DIY VINTAGE style PAPER SPACER BEADS, learn all the best HACKS!

[@TRsPlace]

Very 😎 cool!! He used to do polymer clay. But I didn't like the feel of the clay on my hands. This looks very nice and could pass for a polymer clay bead I'm sure! I'll have to go watch that first video. As always, thanks again for sharing your talent! 💛TR💍

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 Yes that does feel kinda weird, you're welcome💖

[@catherinemckinney4091]

Cool. I make paper beads but had not tried this technique. I am in my crafting years. Retired. At 70, I am looking at passing on this info. Love it. ❤️

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Great, something new to try then😉

[@vickirivera2240]

Love love love that! I love dangling things hanging off of my purse. It'd be great on backpacks too!

[@vickirivera2240]

Also I've thought of doing something similar to the "shapes" to make my own earrings or pendants. Seems like using the chunky embossing powder could give good stability as well. Anyhow overall great idea! 💕💛💞

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 Me too, dangles on my purse, love that😍

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

great idea and it's light weight, so your ears stay in shape, LOL😉

[@vickirivera2240]

@@GerrysCraftRoom ahahaha

[@dizzinese]

These are just GORGEOUS!!! STUNNING! We made those as children in elementary school out of strips of magazines! These are, of course? Much more beautiful because you can make the color you want! Mind blown!🤯 the key chain is a great gift! Or those in the US, we hang a momentous or something pretty off of our rearview mirror-another great idea! Honey you are so blessed with such a beautiful gift from God and I’m so thankful I found you here!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 That's a fab idea too, thanks Denise😍

[@carollyngillespie3860]

All these crafts always look hard and turn out to be super simple. Really nice.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Isn't that fun, a great way to impress family and friends😉 thanks💖

[@SuperRocketdog1]

Wow a great video….spacer beads . Love the metallic ones.👍👍💕🥰🐶🐶🐶🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@kplicanic]

Oh my gosh-clever! I love this for getting the metallic look without the metal! Thank you!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@soupdragon3377]

Gerry, youre a gift to my world xxx

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

aawww that's so sweet of you💕

[@TheHappyHomesteadingHerbalist]

I don't make cards, but love the bead videos. Thank you.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Cool, you're welcome💖

[@shugsbug]

Lol smiling at your little voice that appeared, love this, great technique

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

LOL, thanks💖 Always good to add something weird to check if people watch with the sound on😂

[@darlenegreen1089]

I love your videos. And I'm never disappointed. Who would have ever thought to make beads out of paper and then make them look so real like you do. Amazing... well done!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks a bunch💖

[@dizzinese]

For anyone who doesn’t know, judkins makes a glue which is a true glue you can use, but it also doubles as the same as this glossy accents! I believe it’s called diamond glaze, but don’t hate me if I’m wrong, it was long ago I got mine! She’s had that for literally decades, and I still use a big bottle from 2003-04 which is just fine! The advantage is also that there are several sizes of this so if you use it a lot I would guess the price point is pretty good compared. It used to have a purple/blue label. Great stuff! It also dries with dimension as well as making cardstock so shiny it looks like plastic great for windows of houses or cars, btw.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks for sharing💕

[@MargieSierra1114]

Hi Gerry, 😊 beautiful key 🗝️ chain ⛓️s thank you for sharing 💞💐

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@lisadelong1455]

These paper beads are so cool. I love the idea of using an embossing folder. I used to make beads with thin paper cut into long skinny triangles. After rolling them they would be thicker in the center and smaller on each side, if this made any sense. They would make longer skinny beads tapered on the ends. I love the key chains you made. They would look great on backpacks or on the spines of mini albums.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 I think you mean something like these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYS4o2aVmsmfqdU 😉

[@bluewater519]

Thank you so much for getting right to the project. Love the ideas.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@susane945]

You're funny!! I really like you, and I love your tutorials!! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@michelegourd5742]

Gerry, what an awesome idea!! Hope it is cooling down for you!!😊 Thanks for sharing!!💙💙💙

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 Jep, it's cooler a bit and it will warm up again in the weekend😅

[@KimberlyInSoCal310]

Wow, these beads turned out so well, they look like antiqued silver! So pretty, and what a great idea to use them to make presents. Thank you for sharing!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@JH-wd7ul]

Fabulous!!! I ALWAYS enjoy watching your videos - brings a smile to my face and enriches my craft knowledge. Thank you! Janet💕

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Cool, thanks and you're welcome💕

[@cindyhenry1410]

This is FANTASTIC! I never would have thought to use the embossing folders! Bead making & jewelry art is my first passion and what you showed here blows my mind! 🤯🤯🤯🤯Those medallions are also Glorious! Endless possibilities here! Now I will not be able to sleep!! Why do I watch awesome videos like this right before bed?? Gahhhhhhh lol. TYFS! ❤️🦋💜

