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paperanddice · 4 years

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Tears of the Crocodile God 12

Now it’s time for the last big post of this conversion as I build the encounters for the 13th Age version of the adventure. Unlike the 5e one, I actually really like the encounter building rules for 13th Age, and with a system much more focused on balanced combat based on group size I’ll actually build versions of the encounters for groups with 3 to 6 characters. Some will be more straightforward than others, and some of the big boss fights like the Crocodile God itself will be quite a bit tougher for smaller groups, but those groups should have better odds of going in fully stocked thanks to plenty of uses of the Crocodile Fonts to heal, regain recoveries, and possibly recharge daily powers and spells.

Drowning Vault (Monster, Hazard)

With only the one type of monster in this, the drugged up manticores, this is an easy one to set up. I don’t even need a chart or special modifications. Simply use one manticore for every two players (round up), and you’ve got your encounter.

Howling Hunt (Monsters, Shields)

3 Players: 1 tanarukk steel cavalry, 5 howler dread hounds 4 Players: 1 tanarukk steel cavalry, 10 howler dread hounds 5 Players: 2 tanarukk steel cavalry, 5 howler dread hounds 6 Players: 2 tanarukk steel cavalry, 10 howler dread hounds

An easy enough setup regardless of which version of the encounter you run. If you choose to use the Howling Hunt as a result of a campaign loss or characters taking a full heal, if there’s multiple tanarukk have them split up and approach the party from different directions wherever they’ve settled down for a bit more fun. If they’re in the room with the Spellsplinter Shields, have the cavalry use quick actions to switch their shields with the magic shields and encourage players to do so as well. Otherwise just play up the howlers closing in and hunting the party down easily thanks to using the runewheels and any sacrifices the party’s collected.

Statues in Stasis (Monsters, Shields)

3 Players: 5 child statues, 1 empowered child statue 4 Players: 6 child statues, 2 empowered child statues 5 Players: 5 child statues, 2 empowered child statues, 1 teenager statue 6 Players: 5 child statues, 3 empowered child statues, 1 teenager statue

Scatter the animated statues among the places on the map with the shields. Make sure to use shields such as the Fool, Dungeon Door and Mind Flayer on the stronger statues, while the weaker ones start with the Black Dragon and Umber Hulk. Don’t double up on any statues until you’ve got one of each in the encounter, then start repeating the weaker ones. Keep the other statues around for them to pick up during the encounter and for the players to take action to either take them or to just deny the statues from getting them.

Hag’s Lair (Monsters, Hazard)

This one doesn’t require a complicated setup. Simply make use of Old Beshebra the hag, then enough Filth Hag Sons so that there’s one opponent per character. Three characters requires 2 sons, 4 has 3 sons, and so on. Old Beshebra and her sons will take advantage of the movement risks in this move to ensure that vulnerable targets have trouble escaping them and keeping the more dangerous opponents away from Beshebra as much as possible.

Mold King’s Throne (Monsters, Hazards)

This encounter is going to be a mess no matter what, with the 40 crocodiles dropping in slowly, with a bunch of them turning into death mold crocodiles, the death mold itself, the goal of collecting the scroll cases without getting hit by the death mold. I’ll indicate the number of death mold zombies that seems reasonable to include depending on the number of players, but with the constant mooks and environmental threats it’s hard to say exactly how the encounter will play. Do your best.

3 Players: 4 death mold zombies 4 Players: 6 death mold zombies 5 Players: 8 death mold zombies 6 Players: 8 death mold zombies, and adjust the death mold’s action to function up to 3 times per round.

Chained Hydra (Monster)

The hydra should be able to face off against a party on its own. For a group of 3 or 4, just include the one 7 headed venom maw hydra, while a party with 5 or 6 characters can face off against one that’s been bumped up by 1 level. Increases its initiative, attack bonuses, and defenses by 1 each, increase its hit points to 280, adjust its additional head sprouting to give 55 hp each, and increase its damage so that each gnashing teeth attack deals 16 damage on a hit and 8 on a miss, while the venomous spit increases to 8 damage per attack. If you choose to use the nastier special instead, the damage should still be fine for an 8th level hydra.

