Christmas Jewelry

I'm sorry I didn't keep my poll up for long. I really wanted to do a post. Sadly, there was only one vote and that was for Christmas jewelry. I just figured out how to make sturdy paper beads. Keep reading if you want to know how. 

The first step is to cut strips of paper. Try to make them as even as possible. I used a cutting board. 

Next, you want to grab a pen or pencil. The wider it is, the bigger the middle of the bead will be. The longer your strip of paper is, the thicker your bead will be. 

Take your paper and start wrapping it around your pen or pencil. Don't worry about gluing your base down. Once you're close to wrapping the end around, put glue on the rest of the strips and continue wrapping. Once you're done, slowly and carefully slide the bead off the pen/pencil. You may notice the very top of the end starting to unravel. Secure it with tape. Your final bead should look something like shown below. 

And here are all my beads.

Now just string them through a string! Ta da!