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Oh dear, mind blown and not sleeping don't sound super healthy, but it's fun and pretty so that is a bit of soul food😉 thanks so much and have fun making pretty things💖

[@deballen7031]

Lol, I know just what you mean and I've come to the conclusion that it's to enable wonderful crafting dreams! 😂

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

@@deballen7031 there you go, there is always an upside to a downside😂

[@ArtemisToo]

"Run out of embossing powder?" What a concept! It will never happen to me, I'm afraid; sometimes I think I'm more a hoarder of EP than a user. These beads would be nice as a tassel on one of those pins people decorate for closing up their glue bottles (you know, the pins that otherwise get lost on your desk and require a magnet to find, and meanwhile the glue's drying out because you haven't got the pin...).

[@Pebblesmas]

Great idea too

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

There is always someone out of something, LOL😂 That's a fab idea, tfs!

[@brrjohnson8131]

Embossing powder makes a nice rustproof seal on metal. I've found it's better than spray or enamel paint on small detailed surfaces.

[@moirahansen1955]

Great idea. Thank you for the inspiration Gerry. 👏😊💕🇿🇦

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@karenreeves3958]

What a great idea to go along with your other beading videos. I love the small flower flowers & heart beads. They make great dangles on necklaces or keychains. I love this idea. Thanks for such a good tutorial.

[@deballen7031]

Hi. That's a couple of good ideas. I was thinking of dangles on bookmarks as I always think they look nice hanging down the spine of a book. They might perk up a plain lampshade, too.😊

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks so much💖 I love it when ideas spark ideas, those are some fab ones, thanks for sharing!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

OMG more great ideas, on a lamp, how awesome would that look😍

[@user-eviemc1973]

Just found your channel ❤ especially ❤ the bead making please please do so more !!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Cool, here's a playlist, have you seen them all? kzbin.info/aero/PLHNip46yzH6fUQGUFVtDaaGNKBQKpxqMO

[@maureencartmell6836]

Thanks yet again for a fantastic idea to add to our stock of beads. Now I just have to order some more matallic sticky back card, glossy accents, embossing folders........ such good fun on the way wohoo!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Cool, you're welcome, have loads of fun!💖

[@dawnstrand1676]

Good morning Gerry! From the NEW YORK side of the planet! I wish there were more hours in the day. I remember making beads like these from colorful magazines as a child. These days I’m making cards and fancy quilling names for gifts. I love your constant creativity and glorious passion for your art! I enjoy watching all of your videos. Thank you!!!’❤️

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

How cool, Good Morning and Afternoon (you can save that for later😉) That sounds intriguing, thanks and you're welcome💖

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

I’m also a creative in NYC

[@dawnstrand1676]

@@BarbaraMerryGeng nice to meet you!

[@christieoertel1589]

Lovely beads thx Gerry njoy your weekend

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks, you too💖

[@sweetsarah9702]

Great ideas! Love the end result and also the extra little voices!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks, LOL, just trying something else every now and then😉 💖

[@ritavw-s4093]

❤️ worth getting all painty ! 😊

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖😁

[@Pebblesmas]

Ow wow, i still have a bit of a collection of the colorful beads i made a couple of years ago, but never seen these ideas, really fabulous!!!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks💖 Cool, you're halfway there then😉

[@lzrd8460]

Very cool, I make spacer beads by rolling up paper as you do. But then I emboss ‘plumber’s’ tape. This tape is real aluminium that has a sticky sheet on the back. Vert easy to use. The tape comes in a wide roll but can easily be cut to any size you want. I use that to cover the paper bead.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 great tip

[@felinemagic4473]

Wonderful idea. As you were crafting, I was thinking of copper colored paint in addition to the black. Also, the circle and other designs could make earrings to go along with beaded necklaces or bracelets. When we were in high school, a gazillion years ago 🤪, way before glossy accent was created, we used clear nail polish to cover beads we made from strips of magazine pages. I'm loving the embossed metallic look. Fun times headed this way. Messy fingers included.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 Yes, so many options, once you start playing you'll discover more😉

[@donnarobertson8879]

Very, very cool. Loved the embossing folder hack.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@rhondawright8169]

Fantastic..May I suggest a less messy method to paint them. Squirt the paint onto a soft sponge, put them back onto the skewer and roll them on the sponge 😉😁🥳

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 Great idea, thanks for sharing!