Mimic’s Parlor (Monster, Brand)

3 Players: 1 impersonator mimic, 5 mimic spawn 4 Players: 1 impersonator mimic, 1 cloaker, 5 mimic spawn 5 Players: 1 impersonator mimic, 1 cloaker, 10 mimic spawn 6 Players: 1 impersonator mimic, 2 cloakers, 10 mimic spawn

Most of the enemies start this fight hiding. If a player willingly sits down, they get stuck and the fight likely starts as soon as they realize they can’t stand up again. Start the battle with that character already grabbed by a mimic spawn, rather than having it use its ambusher ability.

For this encounter, adjust the description of the room a little to stick a whole bunch of additional furniture and debris in the room so that when the mimics use their vanishing trick there’s more things for them to hide among.

As with the 5e version of this encounter, I think that this room can be given an additional fun role play scene where the impersonator mimic offers a dice game to determine if it gives over the hidden brand in the room. If someone sits down to play, it will throw a d6 and add one for each lotus garland the player has. On a result of 7 or higher, the player gets the brand, while anything else results in their death. Of course, anyone who doesn’t have a lotus garland can’t be allowed to leave the room alive, but the mimic won’t reveal that until it’s gathered as much information on who these intruders are as it can.

Guardian’s Run (Monster)

The mummified cyclops on its own is an “even” fight for 8 characters of this level, so pretty much all groups won’t want to tangle with it. It’s not meant to be an actual battle, simply something the characters flee from and avoid by other means. Don’t worry about how unbeatable it is, that’s entirely on purpose.

Crocodile Tears (Monster, Hazard)

Unleash 1 mummified crocodile on groups of 3 or 4, and two of them on groups of 5 or 6. Since this will happen alongside the rising sand trap, things will be interesting enough to be enough of a challenge even for the larger groups in each of those situations.

Crocodile God’s Lair (Monster, Environment)

This one is a bit of a challenge for me. The Crocodile God is a good boss for a group of 3, but for groups above that level it immediately isn’t quite as imposing and dangerous. A group of 4 is technically even with the Crocodile God, and once you get more than that the party now has the advantage. So the God will need some assistance with any group above the minimum. This was something I did not consider in the initial plan, so I am lacking a great instant substitute.

Here’s my solution: Last minute stat block! If facing larger groups, the Crocodile God summons up a few giant crocodiles to help it:

Giant Crocodile Large 7th level mook [beast] Initiative: +9 Clamping jaws +12 vs. AC - 30 damage Natural 14+: The target is also grabbed. It takes 5 ongoing damage as long as this grab lasts. AC 22 PD 21 MD 15 HP 50 (mook) Mook:Kill one giant crocodile mook for every 50 damage you deal to the mob.

3 Players: The Crocodile God 4 Players: The Crocodile God, 2 giant crocodiles 5 Players: The Crocodile God, 3 giant crocodiles 6 Players: The Crocodile God, 5 giant crocodiles

Nephalot’s Quarters (Monsters, Hazard)

Nephalot is not meant to be an easy fight, but the surprise round the characters get help make a huge difference. This will be a test of the player’s ability to focus fire and get the hell out before getting overwhelmed, and so the additional reinforcements will quickly be overwhelming even against a larger group. Each row will have the creatures in the room initially, and then the main round of reinforcements. No matter the size of the group, have 8 crocodile cult acolytes swarm in every round after the reinforcements arrive, just swamping the room and driving players away with an overwhelming number of attacks.

