The beads that I've made
:D
I like quite a few of those.
PERFECT for personalizing Kandi [for you P.L.U.R.ries out there].
I'd LOVE to see your versions of it! So just comment with a link to your versions
:D
DISCLAIMER : the beads in the picture are all quite long, but the beads that I make now are shorter, kind of like AMber's. The ones in the pictures were the first that I made, so they are much worse looking than I make them now. I'll get pictures when I can, but I'm on VACATION now, lol. :D
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You will need
1] Water bottle, or some kind of hard plastic that you can easily cut
2] a pair of cutting impliments [like scisors]
3] Needlenose Pliers, Tweezers, something like that [it'd be good to have an extra on hand]
4]Colours [if you want to make them colourful]
5]Heat gun, or if you are ghetto like me, a lighter :D
Cut the bottom and tops off the water bottle [I use the the bottoms to put the made beads in, and the top as a little water jug, so that after I melt the plastic, I can dip it in the cold water, and it will harden faster and stronger]
Then you cut the water bottle, either horizontal, or vertical, depending on whether you want a thick bead, or an easier bead [because some waterbottles have those stratta like structures, if you cut those into the stips, it makes it easier to twist around the pliers].
Next, you color the inside of the strip of plastic [or you can get a strip of paper that is shorter and smaller in width and turn it upside=down into the inside of the strip of plastic]
then grip the very end with your pliers [or the end and the paper>make sure they are lined up. and start twisting the pastic around the pliers.
Keep hold of the wound plastic tightly and take the tweasers out, then grip the bead from the hole in the middle, and the top near where the plastic ends.
Take the heat gun, and aim AWAY from anyone, and blast the plastic until the end has molded intself into the rest of the bead. [If you have an extra pair of pliers on hands, you can shape the drying plastic to make sure the holes are circular and stay open.
Let dry or dip it in some cold water, and then you've got your first bead
WOOT!!!
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kermit
19 Jun 06:18
whoa! this is really smart. They look like those glass beads (dunno what they're called)
Mi.ezekatze
19 Jun 13:25
I LOVE that! I think I'm gonna colour my beads on the inside with window colour *getting jumpy* ^___^
-> runs to get stuff...
Cat Morley
19 Jun 16:23
Fab idea, thanks for sharing!
Zombie Soup
19 Jun 21:55
I love it, pfft you know im going to make kandi out of them XD
Taz
20 Jun 09:47
Great Idea and looks like lots of fun!
Nanner823
20 Jun 16:21
What a good idea and a great reuse of those bottles.
Ali Mac
21 Jun 00:43
I like this idea very much!!
JONES
21 Jun 01:56
man! Thats goovey. I've got to make some of those!
Moon M.
21 Jun 03:50
Very good for recycling, and other things.
plastic crocodile
23 Jun 20:40
i am ghetto too.. i tried using a lighter and they get blackened. what am i doing wrong?
Ashley S.
23 Jun 23:18
great idea!
Surf jewels
25 Jun 19:50
these look gd
mlc1803 m.
28 Jun 21:15
wow! these are amazing really! I saw a tutorial on instructables actually. i cant wait to tyr this thanks for posting :)
Brandi Noel
02 Jul 09:13
Yeah Im kinda in l♥ve with this! I even got my husband in on it... he colored the plastic while I melted it.
Katie S.
03 Jul 23:39
I can't wait to make these. My mom has to find the heat gun first. I am going to start hoarding plastic bottles while i wait! i will post my version once i get back from camp and make them
klio
18 Jul 05:57
wow what a fabulous idea where oh where did you ever get it from? :P
Eve S.
01 Sep 01:16
amazing!
Im so doing this and putting up a version =]
Chelsea
25 Nov 08:54
I love these! I made some already!
sparrow is fancy
12 Feb 01:19
hn...
my friend Kit is becoming a jeweler or something, 4/6 of the necklaces she's bought are made ;)
maybe I should make some of my own pendants, beads etc and sell them to her? I smell an epiphany x)
Alyx
22 Mar 02:00
I made some today & showed all my friends! And again like all the other projects I have made off of this web site they want on of these braclets too! Here we go again!
Alyx
22 Mar 02:00
I made some today & showed all my friends! And again like all the other projects I have made off of this web site they want on of these braclets too! Here we go again!
ɐɯlɐ!
21 Apr 01:17
im gonna go buy myself
a gluegun just to do
this! [:
ɐɯlɐ!
21 Apr 01:17
im gonna go buy myself
a gluegun just to do
this! [:
Jet H.
23 Apr 13:30
hi, i'm glad with your project. is soo great. I haven't done it yet, but i'm will soon try it. Thanks you
Jet H.
23 Apr 13:31
hi, i'm glad with your project. is soo great. I haven't done it yet, but i'm will soon try it. Thanks you
Interstellar Supernatural
26 Jun 05:21
mine turned out horrible god sometimes i'm project illiterate
Lindsey Lockdown
20 Jul 21:41
This is very cool and I drink so much white tea from plastic bottles and I'm going to try this tonight!
I'm going to use news paper strips to color the beads :D
Nancy W.
27 Jul 22:56
Hi!
Today I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial.
Would you let me know if that's OK?
Thanks,
Nancy Ward
http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com
Nancy W.
27 Jul 22:56
Hi!
Today I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial.
Would you let me know if that's OK?
Thanks,
Nancy Ward
http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com
Laurel S.
29 Jul 21:57
These look really cool, I wanna make some NOW!!! But I have no plastic and it's the middle of the night WAH!
Deffo making some tomorrow:)
Wilma M.
07 Aug 19:09
This is fabulous.
But, isn't plastic toxic when melted. At the very least pretty stinky? How do you overcome that.
Thanks
bathtub :)
20 Aug 00:54
omg i made like a gazillion of these
and like i varied the size
i found out if you color them brown
they look bronze!!!
and if you leave them clear it has a really nice
perl shine
i used a candle :)
BunnieRox
25 Oct 16:54
cool!! xx
BunnieRox
25 Oct 16:54
cool!! xx