Making Potato Jewelry

You can make some unique jewelry items for yourself, to give as gifts, or sell at craft fairs using potatoes. This is a guide about making potato jewelry.

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Potato Bead Necklace

How do you make a potato necklace?

By Nicky from Jackson, MO

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By Coll306/07/2010

Peel a potato, cut it into cubes, poke a toothpick through the cubes and let dry for about a week. Paint them and then seal with an acrylic spray.
then string them.

Making a Potato Bead Necklace

Can someone please tell me how to make them? I need a hobby.

By justme

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By Catherine Michele03/19/2012

Here is the answer to your question :
http://uniqart.blogspot.fr/2010/01/tell-me-what-you-think-to-this.html

Making Potato Jewelry

How do I make potato jewelry?

By Linda

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By thriftyvicki03/09/2012

Peel the potatoes and cut them in the (relative) shapes you want, typically squares or rectangles. (They dry how ever "they" want, it is not completely controllable). Put toothpicks, wire or something inside them to keep a hole in them. Let them dry about a week.

You can speed up the process a bit by microwaving them a couple of minutes (don't microwave wired ones, of course). Then paint (or not, they tend to become very black), varnish in some manner, string. Mine developed some mold, so I am thinking next time of dipping them in apple cider vinegar (which kills germs and mold) first. Other posts I have read on the subject haven't mentioned mold, maybe it wasn't an issue for them.

Making Potato Beads

I would like to know how to make jewelry out of potatoes?

By Richelle from Worcester, NY

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By Laniegirl08/24/2010

I have made potato necklaces. I am not so sure but what I didn't post it here but maybe not. I made mine of different metallic pieces with one big wooden bead in the center.

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Life Span of Potato Jewelry

How long will this type of jewelry last, will our pets enjoy eating or pic away at them?

By Sandi

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Making Potato Beads

Has anyone ever made beads out of cut potatoes? I seem to recall seeing someone cut potatoes, let them dry and then paint them and make jewelry. My 4 yr old is very into jewelry and I thought this would be a fun project, but wanted to be sure to do it right.

Rebecca

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Yes, I've made potato beads. Basically you just cut the potato into 1/2 cubes, stick them on skewers, and then let them dry for about a week before painting them.

I teach a "BeadMaking Basics" course at Suite101.com with instructions for potato beads as well as other bead projects, if you're interested. (04/18/2005)

By Erin H

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Mine shrank a good bit as they dried so you may want to cut them larger than the size you want to end up with. (04/19/2005)

By Ann4

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We make potato beads at our senior housing community a couple times a year. The ladies love to wear them and get lots of compliments. Just peel and cut potatoes - put them on skewers to dry (about 1 week) paint them any color and make sure that you seal them with a sealer (gloss works best) then string them with lots of colored beads, spacers etc. and they turn out lovely. Cut the potatoes a little larger than you want the beads to be, as they shrink quite a bit while they are drying. They don't smell, but once they are dry, they look terrible until painted. (09/16/2005)

By sandy c

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I was searching the internet and found this question. I made some of these after hearing about them and they came out really cool. I have to say I was really surprised, I never knew you could do this. :) Here's how mine came out http://www.familycorner.com/homegarden/crafts/making_turquoise_potato_beads.shtml

I hope it's ok to post that link?

Editor's Note: We encourage posting of links that answer the questions. (05/26/2006)

By Amanda

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Yes, potatoes can be used for a lot of things like potato painting and bead making. Go to http://www.suite101.com/lesson.cfm/18889/2241/3 for great potato bead making instructions. I have included a pic from this site of the finished potato necklace. Hope you have fun! (07/01/2006)

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I bought a necklace and earring set of potato beads and have worn the earrings with my real turquoise and get lots of compliments on my "really pretty" earrings! The shape and paint color do the trick. Take this project to craft fairs. Keep on crafting! (04/17/2008)

By OrahLee

Making Potato Beads

How do I make potato jewelry?

By Jean from Mechanicsburg, PA

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If you enter "potato bead necklace" in the search window here on Thriftyfun, you will find directions for making potato beads. I also Googled "how to make potato beads" and got a number of sites with directions. (03/23/2010)

By Omanana