Splitcoaststampers.com - the world's #1 papercrafting community
You're currently viewing Splitcoaststampers as a GUEST. We pride ourselves on being great hosts, but guests have limited access to some of our incredible artwork, our lively forums and other super cool features of the site! You can join our incredible papercrafting community at NO COST. So what are you waiting for?
In the past when I've made beaded pens, I've had a problem with those little beads flying all over the place from the static that you get when using the plastic trays.
I finally found a solution!!! I used the bottom of a wooden box (about 1" deep). I had absolutely no problems with flying beads. And they even went quietly and orderly when it came time to pour the remainder back into the container. I would imagine that a cardboard box might even work.
I threw some of those thing that come with new shoes( you know, the DO NOT EAT ONES)into my box, & they cut the static considerably.
__________________ Happy Stampin',Charisma
When my children complain, I remind them "If the world didn't suck we'd all fall off!" My itty-bitty SCS Gallery
Does anyone have a trick for keeping those crazy beads from sticking to my foam tape when I'm trying to make a shaker card?
TIA, Dana
Try putting strips of wax paper over the foam tape until you are ready to afix it to the other half (the foam tape does not stick to the wax paper). And - just thinking out loud - I wonder if you put the beads in a shallow container and lightly patted them with the embossing buddy before putting them into the shaker card - if that might get rid of the static.
I've also used the top of check boxes....you can open one end (lift flap out) squeezed it a little to form a funnel and pour back microbeads into container. Beads didn't stick.
Stop bead static
