Wavy Cut Paper Bead How-To

Step 1: Cut your

Choose a page where the images and color reach the edge of the pages, unless of course you want white beads. Cut wedges shapes alternating the widest...

Step 2: Colorful pieces

Step 3: Rolling

Start to roll from the widest end. Some people have success using a round toothpick, but I don't bother with that. I need a hole wide enough to accomm...

Step 4: Archival Paste

I like a small flat stiff bristled brush since the paste glue is..well, paste.

Step 5: Glue the strip

I leave a tail of between 6 and 8 inches and paint on the glue thinly.

Step 6: Gluestick the tail

I use glue stick, which is tackier than wet paste, on the last 2 inches of the tail. This prevents the tip from lifting as the paste dries slowly.

Step 7: Continue to roll

Finish rolling the bead.

Step 8: Seal the glue

I find that running the completed bead back and forth between my palms and fingers really seals the edges and begins the drying process. My hands get ...

Step 9: Here they are.

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