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A fancy beaded butterflyMany beading crafts are simple enough for children to learn. Pony beads with holes in them can be threaded onto plastic or leather lace to make simple bookmarks for gifts or just for fun. A bit of wire bent into wing shapes with beads between them for eyes and antennae turns into a beaded butterfly. Even simple bracelets made of beads strung on elastic string are delightful craft projects for children. -
Beads and lace mesh make dragonfliesElaborate necklaces made of hundreds of sparkling seed beads, fashionable earrings with dangling beaded flowers and even beaded brooches like the dragonflies in the picture can be made by the beading enthusiast. The new illusion necklaces with beads that appear to float strung on nearly invisible wire can be quite expensive at the jewelry store, but just as beautiful and even more creative when you make them yourself. Almost any beaded jewelry you prefer can be made with a pattern and the right beads. -
Beaded flowers can be any color you wishYou've seen them: beaded chandelier covers, beaded fringe, beaded napkins, beaded curtains. But did you know you can make them yourself? To make a beaded lampshade, go to your beading store and ask for a lampshade form. They can provide everything you need: a suggested design, various kinds, shapes, colors and sizes of bead, and beading needles and pliers. Another decor idea is to bead flowers, connect them to stiff wire and arrange them as fantasy bouquets. -
Ancient bead netting patternThe ancient art of bead netting looks extremely elaborate and complex, yet it is really just threading beads on a string, turning the stitch, and making beaded rows that connect with each other at points in the pattern. Bead netting goes back centuries and has been used in ecclesiastical clothing, ceremonial headdresses and more.
