WHAT CAN I MAKe FROM THESE BEADS?

Question

i have beads (bugle, seed, and big round white ones) of all colors, plus wire in 28g and a bigger g, but i don't know what it is. What can i make?


i also have some misc. beads that are fun! Things that i am looking for are animals, or other fun things!!

Don't say Klutz book, called Beadlings, cause i've already have that.

Thx for your imput!

Answer 1

With the seed beads and 28ga wire, you can make some fun rings. Weave the wire back and forth through the beads, like they do when they make the animals, but only make it 3-6 beads wide. You can make it wider and narrower, too, for fun. Make it long enough to go around a finger and then wire it neatly together when it gets that long. You could even alternate a row of several seed beads and a row of one bugle bead, for the effect. That would be a pretty ring. My sister used to make them.

With the larger beads and the larger wire, earrings would be fun.

Answer 2

Another thing that's fun to do with beads or seed beads is to make "mosaics" or patterns of various kinds, on a background.
You can do that with a regular mosaic adhesive for larger beads, or just with various glues for seed beads and other small beads.

(The mosaics could be of animals, or geometric patterns, or basically anything you want. And you can use patterns from mosaics, cross-stitch, peyote stitching, needlepoint, coloring books, stained glass, etc., etc.).

Here are some seed beads laid into liquid polymer clay on polymer clay shapes (then baked), but they could be done with other glues and background materials too:
http://hometown.aol.com/fourleafcl1064/page95.html

And here are some fabulous mosaics done with leftover Mardi Gras beads:
http://emenlevy.com/beadart.htm

You might want to take a look at these pages of my site if you're interested:

http://glassattic.com/polymer/mixing_media.htm
(... click on Seed Beads > Patterns, etc....)

http://glassattic.com/polymer/mosaics_inlay.htm


Have fun!

Diane B.

Answer 3

You could embroider them onto a shirt that has any kind of a design. Just match up the beads to sections of the design and sew them right on.

Answer 4

I have some really cool spiders and insects made from beads. Flowers from beads are also interesting.

Answer 5

i cant imagine wasting beads making animals, beads are for jewelry or decorating clothing.

Answer 6

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