Easy Steps Followed In Making Paper Beads With Paper Bead Roller

By Jessica Barnes


Creativity cannot be tamed and the use of Bead Roller to make wrapper beads is a living proof to this factor. The do it yourself techniques known to many as DIY emerged years ago but have come to a lot of peoples attention in the recent years all thanks to the sudden boom in the use of social media which created open platforms to share and learn on various DIYs. The article below describes more on Paper bead roller.

With DIYs one requires not any book acquired knowledge or any references from any written books. Such skills are just found within oneself and whenever guidance is required, social media has covered the topic in numerous ways and has provided a lot of assistance to the beginners. However one ought to have creativity in order to achieve a vision they have set.

The first step to follow is to cut all the papers and trim them as per the type of pellet you wish to make. With the right knowledge, one can easily know what shape of beads you would wish to make and this decision is made while one keeps in mind the type of jewellery they wish to make, the size and also the pellet pattern that will please them best.

After you have reached your desired shape and have cut and trimmed all the papers well and as per your imagination, ensure that the wide end takes the first lead and carefully slide it into the slotted side of the pellet roller. While doing these, ensure that there are no hanging sides to avoid any uneven or unnecessary hanging ends that will only add you more work.

When the rolling has begun, maintain a tight grip as you place the wrapper around the roller and gently but firmly twist the roller while your fingers have a tight grip on the paper. While almost at the near end, loosen the grip and adjust the wrapper into the desired look and ensure that there are no forced bumps that are visible on the beads.

Having rolled the papers as per your desired shape it then becomes the time to close it and at this stage, glue is applied to hold the paper in place. Ensure that you apply the appropriate amount of glue on your paper and avoid using too much glue for these to avoid creating the mess with your work and too little glue will also not get the work done.

At this stage the work is almost all done as the final stages will mainly involve reaching a fine end product and developing a pleasing and presentable final product. Finishing takes up most of the time as it is here the glue has to be well leveled and all ends should be fine. It is advised to apply a final thin layer on the bead for durability.

Now that you have finished the process and your beads are of the desired shape and size, it is the right time to style them accordingly and bring your jewels to life. To add more spice, one can even color the beads or even leave them in their natural state.




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