I had to take time out from my home improvements so that I could share this mothers day craft! In March, two new members of our family were welcomed into the world and my mom is now the proud grandmother of three grand babies! As a gift I have made her paper beads of all of her grandbabies faces and will be making them into a bracelet for her. Awhile back I did a series of blogs about hand made paper beads. Please refer to Handmade paper beads, which will carry you through each step of how to roll them. The only thing that is different with the mothers day beads are the shape. Also please note, do not use nail polish to coat the bead. It will discolor the ink if you have printed the photos with a lazer or ink jet printer. This idea was inspired by a posting on the “RunsWithScissors” blog!
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May 12th, 2009 at 10:50 am
What a great idea!! So cool.
May 18th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
This is truly inspired–what a great idea for the proud mothers and grandmothers! How about a version for the dads and granddads out there?
May 19th, 2009 at 9:31 am
That’s a good point Dasch-hound! I can’t leave them out! You will have to see what I come up with for my fathers day craft! I can’t wait to share it will you!!
September 15th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Oho, it is so cute.
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:46 am
In March, two new members means twins ! Congratulations, I wish them good luck. Every mother is special and the way you designed a bracelet for her is also special and unique.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I’m sorry that I didn’t clarify, but they are not actually twins. My brother and sister each had a baby, and both were born in March! That’s perfect timing considering that my brother and I were born in March as well!