Friday, January 23, 2009

Ever wondered?...

So how or why is it paper beads are made with different shapes?
It ALL lies in the shape of the paper. There are 5 shapes on the left. The 1st shape is the traditional paper bead. The remaining 4 are the variations you will need to cut the paper in order to make a bead of the respective shape.
Inventing and playing around with paper shapes will give you beads of all size and shapes.





These are some of my own inventions of various shapes ;)





8 comments:

  1. that's a great diagram and your little beads are so colorful and fun. I bet they are light too. =D

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  2. very light. The lightest among all types of beads :)

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  3. Well i never! So simple but so clever...

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  4. I've always wondered that!!

    Also, YOU'VE BEEN TAGGED (:
    http://manniemandiblenews.blogspot.com/2009/01/ive-been-tagged.html

    ♥Mannie

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  5. I invite you to visit my blog. you can find my last works of art at:

    www.claudiotomassini.blogspot.com

    yours Claudio Tomassini

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  6. I was kindly nominated for a lemonaid award by polkadot candles and now wanted to nominate you. See my blog

    http://www.thesilverdog.blogspot.com

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  7. beautiful!!! :D i totally love that its eco-friendly!

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  8. I just discovered you blog... more than 2 years late! I'm sorry that you stopped blogging, and it seems selling your creations. I was looking for one! :-(

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