I used to make magazine beads in middle school. I had forgotten about them until we went to a story time and craft at Barefoot Books. The kids could string already made magazine beads onto thread. We went home and with a little experimenting the process of making the beads came back to me. It was before the holidays and a great way to use all the catalogs that were flooding the mail box.
Magazine Beads
Supplies
- old magazines or catalogs
- scissors
- glue, glue glitter, or gloss medium
- plastic straws
Directions
- Cut long skinny triangles from the magazines and catalogs. About one inch at the widest and about 3 inches long. Pay attention to the colors and textures and patterns. White with black text works well too.
- Place a dab of glue on the end of a straw. Place the wide end of a paper triangle on top of the glue/straw.
- Wrap the rest of the triangle around the straw.
- Place a dab of glue at the small end of the triangle. Or use glitter glue or gloss medium for a more shinny or sparkly effect.
- Press the tip of the triangle down so it won’t unravel.
- Cut the straw were the bead ends.
- Let dry. Make a bunch more and string together.
January 9, 2013 at 7:15 pm
Love this idea! But I’m assuming you did the work of making the beads and left the “fun” part (playing with the beads) for the kids….
February 12, 2013 at 7:57 pm
The big boy could sort of do the bead making. Your right most of the beading (not bead making) was done by the kids.