Valentine’s Day: Beaded Card

This technique uses seed beads instead of glitter to make a special message!

Materials

• Seed beads
• Craft glue in a bottle
• Paper
• Craft tray
• Blank card set OR fold cardstock and make your own
• Smock
• Pencil

Directions

• Put your paper sheet on your craft tray.  This will catch any excess beads.

• Lightly draw a heart or shape of your choice in the centre of your card.

• Trace over your heart using glue.  (To make a thin line, only open the nozzle on your glue half way, depending on the model.)

• Sprinkle your seed beads into the glue.

• Shake off the excess onto the paper in your craft tray.

• Roll the paper into a funnel shape and then put the beads back into the container.

• Allow your card to dry overnight, write a special message inside and then give it to a friend, teacher, neighbour or relative.

Purpose

• Making interesting materials for written communication.

Safety Notes

• Use a craft tray and a smock to protect surfaces from damage that may occur with glue.
• Beads can be a choking hazard.  Be sure to keep them out of reach from children ages 0-3 years or those that tend to put things in their mouths.