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My paper beads were dry enough today to paint so I decided to try a few experiments with the colors. I started three separate groups of them, two of which were metallic color paints (solid copper and silver splashes on a black background) and the other group being a Spring pink and green. The metallic ones seem to have taken on an outer space feel to them for some reason, and Adam said the pink and green beads reminded him of colored marshmallows from Lucky Charms or crunchberries from Captain Crunch.

I made the beads months ago from a magazine picture of a purple sky over green grass. I finally strung them together with looped wire into a necklace. I think the wire was a good choice because paper beads are so light that they need the extra weight to make them drape effectively.

I actually promised to make these earrings last summer, in exchange for a friend’s cast-off fashion magazines. The beads were originally a rather flat red, although the paper was slightly shaded, so I took a gold pen and added a few highlights. Then I covered the beads with a couple coats of clear nail polish (I *know* I have a can of spray lacquer around somewhere but I can’t find it and as these were so small, it seemed simpler to use nail polish).

I’ve been sick for a couple days and Thing-a-Day has been a great excuse to finish (or start!) small projects that I’ve been putting off.