Mix with other beads (Friendly Plastic or bought) and make necklaces and earrings co-coordinated with your outfits.
String them together to make an interesting handle for a purse bag.
Put 2 or 3 on a wire choker.
Add them to the ends of a fringed scarf.
Gather up the end of a long chiffon scarf and make a tassel with the beads for each end.
Use the beads for toggle closures on a purse or something that doesn’t require machine washing.
Make a bead handle for the top of a box.
Add the beads to the edge of a curtain tie back or the top of drapes.
Use a big bead as the top of a tassel or decorative weights for the end of table runners.
Use them in your Christmas decorations
Make hair accessories with them.
Put some onto wire, bend it into interesting shapes and add a brooch back.
Make loads of them in all shapes and sizes, place them in a simple glass vase and use as a decorative feature on a table.
Make tiny ones to add to greeting cards.
Make enormous ones for light pulls.
Make them round a pencil top, add a feather or some tiny beads and use as decorated pencils for gifts and party bags.
© Liz Welch June 2005