[@nicoleatangana756]

So pretty 🤩Very good idea 👌👍👏🙏

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@dss5569]

Thank you ever so much for sharing!❤

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

you're welcome💖

[@rtd1791]

Will you please add all of your bead videos to this playlist? I’d appreciate being able to find them all in one place.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

I updated the list: kzbin.info/aero/PLHNip46yzH6fUQGUFVtDaaGNKBQKpxqMO It's just two video's, but there maybe more in the future😉 Also the one video where I used the beads is in the list

[@roxanneklinger3828]

What a unique idea. Love it.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@leannemitchem8865]

Love this technique. Very pretty beads! Thank you for sharing

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@mariantoniettacapristo2248]

Wowww! Very very gorgeous! Thank you to share It!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@lorisayler4915]

Wow, great idea, and so beautiful!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@4BarbaraJ]

So pretty! I watched your earlier video and made paper beads that i was very happy with. Can’t wait to try this too. Can you tell me about the piece that is on your shelf behind you? The one on the shelf with your brushes. It’s beautiful.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 Thanks! I made that off camera with rice paper, patterned paper and chipboard shapes along with paint on a piece of cardboard and a small canvas. I love making things like that😍

[@nathalieC250]

Great beads. I can’t wait to try this.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks, have fun💖

[@barbarajensen4350]

What a fantastic idea!!!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@suetownsend1932]

What an interesting project. Love the results.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@moniquedeconinck6679]

Mercis superbe réalisation bravos 🦋👏

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@nataliearena2241]

Brilliant i love your teaching style

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

cool, thanks💖

[@paulienvandenbosch3857]

Those beads are so cool. Thank you for showing the how too. Love how your danglings turned out.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks sweetie and you're welcome💖

[@cathygarner6867]

Love it 😊

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@dizzinese]

Gerry what is resist spray? I have not heard anyone mention this before. Thank you!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

it's I believe a diluted version of glossy accents and use with stencils for instance. I also used it in the second Mica Powder video

[@jeandavidson549]

Really cool! I still haven't got round to making the coloured beads but you never know, one of these days .... Love your new word 'de-wonky' by the way.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 that's crafting, if it's not there just make it up as you go, even words, LOL😁

[@sharynackerley2611]

Love the beads. Those flat trinkets look fantastic. Great ideas for gifts. 💕

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@dsmith199]

Really cool idea! Thank you!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@arlenepowders4989]

First time watching this type of craft, very interesting….. I may try the shapes and put in some of my cards, thank you for sharing!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 You can make them to hang at the top in the corner too, use some twine around the fold for instance, that's pretty cool. Made some Christmas cards like that last year😉

[@annekeschep8148]

Great second bead making class in the series (I hope there will be more 😉). Thank you for this one with new ideas, tips and tricks 👍

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks, I do have some ideas up my sleeve, have to let them marinate a bit😉💕

[@sue5560]

I love making paper beads! Those spacer beads are beautiful and I will definitely be making some! Thanks for sharing!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕 Enjoy!

[@margaritagerman]

Your spacer beads are beautiful and definitely repeatable by someone like me. I can also see coloring them in alcohol inks as well. Truly lovely project with many, many jumping off points. Thank you for sharing your creative heart.❤️

[@vickirivera2240]

I like the alcohol ink idea!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 I thought of that too, great minds think alike😁 I didn't want to go in loads of different directions in this video but that will surely work💕

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

me too, I already see colours, lots of them, LOL💕

[@deballen7031]

Do you mean making your own designs on plain paper with ink? That's the idea I was toying with but I'm non two minds about it. I might give something like that a go once I have got the hang of actually making the beads. .😄

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

@@deballen7031 not sure if your question was for @magaritagerman or me, I was thinking colouring the craftstock, as yupo for instance is a bit more sturdy or though to roll, so it might not stick or stay put to the beads🤔 But you can always try to know for sure😉

[@created2bless322]

WooHoo! Bravo, Gerry! This was such a good tutorial on something that I do plan on using. I would make the larger ones as earrings because I LOVE earrings for some crazy reason! Thank you, so much for this one!!!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 I can tell you are excited😁

[@gloriasurton8341]

Amazing. Thank you so much. From sunny clacton England x

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕 It's sunny here too, such lovely weather🌞

[@christinecloutier4015]

Such great ideas!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@Gerry van der Velden • My grandmother made paper beads but when I tried they all came out "wonky" so I gave up. Now that you've shown how to "de-wonkify" the beads, I'll give it another go. 👍

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

yay, you've got this, no more wonky beads, have fun😁💕

[@Camilakarina]

Amazing!! Thanks!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕

[@marshathome7282]

Brilliant!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@UBJazzy]

Very nice 😊

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@lindabeckman3053]

