I've Finally Found Them, Great Beading Needles!

Guys, I have to tell you about these needles. I've been going at bracelet making pretty hard lately, and I'm finally upgrading my supplies and tools.

I was just using regular sewing needles at first, but they're clearly rigid and hard to maneuver through small spaces. Then I found needles at AC Moore that were for beading but they were essentially just twisted wire and kind of sucked. Then, the large bendable awesome (or so I thought needles) that ended up ripping my thread in half after a few uses. Not cool, because they ruined more than one bracelet and hours of work on me.

Now, I've finally found some needles that I really love! The only issue I have is that they get bent up and annoying sometimes, but it's SO much better than ruining my work. This is them guys! 3-PACK - Beadalon Collapsible Eye Needles 2.5-Inch Fine 4 Pack...if you make wrap bracelets or do any type of jewelry making/beading, I highly recommend them. I also love that I can get them on Amazon for a pretty good price. Yay for avoiding the general public and long lines! :D

Paper Bead Curtain - This Is A Throwback!

This is a project that I haven't finished, but would love to sometime in the future.

 

First of all, do you remember making paper beads as a little kid?! I loved it! I had this little toy thing that helped you make them too. Anyway, I saw paper beads mentioned somewhere and it brought back great memories of making them as a child.

I've been looking for a way to conceal some of my closet since it's a built-in with no doors. I came up with the idea of a paper bead curtain, and hung a shower rod inside the top of my closet. I made the beads by cutting up pieces of magazine that looked awesome, and made long triangular strips. Then I used Elmer's School Glue to roll them up and harden them. I strung them on thread, putting round beads and sequins between all of the paper beads to make them hang straighter.