How to Make a Potato Bead Bracelet

Potato bead bracelets are very simple and inexpensive to make.


Supplies:
Potatoes
Acrylic Paint
Elastic Beading Cord
Acrylic Sealer
Small knife
Bamboo Skewers
Cutting board
Paintbrush
 

Step 1: Making the Beads

Cut the potatoes into 8ths. Remove the peel and cut the sides at different angles to give the beads interesting shapes.

Comments

[sunshiine]

I will have to try this sometime! Thanks for sharing your hard work and do have a splendorous day!
sunshiine

[AmyCat59]

Have you ever tried using a food dehydrator to speed up drying time on the beads? Based on my experience drying sliced fruit and making onion "jerky", they'd probably take 10-15 hours at most to dry using this method... Using a dehydrator might also help if people in humid climates have trouble with the potato pieces getting moldy before they dry completely.

[chiczgirlz]

I haven't ever used a food dehydrator, but it would be great if that works. Sometimes the potatoes take about a week to dry completely.

[Ez-Kabob]

That's so cool, I really want to make one!

[forthegoodknight]

This is so interesting! I've been eyeing the potatoes in my kitchen all afternoon...

[shazni]

Would it ever spoil? like get rotten? how long will it last?

[chiczgirlz]

They don't rot. Some of them are a few years old and they still look new.

[shazni]

Thanks...will try it and see how it adapts to my very hot humid country :-)

[sherrycayheyhey]

That's crazy! I never knew something like this would work, very cool idea.