Tangle Refresher 128 – Featuring a tutorial on making unique wearable art with paper beads

Early last year I posted a tutorial about the idea of combining Zentangle® art and Gelli® printing with foam stamps.

Now here’s another cool idea from the Gelli blog for creating lovely paper beads. The tutorial uses Gelli prints but tanglers can extend that idea to Zentangle-inspired art, with or without Gelli prints. And from these you can make beautiful wearable art that’s uniquely yours.

I don’t recall if I’ve ever made paper beads before but this tutorial is enough to inspire me. I had no idea it’s possible to make so many interesting bead shapes. Simply by cutting your paper into different shaped templates (shown in the tutorial) you can make a variety of interesting bead shapes.

With the exception of the Glossy Mod Podge used to glue and seal the beads, you probably have all the materials on hand to create the paper beads:

• Zentangle art and/or finished Gelli prints created using a Gelli plate, there are various sizes and shapes available
• a ruler
• pencil
• scissors
• Glossy Mod Podge
• paint brush or sponge brush
• paper clips
• markers for embellishment

Here’s the link to the step-by-step tutorial on how to make paper beads for wearable art — earrings, bracelets, necklaces — using your very own unique beads.

Of course if you don’t feel like cutting up your Zentangle art, you can always use colorful magazine pages to make some really great beads too.

Enjoy the tutorial and have a great weekend!

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The Tangle Refresher series, aka Buried Treasure, spotlights hidden tangle gems from the past. It can remind you of tangles you might not have used for a while or introduce you to some you haven’t come across yet.

Here are five more tangle pattern gems and a Tangle Refresher from a year (or two) ago for your tangling pleasure. Remember to check out the “More Good Stuff” links below too.

BTW as you enjoy these tangles please do leave a comment of thanks and encouragement to show the artists you appreciate them for sharing their creativity for you to enjoy. And please share a link to your favorite tangles with your followers on all your social media. Thanks!

Zenful tangling!

Buried Treasure from the tangling past

	Cyme
	Lolo
	Kozy
	Phroz
	Acrosstick
	Tangle Refresher 100

More good stuff …

• Sharpen your line drawing skills with six easy lessons from Simone Bischoff
• The Zen of Zentangle – CZT Carole Ohl’s beautiful description of the experience of Zentangle, “More than a Metaphor“
• New to Zentangle®? The Official Zentangle Kit has everything you need to get started, including a great DVD tutorial by Zentangle co-founder Maria Thomas.
• A great companion to the Kit is the new Zentangle Primer Vol 1 – your CZT-in-a-book by the founders of Zentangle!
• Everything you need to know about creating Zentangle-Inspired Art or Products
• Free Interweave eBook – Know Your Rights: Copyright 101 for crafters and artists
• Tangle Pattern Refreshers – the entire Buried Treasure series.
• Find more tutorials on TanglePatterns by visiting the TUTORIALS tab on the pink alphabetic menu bar
• Find a CZT near you – the link to the list of Certified Zentangle Teachers is located in the left sidebar of the site under the heading SOURCE WEBSITES.
• Interested in becoming a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT®)? Here’s more information.
• Linda’s List of Zentangle-original tangles — THE tangles to learn first if you’re new to Zentangle.

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