Flat Paper Beads Created from A Found Playing Card.

I made a flat paper bead with a hole for jump hoop from a playing card.  

• I cut the playing card in half.  
• I glued the two halves together with PVA adhesive. 
• Then I covered one side with 23K gold leaf.  
• I applied gold sizing unevenly so areas of playing card design would peek through when I applied gold leaf.  
• I cutout  rectangular pieces of Japanese typeface and applied to surfaces. 
•  I ended up  with an interested flat paper bead (.5 x 1.5 inches).

 I plan to use these paper beads in a  necklace design created with fiber.