How to paint watercolor paper for making custom colored paper beads 

It's so much fun and you can customize your beads to the colors you need. 😀

🤣🤣🤣🤣 You are cracking ME up! ❤️

Thank you very much!

You are very welcome! Happy holidays!

Haha! I KNEW someone would comment on my accent :) I am German :) And I also knew NOTHING about making beads out of paper until a few weeks ago when I found a tutorial on You Tube and became hooked on making them! Some sweet girl named MelyD. got me hooked on You Tube tutorials :)

It's just paper beads...except a lot of people usually roll them out of magazines, etc. I like to paint my own paper to have more control over the colors of the rolled beads.

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Eileen....I think that is the SWEETEST comment I have EVER gotten here on RU-vid. THANK YOU so much for those words. I appreciate them so much. I have painted so many more sheets of watercolor paper since I made this video! If you look briefly at this one, you can see all the colors I have made! Thank you again for your kind words. Claudia ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-58h2xSz9tVY.html

@@SantaFeLady Awww, my pleasure, Claudia. I really enjoyed your video and it was definitely inspiring, so *of course* I wanted you to know! I am so appreciative of all the inspiration and knowledge I gain from people like you who so generously share with the world...it's the least I can do to express my gratitude! Wishing you continued joy and fulfillment on your creative journey...

Thank you :)

Thank you!

You mean wider lines of each color? I have done that as well, just not in this video.

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You're so welcome! My paper beads made with my own painted paper have become my trademark among my friends and family! Have fun!

Hi Susan! Thank you! I actually ended up painting a couple of sheets of sort of DARK water colors and made MelyD a couple of necklaces that I sent to her :) She is soooooo inspirational, isn't she?

SantaFeLady that's how I heard about you!!!

That's great!!!

I purchased the paper and watercolors; allowed myself to "give it a go" will cut, role and enjoy the outcome. Please share the process you use to gloss your bead.

Hey there! You made this comment 2 years ago and I just NOW saw it! You Tube is making me nuts not notifying me when people comment on one of my videos! I did make a video on how I glaze my paper beads, I hope this helps: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-58h2xSz9tVY.html

You're welcome! It is still my favorite way to make paper for my paper beads!

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You're welcome, have fun!

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Thank you so much for your kind comment. Yes, I string my necklaces on beading wire from Beadalon. Usually seven strand.

@@SantaFeLady Thank you so much! I rolled a watercolor bead today and OMG! It’s gorgeous. May I ask how well do they keep after glazing? Do you notice any fading over time? Just curious because I have tons of papers.

Thank you so much for your comment. The size of the bead roller has nothing to do with the size of the bead other than a "fatter" roller makes a bigger hole in the bead and a skinnier roller makes a smaller hole. The size and shape of the bead is determined by how you cut your paper strip. For my round ones, the triangles I cut are 1/2 inch wide at the top, then of course tapered to a point and my strips are about 11 inches long. Try that, it should work out just fine for round beads. Experiment with the WIDTH of your triangle...if they are 1 inch wide at the top, you will get a longer bead. And the longer the triangle, the bigger the bead. I hope that helps.

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Thank you! I sent Melydartist some of my jewelry in appreciation for her inspiring videos.

Melody...I don't have the time or a camera right now to make a video, so sorry. Cutting your strips consistently is the first step. There must be thousands of paper bead rolling videos on youtube, I hope you find one that helps you. I did make this short clip, not sure that will help you.

Ooops, sorry, I forgot to add the link to my last comment...ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lamlxoKVC10.html

You're welcome!

Thank you! I have never colored any of my edges, I just let them be part of the design.

Nothing! They always end up being not so white because I use watercolor and the white glue tends to moisten it and add some color to the edges.

Thank you for your comment and the link. MY own personal journey with watercolor paper beads also started with a sheet of watercolor paper and a failed painting on it. My husband was shocked to see me cut it up and turn it into beads, but the beads came out beautiful. I've been making a lot of paper bead jewelry and the watercolor ones have become my "signature bead" if you like. With millions and millions of videos on You Tube, it's always difficult to know if your own personal touch is already out there, posted by someone else, isn't it? Have fun making your beads! I wish there was a way to add a photo here, I'd love to show you the strings and strings of hand painted watercolor beads that I have made over the summer. My plan is to turn them into jewelry that I will then donate to our local animal shelter retail store to be sold for helping the homeless pets around here.

Show away! I'm happy you like it.

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Just a tiny bit, but to me it adds to the charm of the hand painted paper

Hi Robin, I made this video...but I didn't really glaze anything in the video, but you can clearly see the products I use and how I do it, hopefully this helps.

I used very inexpensive watercolors, I can't remember the brand name.

Hi Ida, I don't have a website for my jewelry because I only make it for fun, friends and family. 😊

Hey there! You made this comment 2 years ago and I just NOW saw it! You Tube is making me nuts not notifying me when people comment on one of my videos! Glad you liked this idea!