or like store will reveal ample supplies of inexpensive fictile beads to practice basic designs with, and while most bead craft veterans liking silk winding for stringing, simple fishing line can be used to good effect in most cases.
If you don’t desired to be quite so limited in your other foray into bead craft, internal art supply chain store such as Michael’s offer good supplies of metal findings, glass and wooden beaded, and these can be combined in a near non-finite number of ways to stunning effectuated.
Although there is some specialized equipment that can make your bead craft experience a bit easier and more efficient, these are not genuinely necessary for the absolute beginner.
Once you’ve finish a few projecting, if you find you’re bask yourself, a minimal investment can get you fully outfitted with various “tools of the trade” that veterans of bead craft employ in the execution of their ideas.
Once you’ve determined that bead craft is your kind of hobby, you’ll invariably want to search out increasingly exotic beads for your projects. This is where the specialty shops will become important. A specialty shop will carry exotics like Czech glass beads, a variety of faceted beads in a multitude of sizes and colors, and a good selection of semi-precious stones, and other surprises besides.
After you have gained a bit of design experience, and especially if you decide you’d like to start giving your creations as gifts or selling them for profit, you’ll likely find yourself relying more and more on specialty shops.
Ideally, you’ll have one of these in your local area, but if not, there are a number of reputable vendors online who carry impressive inventories of beading supplies.
Start simple, start small, and if you decide bead craft is for you, there are tons of resources available, both on and off line!
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Chris Hartpence and his wife, Christina, live in a small seaside town in South Carolina. Both are lifelong artists and diehard do it yourselfers.
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@mrssnookie123456 It’s not that bad… you cut a strip of paper and roll it up. The hardest part is painting on the glaze.
Ok ! Looks complicating
@Mpinay29 I had to buy mine online because I just could not find it in stores anywhere. (Amazon had the one I bought for a good price)
I would love to try these, will you pls tell me where I can buy the Diamond Glaze that you used in this video? Pls pls
@123peony I had a video on this up where I didn’t talk much at all and I got told I didn’t show enough… so I tend to “overdo” it to get my point across these days. A great example of me trying my hardest to explain something but still not getting through to people is the fact I have FIVE alpha tutorials up.
you talk too much rubbish but you are reaally creative!
@DaPenguin614 Haha, well I just try to get some stuff here and there and build a collection. It’s not really an overnight fix but there’s plenty you can do with ‘minimal supplies’ which still looks like a fancy project. My favorite are the ransom letter pendants. One newspaper, some glue, paint brush and some glaze. Done. Haha.
@twoisisomega I haven’t tried the melting pot but I’ve seen it. I tried using some clear embossing powder. Worked well also… I think it’s nearly the same as the melting pot? Not sure though.
Also… thank you.
Cool!!!:D
freaking amazing!!!!!!!!!! i called my husband while he was at work that i was addicted to your work!! and he said that when his deployment was over that i needed to get a job because he wasnt going to buy me hobby lobby!
You don’t have to respond, just wanted to know if you have tried using the melting pot and clear UTEE for your paper beads. I have and it’s hard as glass. TFS your talents!
Can u make me some braclets????? These things are awesome! Just send me a message and tell me how much they are ea.!!!! And hopefully you can send me some! XD
@lizziebear610 Yeah, I love making them too. Something is strangely addictive about rolling the paper and seeing it turn in to a bead. It gets me every time. Sort of like that baby that giggles every time a paper rips.
this is my new addiction
love this! never seen this done before, love all your vids & thanx for all the project ideas lol
These are the coolest things EVER!!
this is so amazing they dont look like paper this is awesome adding to make it playlist
This is wonderful Tutorial…. they would make great stick pins and charms for us Scrapbookers-Mini-Album Makers, too…Thanks so much for sharing…
BEADS FOR LIFE
@CarolAnnFL Interesting, I’ve heard of flour working similar to paper mache but wouldn’t have thought it worked for these. I tried coating the entire strip in glue before (to try making them more durable) and it was a pain since the soggy paper rips easily… so I’d imagine the flour process was pretty tricky!
A hunddred years agoi, when I was a child we brushed the length of the strip with flour paste – took ages for it to dry right through but was really hard like papier mache – I really like your method better. thanks for sharing.
@KiKiKli004 I don’t see why not. It might not be so vibrant but it should work.
an we use color pencils