Does anyone have any ideas for using jewellery beads?

Question

I have a lot of beads but I dont want to make jewellery. Does anyone have any ideas on what to use them for, other than embellishing clothes?

Answer 1

use them to sew on purses or hair bows or things like that or make window curtains and stuff like that  or you could just sell them to someone who might wantr them

Answer 2

Another possibility is using them to make mosaics the same way you would with bits of colored tile.  There's at least one artist that does fabulous things with Mardi Gras beads, but the same would apply to any type of beads even if they're different sizes and shapes.

Diane B.

Answer 3

Hi,

You could make home accessories: napkins holder, lampshades,  bead curtains for example. Hope to help.

Answer 4

You got a lot of wonderful ideas here!

You can also make curtain tie backs, embellish a lamp shade, ceiling fan pulls, rear view mirror deco's, add them to your shoe strings, add to hair barrettes for cool dangles and more!

Answer 5

What about shoes? Purses?

Answer 6

You can use them to decorate mirrors, cushions, quilts, mobile phone pendants, purses, jewellery bags, hat boxes, for fly fishing, decorating or making christmas cards, use them in doll houses (some big beads look like vases or ornaments etc), fringes on scarves, to make wine glass identifiers or napkin holders.

Answer 7

I used beads to make like a window curtain effect.( i had alot of spare time then )..maybe you could use the beads to hang on curtains.