#scraptember2025, More paper beads

I needed to add to my mini-stash of beads, just in case. You never know when I might need a bunch more! 

Here's my simple process: 

Choose the paper or scrap you want to use for your beads. This pattern is a digital file by Studio on Glore (Etsy). For the small beads, I use a 5in strip. 

You can mark them as I did here, or you can just cut them with a trimmer or scissors. I wanted them to be fairly uniform, so I drew lines and cut with scissors. 

This is a quilling tool. Makes it easy to roll the strips, but you can do it as easily with a pair of tweezers. Roll them tightly and glue the end. 

Add ink to cover the edges and add depth.

I like to add just a touch of shine to them with glossy accents or equivalent, which also acts as a sealer. Squeeze out a little puddle onto a non-stick mat and dip your finger into it, then roll the beads between your thumb and finger. You barely need any of it to make it look 'finished'

So fun and super simple. I remember these from when I was a kid, but I have no memory of ever making them myself. Seems like a grade school project that was never part of my curriculum. 🤷

#scraptember2025, Beads

Did you make paper beads when you were in grade school? Never happened when I was in school. So when I saw this YouTube video from Crafty by Toni I got pretty excited. I had seriously no idea how simple these are to make! And look how fun?? Granted, they aren't perfect, but these are my first ever attempts, so there's that. But also -- who wants perfect!?? Not me! These will be so much fun to add to our Halloween junk journal next month for Halloween Every Day. 

Size comparison

How they began....just some scraps of scraps and a little ink. I love them! Are they grungy enough for Halloween? I think so. :) 

#scraptember2025, Beads and Burlap

Guys, is this not the cutest tiny banner?! It's about 10 inches long and will fit so great in a Halloween junk journal. Can you even? I love it so much. 

#scraptember2025, Coffee Dye

...the twist is, I used black tea instead of coffee for this one, thanks to Grungy Stamper on Instagram. Never thought about black tea, but I'm glad I tried it. It seems to dye much quicker than 'regular' tea or coffee, but maybe that's just me. 

I had some muslin in my sewing box from when I made a ton of masks during "the covid years", so I added that to the solution as well as a piece of lace, twill ribbon, and a bit of cheesecloth. 

After I used the black tea for what I wanted, I added just a few drops of rusty hinge distress reinker and did a test piece (see photo)....

...and then I did another test piece and added more rusty hinge and lots of drops of crackling campfire distress reinker. It isn't quite the orange I was hoping for, but I like it and will use it. I will, however, do more cheesecloth in Halloween colors coming up soon.

#scraptember2025, Paper Bag

Another prompt not on the list for today's project; #paperbag. For this adorable little accordion file I used 3 mini bags (7 1/4 x 3 1/2 inch size) and some of the grunge and texture papers I made for previous prompts. And a couple of Halloween charms as well. I love how cute it is! Now to make some tags or tickets to fit into the pockets. Super simple to make; here's a link to one of many tutorials. 

So easy, and so cute! 

#scraptember2025, Acetate

For today's prompt, I used acetate in my photo frame. You can't tell by the picture, unfortunately, but the backing is silver mirror paper. Super cool looking in real life, sorry it's not showing up for you here. 

The frame is one of many from the Mirror, Mirror digital collection on ko-fi by Margreth of Seven Plaza. 

Clusters made from labels I made using the grunge pieces I made the other day. 

Labels used for the clusters were stamped and cut from the grungy papers I made previously. 

#scraptember2025, Pocket

Today's project is a giant pocket tag. Mine measures 9x4 1/2 and is a design by SevenPlaza. Margreth used packaging for her prompt, but I didn't have a piece big enough for what I wanted, so I used a large scrap instead. I really like it. I will call her Esther June.

Large pocket (please excuse my inky fingers!)

Check out my bee charm...I turned it into a button. Isn't it so cute. 

#scraptember2025, Texture

Using some of the pieces I created yesterday for "grunge", I added even more grunge with texture paste and stencils. I don't use it enough, I think, every time I do use it. Anyway, I like how these pieces turned out and they'll be especially great for creepy Halloween projects. My favorites are the ones that look like blood spatter. Don't judge, I love Dateline. 😆 

Embossing paste colored with Fired Brick Distress Ink.

Grit paste colored with Pumice Stone and Shabby Shutters Distress Inks.

#scraptember2025, Grunge

More prep for next month's Halloween Everyday, I'm calling this #grunge. I'm so excited for next month, can you tell? LOL I took lots of scraps and created grungy backgrounds for tags, tabs and ephemera. 

#scraptember2025, Charms

Today I'm going rogue. I did not use any of the prompts on the list. In prep for next month, I've made Halloween themed charms. I hope you're not getting tired of them by now. I have so many super cute Halloween themed stamps, and tiny ones!, that are perfect for bitsy charms, I simply had to!!! Aren't they cute? 

Plus, I made the box to hold them using a pattern from Vibe of Vintage Printables (find them on etsy). Also, I decided to make the pattern paper. I love how it turned out. Box measures approximately 3x2.25x1.25

#scraptember2025, Envelope

September is here and it's time for another crafty collaboration with Crafty by Toni and Seven Plaza. This month we are doing #scraptember2025, just making stuff with our scraps. (see prompt list below) There are no rules! Use the prompt list if you like, or don't if you come up with something else to do. Use the hashtag #scraptember2025 if you decide to participate and share your makes on You Tube, Instagram, or where ever else. 

Last week, I played around with some brown paper lunch bags and made this faux leather paper (see photo below). I love how it turned out. So I used it for my first Scraptember project, this coin envelope. 

These are the pieces I created. I used glossy mod podge on one and Tim Holtz matte collage medium on the others. The photo is not that great, but you can see the texture and mediums better on the finished envelope above. It's kind of a cool technique, I think. 

From the prompt list, I could use one of several for this project, so I'll let you pick: 1 envelope, 2 photograph, 3 lace, 13 hardware, or 23 texture!

So charming

I made more charms. They are so much fun. I'll probably never use all the ones I've made, but that's ok. I liking looking at them. LOL  For this batch I mostly used Crafty by Toni's newest release, Haberdashery.  

Coins for scale:
These are 20mm jump rings (edited: these are NOT 22mm)

These are 10mm and 12mm jump rings