| Nature of Enquiry | Hello! Sorry if I was unclear, the METHOD of maikng these little beads is the same as that used to make board books, but the paper used for these beads was just regular paper from an old book my punches are same as yours, I could never have punched these shapes out of board.As for strengthening, I have found that because the beads are so tiny (my finished bead is the size of a cherry or a small olive), and because you glue two halves together, maikng each page of the bead double thickness, the bead ends up quite firm.Other ways, I imagine, would be to 1) punch the shapes out and then glue two or more layers together before folding and gluing into a bead, 2) use the thickest paper your punch can handle say good quality scrapbooking paper, 3) or dipping the finished bead into some sort of varnish, shellac, liquid gloss, or even a runny acrylic medium, to coat and harden the beads. That's all I can think of, and mind you these are all theoretical, I haven't tested these ideas out. Hope one of them works for you. |