Bread Dough Beads - Recipe

BREAD DOUGH BEADS

Following are two recipes for dough to make beads for craft projects (not to be eaten). This is a fun craft project for a rainy day and costs very little to make using ingredients you probably already have on hand.

If you decide that bead making is for you, bead rolling tools are available at the craft stores (and you might want to try your hand at using polymer clays).

4 tablespoons table salt
6 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons water

Make a paste with flour and water. Stir salt in a pan over low heat until it crackles. Mix into a paste and knead until smooth. Pack in a jar and cover until ready to use. Roll between palms. Use a pointed stick to make holes. Let dry. Paint with acrylic paints and coat with acrylic gloss (available at craft and art supply stores).

You can paint beads in fluorescent colors, or in black and white patches to make cow beads, or use pearlescent or iridescent paints to make pearls, or metallic paints or powders to make beads that resemble metals such as gold, silver, aged brass, copper or bronze. Alternatively, make colored beads using food coloring (the color will fade slightly).

1 cup salt
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup cornstarch

Mix in double boiler. Cook, stirring constantly. When it stiffens, drop onto waxed paper; let cool. Knead and mold into beads. Mixture will dry very hard. (Large beads can be used for macrame projects.)

Note: As in any recipe calling for flour, you may need to adjust the amount of flour or water to make the paste; if mixture is too crumbly, add a small amount of water. If mixture is too wet and sticky, add a small amount of flour until the mixture can be rolled without sticking. Be sure beads are thoroughly dried through to the centers before painting. How long it takes for beads to dry varies according to room temperature, humidity and the size of the beads.

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