Paper Bead Pendants

These paper bead pendants look like they have two sections, but it’s rolled as one solid bead. I’ve designed four different shapes. Round, rounded saucer, bicone, and the last bead, which has a very special name. We had a naming contest in the Paper Bead Fanatics group on Facebook. The winner will receive the digital templates for all four of these bead designs. And our winner is Barbara Dixon who suggested Amphora bead. She said the bead looks like an ancient Greek jug called an amphora. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest!

Now, onto the bead rolling. I do want to mention that if you are sizing and cutting these strips manually, this is considered an advanced bead. The measurements are not simple and you will need a ruler that shows you eights of an inch.

You can purchase the digital template pack on paperbeadrollers.com. It includes a to-scale PDF template that you can print out on your home printer and use as a template, as well as SVG cutting files for cutting machines like the Cricut or Brother ScanNCut.