This technique is versatile. Use wooden beads for jewelry, and Styrofoam balls for napkin rings and shoe decorations.
Tools and Materials
- Wooden beads or foam balls
- Strung sequins
- Tacky white glue
How-To
1. Pull 1 or 2 sequins off the thread to create a lead end. Starting at the top of bead (or foam ball), secure lead end with a dab of glue.
2. Apply glue one section at a time, and adhere sequin strand, spiraling it tightly and applying pressure as you work. [See image 2 above.] Leave bead holes open if you'll be stringing them; otherwise, cover with sequins.
Such a fun and easy project! To adhere the sequins on the wooden beads, I used E6000, which works on nearly all surfaces (except styrofoam). I put on an episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and made one ring during that time. I worked slowing trying to prevent glue from getting on the sequins. However, some glue ended up on them anyway. After it was completely dry, I used a toothpick and was able to easily remove the excess glue.
You may also want to consider, using the glue gun for this project.
the best glue is e6000 for the wood bead and for shirts look for aileen's fabric glue. try it first because sometimes it stains the fabric. do not put to much either.
The bead needs to be glued to the ring base before it is wrapped with sequins. As shown in the photo above - it should have been made more clear in the text.
Neither Tacky Glue nor Super Glue will adhere the sequin-strung wooden bead to the ring. It still falls off. The photo in the magazine was probably just for show purposes; the ring would not actually be wearable according to the instructions that went with the photo.
speaking of glue, what is the best glue on the market for attaching gems to shirts that will be washed. I am talking about the ones that don't heat set.
Try E-6000 glue for this. It's my favorite one for all my jewelry and hair accessories I make.
Add goop glue. It works great.
I want to know how to attach the ball or whatever to the ring so that it doesn't fall off!!
What I did was put the wooden bead on a pencil that I stuck into a glass to hold it upright then painted the entire bead with a thin layer of the glue and let it dry completely. Once the glue was clear, I drew a thin line of wet glue with a toothpick and then pressed the sequins down into it as I worked around the bead. The fresh glue kind of re-activated the dry glue and everything stayed put nicely, with no sliding or glue squishing over the sequins.
How do you hook the bead to the ring?
I made one with tacky glue, patiently waiting for small sections to dry before going onto the next. It took forever, and still looks a bit wobbly. The next two I made with super glue. It works great, and the strand of sequins is much straighter.
Much more difficult than it seems. It's impossible to not get the sequins covered in glue and to get them to lay flat. I think I'm going to ditch the sequins and use glitter instead.
Do you need to use a different glue to attach the sequined bead to the ring finding or will the same tacky glue work?
I just made these and i find it much easier to use the loose sequin then the strand..... just when your putting them down overlap them!! it looks great!!!
I am working on this and I am using toothpicks to hold the Styrofoam and push pins to hold the sequins in place. It is more difficult than it looks.
I did not make these yet, but maybe you could stand the wooden bead on top of a sharpened pencil. For the styrofoam balls, maybe sticking a toothpick in it would work. Hope this helps!
This seems to be a lot more difficult than what's pictured here. Does anyone have any tricks for holding the ball still to keep the glue from getting all over the sequins?