3 Players: Nephalot. Reinforcements: 1 crocodile cult priest. 4 Players: Nephalot. Reinforcements: 1 crocodile cult priest, 2 crocodile cult enforcer. 5 Players: Nephalot, 1 crocodile cult priest. Reinforcements: 3 crocodile cult enforcers. 6 Players: Nephalot, 1 crocodile cult priest. Reinforcements: 1 crocodile cult priest, 3 crocodile cult enforcers.

And with this, I’ve finished my 13th Age conversion of Tears of the Crocodile God. Thanks for following along, and I hope you’ve enjoyed this. If you make use of anything from this conversion at all, even just a monster stat block or a hazard, please let me know! I love to hear whenever someone uses my material.

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lovemesomesurveys · 6 years

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writingbeautifully · 4 years

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darwinbigelow · 6 years

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DIY Wood Bead Garland, 3 Ways (Woodland Theme)

This year’s Christmas theme decor is all about woodland winter relaxation. With lots of natural wood tones and neutrals of gold, silver, and white, I have tons of DIY ideas in store, starting with this DIY wood bead garland (cheaper to make than to buy!).

When I showed a few sneak peeks of my Christmas decor on my Instagram stories (and also asked for advice on what was missing from the tree, so thank you to those of you who weighed in!), a few of you commented on the wood bead garland that I incorporated into the tree. I wasn’t exactly planning on having a tutorial about it, but since several asked about where I got it, I figured I’d provide you sources with details on how I made it, and show it off a little more!

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In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

Charlie and Stella weren’t really sure what to do with themselves. Charlie, I guess you could say, was curious at best, and did a little exploring before it really started to come down (she remained inside the rest of the afternoon). Stella prefers the warmth of the house and refused to go anywhere near the white flaky stuff. I suppose I can’t blame her… if I were short enough that my belly fur might touch it, I would reconsider the urgency of nature’s call, too.

Since I was feeling a lot like Stella and preferred a cozy fire, I took several hours to decorate the house for Christmas. This coming Saturday will be my first time hosting the family over for a Christmas dinner, so the pressure is on to make my home look as festive as possible (and possibly distract from all the unfinished projects). I’m both nervous and excited, so I’m pulling out all the glitter!

I got a few great deals recently from some 60- and 70%-off Christmas sales (Joann’s had a great one!), so I did a little editing of the items I bought to fit with the neutral decor scheme I’m going for. Tip: never be afraid to change the color scheme on the items you buy by clipping off the fake berries. They’re usually the least realistic-looking item on even the good quality garlands, and you can always add in more later on with berry colors of your choosing. You can also re-use the clipped berries by taping them onto your gifts; more on that in a future post!

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

I noticed very quickly that wood bead garland is rather expensive to purchase outright. It’s not so much that the garland itself is expensive — often listed less than $20 per strand — it’s that you need a lot of those strands to fully fill in a tree. It’s kind of like seeing a calorie count “per serving” on a candy bar, and then you find out the serving size is half a candy bar. Who the hell eats only half??? When it comes to garland, serving size is like a fourth or even a sixth, depending on the length available.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

just a few feet per strand — which gets me only about 1/2 – 2/3 around the bottom of my tree in a single rotation with proper slack to drape on the tree — that’s a lot of strands to cover the tree!

if the strands came longer, many of them had “spacing” on the string — aka, extra feet of string, but not extra beads, to make a longer garland; this would likely look too sparse or clumped when draping on a tree (if you’re familiar with a concept like this, the wood beads would create extra weight when draped, and expose a very long length of string… I didn’t want that look at all)

the beads were teeny tiny — this is a little deceptive, since lots of photos are close-up or use very short lengths in their product shots, which make the scale thrown off enough to make the beads look large; you’d have to look at the bead size in the description to know if it’s large enough (16mm or so is ok; smaller doesn’t really have the kind of rounded detail from a distance to look like big wood beads)

