Or not. I was looking for a name for a pair of handmade Fimo earrings that reminded me of rolled paper beads. Which took me back to my childhood, when I used to make them using my trusty bead-making machine – all you had to do was dip a strip of paper in glue, attach it to the spindle, and turn the handle. Beautiful (but often sticky) "tube" beads would emerge, very much like these:
(lovely photo I found on the Ka'fête ô mômes website – I’m sure my own beads weren’t quite as successful so they’ve all disappeared by now, big up to my parents who had to hang on to so many "creations" I produced for so many years...)
However, when I searched for "rolled paper," I discovered that the term actually refers to quilling (at least in French) – an art form where paper strips are rolled and shaped to create cards, pictures, and decorations (but apparently not really beads). It’s quite a lovely craft, though! But it didn’t really relate to my beads... and I decided to keep calling them “rolled paper effect” beads anyway – oh well!
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