Wednesday, January 18, 2012

How to prevent runaway beads

We just had a disaster zone, when a bag of really small round beads fell. I'm not exaggerating when I tell you it took days to pick up. So I have a new method of dealing with beads.... Sticky Paper!

When I'm beading on fabric, I use sticky back paper to keep my beads contained. I cut a piece of contact shelf liner, about 8x12 inches (like a piece of paper) and remove the protective paper from the adhesive side. I place the paper sticky side up on a padded board, and pin or tape it to each of the boards corners. I then spread the bead on the sticky paper and they stay put!!

So I get to fit in my favorite chair while I bead away!


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