Do It Yourself: Magazine Bead Necklace

If you love crafting and accessorizing as much as I do, then you will love this simple DIY magazine bead necklace. I learned how to make this during art club at camp. Enjoy!

What you need:

- a magazine

- glue

- scissors

- a pencil

- string

- tape

Step 1:

Cut about a 1" strip from one of the pages in your magazine. This will make one bead. The number of magazine strips you cut will determine how many beads go on the necklace.

(I chose many patterns and strip sizes to add variety).

Step 2:

Spread glue on the unwanted side of the magazine strip - leave a dry spot at the bottom so the strip doesn't get glued to the pencil.

Then place the pencil on the dry end of the strip and begin rolling it up until a bead has been formed with the desired pattern facing outward.

Step 3:

Gently pull the pencil from the inside of the bead. While the glue is drying on the bead, go ahead and wrap some tape around the ends of the string - this will make it easier to stick through the beads. When the string is taped and the glue has dried, string the bead.

Step 4:

Repeat the first three steps until your necklace is complete! Then leave some extra string to tie in a bow so that the necklace can be worn at different lengths.

I'm anticipating that these magazine bead necklaces are going to become a big hit. Not only are they crafty and chic, but they take less than ten minutes to make and cost nearly nothing. You can't get much better than that!

xoxo, Emma