Help Finding Beads With Norse Runes/Alphabet?
ok, so i was wanting to find beads that have Norse/ Viking runes on them. and i want actual beads, NO mini pendants or anything, because i was wanting to make a bracelet for my boyfriend and stuff. but i’m having trouble finding anything on the internet and all of the craft stores don’t have anything. please help, this means a lot to me so i would appreciate any help. thank you 
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You can check out some of these perhaps:
http://www.google.com/images?q=Norse+alphabet+rune+letter+beads
http://www.google.com/search?q=Norse+alphabet+rune+letter+beads
But it would probably be easier just to make your own rune beads. That could be done using several mediums, but polymer clay has been used in particular.
Here’s one example and lesson from Marie Segal:
http://mariesegal.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-solstice-rune-tiles-and-beads.html
If you don’t have the rune stamps, the runes could be made simply by pressing into the clay various straight and/or curved items (like cut off popsicle sticks, bent ends of wire or paper clips, etc.), or polymer clay can be “drawn on” freehand too**, or it can be carved after baking.
If you’re interested in those things, check out these pages at my polymer clay “encyclopedia” site:
Letters-inks http://glassattic.com/polymer/letters_inks.htm > Lettering
Stamping http://glassattic.com/polymer/stamping.htm
Carving http://glassattic.com/polymer/carving.htm
Beads http://glassattic.com/polymer/beads.htm
Beads-holes http://glassattic.com/polymer/beads-holes.htm
and maybe for “male” colors:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/gifts_men_teachers.htm > Men
** raw clay surfaces can be drawn into with lines and curves, etc., with other tools as well
…a ball point pen, needle tool, non-sharp tapestry needle, ball ended stylus, etc.
…however, Wayne uses a piece of plastic wrap over (Saran, sandwich bag, freezer bag, etc.), his raw clay to “draw” lines onto his clay …lift tool between each stroke… the thinner the plastic is, the finer the detail in the lines
…….the plastic keeps the lines clean …could go over lines with other tools afterward to deepen, etc, if needed