How to paint wooden beads

Happy Wednesday, and welcome to the first post of the Lined Drawstring Bag Sew Along! I'm excited to kick this off by sharing a few different ways to customize wooden beads to use on your drawstring bags! I'll be updating the Sew Along Page each week with all the posts so that you can easily catch up or reference these posts after the sew along ends! I hope you'll sew along with us! Sew from the tutorial or the patterns: Lined Drawstring Bag Tutorial Lined Drawstring Bag Pattern Lined…

I'm loving the whole Farmhouse style at the moment. And these wood bead garlands are just perfect for styling your home. Wrap them around a vase, or casually place them on a tray. And they are super-versatile - paint your beads in Christmas or Easter colours to match your decor! I never knew about this little trick to make threading your beads sooo much easier. Check out what hack to use for your bead projects from now on, and how to make your own farmhouse style garland.

I quick tutorial on how best to paint wooden beads in bright colors evenly and without the much expected mess.

I quick tutorial on how best to paint wooden beads in bright colors evenly and without the much expected mess.

Spray those beads! Note to self: not meant for windy days. Spray painting is my first suggested route to coating your beads. With practice the coat is even and you can cover a lot of beads in one spread. And spray again... and then apply clear coat. I say "one spread" but I really mean on one pass. As recommended you will want to pass the spray paint across the batch again once or twice later in the day. Very little is required by means of materials other than your beads, the cans of spray…

Add festive style to your home decor with this DIY Oversized Wood Bead Garland from Inspired by Charm.

So I’ve had this idea sitting around in my head for a few months, it is really quite novel and I’m sure no one has thought of it before: paint wooden beads and string them into an aweso…

This is such a time saver!! Paint beads quickly for all your crafting projects. Follow the link for a full video tutorial!