Make Your Own Potato Beads

• Cut potatoes into irregularly shaped pieces about one inch thick.  The more angles the better.

 

• Thread the potato pieces on dental floss, so that the string of beads are twice as long as you want them to be when done.

 

• Allow to dry in food dehydrator, in the sun, or in a garage.  Anywhere they can hang undisturbed for about a week, depending on the humidity.

 

• Each "bead" will dry to about half its original size and irregular shapes become even more irregular.

 

• Knot the floss if you haven't already.

 

• Spray paint with flat or enamel finish any color.  Wood color paint is an option.  Be creative.  Have fun with it.

 

 

 

You'll have costume jewelry your friends will never recognize as potatoes.