Almie Upcycle – Bead Mosaic
In honour of Nelson Mandela Day, Almie shows us how to make this beautiful upcycled artwork.
You will need:
- Transparent sheet
- Picture as guide
- Glue (one that does not turn yellow)
- Small plastic bags or spoons
- Small round Beads of all colours
- Tweezers
- Pins
- sellotape
Method
The most difficult part of this project is to find the right picture. I accessed one from a magazine, but you can also retrieve one from google.
- Work on a flat surface. Place the picture underneath the transparent sheet and fasten it to the surface with some sellotape to prevent it from moving.
- Place all the beads in small bags and set aside.
- Start to paste glue on one section, allow the glue to get sticky and then start to scatter the coloured beads on the glue section with a spoon or cut one corner of the plastic bag to act as a funnel.
- Allow to dry, remove all loose beads and fill up if you have any gaps.
- Continue doing this until the entire picture is covered with beads, truly simple like colouring in with beads.