These are my hand made beads. I have used decorative papers and fabrics. All you need is imagination and cocktail sticks. Cut your paper or fabric into a long triangle or experiment with shapes such as rectangles. Lightly glue your the back of your chosen paper or material then  wrap them tightly around your stick. Once dry you can either decorate your beads and then lightly coat with modge podge (PVA like glue). Once made you can wrap these with wire or ribbon. Experiment!