Making Beautiful Beads Glass, Metal, Polymer Clay, Fiber

Work wool magic by rolling it into hard balls, and shaping them into crescents, dying them, or adding metallic fiber. Try papier mćh ̌over wooden beads--especially elegant when done with beautiful Asian rice papers. Coil polymer clay for a real impact, and create faux ivory that's just right for ethnic styles. Turn shiny, polished metal into fancy decorative tubes, and get in the groove with ridged glass beads. You'll find that the simplest techniques yield incredibly lovely, one of a kind "jewels."