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

I had string. I even had small glass beads to use on the ends (just for the sake of making it look a little more decorative). All I needed were the wood beads. And patience to string it all. But that’s kind of the best part about this stuff: its’ natural wood beads, so unfinished craft beads are perfectly suited for the job. Best of all, they’re inexpensive to buy in bulk! I bought a few different varieties to mix and match:

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

I used a white twine-like thread, which unravels pretty easily. Cheap gift wrap tape on the end and clipped to a point served as a sufficient needle (and didn’t need to be threaded on an actual needle, cutting down on my frustrating level, ha). I tried glueing the end instead, which worked ok for the larger beads but still unraveled with the smaller threads because it kept catching on the inside of the unsanded wood.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

For the carved beads, I threaded a wood bead and glass bead in a pattern; for the other two kinds, I threaded just the wood beads and finished on both ends with a glass bead. The loop on each end also served a purpose since it could be used to drape the end onto the tree. You can also make tassles for the ends if you prefer or aren’t planning on needing the loops to hang — there’s a great tutorial for that here.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

There you have it: somewhat short but simple and with a little cost savings (I did the math, and this cost me around $50 for all of the strands. The same would have cost me around three times as much for the same quality, and the variety will let me drape them on the mantle or use in the dining room if there are any left over!). The only other inexpensive version I found online that I liked that was comparable were these, but they have a majority of white painted beads instead, and I would argue you’d need at least 3 (online reviews say “I wish I would’ve ordered a second”, but that would still probably look pretty dinky with how many my tree took).

I’ll be sharing more on each room (living room, kitchen, and dining room) as its finished this week! Oh! and don’t forget, there’s still a little time left to enter the wine rack giveaway! If you missed that, go back and check it out.

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DIY Wood Bead Garland, 3 Ways (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

What is your Christmas “theme” this year? If you have one, did you make any handmade items for it? I’ll have another idea next that ties in too!

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DIY Wood Bead Garland, 3 Ways (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

What is your Christmas “theme” this year? If you have one, did you make any handmade items for it? I’ll have another idea next that ties in too!

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chocdono · 6 years

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DIY Wood Bead Garland, 3 Ways (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

What is your Christmas “theme” this year? If you have one, did you make any handmade items for it? I’ll have another idea next that ties in too!

Shop Neutral Christmas Decor Ideas

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DIY Wood Bead Garland (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

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DIY Wood Bead Garland (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

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DIY Wood Bead Garland (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

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DIY Wood Bead Garland (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

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DIY Wood Bead Garland (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

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darensmurray · 6 years

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DIY Wood Bead Garland (Woodland Theme)

In Atlanta, we got an early winter welcome: snow! It’s honestly pretty unheard of this early in the season. Thankfully, none of us were trapped in our cars like last time.

That’s just a few sneak peeks for this year – I should have it all finished by mid-week! So, onto the details of my DIY wood bead garland:

DIY Wood Bead Garland

1. Buyer beware.

Many strands I found online had a number of issues:

many of the cheaper versions I could find were painted or plastic — I wanted natural wood tones that weren’t stained or polished

I was going to need to buy several, fully-filled-in, large beaded strands. Didn’t think I had to be that specific to find some, but I was wrong! That was going to get costly, quick.

2. Therefore, it’s cheaper to make yourself.

16mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm beads (qty: 200)

20mm thread carved beads (they look like the end of a honey dipper)

I steered away from the 150-quantity sets since they also contained much smaller beads in the mix

champagne glass beads (I already had some in my craft supply, but if you don’t, this is a very similar set)

I divided each batch I bought into halves and strung each one for a total of six strands: 2 medium round, 2 large round, and 2 threaded strands.

3. Twist/glue or tape the end to prevent fraying while stringing.

4. For a more professional look, tie the ends in a loop with a glass bead.

5. Cover ends on the tree with ornaments.

Since I mixed and matched the wood beads, I wanted to also disguise the end of where one strand ended and the other began. Strategically-placed ornaments did just the trick!

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