Make a Table Mat with Beads!

Anybody interested in making mats? Or are you trying to get rid of those beads you've bought too much? Well i've got the ideal thing to do with them!

I was thinking about doing something with the leftover beads i got..I mean there was a set of different beads and colors which came from a barbie set when i was small... and i found it inside some drawer lol :D

Hey and this is tutorial is incredibly easy to do..You just need the skills of pasting. :P

A table Mat is my aim in this tutorial, so anyway let's get started. ;)


All you need is :
1) Set of beads. (Any color, shape or size..)
2) Multibond ( I suggest this or you can also use something else that pastes VERY well)
3) A paintbrush or a stick to apply multibond onto the beads neatly.
4) A book cover or something that the gum doesn't stick onto it (Not paper) to keep as a board..


How to :

1) First plan a design you want. Otherwise you'd end up having my first try table mat i made. :P
I mean at first i didn't know what i was going to do and then i ended up with creating something cool which looks like a mat! So pick a design, if you think you're not ready to do a professional one, just stick with a simple design. ;)

I did these two..i didn't really draw a design, but for the first one you see to the left, is what i did secondly..So that has a design. I made turns of using two colored beads to make a cool design. Yeah and i know the one to the right looks like an egg :P That's the one i did without a proper design.

2) Get your favorite designer beads and start pasting. Use the Multibond or whatever you're using to hold the beads still and pasted. Oh and I know, when you're pasting there's space inbetween. Don't worry about the spaces. Just make sure every beads has a part of it clinging onto another and you're Table Mat is in safe hands. ;)

 I had a ton of beads lol & I used diamond shapes and round ones, e.t.c..like shown in the below picture. :D

Before doing this step, make sure you READ the 3rd step aswell & come back to this step.. (:

Sooo After pasting....
This is how mine came out..I personally made a collage 'coz it will take space if i put in separate image and will be hard for you to look.

3) Paste a round or a bunch of beads only and keep it a while to dry and then taking it into your hands to make sure it hadn't pasted onto the board or cover you're using.

NOTE : It sticks alot to your hand 'coz you aren't using Normal Gum or Binder Gum. So i suggest you be alot careful.Oh and also the beads might try pasting on your hands. So try using both your palms and flattening the remaining Beads Mat you made.

4) Keep it on a flat wooden surface and it's all done! It will dry less than 2 mins.

As a result you get a Mat that will be almost like the ones you buy at shops. Even if you try dropping it really hard on the floor, the Mat won't break at all. Trust me 'coz i tried. :D

It ends with a thin layer like this.

This is what i got at the end!

Try it! (:
Enjoy! xx

Kavi Sam.