How To: Make a soothing water bead using clear glass

Water beads are gorgeous, luminous beads with surfaces that look like waves on a pond, teeming with various hues of robin's egg blue, sea foam, white, and deep navy blue. Water beads can actually be made yourself from clear glass beads.

To learn how to make these gorgeous beads, check out this jewelry making tutorial. You'll use a torch to melt down the clear glass and then reshape it into a water bead.