I love the detail that the embossing folders added to your beads…so cool! I’ve never made paper beads before, but it looks like I’m outnumbered, LOL! I watched one of your other paper bead making videos earlier today, and it really has inspired me to try making some. I bought a package of Christmas tree garland made out of red wooden beads several years ago but have not yet used it because it was too short, and I wanted something more unique. My intention was to take it apart and add other elements to it for more interest. I have some old tree limbs that I think I’ll cut into thick slices to make beads, plus now I’m thinking some paper beads out of music paper and book text sound like fun elements too. After watching this video, I know I must do some of your embossed metal ones too! I think I’ll try some gelli plate papers too, and maybe some of Almut’s napkin beads, some little pine cones, some jingle bells, and, and…. My mind is absolutely whirling with ideas right now! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

So funny, see how one idea can spark, well multiple ideas, have loads of fun💕

[@cathyrezba3132]

Very neat idea

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@StellasScrappyCrafts]

They look great. Could you run one piece of Metallic through the embossing machine and then do all the painting on one sheet and then put the sticky back on. Lay the embossed one on top of plain paper and cut into strips. I am time poor, so I'm not sure if this is quicker, but I will give it a go. Different color paints could look good too. Ok, I am off to the craft room now. :)

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖 Give it a go and you know😉

[@deballen7031]

Hi. I must have missed your previous beads video, or my brain is on the blink again. ☺️ These beads you have made look spectacular, truly impressive. There are so many possible uses for them, too, especially as dangles. I'm definitely going to be making some bookmarks and dangles to go on the end of them. Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm going to have to make a start on them quickly if they're to be ready for Christmas though!

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYS4o2aVmsmfqdU I think you have it twice now, LOL😉 That's an awesome idea, love it💕

[@deballen7031]

@@GerrysCraftRoom Oh Thank you so much for the link, I have just watched it and saved it so that I can refer back to it. Those bears just look so fabulous, if a little tricky to make.😁

[@gloriasurton8341]

You are amazing thank you so much xx

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you’re welcome💕

[@craftyscissors2609]

I love all of them ❤️😘😘😘

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

thanks💖

[@staceyd2670]

Hi Gerry, I love your videos and your sense of humor! Thank you for sharing your ideas and talents. I make regular paper beads and glaze them but I notice you use distress spray on these vintage beads - is there a particular reason to use this instead of a glaze? My silver and gold paper just arrived as well as my embossing folders so I am ready to get started but I am wondering if I can use glaze instead of distress spray on these beads? Would love to know your thoughts.

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

Thanks, you're welcome💕 I can't recall I using distress spray, I know I don't use it instead of glaze as it reacts to water. If you have a time stamp in the video, I can check it for you... But glaze sounds like a good idea, make sure to try that!

[@staceyd2670]

@GerrysCraftRoom 4:56 is the time stamp in the video. You put the beads on. Skewer and yhen sprayed with distress spray

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

@@staceyd2670 jep, that spray is a diluted version of Glossy accents (or at least that's what it feels like😉) and glossy accents is a glaze of sorts, like I shown earlier in the video on those circles. So have fun with your glaze🤩

[@staceyd2670]

@GerrysCraftRoom thanks so much Gerry. I have all of my supplies ready now so am excited to start making sone of these antique beads this weekend ❣️

[@dizzinese]

I think I missed the bead video where it sounds like you made regular or main beads.

[@deballen7031]

Hi. Yes. I get that same feeling of somehow not being fully caught up with it.🤔

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

here's the homework, LOL: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYS4o2aVmsmfqdU this is the one😉

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYS4o2aVmsmfqdU this is the one especially for you Deb 😉

[@dizzinese]

@@GerrysCraftRoom thanks Gerry!

[@pamelatheado6484]

Do you put the thing on the end of the spacer bead? The eyelet

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

yes

[@barbarahill6365]

When I have made paper beads like yours, I miss the weight of a bead. Paper doesn’t hang or swing the same on a necklace. Do you have any recommendations?

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

by adding a layer of embossing powder you can add a bit of weight, like I show in the first bead video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYS4o2aVmsmfqdU it wil also give you a glass like bead sound😉

[@Ruby233]

Posso sapere dove hai acquistato il prodotto?

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

the products to make the beads are in the description

[@Ruby233]

​@@GerrysCraftRoomgrazie

[@lzrd8460]

Such a pity, the two embossing folders you used are discontinued! They were gorgeous! 😢😢😢

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

bummer, those are so cool, you probably can find other cool find though😉

[@debvandusen3623]

Where are you from? France?

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

nope, Netherlands🤩

[@anamartins7850]

🎉

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

💖

[@yvondville4832]

Komt u uit Nederland

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

jep

[@nightkid223]

Hoor ik een Nederlands accent?

[@GerrysCraftRoom]

zou zomaar kunnen😜