You can bead more than just jewelry

You’re a beading diva, totally into what you are doing and loving every minute of it. The problem is your swimming in all the jewelry you’ve made. You’ve got necklaces, bracelets and earrings up the ying yang. And not only are you up to your neck in jewelry, your friend’s jewelry boxes are full too. Don’t think that you have to quit though. There are so many other things that you can create with beads.

Accessories You can take your old belts, handbags and hair accessories and breathe new life into them by adding some embellishment. You can even make a handbag or belt entirely out of beads. If you need an evening bag to hit the town with use some crystal beads, metallic beads or gems to add to the bag. To jazz up a belt take smaller beads that have an ethnic flair to them. As for hair accessories you can make barrettes, headbands or bands out of beads using elastic. You can also take a plain band and hot glue some beads to it to spice it up a little.

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Fabric and paper art You can create your own unique masterpiece by grabbing a piece of elegant paper, silk or other fabric and a needle and thread and just sit down and go to town. If you feel like you can’t create something without a design or pattern you can always look online to find one.

Home accessories You can use beads to add some pizzaz to things you have laying around your house that have been there for awhile and need a new look to them. You can add beads to things like cabinet knobs, candle holders, vases and baskets. It’s easy and quick too. All you need is a hot glue gun and some crystal beads or a collection of gems. Napkin holders can be made entirely out of beads or decorated with them. If you have some glass beads those will work perfectly on picture frames.

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Holiday decorations How about adding a unique touch to your holiday tree? You can create snowmen, snowflakes, angels, stars, Santa Claus and more out of beads. Once you’ve created them you can add them to your tree. You can even make Valentine’s Day gifts out of beads. You can create many different holiday type decorations out of beads.

Create real, usable pieces or art.  You can add your own unique flair to a lamp by adding some beads or crystals. You can also adorn candle holders and cases with beads to create a different look.

It’s amazing what you can create with beads once you think other things besides jewelry. All you need is your favorite beads, your glue gun, some non jewelry items, your imagination and you’ll be surprised the works of art you begin creating. Have fun with it.