In Epcot at Walt Disney World there is a booth that sells recycled paper bead bracelets and necklaces. The beads are made from old park maps and brochures, which is such a fun souvenir!
Of course, we had to try making our own recycled paper beads at home. We used magazine pages which is nice and thin. We cut the pages into triangles. You could use old park maps, wrapping paper scraps or almost any paper but you do not want the paper to be thick.
Taking a straightened paper clip (you could use a pencil or chopstick) start wrapping the triangle around starting with the wide edge first. Secure the start with a glue dot roller (found in the scrapbook section).
You could also use elmers glue but it would take longer to dry. Continue winding the paper around until the whole paper is used and then secure with more glue. To secure the beads and make them hard apply a coat of mod podge. Once the beads are dry string them onto twine the length of a necklace or bracelet.
Then enjoy your beautiful necklace and/or bracelet. S told me that she is a jewelry girl, so I see her getting lots of use out of her necklace and bracelet.
This is so creative! I love this idea. Your daughter is adorable!
Thank you so much Logan!
You and S look like you always have SO much fun! I’m hoping that my daughter will love to do crafts when she’s older so we can do stuff like this. I love this idea–it doesn’t look super messy or complicated, and jewelry gals get something new for free! 🙂
Making fun jewelry is always a plus! Thank you so much Natalie!
What a fun craft and I love the colors
Thank you Kallee! I love how each bead is slightly different based on what was on the page.
I love this creative idea! I never knew Disney had a recycling program. The maps I get from amusement parks I usually just keep.
Next time you are at Epcot you should check out the booth – it’s on the World Showcase side near the African shops. Their beads and jewelry are beautiful – I think we have 2 necklaces and a bracelet.
Such a super cute craft idea, I love the colors and your little looks awfully proud to have such a gorgeous necklace on! 🙂
Thank you Lauren! I love how each bead is slightly different based on what was on the page.
i love this .. it looks like such a lot of fun!
Thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments
Thank you Jaime! It was lots of fun!
These look beautiful 🙂 what a fab idea! #MagicMoments
Thank you so much!
This is brilliant, thank you I’m pinning it as an activity to do in our activity craft hour here on the farm. I wonder if I could make the beads from leaves too for a natural necklace? Worth a go!
It’s worth a try Fiona!
I love paper beads, we made lots of it last summer and they were such a great fun. Your daughter is beautiful. x
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I want to go make so more! Thank you so much Melody!
Amazing Idea! I wish sometimes I have a kids so I could do all the DIY with them! Beautiful girl btw :)) All best, Anna
You could make these yourself Anna! 🙂 They are a lot of fun to make.
I love these! I’ve seen these for sale before and they were pretty expensive. What a fun project!
Thank you for stopping by Alex!
This is so cute! My preschooler would love to help me make this. Definitely going to try it on one of our non school days.
It would be a great activity for kids during a break.
I never knew they made these as souvineers at Disney, we had a set with Disney princess papers for making these and they were a real hit! #MagicMoments
That sounds awesome Emily! I know my daughter would love making beads with princess paper!
What a cute and creative way to make jewelry and recycle at the same time! I’ve never seen this done, but I’m going to have to give it a try. Pinning. So, so creative!
Thank you Alli! The beads are so fun to make and you can vary the size of the triangle to make different beads.
Paris,
I never thought of using a souvenir to make a treasured piece of jewelry. What a great idea.I made these with my mom and sister when I was younger.
Happy Creating,
Karen Marie
That’s so cool that you use to make paper beads growing up! Thanks so much Karen!
As always, S looks like she has so much fun with her creative Mom. My grands would love to do this. It’s a fun thing we could do together when they come spend the night! Pinned.
I hope your grands have fun making beads! It’s a great project for the family! Thanks so much Shirley!
What a great idea. I love recycling and reuse of things so this is awesome to add to my to-do-list. I think the necklace is very cute. And the beads seems like a familyfriendly craft to do with your kids. I am stopping by from the Retro Re-Pin Party. Pinned this to my jewlery board.
/Charlotte – My Green Nook
Thank you so much Charlotte! Definitely family friendly, S (age 5) was able to roll the beads herself and string them onto the necklace!
how fun and she is adorable! I hope you will stop by and link up to our new creative challenge link party on Fridays. This month is cardboard but all recycle/upcycle crafts welcome!
Thanks so much!
Very pretty!
Thank you Diana!
Hello beautiful! This looks so stinkin cute. I need to try this. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being a part of our party and we hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We can’t wait to party with you! Happy Valentines’ Day! Lou Lou Girls
Thank you so much Kimberly! And they were so much fun to make!
What a cute idea!! Thank you for sharing with us at Merry Monday!
Thank you Amanda
I have made lots of polymer clay beads in the past but I’ve never made paper ones, these are so cute I may have to give them a go.
I hope you give the paper beads a try! They are so much fun to make!
Great craft idea! Especially to use up magazines or other papers lying around. Thanks for linking up at Creative Spark. Hope you’ll join us again this week 🙂
Thank you Emily!