I scanned the "official" instructions for those of you who want to do it the "right way". For my card, I took a 9" tapered piece of paper (about 1/2" at the widest end) and wound it tightly around my bamboo skewer (see how in the attached picture). I glued the end, but never bothered to dip it in decoupage adhesive like the original instructions say. (Guess I'm just lazy like that). Slide it off the bamboo, and you're done! Pretty simple. See
Paper Beads
Let me know if you have any questions, or need more detailed instructions!
Leah
p.s. You can find this in Paper Crafts magazine